It's the second major actor and character departure for the highly acclaimed British period drama following the loss of a major character at the end of the third season of Downton Abbey which has already been shown in both the United Kingdom and America.
South African viewers will only get to see the third season of Downton Abbey around April on BBC Entertainment with the news of the shocking death in the final episode now known to millions already.
The Mirror broke the shocking news that Siobhan Finneran in exiting the drama and that she will suddenly not be seen anymore during the 4th season. "I'm not doing any more. O'Brien is a thoroughly despicable human being - that was great to play."
Siobhan Finneran's spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter that: "O'Brien is leaving to do something else, but the door for her character is open."
