Staring Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith and a large and impressive ensemble cast, the axis of the plot centers on English inheritance laws and the present Earl of Grantham (Bonneville) and his wife Cora’s (McGovern) efforts to advantageously marry off their three daughters, Austen-style. Never one to turn down a superbly-acted, multilayered, and opulently produced period drama with big-ass bonnets the size of Texas, this series created and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) was top on my list of must-see TV for the season. A huge hit when it aired in the UK last Fall, this new four-part Edwardian drama is set in an English grand manor house before the opening of WWI.
It is easy to see why they selected Downton Abbey to open their celebratory 40th anniversary season.
British period dramas have been the staple fare on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS (now Masterpiece Classic) for decades.
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