Jim Carter insists cast's bond 'will never break' while addressing Downton Abbey's future

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Downton Abbey, said the bond between the cast will “never break” as they prepare for the release of their new film, Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Jim reflected on his co-stars in a chat with BBC Radio 2 host, Zoe Ball.Zoe welcomed Jim and Joanne Froggatt, who plays Anna Bates, to her radio show on Monday morning.The presenter asked the pair: “Was it lovely to be back with the gang?

I don’t think you will ever be able to stop making Downton movies, I have to say.”Joanne agreed that it was “lovely” to be back, pointing out that the cast have worked together for 12 years and “shared so much of each other’s lives”.She went on: “It is wonderful to be able to pop back, do a movie, catch up with each other and hang out with your friends again.”Expanding how close the cast really are, Jim chimed in saying that their friendships “reflect” the goings-on in the fictional house.He explained: “There have been marriages, there have been births, there have been all sorts of things.“It is very rare in TV and films that you get to come back together like this, it happens in theatre because you form companies and those bonds are never broken, and I feel the same has happened here.”Jim also revealed that his love of gardening has cemented the cast's friendship even further.He says he frequently does “ground force garden work in various of the younger actors’ homes”.A stunned Zoe exclaimed: “That really happens Jim?!”And Jim replied: “Yes it does!

I was in Sophie McShera, Daisy the maid’s, garden just the other day.”Jim reprises his role as butler Mr Carson in Downton: A New Era, which will be released on Friday.He will be joined by favourites including Dame Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary and Matthew Goode as.