Downtown Abbey stars Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Allen Leech appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday and followed the advice that when in America, do as the Americans do. The actors of the celebrated British television period drama tested Colbert’s theory that Americans adore the show only because of the irresistible British accent. “Yeah. Hey guys, that may be hard to achieve” — or not.
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