It’s all over. After six series and 52 episodes including five Christmas specials, the much loved period drama Downton Abbey has bid its final farewell. For a series which had its fair share of turbulent relationships, murder, debauchery and deception not to mention major historical tragedies such as the sinking of the Titanic and the […]
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Television: An age of quality?
It seems like without fail, every annum that year’s television is described by some critics, somewhere, anywhere, as “gold” or “heralding a new era for television”. Sure, to some extent that’s true. You’d be hard pressed to think of another decade which has seen such radical change in not only how television is made, but […]
The return of Downton: Catching up with the Abbey
The leaves on the trees are turning orange, the wind is getting colder, and I have started wearing my boots again which means only one thing – time for Downton! Downton Abbey is back for its sixth and final series (cue the tears from middle-aged women across the country) and, as Hugh Bonneville has promised […]