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"Susan Sarandon is to preview Downton Abbey&amp;#039;s new series for US viewers on PBS. The Oscar-winning actress will be presenting Return to Downton Abbey, which has been described by PBS as a &amp;quot;tantalizing taste&amp;quot; of the new episodes.   Clips from the next series will be mixed with selections from the show&amp;#039;s past, in addition to interviews with members of the Downton Abbey cast. Hugh Bonneville, Shirley MacLaine, Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery will be among those to share their thoughts in the special. Return to Downton Abbey is slated to air on December 1, with the fourth series to premiere on January 5.  Downton Abbey&amp;#039;s new episode will see the Crawley family dealing with the changing times as the series moves into the 1920s. The series has proved to be a big hit for the public broadcaster, even inspiring popular parody sketches on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. &amp;gt; Downton Abbey: 10 secrets about series four from the show&amp;#039;s cast &amp;gt; Downton Abbey series four: Absolutely everything we know Watch a sneak preview of Downton Abbey&amp;#039;s new series below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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