MASTERPIECE Classic | Downton Abbey | Part 1 Preview | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/ Sundays, January 9 through January 30, 2011, at 9pm ET on PBS (check local listings) MASTERPIECE's 40th anniversary season premieres with a quintessentially MASTERPIECE production, Downton Abbey, an Edwardian-era spellbinder created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park). Starring Hugh Bonneville (Notting Hill), Maggie Smith (Harry Potter), Elizabeth McGovern (A Room with a View), Dan Stevens (Sense & Sensibility) and a country-house
full of other great actors, the miniseries set audience records during its recent UK broadcast and was hailed as "a sumptuous, instantly riveting glimpse of a world—and family—on the verge of profound change" by the London Daily Telegraph.

Part 1 -- January 9, 2011
When the Titanic goes down, Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs, and his daughter Mary loses her fiancé, throwing Downton Abbey and its servants into turmoil. The new heir turns out to be Matthew, a lowly lawyer with novel ideasAbbey Bonneville British Classic Crawley Downton Elizabeth Fellowes Gosford Grantham Harry Hugh host Julian Laura Linney Maggie Masterpiece McGovern Park PBS Potter Sense Sensibility Smith Theatre WGBH about country life.

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[324wilson]

Dame Maggie Smith is a living legend! - "What is a weeked?"

[judyalta]

What is a weekend?

hehehe

[fornow100000]

sounds promising

[lovegameme1]

@fluidicmethod oh my days! So true lol

[dragonboy718]

what a GREAT series, and i never enjoyed so called 'period films' but this had me hooked at once!

[PrincessSunlynn]

this whole cast is so fucking ace

[octavius1augustus]

Imagine living a life where everyday is a weekend. Sweet.

[thepixieful]

@bored1980 yes before labor laws. neat this show is sort of upstairs downstairs from the upstairs point of view.

[thepixieful]

@fluidicmethod harkens back to upstairs downstairs years ago, but upstairs point of view now. love it.

[ATTAGIRL1814]

To find out what the cast of Downtown Abbey had to say about their Emmy win backstage: go to attagirl1814's channel . Or type in “Downtown Abbey Cast and Crew Emmy Acceptance Speech Backstage" enjoy!!!

[mir2k9]

@fancythathat how is it for chavs

[EverlastingxHope]

Dan Stevens, Maggie Smith, lush costumes, period drama.

Okay that's it, I must catch this.