Even though they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, British TV fans are having a great Thanksgiving week.

ITV has unveiled details for its Downton Abbey Christmas special, including some new photos below of the holiday shooting party. The two-hour special will pick up with the story in 1924 at Brancaster Castle, owned by Rose’s father-in-law, for a bit of shooting, though according to ITV, “a scandalous secret threatens to undermine the holiday.”

Back home at Downton, Anna and Bates have their own battles to fight while Molesley and Baxter concoct a plan that might spell trouble.

No air date for the special has yet been announced.


Over at the BBC, the Doctor Who Christmas special, featuring Nick Frost as Santa Claus, was given a title: Last Christmas.

The title might signal that this episode could be the last one for Jenna Coleman, who stars as the Doctor’s companion, but hasn’t yet signed on for another season. It’s also still unclear whether Frost’s Santa Claus will be naughty or nice…


Check out the teaser, released earlier this month:

Lastly, Sherlock fans have something to be excited about, as BBC One debuted the first-look still image from its special, shooting next month, that will air sometime next year.

Sherlock and Watson’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman star prominently in the tease in their characters’ iconic hats.


BBC One also tweeted out the script’s cover, which kicked off the Sherlock special hype online Tuesday:

[Image courtesy of ITV]

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