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Downton Abbey
Genre Historical period drama
Created by Julian Fellowes
Written by
  • Julian Fellowes
  • Shelagh Stephenson
  • Tina Pepler
Starring
Opening theme "Did I Make the Most of Loving You?"
Composer(s) John Lunn
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 6
No. of episodes 52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Julian Fellowes
  • Gareth Neame
  • Rebecca Eaton
Producer(s)
  • Liz Trubridge
  • Nigel Marchant
Production location(s) Highclere Castle
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 47–93 minutes
Production company(s)
  • ITV Studios
    Carnival Films
    WGBH-TV
Release
Original network ITV
Picture format 1080i HDTV
Audio format Stereo
Original release 26 September 2010 (2010-09-26) – 25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)

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

  • Downton Abbey at Emmys.com

Images for kids

  • Michelle Dockery 2

    Michelle Dockery plays Lady Mary Crawley, the eldest Grantham daughter.

  • Dan Stevens (46801499514)

    Dan Stevens plays Matthew Crawley.

  • Allen Leech, Adventures of Tintin, London, 2011

    Allen Leech plays Tom Branson, the chauffeur who marries into the Crawley family.

  • Highclere Castle (April 2011) 2

    Highclere Castle as Downton Abbey

  • Penelope Wilton & Jim Carter

    Penelope Wilton (left) plays Isobel Crawley; Jim Carter plays the butler, Mr Carson.

  • Robert James-Collier May 2014 (cropped)

    Robert James-Collier plays the footman turned under-butler, Mr Thomas Barrow.

  • Highclere Castle 02

    Highclere Castle, Hampshire (Downton Abbey, interior and exterior)

  • Byfleet Manor House (geograph 3492825) (cropped and squared up)

    Byfleet Manor, Surrey (the Dower House)

  • Bampton high street - geograph.org.uk - 1542119

    Bampton, Oxfordshire (Downton village)

  • Bampton StMaryV south2

    St Mary's Church, Bampton (St Michael and All Angels, Downton)

  • The Library-Bampton

    Bampton Library, Bampton (Downton Cottage Hospital)

  • The Rectory-Bampton

    Churchgate House (the old rectory), Bampton (Isobel Crawley's house)

  • Kingston Bagpuize House (geograph 2973184)

    Kingston Bagpuize House, Oxfordshire (Cavenham Park)

  • Bridgewater House

    Bridgewater House, Westminster, London (Grantham House)

  • Inveraray sca2

    Inveraray Castle, Argyll (Duneagle Castle, home of the fictional Lord and Lady Flintshire)

  • Tram No. 31, Beamish Museum, 11 April 2012 (3) uncropped

    Beamish Museum, County Durham (York, 2019 film)

See also

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