'Downton Abbey' devotee stunned by season-ender

By Ben Wood

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 22, 2013

~~Spoiler alert! Being one of millions who are devoted fans of "Downton Abbey," I was upset (to use a polite word) when a friend told me that Dan Stevens, who plays Matthew Crawley on the British show carried by PBS, is not renewing his contract and would likely be killed off. I had made a point of avoiding "Downton" spoilers.
Matthew was a major character in the show that wound up its third season Sunday. Matthew died when he crashed his roadster trying to avoid colliding with a truck on a narrow road. He had just visited his wife Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the hospital after she gave birth to their first child.
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Spoiler alert! Being one of millions who are devoted fans of "Downton Abbey," I was upset (to use a polite word) when a friend told me that Dan Stevens, who plays Matthew Crawley on the British show carried by PBS, is not renewing his contract and would likely be killed off. I had made a point of avoiding "Downton" spoilers.

Matthew was a major character in the show that wound up its third season Sunday. Matthew died when he crashed his roadster trying to avoid colliding with a truck on a narrow road. He had just visited his wife Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the hospital after she gave birth to their first child. Login for more...