2010 – 2015 · Series · 1h 6m · TV-14

Downton Abbey

Name: Downton Abbey
Director: Andy Goddard, Ashley Pearce, Ben Bolt, Brian Kelly, Catherine Morshead, David Evans, Michael Engler, Minkie Spiro, Brian Percival, James Strong, Jeremy Webb, Edward Hall, Philip John
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2010
Cast: Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt, Hugh Bonneville

Critics

Audience

An aristocratic family and their servants navigate life on a grand English estate as the post-Edwardian world changes around them. Social expectations, personal relationships, class tensions, and major historical events gradually reshape their routines and challenge the traditions that hold the household together.

My take

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want character-driven period drama, class tensions, romance, and gradual storytelling; Not for you if you need constant action or tightly restrained melodrama, like Wolf Hall.

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Cast

Maggie SmithMichelle DockeryLaura CarmichaelJoanne FroggattHugh BonnevillePhyllis LoganJessica Brown FindlayElizabeth McGovern

Directors

Andy GoddardAshley PearceBen BoltBrian KellyCatherine MorsheadDavid EvansMichael EnglerMinkie SpiroBrian PercivalJames StrongJeremy WebbEdward HallPhilip John

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