article_snippet: Written by a stranger, Downton Abbey contents are unimaginable to most of us.
article_snippet: For, while on screen the distinguished actor has become a global star as Downton's Dr Richard Clarkson – keeping millions of fans guessing if the distinguished actor unrequited love for Isobel Crawley might end in marriage – in private, for the past 18 months the distinguished actor has been struggling to come to terms with Briony's death.
article_snippet: Work and the close friendship of the Downton cast members – who have become like a second family to he during the past five years – has helped. '
article_snippet: Downton Abbey get-togethers with he, and became friends with the actresses Laura Carmichael and Michelle Dockery.
article_snippet: On screen: David 67 as Dr Clarkson in Downton Abbey with Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley .
highlights_snippet: David clinched key Downton role and also recently in BBC Wolf Hall series .
  