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Downton Abbey. Season 1, Disc 1

ILL - 2011 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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Includes episodes 1,2.
Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens.
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
DVD, widescreen, stereo.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Liked it! submitted by kimmie29 on April 3, 2011, 8:42pm Really enjoying this series!

Grand Escapade submitted by erksnerks on July 15, 2011, 3:08pm Loving the upstairs and downstairs tales. Costuming grand, characters cosmic.

Good stuff submitted by garotagretta on August 7, 2011, 7:40pm This is a fantastic series. It is so interesting to see things from the servants' perspective. I am currently reading "Cakes and Ale" by W. Somerset Maugham and the parallels are fascinating.

Like Gosford Park - But Better! submitted by Sara W on August 25, 2011, 7:09pm It's really easy to get quickly swept away. As other reviewers pointed out, the upstairs/downstairs dynamic is a fascinating look at the running of an English manor house, but there's also so much well-played drama afoot! Scheming Thomas and O'Brien vs. wholesome Anna and the honorable Mr. Bates. Awful Edith and cruel Mary. Politically-minded Sybil and ambitious Gwen. And of course, snobby, snobby Dowager Countess Grantham - the inimitable Maggie Smith.

Basically, with the sinking of the Titanic, the Earl of Grantham's two male heirs are wiped out. This entails the line out of their immediate family and onto a distant cousin, Matthew Crawley. The acting is impeccable, the setting is well, huge, and the costumes and details are pitch-perfect.

PBS at its finest! submitted by fizzleskittle on June 24, 2012, 4:46pm This is the best series PBS has put out in years! I watched the entire first season in a day. The storyline moves at just the right pace, and the characters are so personable you find yourself rooting for them.

Popular for a Reason submitted by crazypockets on July 8, 2012, 11:49am This series is a lot of fun. It's not totally original to a lot of BBC historical dramas, but it's definitely worth checking out. The costumes are beautiful, the sets are phenomenal, and of course the acting is great. Maggie Smith plays "Maggie Smith" again, but she also provides some great comic relief in her little conservative quips. You can't help but love the good guy characters, loathe the villains, and be interested in all the rest.

OK submitted by alumeng.ajl on July 14, 2012, 1:28pm This series just couldn't grab my attention. It has a good premise, but I couldn't stay interested.

Great Series submitted by DL on July 31, 2012, 7:30am I really enjoy following the stories of the upper and lower classes. Very strong and interesting people with many secrets.

UNIQUE submitted by loving jinny on August 9, 2012, 4:19pm UNIQUE

Great submitted by ima_rom on August 31, 2012, 1:51pm Really enjoyable show.

Keep Watching submitted by sara on July 13, 2013, 1:14pm Luckily, I started watching Downton Abby at the end of season 2. When I borrowed the Season I disks from the library, I realized I might not have continued to watch it if I had only seen the first show. Keep watching- it improves every season.

Great! submitted by kittenkat101 on August 7, 2013, 8:58pm This is a great start to a wonderful series! Grabbed my attention right away. It is fascinating to see the differences in the lives of the servants and those they serve. Downton Abbey is awesome.

Script amazing submitted by DownesS on August 8, 2013, 8:52am Everything about this show from the script to the costumes is impeccable.

downton abbey season 1 disc 1 submitted by a2sue on August 10, 2013, 5:45pm i never thought i'd be interested in this type of show, but a friend recommended it and now i'm hooked!

the best season submitted by airgood on August 5, 2014, 2:19pm Season 1 is the best! The plot lines got a bit more outrageous in other seasons, but this one is solid. The characters are complex, the setting and costumes are gorgeous, and the story is interesting. A fantastic show well worth watching.

More Loyal fans submitted by LVDS on July 30, 2016, 2:55pm My husband and I were resistant to start this....since we were 5 years late. But we both enjoyed the historical fiction, character dram, costumes etc. Between Jan.2016...to us almost done with season 6 JUly 16....it's been many great eve with the Upstairs & Downstairs lives.