Downton Abbey has officially closed its doors — but how did the iconic franchise say farewell?

The final film, titled Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, hit theaters on Friday, September 12, and catches up with the beloved Crawleys in 1930 as they grapple with the threat of social disgrace when Mary (Michelle Dockery) faces public scandal from her divorce from husband Henry (Matthew Goode) and the family is confronted with a bout of unexpected financial trouble.

“It’s so rare that you get to play a character for so many years and step back into those shoes,” Dockery told Harper’s Bazaar in September following the movie’s release. “I think the first film was ‘Let’s just see how it’s received,’ and of course it was a huge success, and then they decided to do the second one. It just felt like

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