Downton Abbey fans say goodbye, but only in the UK

Downton Abbey, as its army of passionate fans knows all too well, is coming to a close. The sixth and final season wraps up tomorrow -- Christmas Day -- but only in the United Kingdom. In the U.S., the final season begins airing Jan. 3 on PBS.

But as you know, we now live in a highly mobile society, and many people living in the U.S. have already watched the final season, via such online methods as Tunnel Bear, which creates a Virtual Private Network, or VPN, that offers a gateway to shows in the U.K. I wrote about that in this blog post.

British newspapers are already writing about the series finale, which begins airing at 2:45 p.m. Dallas time Christmas Day. Be forewarned: If you prefer to know nothing about the sixth and final season, do not click any of these links. Please consider this your official spoiler alert. But if you do want to read up, here we go:

This link offers plenty of information.

Here is more here, including a trailer of the final episode.

Here is an item about cast member Michelle "Lady Mary" Dockery overcoming a recent personal loss to film the final scenes.

And here's an item on cast members trying to describe the series finale in three words or less.

Here is the official final season trailer from PBS: