Series 2 of the wildly addictive "Downton Abbey" started here in the U.S. on PBS last Sunday night. It was watched by 4.2 million viewers. It's great storytelling and a cross between Brideshead Revisited and Upstairs Downstairs. This second series is set against a backdrop of World War I, as this trailer shows:
The setting for Downton Abbey is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, which is the country seat of the Earls of Carnavon, a branch of the Anglo-Welsh Herbert family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highclere_Castle
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| Highclere Castle, Hampshire |
I think part of its success is that everyone can relate to at least one of the characters. My own favorite character is Lady Sybil Crawley. Which character in Downton Abbey are you?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/quiz/2011/sep/13/downton-abbey-character
I'm suddenly thinking of that Eddie Izzard "Dressed to Kill" sketch about the difference between American and British drama:
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