Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey is a British and American historical drama television series set in the early 20th century. It was created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.  

The series is a Carnival Films/Masterpiece co-production in association with NBCUniversal.

The series first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2010, and in the United States on PBS on 9 January 2011.

On 26 March 2015, Carnival Films and ITV announced that the sixth series would be the last. It aired on ITV between 20 September 2015 and 8 November 2015. The final episode, serving as the annual Christmas special, was broadcast on 25 December 2015.

A movie version was released in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2019, and in the United States on 20 September 2019.

A second movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era, opened in the U.S. on May 18, 2022.

The original series won several United States Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Foreign-produced shows can be entered for both awards if they are the result of a creative and financial co-production with a United States partner.

 Further reading 


  The companion book covering the characters, through the early part of the third series.
  The companion book to the first and second series. Includes an extensive further reading section.




  Gives a background on the preceding period, especially for Cora, Countess of Grantham, who is one of the "Buccaneers". Reprinted as:

  The official companion book to series 1–4.  Two different subtitles are used, depending upon the edition: The Official Backstage Pass to the Set, the Actors and the Drama and The Official Companion to All Four Series.
Other websites
 DA CS ITV Official Press Pack
 Downton Abbey at Emmys.com
 Downton Abbey  on PBS Masterpiece


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Category:2010s British drama television series
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Category:2015 British television series endings
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Category:British English-language television shows
Category:British historical television series
Category:British LGBT television programmes
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Category:Television shows set in Yorkshire