With six seasons, two motion pictures and a 3rd on the best way, Downton Abbey could be one of the profitable interval dramas of all time — and with good cause. The story of the Crawleys, a rich household who run an property within the English countryside, is filled with upstairs-downstairs drama, romance, scandal and historical past. It begins in 1912, and the story continues right through 1926.
On the coronary heart of this PBS collection is the romance between Woman Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery), the eldest daughter of the household, and distant relative Matthew Crawley, (Dan Stevens), who turns into the inheritor to the property (which isn’t allowed to cross to a lady) when the earlier inheritor dies aboard the Titanic. Mary’s two youthful sisters, Edith (Laura Carmichael) and Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay), are additionally looking for marriages and daring to dream larger as rights for girls start to develop.
The employees of Downton additionally experiences its justifiable share of romantic drama, particularly between valet Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyle) and girl’s maid Anna (Joanne Froggatt). Maybe essentially the most memorable character of all is Woman Violet, the snarky and sharp Dowager Countess, performed by the late, nice Maggie Smith. Downton earned 69 Primetime Emmy nominations throughout its run — essentially the most of any worldwide collection.