20 Facts About Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.

Downton Abbey has received acclaim from television critics and won numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.

Matthew, having left Downton Abbey, is a British Army officer and has become engaged.

Downton Abbey's fiancee is Lavinia Swire, the niece of a Liberal minister.

Downton Abbey's is talked out of elopement by her sisters, but her wayward marriage eventually receives Lord Grantham's reluctant blessing.

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Downton Abbey's has a baby boy and names him Charlie after his father, but Major Bryant refuses to acknowledge his paternity.

The Marquess confides to Robert that his estate is bankrupt and will be sold, making Robert recognise that Downton Abbey has been saved through Matthew and Tom's efforts to modernise.

Mary returns to Downton Abbey with Anna and gives birth to the new heir, but Matthew dies in a car crash while driving home from the hospital after seeing his newborn son.

Downton Abbey suggests that head housekeeper Mrs Hughes invest with him; she confesses she has no money due to supporting a mentally incapacitated sister.

Downton Abbey's accepts, but later ends the engagement due to Lord Merton's sons' disparaging comments over her status as a commoner.

Cora eventually learns the truth about Marigold, and wants her raised at Downton Abbey; Marigold is presented as Edith's ward, but Robert and Tom eventually discern the truth: only Mary is unaware.

Downton Abbey must do more to ensure its future survival; reductions in staff are considered, forcing Barrow to look for a job elsewhere.

Yorkshire media speculated the general location of the fictional Downton Abbey to be somewhere in the triangulated area between the towns of Easingwold, Ripon, and Thirsk.

STV, the ITV franchisee in central and northern Scotland, originally opted out of showing Downton Abbey, choosing instead to screen a brand-new six-part series of Taggart, following a long practice of opting out of networked United Kingdom-wide programming on the ITV network.

Downton Abbey was broadcast on Universal Channel in France beginning in December 2010.

Downton Abbey has been a commercial success and received general acclaim from critics, although some criticise it as superficial, melodramatic or unrealistic.

Downton Abbey broke the record for a single episode viewing on ITV Player.

In 2013, Downton Abbey was ranked the 43rd most well-written TV show of all time by the Writers Guild of America.

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is an important guide to the food served in the series, but Highclere owner, and author of Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle, Lady Carnarvon, states that dinner parties in the era "would have been even more over the top" than those shown.

Decor used on Downton Abbey inspired US Representative Aaron Schock to redecorate his congressional offices in a more luxurious style.