'' Downton Abbey'' is a British

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television series created by

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and co-produced by

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and

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. It first aired on

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in the

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on 26 September 2010 and on

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in the

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on 9 January 2011, as part of the ''Masterpiece Classic'' anthology. Six series have been made, the sixth airing in the autumn of 2015 in the UK and Ireland and in January 2016 in the United States. On 26 March 2015, the sixth series was confirmed to be the final series, with the final episode airing in the UK on 25 December 2015 on

. During the course of the programme, 52 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'' aired over six series. Two feature films, '' Downton Abbey'' (2019) and '' Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022), have since been produced.

Series overview

Episodes

Series 1 (2010)

Series 2 (2011)

Series 3 (2012)

Series 4 (2013)

Series 5 (2014)

Series 6 (2015)

Films

* '' Downton Abbey'' (2019) * '' Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022)

Notes

References

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