After a montage of the domestic staff working in the mansion of the Grantham Estate, Lord Robert Crawley learns that his ...

One of the best shows streaming on BritBox is "Downton Abbey," the celebrated British series which ran for six seasons from 2010 to 2015. Created by Julian Fellowes, the period piece historical drama ...

Justine Kraemer is a Senior List Writer at Collider and a freelance writer based in Ontario, Canada. She is passionate about finding new angles on the latest movies and TV shows. With over five years ...

Valeria Sordi is a Senior Writer for Collider. A Montreal-based film and television writer across Features and Lists, she primarily focuses on drama, science fiction, and fantasy. With a strong ...

For those of us here in the New World, the second season of British network ITV's smash-hit period drama Downton Abbey has almost, finally, made its way across the ocean. The second season — excuse us ...

Violet Crawley, played brilliantly by the late Dame Maggie Smith, is the matriarch of the Crawley family and plays a significant role in determining the future heir to the family's estate. Following ...

The formula for a cult hit is a tough one to sketch out. Though it seems odd to think of Downton Abbey as anything but a television juggernaut, it wasn’t necessarily destined for iconic status. No one ...

Say what you will about Downton Abbey’s melodramatic, overwrought, this-is-just-Dallas-set-on-a-moor twists and turns, but you cannot say that this is a show where nothing ever happens. This week, ...

Julian Fellowes’ Upstairs Downstairs rip-off has been like an outreach programme for struggling posho thesps, giving their plummy accents a much-needed leg-up since 2010 with its combination of plush ...