article_snippet: While a woman who reigns supreme husband runs the estate, the jolly, sporty 52-year-old has become the face and force of the real Downton, in charge of monetising the legacy from the popular TV show.
article_snippet: Now screened in more than 100 countries, Downton Abbey brings Americans and Chinese visitors here in droves.
article_snippet: Who indeed, but shooting began this week on the sixth Downton series.
article_snippet: ITV director Peter Fincham has told she that ITV director Peter Fincham wants Downton to go on for 18 years.
article_snippet: The money that flows into the Highclere coffers as a result of the sixth Downton series must surely, however, cushion the blow of domestic disruption.