About Downton Abbey
- Released on September 26, 2010
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The enchanting world of "Downton Abbey" is a captivating exploration of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their loyal servants, set against the backdrop of the post-Edwardian era. This period drama boasts a stellar cast, with Maggie Smith delivering a standout performance as the sharp-tongued and witty Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Alongside her, Michelle Dockery portrays the strong-willed and resilient Mary Crawley, eldest daughter of the Crawley family, with poise and grace.
"Downton Abbey" is not just a simple tale of the aristocracy; it is a rich tapestry that weaves together the stories of the Crawleys and their servants, with the great events in history serving as a catalyst for change in their lives and the British social hierarchy. As viewers, we are invited to witness the intricate dynamics of this complex world, where the lines between upstairs and downstairs, love and duty, tradition and progress are constantly blurred.
From the sinking of the Titanic to the outbreak of World War I, the characters of "Downton Abbey" navigate their way through personal and historical challenges, their lives intertwined in a delicate dance of power, passion, and politics. The show's meticulous attention to historical detail, combined with its compelling storytelling, makes "Downton Abbey" a must-watch for fans of period dramas and anyone looking for a thought-provoking and emotionally engaging viewing experience.
Main Cast of Downton Abbey
Maggie Smith plays Violet Crawley (47 episodes)
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See Maggie Smith's other roles →Michelle Dockery plays Mary Crawley (47 episodes)
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See Michelle Dockery's other roles →Laura Carmichael plays Edith Crawley (47 episodes)
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See Laura Carmichael's other roles →Joanne Froggatt plays Anna Smith (47 episodes)
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See Joanne Froggatt's other roles →Hugh Bonneville plays Robert Crawley (47 episodes)
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See Hugh Bonneville's other roles →Phyllis Logan plays Mrs. Hughes (47 episodes)
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See Phyllis Logan's other roles →Jessica Brown Findlay plays Sybil Crawley (31 episodes)
Elizabeth McGovern plays Cora Crawley (47 episodes)
Jim Carter plays Charles Carson (47 episodes)
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Penelope Wilton plays Isobel Merton (47 episodes)
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Robert James-Collier plays Thomas Barrow (47 episodes)
Allen Leech plays Tom Branson (40 episodes)
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Secondary Cast of Downton Abbey
Amy Nuttall plays Ethel Parks (16 episodes)
Siobhan Finneran plays Sarah O'Brien (23 episodes)
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Matt Milne plays Alfred Nugent (16 episodes)
Thomas Howes plays William Mason (9 episodes)
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Ed Speleers plays Jimmy Kent (10 episodes)
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Raquel Cassidy plays Baxter (7 episodes) , Phyllis Baxter (16 episodes)
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Shirley MacLaine plays Martha Levinson (3 episodes)
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Andrew Westfield plays Lynch (2 episodes)
Fifi Hart plays Sybbie Branson (uncredited) (12 episodes)
Julian Ovenden plays Charles Blake (9 episodes)
Noah Jupe plays Child (1 episode)
Theo James plays Kemal Pamuk (1 episode)
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Charlie Cox plays Duke of Crowborough (1 episode)
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Perry Millward plays Paperboy (1 episode)
Cathy Sara plays Mrs. Drake (2 episodes)
Lionel Guyett plays Taylor (3 episodes)
Roger Morlidge plays Artificial Limbs Man (1 episode)
Bill Fellows plays Joe Burns (1 episode)
Bill Fellows was born on May 25, 1957 and is currently 66 years old.
