Swoons all round as Clooney arrives on set of Downton

George Clooney swaps Hollywood for Highclere Castle as he is seen for the first time on the set of Downton Abbey, alongside co-star Hugh Bonneville.

Recently-married George has filmed a special spin-off sketch for the hit period drama for ITV’s annual Text Santa appeal, to be screened later this month.

In the first images to be released from the show, the pair — who previously worked together on the film The Monument Men — are seen with a clapperboard in front of a Christmas tree.