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Downton Abbey is a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece. It first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 26 September 2010 and on PBS in the United States on 9 January 2011 as part of the Masterpiece Classic anthology. Four series have been made so far; a fifth is planned for 2014.

The series, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with the great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. Such events depicted throughout the series include news of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in the first series; the outbreak of the First World War, the Spanish influenza pandemic, and the Marconi scandal in the second series; the interwar period and the formation of the Irish Free State in the third series; and the Teapot Dome scandal in the fourth series.

Downton Abbey has received critical acclaim from television critics and won numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie. It was recognised by Guinness World Records as the most critically acclaimed English-language television series of 2011. It earned the most nominations of any international television series in the history of the Primetime Emmy Awards, with twenty-seven in total (after two series). It was the most watched television series on both ITV and PBS, and subsequently became the most successful British costume drama series since the 1981 television serial of Brideshead Revisited. By the third series, it had become one of the most widely watched television drama shows in the world.

Highlights
Julian Fellowes on how he came to write Downton Abbey
08:23
Gareth Neame on Highclere Castle, the location for Downton Abbey
01:59
Gareth Neame on the casting for Downton Abbey
02:43
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Rebecca Eaton

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Rebecca Eaton on how Downton Abbey came to be and how it came to Masterpiece
03:04
Rebecca Eaton on going to the set of Downton Abbey in its first season, and on how the series went from being under the radar to incredibly popular
05:13
Rebecca Eaton on the success and popularity of Downton Abbey
02:51
Rebecca Eaton on various characters' deaths on Downton Abbey
03:57
Rebecca Eaton on the social media response to Downton Abbey
03:38
Rebecca Eaton on the legacy of Downton Abbey
04:08

Julian Fellowes

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Julian Fellowes on how he came to write Downton Abbey
08:23
Julian Fellowes on the structure of Downton Abbey
03:59
Julian Fellowes on initial public reaction to Downton Abbey
03:11
Julian Fellowes on viewer reaction to the storylines on Downton Abbey
01:16
Julian Fellowes on the rape storyline on Downton Abbey
03:35
Julian Fellowes on plotting out Downton Abbey and his writing process
04:20
Julian Fellowes on his favorite storylines from Downton Abbey
06:39
Julian Fellowes on the legacy of Downton Abbey
03:59

Gareth Neame

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Gareth Neame on Highclere Castle, the location for Downton Abbey
01:59
Gareth Neame on the casting for Downton Abbey
02:43
Gareth Neame on bringing Julian Fellowes to Downton Abbey  and developing the show
06:53
Gareth Neame on keeping Downton Abbey storylines secret 
02:58
Gareth Neame on the difference between contracts with British actors and American actors
03:39
Gareth Neame on the premise of Downton Abbey
00:36
Gareth Neame on the American and global appeal of Downton Abbey
02:24
Gareth Neame on his working relationship with Jullian Fellowes on Downton Abbey
03:47
Gareth Neame on his favorite Downton Abbey storyline 
01:49
Gareth Neame on the popularity of Downton Abbey
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