Sinossi della serie
The series is set in the fictional Downton Abbey, stately home of the Earl and Countess of Grantham, and follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants early in the reign of King George V. The first series spans the two years prior to the Great War, commencing with news of the sinking of the Titanic, an event that sets the story in motion. The second series covers the years 1916 to 1918.
Highclere Castle in Berkshire[3] was used for exterior shots of Downton Abbey as well for some of the interior filming, with the servants' living areas constructed and filmed at Ealing Studios.[4]
The village of Bampton in Oxfordshire was used for filming the outdoor scenes, most notably St Mary's Church and the village library, which serves as the entrance to the cottage hospital. Series characters often refer to the North Yorkshire towns of Malton, Easingwold, and Kirkby; Ripon and Thirsk have also been mentioned. However, the Downton estate is centred on the fictional village of Downton, a place name in several English counties but not in Yorkshire.
The first series cost an estimated £1 million per episode, and is the most successful British period drama since Brideshead Revisited, with British ratings exceeding 10 million viewers.[1] The series was also well received in the United States, averaging over 6 million viewers per episode.[5]
Serie di cui non avevo mai sentito parlare, fino alla notte degli Emmy quando dicono "incetta di premi per la serie inglese Downton Abbey" (11 nominations e 6 premi portati a casa)... Incuriosito guardo il pilot e alla fine ho appena concluso tutta la prima serie.
Dramma in costume, ha i suoi momenti di humor raffinato molto British. Parte moooolto lento, però ci sono dei colpi di scena davvero inaspettati in parecchie puntate e il passato misterioso di Mr. Bates è molto interessante.
Ah dimenticavo di dire Maggie Smith in grande spolvero, d'altronde la parte dell'altera nobildonna inglese le viene naturale.
Ora sta andando in onda la seconda serie.
Qualcun'altro che la sta vedendo?