Downton Abbey

*Downton Abbey*
Downton Abbey
Genre	Historical period drama
Created by	Julian Fellowes
Written by	Julian Fellowes; Shelagh Stephenson; Tina Pepler;
Starring	Hugh Bonneville; Jessica Brown Findlay; Laura Carmichael; Jim Carter; Brendan Coyle; Michelle Dockery; Siobhan Finneran; Joanne Froggatt; Phyllis Logan; Thomas Howes; Rob James-Collier; Rose Leslie; Elizabeth McGovern; Sophie McShera; Lesley Nicol; Maggie Smith; Dan Stevens; Penelope Wilton; Amy Nuttall; Kevin Doyle; Allen Leech; Matt Milne; Ed Speleers; Lily James; David Robb; Cara Theobold; Raquel Cassidy; Tom Cullen; Julian Ovenden; Michael Fox; Matthew Goode; Harry Hadden-Paton;
Opening theme	"Did I Make the Most of Loving You?"
Composer	John Lunn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Julian Fellowes; Gareth Neame; Rebecca Eaton;
Producers	Liz Trubridge; Nigel Marchant;
Production location	Highclere Castle
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	47–93 minutes
Production company	ITV Studios; Carnival Films; WGBH-TV;
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	26 September 2010 –; 25 December 2015

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.

A second movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era, opened in the U.S. on May 18, 2022.

Other websites

DA CS ITV Official Press Pack
Downton Abbey at Emmys.com
Downton Abbey Archived 2016-12-30 at the Wayback Machine on PBS Masterpiece
Downton Abbey on IMDb

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