Goodbye to the Downton dog? Is Isis a victim of her name?

Could Lord Grantham's labrador be killed off because of her name?

Hugh Bonneville/Lord Grantham with trusty hound Isis Credit: ITV

Could Isis the labrador's days be numbered, and if so, is it because of her name?

Lord Grantham's trusty labrador is observed looking "terribly listless" in tonight's episode of Downton Abbey, filmed at Highclere Castle in Berkshire.

" I wonder if she's picked up a germ" says Lady Mary, and as regular viewers will know, very little is said in the programme that isn't loaded with more significant meaning.

So does it spell the demise of Isis, whose name has been a bit of a PR issue this season? ITV is keeping quiet - you'll just have to watch and see.