Home > Drama > Nigel Havers to play another smooth talking charmer in Downton Abbey! November 10th, 2011 by Sarah. No comments Nigel Havers is of course famed for playing well spoken and charming ladies’ man roles, and his latest role in Downton Abbey is no different. He’ll play the role of Lord Hepworth in the show’s Christmas special episode, who is expected to become a love interest for one of the Crawley family’s spinsters. Could Edith be about to fall off the shelf for the suave aristocrat? Or maybe Lady Mary will ditch both Richard and Matthew for him? Time will tell, but of his role in Downton , Nigel was secretive in a recent interview with The Telegraph. He said, “Oh God, it’s all so secretive that I’m not sure I can say… “Did you know they write our name on the front of our scripts, so if they find one lying around on a table, they can collar the culprit and give them a good scolding?” But when pressed further, Nigel added, “Well, at one point I wear black tie, t...