Servants’ bells and car from Downton Abbey among props and costumes at auction

Dozens of costumes, props and even a car used in period drama Downton Abbey are to be sold at auction for charity.Fans will be able to purchase a dress worn by the late Dame Maggie Smith, who starred in the ITV programme’s six series and two of its films as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham.