Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey Scores Second Highest U.S. Audience With Over 10 Million Viewers For Season Five Premiere!

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DOWNTON ABBEY THE MOVIE: Official Trailer Released
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‘Downton Abbey’ The Movie Releases Its First Trailer
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IT’S OFFICIAL: Downton Abbey The Movie To Go Into Production This Summer
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I still enjoy the show. The actors and characters are easy to watch. I looked forward to the premier and , was not disappointed. This show can only encourage fans that not all soaps are insulting the intelligence of the fans.
What have i always said…the British does it best plus this is proof that an intelligent well written character driven drama series can draw in the viewers…no unnecessary four letter words, very little sex, no nudity, no bloody violence…just a first class series!!! BRAVO!!!
Thanks Jim!
I totally agree. Love PBS channel which airs Downton Abbey in my market along with other great British series. Some actors who have appeared there early in their careers, Colin Firth/Pride &Prejudice, Helen Mirren/Prime Suspect, Patrick Stewart/ I, Claudius.
EXACTLY, jimh!!!! Simply and succinctly put, my friend, and oh so true……British shows provide an absolute oasis of talent, creativity, intellect and beauty…..such a departure from the trashy entertainment culture of our own country!!!!!
Downtown Abby, Coronation Street, and Sherlock Holmes…the best British invasion since The Beatles…lol
Well, jimh, I enjoyed the SECOND British (musical) invasion of Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Robert Palmer, etc, but no disagreement about the programs you mentioned….just add to them “Doc Martin,” “Mr. Selfridge,” “Murder in Paradise,” “Lewis,” “Foyle’s War,” “Bailey and Scott,” “Eastenders,” just to name a few, and of course, those wonderful Britcoms like “One Foot in the Grave,” “Keeping Up Appearances,” and “Are You Being Served?” Plus that newly added one, “Vicious,”….OH MY!
‘Are You being served’ is my favorite comedy series ever…also i loved ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’…caught some ‘Eastenders’ on utube and i agree on SB, DD, RP,…just too many to list…love the British!!! Coronation Street did an 80s theme wedding that was entertaining and funny…i wish our soap opera writers were that creative!!!
And lest I forget, “Poirot!” David Suchet is absolutely brilliant in his role as the diminutive detective….from Belgium! So sad that his last ever case has been filmed….
This is my favorite show. However, I really miss the costumes they wore in the first two seasons. The fashion in the early days was so beautiful compared to the 1920’s. The cast all work so seamlessly together. Wish the season was longer.
I hear you, Carol, but then again when you look at the sumptuous fabrics and skilled craftsmanship of the current crop of Downton fashions, they are still head and shoulders above the trashy fashions we are treated to today!!!! (I do love those hats and gloves!!!!! Such elegance……)
I tried to watch it.. it looks so good..
I have a huge problem with the British accent, so badly that at times I need the closed captioning to understand them lol
they talk too fast and like they have marbles in their mouths..
It’s the one and only accent that I can not decipher lol ..
If you are having trouble with that plummy-toned dialogue in the “King’s English”— replete with those cut-glass vowels—then good luck when it comes to deciphering Cockney, Brummie, Cornish or Mancunian accents, su!!!!
Absolutely love the show!!!! So nice that I can watch with my children. Well written, well acted and quite simply truly entertaining!!! So looking forward to the next episode!!!