And the first lady of the United States is turning to British television to get her quick fix.

 

It has been reported that Michelle Obama is such a big fan of hit show Downton Abbey, that she turned to ITV bosses to try and get her hands on season three, ahead of its official US release¹ date.

 

The Sun reports that the first lady and the president are both massive² fans of the hit drama, and didn't want to wait until the series returned on US television on January 6.

 

Michelle reportedly contacted ITV to ask to send her a few DVDs with new episodes³, which they did, making sure the couple can cuddle up（蜷缩着睡） on the sofa to see the latest developments in Downton, in between running the country of course.

 

A source at ITV tells the newspaper: 'We'd heard the Obamas liked to watch it but we were very surprised when someone from the First Lady's office got in touch asking for the series.'

 

'They were very polite and we were more than happy to sort out some DVDs to send over.'

 

However, ITV said they hoped the Obamas could keep a secret and not spoil⁴ the big finale for the rest of the overseas fans.

 

The source continued: 'Obviously⁵, we hope they keep the spoilers to themselves as our US fans may not know about ... well, you know what!'

 

The costume drama is very popular across the world and the audience loves how quintessentially（典型地） British the show is.

 

But the President is such a fan, he even invited Downton stars Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern - the Earl and Countess of Grantham - to his White House dinner for David Cameron in March.

 

Meanwhile, British actor Damien Lewis recently revealed⁷ that the President is also an avid⁶ fan of his show Homeland, and had also requested a signed DVD box of the American spy series.

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