Why was Sue Johnston, whoplays the lady’s maid Denker, cut from theDownton Abbeyfilm?
Johnston toldRadio Times(viaDigital Spy) that her character was originally supposed to appear in the movie.
“She was in the first script, then that script disappeared.
Imagine how I felt!”
The role of Denker was then missing from the subsequent script.
She explained toPeoplethat including her in the film simply wasn’t practical.
There was no space for Rose."
It’s also likely that scenes including Denker were written so that they could be easily cut if necessary.
Smith even suggested that she’d like to see her character killed off.
