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"ITV has announced that Gary Carr has joined the cast of Downton Abbey. The Death in Paradise and Bluestone 42 actor will play a &amp;quot;charming and charismatic&amp;quot; jazz singer named Jack Ross.  Carnival Films&amp;#039; managing director Gareth Neame said: &amp;quot;We are delighted to introduce another fantastic, dynamic character to Downton Abbey. &amp;quot;His addition will bring interesting twists to the drama which we can&amp;#039;t wait for viewers to see in Series 4&amp;quot;. Other new cast members include Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Tom Cullen, Julian Ovenden, Nigel Harman, Joanna David and Dame Harriet Walter. Downton Abbey will return for an eight-part fourth series and feature-length special at Christmas 2013. Regulars Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery and Jim Carter return, as does special guest Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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