Miranda heartthrob Tom Ellis is being lined up to star in period drama Downton Abbey, according to sources.
據(jù)悉，因《米蘭達(dá)》而名聲大噪的Tom Ellis已被列入《唐頓莊園》的新晉角色名單。

Ellis, who plays Miranda Hart’s longstanding love interest in popular BBC sitcom Miranda, is being eyed for a role as Lady Mary’s next suitor in Downton Abbey, claim insiders.
Ellis在BBC劇《米蘭達(dá)》中扮演的是米蘭達(dá)·哈特的心上人。消息稱，他被選中作為《唐頓莊園》中Lady Mary的下一位求婚者。

An ITV source told the Sunday Mirror: ‘Tom has always been popular but he has really become hot property since his role as Gary in Miranda.
一位ITV知情人士告訴《星期日鏡報(bào)》：“Tom一直是很受歡迎的，他因《米蘭達(dá)》中的Gary一角而變得炙手可熱。”

‘He really showed his versatility and he’s also incredibly popular with the female viewers. It was an absolute no-brainer to get him in for an audition.
“他的確才華四溢，而且在女性觀眾中很受歡迎。選他試鏡完全無(wú)需多慮?！?/div>

‘We know that Tom’s got a lot of other options at the moment but if he does get the role it will be an incredible opportunity for him. A lot of the current cast have become global superstars.
“我們知道Tom有很多其他的選擇，但在目前如果他得到（《唐頓莊園》中的）角色，那對(duì)他而言將是一個(gè)絕佳的機(jī)會(huì)。劇中很多演員都一躍成為全球性的超級(jí)巨星?！?/div>

Michelle Dockery’s character Lady Mary was married to Matthew Crawley in the hit ITV drama.
Michelle Dockery所扮演的Lady Mary在ITV熱劇《唐頓莊園》中嫁給了Matthew Crawley。

However, she lost her husband in a car crash in the Downton Christmas special, as actor Dan Stevens left the programme and his character Matthew behind.
然而，她的丈夫在《唐頓莊園第三季圣誕特輯》中因車禍而喪生，因?yàn)镸atthew的扮演者Dan Stevens決定離開唐頓劇組。

Lady Mary’s new love interest is expected to make up a key part of the plot in the next series of the show.
Lady Mary的新愛人預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)成為下一季中的關(guān)鍵情節(jié)。