See Bill Fellows's other roles →Elizabeth Hill plays Nurse (1 episode)
Martin Reeve plays Clerk (1 episode)
Dean Williamson plays Farmer (1 episode)
Colin R. Campbell plays Man at Smithy (1 episode)
Jamie de Courcey plays Liberal Candidate (1 episode)
Gerard Mcdermott plays High Sheriff (1 episode)
Marcus Kelly plays Thug (1 episode)
Kate Bowes Renna plays Heckler (1 episode)
Greg Hobbs plays Heckler (1 episode)
Jane Wenham plays Mrs. Bates (1 episode)
Sean McKenzie plays Mr. Bromidge (1 episode)
Ian Kelly plays Doctor at Moorfields Hospital (1 episode)
Richard Hawley plays NCO (1 episode)
Jeremy Clyde plays General Robertson (1 episode)
Peter McNeil O'Connor plays Sergeant Stevens (1 episode)
Richard Hansell plays Medical Officer (1 episode)
Helen Sheals plays Mrs Wigan (1 episode) , Postmistress (3 episodes)
Danny Burns plays Stretcher Bearer (1 episode)
Gwendolen Chatfield plays White Feather Girl (1 episode)
Rosie Jones plays White Feather Girl (1 episode)
Lachlan Nieboer plays Lieutenant Edward Courtenay (1 episode)
Fergus O'Donnell plays John Drake (2 episodes)
Stephen Ventura plays Davis (2 episodes)
Thomas Campbell plays Captain Smiley (1 episode)
Cal MacAninch plays Henry Lang (2 episodes)
Graham Padden plays Army Doctor (1 episode)
Julian Wadham plays General Sir Herbert Strutt (1 episode)
Christine Lohr plays Mrs. Bird (2 episodes)
Howard Gossington plays Veteran (1 episode)
Zoe Boyle plays Lavinia Swire (4 episodes)
Clare Calbraith plays Jane Moorsum (1 episode)
Maria Doyle Kennedy plays Vera Bates (2 episodes)
Iain Glen plays Sir Richard Carlisle (2 episodes)
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David Sibley plays Hospital Doctor (1 episode)
David Maybrick plays Stretcher Bearer (1 episode)
Di Botcher plays Nanny West (1 episode)
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Robert Bathurst plays Sir Anthony Strallan (6 episodes)
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Kevin McNally plays Horace Bryant (3 episodes)
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Christine Mackie plays Daphne Bryant (1 episode)
Clare Higgins plays Mrs. Bartlett (2 episodes)
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Terence Harvey plays Jarvis (1 episode)
Edward Baker-Duly plays Terence Margadale (1 episode)
Nicky Henson plays Charles Grigg (3 episodes)
Kiri Te Kanawa plays Dame Nellie Melba (1 episode)
MyAnna Buring plays Edna Braithwaite (5 episodes)
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Simon Lowe plays Maître d' (1 episode)
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Nigel Harman plays Green (3 episodes)
Gary Carr plays Jack Ross (4 episodes)
Poppy Drayton plays Madeleine Allsopp (2 episodes)
Patrick Kennedy plays Terence Sampson (3 episodes)
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Naomi Radcliffe plays Mrs. Elcot (1 episode)
Jon Glover plays King George V (voice) (1 episode)
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Daisy Lewis plays Sarah Bunting (7 episodes)
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Jamie Bradley plays Hairdresser (1 episode)
Phoebe Nicholls plays Susan MacClare (2 episodes)
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Catherine Steadman plays Mabel Lane Fox (5 episodes)
Sarah Crowden plays Lady Manville (1 episode)
Rade Šerbedžija plays Prince Kuragin (3 episodes)
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Mark Morrell plays Mr. Fairclough (1 episode)
