'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' star Joanne Froggatt reveals that her character, housemaid Anna Bates, was originally designed for 'an older actress' in the series. Creator Julian Fellowes and his writers 'weren’t sure' at first how to make Froggatt’s age gap with her onscreen love interest played by Brendan Coyle.
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