0/5

Another cast member to exit Downton Abbey

Who is the latest name to be leaving Downton Abbey?

2013-03-02_2142Siobhan Finneran (top, left) who plays scheming maid Miss O’Brien will not be returning to Downton Abbey for series four.

“I’m not doing any more”, she revealed.

“O’Brien is a thoroughly despicable human being – that was great to play.”

A spokeswoman for the show confirmed O’Brien will not be featured in the fourth series.

The hit drama already sees the exit of other key cast members in Season 3.

Creator Julian Fellowes recently told The New York Times: “When an actor playing a servant wants to leave, there isn’t really a problem — (he or she just) gets another job. … With members of the family, once they’re not prepared to come back for any episodes at all, then it means death.”

Source: Metro

10 Responses

  1. That’s a shame, she’s a good actress, albeit O’Brien has a pretty limited role in this current series.
    I can’t wait until Bates is set free – this prison storyline is boring, and really disconnected with the rest of what’s going on in Series 3.
    Bates and Anna need to be reunited.

  2. Yeah, I read an article about this on a US site and found out who dies this season, as it just finished in the US. Be interesting to see how she is written out, but I don’t imagine the other servants will be too upset to see her go.

  3. I’m enjoying this series of downton abbey but all the hints from various sources about what has been happening have gotten me searching online for details so I already know whats happening before I get to see the episodes. Thats what happens when channels delay episodes of popular shows.

  4. I do like her one liners and as evil as they were in season 1 her and Thomas did make an evil pair but this season we havent heard from her as much and she will be missed but can be easily replaced.

    But I wonder if it will come out that she was the reason Cora lost a son.

  5. So someone will let slip about the soap incident and she will be sacked with no references. I can understand why she wants to leave. She had hardly any lines in series 3

  6. This is sad, such a well crafted role. Will miss her one liners.

    @carole, they fell out when o’brian tried to promote her nephew into Thomas’ job.

  7. Gee, I’ve been hoping she’d leave since the first series. She is a despicable character, and while their at it I wish Thomas would leave too. A thoroughly horrible man. But it’s been strange this season seeing them a loggerheads. They were always in cahoots and as thick as thieves. Did I miss something, when did they fall out?

Leave a Reply