Downtown Abbey is a British TV series set in a Yorkshire country estate in the post Edwardian
era (after 1910).
It follows the live of the Crawley family and their servants and how they are
affected by major world events of their time.
Occurrences such as...
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Downtown Abbey is a British TV series set in a Yorkshire country estate in the post Edwardian
era (after 1910).
It follows the live of the Crawley family and their servants and how they are
affected by major world events of their time.
Occurrences such as the Titanic, World War One,
the Spanish influenza pandemic, and other influential events are depicted throughout the story.
Downtown Abbey has received numerous awards (Golden Globes and Emmys) and has
garnered much critical acclaim since first airing in 2010.
The twenty-seven nominations it
received were the most in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
Because of the exceptional acting, superb writing, realistic period costumes, and beautiful
settings, Downtown Abbey has become one of the most watched television shows in the world.
The first three seasons have been released on DVD, while the fourth season is supposed to
begin filming in February of 2013.
There is also a prequel in the works, but there is no time
frame for
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