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Revision as of 21:13, 29 September 2010

2010 TV series or program

Downton Abbey
Genre	Drama
Created by	Julian Fellowes
Written by	Julian Fellowes Shelagh Stephenson Tina Pepler
Directed by	Brian Percival Ben Bolt Brian Kelly
Starring	Maggie Smith Hugh Bonneville Elizabeth McGovern See more cast
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Gareth Neame
Producer	Liz Trubridge series producer Nigel Marchant
Running time	1x 90 minutes 6x 60 minutes
Production company	Carnival Films NBC Universal
Original release
Network	ITV ITV1 HD
Release	26 September 2010

Downton Abbey is a British television period drama, produced by Carnival Films for ITV. It was created and principally written by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes.

Overview

The show is set in 1912, in an Edwardian country house - Downton Abbey. It follows the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.

Highclere Castle in Berkshire was used as Downton Abbey, with the servants living areas constructed and filmed at Ealing Studios.

Cast

Crawley family

Actor	Character
Dame Maggie Smith	Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Hugh Bonneville	Robert, Earl of Grantham
Elizabeth McGovern	Cora, Countess of Grantham
Penelope Wilton	Mrs Reginald Crawley
Dan Stevens	Matthew Crawley
Michelle Dockery	Lady Mary Crawley
Laura Carmichael	Lady Edith Crawley
Jessica Brown Findlay	Lady Sybil Crawley

Staff

Actor	Character	Position
Jim Carter	Mr Carson	Butler
Phyllis Logan	Mrs Hughes	Housekeeper
Lesley Nicol	Mrs Patmore	Cook
Brendan Coyle	Bates	Lord Grantham’s valet
Siobhan Finneran	Sarah O’Brien	Lady’s Maid
Rob James-Collier	Thomas	First footman
Thomas Howes	William	Second footman
Joanne Froggatt	Anna	Head Housemaid
Rose Leslie	Gwen	Housemaid
Sophie McShera	Daisy	Kitchen maid

Guest stars include: Robert Bathurst, Samantha Bond, Allen Leech, David Robb, Brendan Patricks, Theo James and Charlie Cox as the Duke of Crowborough.

Episodes

#	Title	Directed by	Written by	Ratings	Original airdate
1	"Episode One"	Brian Percival	Julian Fellowes	7.7m (overnight)	26 September 2010 (2010-09-26)
Lord Grantham’s heir, James Crawley, and his son, Patrick perish during the sinking of the RMS Titanic - who is the new heir?
2	"Episode Two"	Ben Bolt	Julian Fellowes	TBA	3 October 2010 (2010-10-03)
3	"Episode Three"	Ben Bolt	Julian Fellowes	TBA	10 October 2010 (2010-10-10)
4	"Episode Four"	Brian Kelly	Julian Fellowes, Shelagh Stephenson	TBA	17 October 2010 (2010-10-17)
5	"Episode Five"	Brian Kelly	Julian Fellowes	TBA	24 October 2010 (2010-10-24)
6	"Episode Six"	Brian Percival	Julian Fellowes, Tina Pepler	TBA	31 October 2010 (2010-10-31)
7	"Episode Seven"	Brian Percival	Julian Fellowes	TBA	7 November 2010 (2010-11-07)

References

External Links

ITV's official website for Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey in The Internet Movie Database
Enchanted Serenity of Period Films Special section dedicated to Downton Abbey featuring cast interviews, etc.

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