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(s)	John Lunn
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Julian Fellowes Gareth Neame Rebecca Eaton
Producer(s)	Liz Trubridge Nigel Marchant
Production location(s)	Highclere Castle
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	47–93 minutes
Release
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	26 September 2010 (2010-09-26) – 25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)
Other websites
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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.

Downton Abbey Media

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  Michelle Dockery plays Lady Mary Crawley, the eldest Grantham daughter.

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  Dan Stevens plays Matthew Crawley.

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  Allen Leech plays Tom Branson, the chauffeur who marries into the Crawley family.

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  Highclere Castle as Downton Abbey

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  Penelope Wilton (left) plays Isobel Crawley; Jim Carter plays the butler, Mr Carson.

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  Robert James-Collier plays the footman turned under-butler, Mr Thomas Barrow.

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  Fictional coat of arms of the Earl of Grantham, as depicted above the "Grantham Arms" pub. Inspired by the alliance crest of Herbert-Molyneux-Howard.

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  Highclere Castle

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  Byfleet Manor House (geograph 3492825) (cropped and squared up)

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  Bampton Post Office - geograph.org.uk - 319636

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