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Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...
'' is a British
period drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
television series created by
Julian Fellowes
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford, (born 17 August 1949) is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords.
He is primarily known as the author of se ...
and co-produced by
Carnival Films and
Masterpiece.
It first aired on
ITV in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
on 26 September 2010 and on
PBS
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in the
United States
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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
ITV. During the course of the programme, 52 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'' aired over six series. Two feature films, ''
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...
'' (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
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...
'' (2019)
* ''
Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022)
Notes
References
{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Downton Abbey'' episodes
Episodes
Episodes may refer to:
* Episode
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The noun ''episode'' is derived from the Greek ...
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States o ...
Downton Abbey series