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" Downton Abbey will not go off the air &amp;quot;anytime soon&amp;quot;, its executive producer has claimed. Gareth Neame told press, including TVLine, that the ITV period drama remains in &amp;quot;extremely good health&amp;quot;.  &amp;quot;The show is so popular around the world now,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s beloved, and it&amp;#039;s in fine form. &amp;quot;I think the show has got a lot further to go. If people around the world love the show, we want to make it.&amp;quot;  Michelle Dockery - who plays Lady Mary - added that the majority of the &amp;quot;core cast&amp;quot; are signed up for a fifth series of Downton. &amp;quot;As far as we know, we&amp;#039;re all doing season five next year,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;Beyond that, we really don&amp;#039;t know.  &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s wonderful about the show is it&amp;#039;s opened doors for all of us. So many of the cast are doing things in between [series].&amp;quot; Downton Abbey - which also airs on PBS in the US - is expected to return to ITV for a fourth series in September. &amp;amp;gt; Downton Abbey: Daisy Lewis cast as Branson love interest Watch the stars of Downton Abbey talk series four below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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