| Description |
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; region A; 2.0 Stereo.; high definition 1080i, widescreen. |
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Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Created by Julian Fellowes. |
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Originally broadcast as an episode of Masterpiece Classic on PBS in 2010. |
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Bonus features: "Downton Abbey: the making of"; "Downton Abbey: a house in history." |
| Cast |
Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
All seven episodes from the first series of the Edwardian costume drama following the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in a stately home prior to the outbreak of WWI. The Grantham family, long time custodians of Downton Abbey, face a crisis when the heir to the estate dies on the 'Titanic'. With his three daughters unable to inherit by law, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), the current Earl of Grantham, must try and marry his eldest daughter off in order to obtain an heir. Meanwhile, the family's determination to cling to class and rank is mirrored in a number of growing rivalries between the servants which threaten to undermine the smooth running of the house. A stunning and colorful drama set around the aristocratic Crawley family and the staff which serves them. Set between 1912 and 1914, Downton Abbey chronicles the conflict of class, gender, and politics, and serves it up with a refreshing dollop of sizzle and scandal. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Families -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Country life -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Household employees -- Great Britain -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Manors -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Blu-ray Video discs.
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Historical drama.
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Television melodramas.
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Television series.
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Made-for-TV movies.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bonneville, Hugh.
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Coyle, Brendan.
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McGovern, Elizabeth, 1961-
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Smith, Maggie, 1934-
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Carter, Jim, 1948-
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Froggatt, Joanne, 1980-
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Fellowes, Julian.
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Marchant, Nigel.
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Percival, Brian.
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Bolt, Ben, 1952-
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Kelly, Brian.
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Carnival Films (Great Britain)
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Downton Abbey |
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Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608834259 |
| Standard No. |
841887014281 |
| Music No. |
MST6410B PBS |
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