Stars of ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ talk about their send-off, learn to talk like a Miamian

Downton Abbey is saying goodbye for good After years the Crawleys want to enjoy their tea and crumpets and call it a day after their send-off in theaters now Downtown Abbey The Grand Finale Alex Miranda met up with the cast in New York to talk all about it Speaking about talking Miranda also taught them how like to talk Miami Downton Abbey is over literally Allen Leech and Joanne Froggatt Literally More on that later but after years of the Crawleys on TV and now in three movies Downton Abbey The Grand Finale truly is final Hugh Bonneville But then that s what Cher inevitably says and she s still on the road pretty much isn t she So It s the s now the world has changed and Robert Earl of Grantham must evolve with it Alex Miranda Your character I would imagine is really wrestling with his identity unraveling beneath him Hugh Bonneville He s been saying he s going to move on for decades frankly and he s very reluctant to do so But I suppose if you put yourself in the shoes of someone who is retiring from a job that they were in this circumstance born into and then being notified by everyone around that it s time to hand over the reins that s a tough thing to do Lady Mary and Tom Branson in particular they steer him through to acceptance Allen Leech Tom has perpetually been the eyes and ears of the audience and he s inevitably been a symbol of change He s consistently tried to hammer home that you have to adapt But in this he comes with much more care and kindness to Robert and I think that s because he has fully embraced his role within this family and for that I think it s a lovely end for Tom s story I think he decisively has peace with who he is But Lady Mary is a divorced woman now quite the shame for British aristocracy but serving Anna has her back Joanne Froggatt Lady Mary is very brave She knows it s going to be really hard for her Mary doesn t deserve that Alex Miranda You and your character were pregnant in this finale Joanne Froggatt Yes Alex Miranda How special was that Joanne Froggatt It was a really incredible and wonderful way to finish Anna and Bates story because the very final shot that we shot is just a moment of Anna holding her newborn baby So I was weeks pregnant holding this beautiful -week-old and kind of just going Wow oh my days I m about to have a baby And it was this just so surreal moment You couldn t have written it Mosley is as awkward as ever in the finale but if he s looking all the way back Kevin Doyle The the bulk terrifying indeed a drunken Scottish jig You were there Hugh Bonneville Yes Kevin Doyle I did it in front of you and Maggie Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley They do say there s a wild man inside all of us Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley If only he would stay inside Alex Miranda You re allegedly cringing for yourself in addition to the character Kevin Doyle Yeah I needed a glass of wine after that Eventually we all love a good British accent But can Downton get down with Miami Alex Miranda teaching the cast Bro Allen Leech and Joanne Froggatt Bro Alex Miranda Pero like Allen Leech and Joanne Froggatt Pero like Allen Leech Like I want to do the hand as well Alex Miranda Oh you have to Alex Miranda Literally Allen Leech and Joanne Froggatt Literally Rewind Allen Leech and Joanne Froggatt Literally Alex Miranda And then definitively period Allen Leech and Joanne Froggatt Period Period Period Go see Downton Abbey The Grand Finale It s in theaters now