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‘Downton Abbey’ Actor Hits the Chicago Stage With New Show

"Downton Abbey," actor Lesley Nicol tells us about bringing a new show to Chicago.

Aired 03/08/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

‘Downton Abbey’ Actor Hits the Chicago Stage With New Show

Clip: 3/8/2022 | 6m 21sVideo has Closed Captions

"Downton Abbey," actor Lesley Nicol tells us about bringing a new show to Chicago.

Actress Lesley Nicol is best-known for playing the head cook — Mrs. Patmore — for six seasons of "Downton Abbey" on television and in two movies — the latest of which is set to be released in theaters in May. Now she will be on stage in Chicago for the premiere of her autobiographical show, "How the Hell Did I Get Here?"

Aired 03/08/2022 | Rating NR

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