Hugh Bonneville used his appearance on last night’s Downton Abbey : The Grand Finale red carpet to issue an impassioned plea for the “international community” to intervene in Gaza .

Bonneville was asked by an ITV reporter to talk about the final chapter of the Downton saga but instead started by intently staring into the camera and directly addressing the conflict.

“Before I talk about the fluff and loveliness of our wonderful film, what’s about to happen in Gaza City is indefensible and the international community must do more to bring it to an end,” Bonneville said.

Barely skipping a beat, he went on: “ Downton Abbey is a lovely film and we are going to celebrate 15 years of it tonight.”

Bonneville was speaking as the conflict dominated proceedings over in Italy at t

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