BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA (AP) - In a story July 21 about the PBS drama “Downton Abbey,” The Associated Press erroneously reported that Shirley MacLaine’s character is named Laura. The character is named Martha.
A corrected version of the story is below:
`Downton Abbey’ sneak peek: Matthew, Mary quarrel
PBS gives `Downton Abbey’ season 3 sneak peek: Matthew, Mary quarrel and a fortune is lost
By LYNN ELBER
AP Television Writer
BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) _ A “Downton Abbey” sneak peek at season three revealed that fireworks will fly between matriarchs played by Maggie Smith and newcomer Shirley MacLaine.
The aristocratic Crawley family endures a financial crisis. And, despite the engagement of Matthew and Mary at the end of last season, all is not well _ gasp! _ with the pair played by Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery.
PBS showed brief clips from next season to the Television Critics Association on Saturday before a panel discussion with cast members and producers of the international hit. They took a break from taping in London to meet reporters in Beverly Hills.
Their visit followed a strong showing by “Downton Abbey” in Thursday’s Emmy nominations with 16 bids, including best drama series.
In one scene shared by PBS, Hugh Bonneville’s Robert Crawley, also known as Lord Grantham, is shown confessing to his wealthy American wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) about an investment gone wrong.
“Has some of my fortune been lost?” she asks.
“Almost all,” he replies, tearfully.
Matthew and Mary, who traveled a rocky road to what looked like blissful marriage, are shown in an angry confrontation in which she accuses him of disloyalty to the family.
Tart dialogue involving MacLaine’s Martha and Smith’s Violet, the dowager countess, also looks to be a hallmark of season three. It begins airing in September in the U.K. and next January on PBS.
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