The first two series of the award-winning ITV costume drama TV show following
the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in a stately home prior to
the outbreak of World War One.
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 deterÂmination 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.
In series two, after the outbreak of WWI, Matthew (Dan Stevens) and Thomas
(Rob James-Collier) are off fighting at the Somme, while both Lord Grantham
(Hugh Bonneville) and William (Thomas Howes) feel frustrated at being barred
from taking part in the fighting. Meanwhile, Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay)
defies her aristocratic position and enlists in the Royal Army Nursing Corps,
while Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) puts on a brave face when Matthew arrives
home on leave with his future wife Lavinia Swire (Zoe Boyle) in tow.
Awards
2012 Won – Golden Globe – Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for
Television
2011 Won – BAFTA TV Award – Best Director Fiction/EnterÂtainment, Brian
Percival.
2011 Won – Broadcasting Press Guild Award – Best Drama Series &
Writer's Award Julian Fellowes
2012Â Won- TCA Award, Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and
Specials
2012 Won – Television Award, International Television: Best Series
(Internacionales de televisión: Mejor serie)
2011 Won – Banff Rockie Award, Best Mini-Series
2012 Won – CDG Award, Outstanding Made for Television Movie or Miniseries
2013 Won – Golden Globe – Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting
Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television – Maggie
Smith
2011 Won – Primetime Emmys, Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television
Movie, Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie, Outstanding
Costumes for a Miniseries, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Outstanding
Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Maggie Smith, Outstanding Writing
for a Miniseries.
2011 Won – RTS Craft & Design Award, Best Photography: Drama
2012 Won – TRIC Award, TV Drama Programme of the Year
2011 Won – TRIC Award, TV Drama Programme of the Year
2012 Won – Primetime Emmys, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Maggie Smith. Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series, Outstanding
Music Composition for a Series.
2012 Won – Satellite Award, Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,
Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Maggie Smith
2013 Nominated – Golden Globe, Best Television Series – Drama
2013Â Nominated- Art Directors Guild, Excellence in Production Design Award
2013 Nominated – CDG Award, Outstanding Costume Design for Period/Fantasy
Television Series