Downton Abbey Season 5: Who's Been Cast?
Matt Richenthal at .We still have a few more Sundays of Downton Abbey Season 4 to enjoy, but a few Season 5 casting tidbits trickled out this week.
With Dame Harriet Walter and Peter Egean set to reprise their roles as Lady Shackleton and Lord Flintshire, respectively, the following actors have also been cast in the following roles:
- Richard E. Grant (Girls, Doctor Who) will play Simon Bricker, a guest of the Granthams who stops by the estate.
- Anna Chancellor (Fleming, The Hour) will guest star as Lady Anstruther.
- Rade Sherbedgia (Red Widow, 24) is on board as a Russian refugee.
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