TV series
Downton Abbey
Overview
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Details
- First air date
- 2010-09-26
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 47 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- ITV1
- Production
- Carnival Films, Masterpiece
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley
- Michelle Dockery as Mary Crawley
- Laura Carmichael as Edith Crawley
- Joanne Froggatt as Anna Smith
- Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley
- Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes
- Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley
- Jim Carter as Charles Carson
- Brendan Coyle as John Bates
- Penelope Wilton as Isobel Merton
- Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore
- Sophie McShera as Daisy Mason
Creators and crew
- Julian Fellowes - Creator
- Gareth Neame - Executive Producer
- Julian Fellowes - Executive Producer
- Liz Trubridge - Executive Producer
- Nigel Marchant - Executive Producer
- Rebecca Eaton - Executive Producer
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