Downton Abbey is a 2010 British television period drama series. The series follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants. Written by Oscar-winning writer, Julian Fellowes, the series is set in pre-WWI in England, in the early reign of King George V. Highclere Castle in Hampshire was used as Downton Abbey.
The first series was estimated to cost £1 million an hour to film, making Downton Abbey the most expensive British tv show ever produced. It is also the most successful British period drama since Brideshead Revisited, with British ratings exceeding 10 million viewers. [Source]
Downton Abbey stars Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, and Jessica Brown-Findlay as the characters in the Crawley family. The servants of the Crawley family are played by Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Brendan Coyle, Siobhan Finneran, Rob James-Collier, Thomas Howed, Rose Leslie, Sophie McShera, Allen Leech, Andrew Westfield, Kevin Doyle, and Christine Lohr.
Downton Abbey will return later this year for its 2nd season. I've seen the trailer, and it does look really good!
Check out the promo trailer for season 1! The trailer features the song "Every Breath You Take" by Scala & Kolacny Brothers. Beautiful!
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