The Downton Abbey estate stands a splendid example of confidence and mettle, its family enduring for generations and its staff a well-oiled machine of propriety. But change is afoot at Downton--change far surpassing the new electric lights and telephone. A crisis of inheritance threatens to displace the resident Crawley family, in spite of the best efforts of the noble and compassionate Earl, Robert Crawley; his American heiress wife, Cora his comically implacable, opinionated mother, Violet and his beautiful, eldest daughter, Mary, intent on charting her own course. Reluctantly, the family is forced to welcome its heir apparent, the self-made and proudly modern Matthew Crawley himself none too happy about the new arrangements. As Matthew's bristly relationship with Mary begins to crackle with electricity, hope for the future of Downton's dynasty takes shape. But when petty jealousies and ambitions grow among the family and the staff, scheming and secrets--both delicious and dangerous--threaten to derail the scramble to preserve Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey offers a spot-on portrait of a vanishing way of life. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 8.8/10 | |
Released: | September 26, 2010 | |
Runtime: | 60 min | |
Genres: | Drama Romance Family | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | ITV Studios Carnival Films GBH ITV1 | |
Cast: | Hugh Bonneville Jim Carter Maggie Smith Matthew Goode Dan Stevens Elizabeth McGovern Michelle Dockery Lily James Brendan Coyle Penelope Wilton Siobhan Finneran 21 more Phyllis Logan Tom Cullen Jessica Brown Findlay Joanne Froggatt Raquel Cassidy Allen Leech Kevin Doyle Ed Speleers David Robb Julian Ovenden Michael Fox Rose Leslie Laura Carmichael Cara Theobold Lesley Nicol Rob James Collier Sophie McShera Matt Milne Amy Nuttall Harry Hadden-Paton Thomas Howes | |
Crew: | Julian Fellowes Rebecca Eaton Gareth Neame Nigel Marchant Chris Croucher John Lunn Nigel Willoughby Liz Trubridge Elizabeth Trubridge Charles Hubbard | |
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Exciting new news: A surprise seventh season of “Downton Abbey” has quietly started filming in February 2024. “Filming has been going on for a few weeks now, it is all very, very secret. There are people working on it who have never seen secrecy like it,” a source told the outlet, adding that it’s expected to be released at the end of 2024. “Those working on the set have been made to sign non-disclosure agreements so that they don’t give the game away but there is a lot of excitement at the return of ‘Downton.’ It was such a huge success before and there are so many more stories to be told, it seemed such a shame not to be able to make more of it but they’ve made it happen.”
RIP Maggie Smith, may your zingers live long and prosper in the memes and clips of all your of millions of admirers.