《唐頓莊園》聖誕特輯重磅劇透:新生命和離去

Two months after viewers watched the shock death of Lady Sybil, the Crawley family lost another popular member of the family in the Christmas special of Downton Abbey.

在經歷了三小姐Lady Sybil的死亡後兩個月，《唐頓莊園》劇迷們又要再一次經歷劇中角色的離去。在2012年的聖誕特輯中，Crawley家族中又有一位魅力角色離去。

Actor Dan Stevens bowed out after three series as Matthew Crawley shortly after becoming a father for the first time.

劇中的重要角色“大表哥Matthew Crawley”首次當了父親，但在出演了三季《唐頓莊園》後，飾演該角色的丹·史蒂文斯宣佈告別。

After meeting his and wife Lady Mary's baby boy in the hospital after missing the birth, a jubilant Matthew rushes home to Downton Abbey in the car to tell the family about the new addition to the family.

Matthew錯過了妻子Lady Mary的生產時刻，在醫院見完妻子和孩子，Matthew急匆匆的開車趕回家告知家人，Crawley家族又添了一位新成員。

However, on the way back to the estate, his car collides with a van, leaving a bloodied Matthew dead.

但在回家的路上，Matthew的車與一輛貨車相撞，渾身是血的Matthew 倒在地上死去。

Matthew's death comes after weeks of speculation Stevens, 30, would exit the soap as his career began to take off in Hollywood.

在此前的幾週中，也一直有謠言稱現年30歲的丹·史蒂文斯爲了好萊塢事業將退出這部熱門英劇，現在這一消息隨着聖誕特輯中Matthew的死亡也得到了證實。

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, Dan admitted it was 'weird' to be leaving the ITV period drama, but he was looking forward to new roles in the future.

在接受《每日電訊報》採訪時，丹·史蒂文斯也承認，以這樣的方式告別這部年代劇感覺很奇怪，但他也很期待未來的新角色。

He said: 'It is a desire for freedom really.

他表示：“真的像是對自由的渴望。”

'I don’t see money or a particular status as an actor as a goal but I want to do the best work I can in as interesting a range of roles as I can. And I think a moment like this is quite unique and presents those opportunities more than ever before'.

“作爲一位演員，我並沒有把金錢和特殊的社會地位看作是我的目標，我最想的還是能演好各種有趣的角色。現在是個非常特別的時刻，我也獲得和比以前相比更多的機會。”

His death brought a wave of grief from Downton Abbey fans on Twitter, with many complaining they had barely got used to seeing Lady Mary and Matthew finally together after two series of will-they-won't-they.'

Matthew的死亡也在推特上引起《唐頓莊園》粉絲們的傷感情緒，大部分劇迷都在抱怨，Lady Mary和Matthew 經過兩季的分分合合終於在一起，甜蜜都還沒看夠這一對就散了。