Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey (2010-2015)
Seasons: 6, episodes: 47
Episode runtime: 66 min
Average rating: 8.6/10 431 051
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Short description

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Seasons

SeasonEpisodesRelease dateRating
Series 1
Series 1
Lord Robert Crawley and his family live a life of leisure, while a fleet of servants, including butler Carson, attend to their every need. But two events conspire to shake things up: the sinking of the Titanic, which claims Crawley's heirs, and the return of his valet, Bates. Since Crawley and La…
7 2010-09-26 7.5
Series 2
Series 2
The Great War rages across Europe, and not even the serene Yorkshire countryside is free from its effects. The men and women of Downton are doing their part both on the front lines and the home front, but the intensity of war only serves to inflame the more familiar passions: love, loss, blackmai…
8 2011-09-18 7.4
Series 3
Series 3
The Great War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. As other great houses are crippled psychologically and financially in the wake of Worl…
8 2012-09-16 7.4
Series 4
Series 4
Set in 1922, the fourth series sees Lady Mary mourning her loss as the Crawley family and the servants who work for them remain inseparably interlinked.
8 2013-09-22 7.5
Series 5
Series 5
The fifth series finds the Crawley family and the staff struggling with responsibilities and choices as they adjust to life in the Roaring Twenties. A new Labour government heralds changes that are being felt throughout the land, and Robert, Mary and Branson together must navigate these shifting…
8 2014-09-21 7.1
Series 6
Series 6
Our time with the Crawleys draws to a close and we see what will finally become of them all. Secrets and rifts threaten the unity of the family, while those below stairs continue to navigate social changes which put their futures in jeopardy. Will Mary choose the right path? Will her sister Edith…
8 2015-09-20 7.6

What's left behind the scenes

  • The first episode of the series was watched by more than 9 million viewers.
  • The real Highclere Castle, like the fictional Downton, was used as a hospital during the First World War.
  • Actress Rose Leslie, who played the maid to the aristocratic Crawleys, comes from an ancient Scottish clan and grew up in a family castle dating back to the 15th century.
  • In 2011, the series 'Downton Abbey' entered the Guinness World Records as the 'most critically discussed television series'.
  • The ship Robert sails on to America in Season 4, Episode 6, was called the 'Cameronia'. However, the ship was sunk by a German submarine on April 15, 1917.

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