Andrew Scarborough plays Tim Drewe (9 episodes)
Trevor Cooper plays Mr. Moore (1 episode)
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Ronald Pickup plays Sir Michael Reresby (1 episode)
Victoria Emslie plays Audrey (3 episodes)
Philip Battley plays John Harding (1 episode)
Harriet Walter plays Lady Shackleton (4 episodes)
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Rupert Frazer plays Neville Chamberlain (1 episode)
Brendan Patricks plays Evelyn Napier (7 episodes)
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Christos Lawton plays Billy (1 episode)
Jeremy Swift plays Spratt (15 episodes)
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Samantha Bond plays Lady Rosamund Painswick (17 episodes)
Michael Cochrane plays Reverend Travis (6 episodes)
Paul Copley plays Mr. Mason (12 episodes)
Douglas Reith plays Lord Merton (11 episodes)
Emma Lowndes plays Mrs. Drewe (5 episodes)
Sue Johnston plays Miss Denker (8 episodes)
Michael Fox plays Andy (11 episodes)
Harry Hadden-Paton plays Bertie Pelham (7 episodes)
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Matt Barber plays Atticus Aldridge (6 episodes)
Peter Egan plays Hugh 'Shrimpie' MacClare (4 episodes)
Ben Bradshaw plays Chemist (1 episode)
Crew of Downton Abbey
Discover the backstage crew of Downton Abbey →- Amy Nuttall
- Siobhan Finneran
- Dan Stevens
- Matt Milne
- Thomas Howes
- Cara Theobold
- Ed Speleers
- Amaëlle Cunningham
- Raquel Cassidy
- Rose Leslie
- Lily James
- Shirley MacLaine
- Phoebe Sparrow
- Andrew Westfield
- Fifi Hart
- Julian Ovenden
- Noah Jupe
- Theo James
- Jonathan Howard
- Charlie Cox
- Jonathan Jaynes
- Perry Millward
- Cathy Sara
- Lionel Guyett
- Roger Morlidge
- Bill Fellows
- Elizabeth Hill
- Martin Reeve
- Dean Williamson
- Colin R. Campbell
- Jamie de Courcey
- Gerard Mcdermott
- Marcus Kelly
- Kate Bowes Renna
- Greg Hobbs
- Jane Wenham
- Sean McKenzie
- Ian Kelly
- Richard Hawley
- Jeremy Clyde
- Peter McNeil O'Connor
- Richard Hansell
- Helen Sheals
- Danny Burns
- Gwendolen Chatfield
- Rosie Jones
- Lachlan Nieboer
- Fergus O'Donnell
- Stephen Ventura
- Thomas Campbell
- Cal MacAninch
- Graham Padden
- Julian Wadham
- Christine Lohr
- Howard Gossington
- Zoe Boyle
- Clare Calbraith
- Maria Doyle Kennedy
- Iain Glen
- Daniel Pirrie
- David Sibley
- David Maybrick
- Di Botcher
- Bernard Gallagher
- Robert Bathurst
- Lucille Sharp
- Kevin McNally
- Michael Culkin
- Christine Mackie
- Clare Higgins
- Neil Bell
- Ruairi Conaghan
- Terence Harvey
- Edward Baker-Duly
- Nicky Henson
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- MyAnna Buring
- Charles Edwards
- Joanna David
- Joncie Elmore
- Simon Lowe
- Stephen Critchlow
- Nigel Harman
- Gary Carr
- Poppy Drayton
- Patrick Kennedy
- Anna Chancellor
- Naomi Radcliffe
- Jon Glover
- Augusta Woods
- Daisy Lewis
- Richard E. Grant
- Tom Cullen
- Jamie Bradley
- Phoebe Nicholls
- Sophie Cosson
- Catherine Steadman
- Sarah Crowden
- Rade Šerbedžija
- Penny Downie
- James Faulkner
- Jonathan Coy
- Mark Morrell
- Andrew Scarborough
- Trevor Cooper
- Richard Teverson
- Ronald Pickup
- Victoria Emslie
- Philip Battley
- Harriet Walter
- Sebastian Dunn
- Rupert Frazer
- Brendan Patricks
- Charlotte Hamblin
- Christos Lawton
- Jeremy Swift
- Matthew Goode
- Samantha Bond
- Michael Cochrane
- Paul Copley
- Douglas Reith
- Emma Lowndes
- Sue Johnston
- Michael Fox
- Harry Hadden-Paton
- Antonia Bernath
- Matt Barber
- Peter Egan
- Ben Bradshaw