Changes: Alastair Bruce

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Alastair Bruce is the historical advisor for the Downton Abbey series. Bruce has had a cameo role in all six series of the programme. His appearance as Lord Chamberlain in the 2013 Christmas Special of Series 4 was his first speaking part in the series.

In Series 1, he appears as a butler in the Dower House, in Series 2 as a soldier accompanying General Strutt, and in Series 3 as the river ghillie and stalker for Duneagle Castle. In Series 4, he appears as the Lord Chamberlain at Buckingham Palace. In Series 5, he appears in military garb alongside Robert, as he officiates the unveiling of the Downton war memorial. In the holiday episode of Series 6 he appeared as the butler at Brancaster Castle.

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Alastair Bruce's downstairs tour of Downton Abbey set TV Latest News.

MASTERPIECE Downton Abbey, Season 4 The Historical Oracle PBS

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-Alastair Bruce is the historical advisor for the [[Downton Abbey]] series. In the tradition of [[wikipedia:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]], he has had a cameo role in each of the four series to date. His appearance as Lord Chamberlain in the [[2013 Christmas Special]] was his first speaking part in the series.
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Less"><div class="mw-collapsible-content">[[Violet Crawley]]'s Butler ([[Series 1|Series One]])<br>
+Soldier accompanying General Sir [[Herbert Strutt]] ([[Episode 2.03]])<br>
+Ghillies Ball dancer, Stalker at [[Duneagle Castle]] ([[2012 Christmas Special]])<br>
+[[Lord Chamberlain]] ([[2013 Christmas Special]])<br>
+Military officer ([[Episode 5.08]])<br>
+[[Brancaster Castle|Brancaster]] [[Brancaster butler|butler]] ([[2015 Christmas Special]])
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+|image = PBS Alastair Bruce.jpg
+|imdb = {{Imdb name|3923285}}
+|firstappearance = [[Series 1]]
+|lastappearance = [[2015 Christmas Special]]
+|birthday = 25 June 1960
+|birthplace = Winchester, Hampshire, [[England]]
+}}'''Alastair Bruce''' is the historical advisor for the [[Downton Abbey (programme)|Downton Abbey]] series. Bruce has had a cameo role in all six series of the programme. His appearance as [[Lord Chamberlain]] in the [[2013 Christmas Special]] of [[Series 4]] was his first speaking part in the series.
-In [[series 1]] he appears as a butler in the [[Dower House]]. In [[series 2]] he appears as a soldier accompanying [[General Sir Herbert Strutt|General Strutt]], and in [[series 3]] he appears as the river ghillie and stalker for [[Duneagle Castle]]. Then in series 4 he appears as the Lord Chamberlain.
+In [[Series 1]], he appears as a butler in the [[Dower House]], in [[Series 2]] as a soldier accompanying [[General Sir Herbert Strutt|General Strutt]], and in [[Series 3]] as the river [[wikipedia:ghillie|ghillie]] and stalker for [[Duneagle Castle]]. In [[Series 4]], he appears as the [[Lord Chamberlain]] at [[Buckingham Palace]]. In [[Series 5]], he appears in military garb alongside Robert, as he officiates the unveiling of the [[Downton]] war memorial. In the [[2015 Christmas Special|holiday episode]] of [[Series 6]] he appeared as the [[Brancaster butler|butler]] at [[Brancaster Castle]].
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-==Behind the Scenes==
+== Videos ==
-*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XStCrVRqVo Alastair Bruce's downstairs tour of Downton Abbey set] at [https://www.youtube.com Youtube]
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+File:Alastair Bruce's downstairs tour of Downton Abbey set TV Latest News.|Alastair Bruce's downstairs tour of Downton Abbey set (Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012)
+File:MASTERPIECE Downton Abbey, Season 4 The Historical Oracle PBS|MASTERPIECE &#124; Downton Abbey, Season 4: The Historical Oracle &#124; PBS (Uploaded on Dec 3, 2013; 2 min long; Aired: 01/05/2014; Rating: NR)
+</gallery>
+== External links ==
 *[http://wxxinews.org/post/chatting-about-downton-abbey-alastair-bruce Chatting about Downton Abbey with Alastair Bruce] at [http://wxxinews.org/ WXXI News]
 *[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2526592/Downton-Abbey-As-shows-historical-adviser-Alastair-Bruce-make-sure-period-correct-means-taking-walk-role-himself.html My day as a Downton star] at [http://www.dailymail.co.uk The Daily Mail]
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