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‘Downton’ producer open to taking show to New York

Hugh Bonneville attends the "Downton Abbey" Season 5 cast photo call on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Hugh Bonneville attends the "Downton Abbey" Season 5 cast photo call on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Hugh Bonneville attends the "Downton Abbey" Season 5 cast photo call on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

NEW YORK (AP) – Could the Crowley family of “Downton Abbey” – and their loyal servants – ever come to America?

Executive producer Gareth Neame says he’d like to see it happen.

PBS hosted a Q&A with Neame and some of the cast members Monday in New York where a portion of the season five premiere was screened.

An audience member noted that the Crowleys – the fictional aristocratic family that the show is centered on – have relatives in New York and asked whether “Downton Abbey” would ever go there on location.

Neame said it was a great idea, but would cost roughly $10 million.