Now one of the show’s most popular stars, Phyllis Logan, has put speculation to bed – with the same dependable efficiency as her character, the housekeeper Mrs Hughes. Fond memories: Phyllis as Mrs Hughes weds butler Mr Carson (Jim Carter) in Downton‘There’s a potential script coming our way, slightly rewritten,’ said Ms Logan. Such is the popularity of Downton that Mrs Hughes has fans around the world, including a woman from Boston, Massachusetts, who had the household keys to Downton Abbey tattooed on one hip. Girlfriends, from Bafta-winning writer Kay Mellor, starts on Wednesday and also stars Miranda Richardson and Zoe Wanamaker. ‘We are like the musketeers – three post-middle age women taking on everyone and everything,’ said Ms Logan.

Source: Daily Mail December 30, 2017 23:49 UTC