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

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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

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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 ITV. During the course of the programme, 52 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'' aired over six series. Two feature films, ''

'' (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

* ''

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

Notes

References

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Downton Abbey series