George Clooney makes an appearance at Downton in the first clip from ITV’s Downton Abbey Christmas charity sketch.

WATCH George Clooney In Charity Sketch

Clooney confirmed he would be participating in the sketch, which is part of ITV’s Text Santa campaign, in September. The short skit will air on December 18 as part of British channel ITV’s Text Santa fundraising event to support Guide Dogs, Teenage Cancer Trust, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Alzheimer’s Society, Together For Short Lives and WellChild.

In the short teaser, Clooney’s character has a mysterious interaction with Cora, but Laura Carmichael, who stars as Lady Edith, revealed that the sketch actually featured a funny interaction between Clooney and Maggie Smith, who stars as the Dowager Countess.

“There is a very brilliant moment with Maggie and George…George plants a kiss and Maggie ends up on the floor. It’s wonderful. He was hilarious,” Carmichael revealed.

The special Downton Abbey sketch is set to air on Dec. 18.

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Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.

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