Luckily for us, Lesley Nicol, who played Mrs. Patmore in the long-running drama before transitioning to the big screen, is at least willing to give us what she feels are the odds in favor of more Maggie Smith.
Could Maggie Smith return to Downton Abbey?
That’s a question we were asking ahead of the franchise’s first big screen release and it’s a question we will continue asking as the Julian Fellowes series and movie inches toward a sequel.