The phenomenon that is Downton Abbey is coming to a close with the final season premiering in the U.S. on Sunday, Jan. 3. In order to fully embrace Season 6, I decided to watch the Downton Abbey pilot over again to remind myself of the delightful That's been the template for the powerhouse British TV … Read more
NEW YORK – Secrets of "Downton Abbey" stars revealed! Carson swears! Branson bolts Boston! Mrs. Hughes rocks sequined sneaks! Lord Grantham confesses to killing the hound! Dinner scenes detested! Molesley, footman of a thousand mopes and sighs, NEW YORK – Secrets of "Downton Abbey" stars revealed! Carson swears! Branson bolts Boston! Mrs. Hughes rocks sequined … Read more
Singer Lyle Lovett is such a big fan of Downton Abbey that he was itching to be a guest on Manor of Speaking, the Houston Public Media-produced show that dissects every episode of the PBS hit series. "I always watch Manor of Speaking, so I just hit A volunteer removes wraps from the City of … Read more
Connecticut Public TV is apologizing to "Downton Abbey" fans after cutting the season five premiere off early and will be rebroadcasting the show several times over the next week. The program, shown Sunday night on CPTV, ended abruptly a few minutes Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has thrown his support behind a bid to save … Read more
DOWNTON Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has thrown himself behind a campaign to save a 400-year-old building used as a key location for the hit ITV drama. <img alt="Although the realms of Westeros are based only in the universe of author George R.R. Martin&#39;s &quot;A Song of Ice and Fire&quot; series, some aspects of the &quot;Game … Read more
Downton Abbey is back. Christmas day brings a two-hour wallow in heritage visions of our feudal yesteryear, as glimpsed through rose-tinted decanters. There will be snow and grouse shooting, we're told. Escapist fantasy After almost an entire year without the Dowager Countess (that's Maggie Smith to you uninitiated) throwing shade, Downton Abbey returns tonight on … Read more
Standing at the threshold of the U.S. broadcast of its fifth season (via PBS's Masterpiece Classic, beginning Jan. 4), Downton Abbey, for all its engrossing multiple storylines and the deep bench of its enviable acting ensemble, Standing at the threshold of the U.S. broadcast of its fifth season (via PBS's Masterpiece Classic, beginning Jan. 4), … Read more
(CNN) — The "Downton Abbey" phenomenon just keeps getting bigger. Sunday's season four premiere of the upstairs-downstairs drama on PBS surpassed the comparable ratings for every previous episode. According to Nielsen data, at least 10.2 million Sometimes it's difficult, while watching Downton Abbey, to feel sympathy for any of the show's characters, be it the … Read more
Last season on "Downton Abbey," we tragically lost some of our favorite characters. No one can fill their brogues and T-strap pumps, but Downton Abbey” is back, minus a few key players. What did you think of the first installment? Sadness looms over Downton Abbey, the titular estate of the maddeningly addictive British period soap … Read more
Downton Abbey Season 4 Recap Although Season 4 of Downton Abbey kicks off six months after Matthew's untimely demise, Mary remains such a Debbie Downer that it might as well be six minutes after. That is, until she Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt) made it through the fourth season premiere of Downton Abbey relatively unscathed — … Read more