Downton's Underwear Ban

Following the embarrassing oversight of a plastic water bottle resting on the mantelpiece in the background of a recent promotional shot, the stars of hit period drama Downtown Abbey have been banned from wearing modern underwear on set.

"Modern watches and jewellery are out and so even is modern underwear as the danger is apparently too great it could be seen if we bend over," a cast member told  The Telegraph."They have relented in the case of prescription glasses and asthma guns, but that's about it."

Following the controversy surrounding the rogue water bottle, the cast made light of the situation last week by posting an image on the charity Water Aid UK's Instagram page all pointing at a plastic bottle of water.

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"After seeing the reaction the picture caused earlier this week, the cast and crew came up with the idea of turning some of this attention towards an issue around water that really matters," said Water Aid UK.

A happy ending to an unfortunate episode.