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Downton Abbey Premiered on ITV1 on September 26, 2010

WELCOME TO DOWNTON ABBEY

"The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear, that it seems as if the way of life it represents will last for another thousand years. It won't."

From the pen of award-winning writer Julian Fellowes comes ITV1's brand new costume drama series, Downton Abbey, starring Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham and Elizabeth McGovern as Robert’s wife, Cora, Countess of Grantham.

Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.

The Crawleys have been the Earls of Grantham since 1772. In the drawing rooms and library and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.

Some of them are loyal to the family and are committed to Downton as a way of life, others are moving through, on the look out for new opportunities or love or just adventure. The difference being that they know so many of the secrets of the family, while the family knows so few of theirs...

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The season has ended with episode 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Downton_Abbey_episodes

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Usually one of the sources would say if it was cancelled and with a Christmas special I would say season 4 will be September 2013

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What an iconic time in history to start the series with the sinking of the Titanic and I cant believe they iron the papers before being delivered, Bates not telling he knew Robert on his first day was amusing but kicking his stick so he fell over was cruel

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Anna catching Carson taking apples was surprising but after seeing his uninvited guest it made sense and Matthew finding it hard to settle into his new life in Downton interesting but you can understand why Molesley was worried

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Giving Gwen a hard time because she has a typewriter was unreasonable and that contraption Bates brought to help cure his limp looked horrendous, Pamuk dying in Mary's bed couldn't of happened in a worse place

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Bates taking Anna supper up to her room was nice considering she was ill and the speculation around Mrs Hughes when she meet a former friend was amusing, Sybil's new outfit was interesting and the look on the others faces was priceless

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Daisy does seem to be struggling with what she seen when Pamuk died in Mary's room and Sybil's horse going lame couldn't of happened at a worse time but seeing them fall in the mud was amusing, Thomas trying to frame Bates with the valuable snuff box was another evil attempt to get rid of him but turning the tables on them was great

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Thomas now trying to blame Bates for the wine he stole himself was annoying and the fact the others lied to back up his story was frustrating but why he's prepared to resign rather than name the real culprit was crazy as Thomas as been evil to him from day one

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I'm glad Mary found out it was Edith who started to rumours about Pamuk and sending Beryl to London to have her eyes checked was nice but Anna while in London checking up on Bates was a surprise and poor Daisy getting into trouble over the food, O'Brien being responsible for the loss of the baby was unbelievable and Gwen getting the secretary job was nice

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Ethel the new maid getting on the wrong side of O'Brien wasn't a surprise but their practical joke was amusing and Lady Sybil learning to cook in secret didn't last long, Bates wife forcing him to leave was a surprise

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Thomas deliberately getting shot in the hand just to get sent home on sick leave was a crazy but but working alongside Lady Sybil in the local hospital was a nice surprise, Molesley trying to take an interest in Anna now Bates has gone was amusing

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Anna thinking she had seen Bates was understandable and with the help of Mary they discover Bates is working in a pub, Thomas coming back to run the house now it has become a convalescent home for wounded officers was crazy

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Ethel being caught in bed with a solider was unfortunate and Daisy being worried about William was nice as she only said she would be his girlfriend so he didn't got to war with bad feelings, O’Brien trying to spoil the soup kitchen was evil but with a great outcome and the missing soldiers turning up was nice

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I had a feeling Vera would return to Downton threatening to expose some secrets but trust O’Brien to tell her Bates was back and what a turn around for Matthew and William to return unharmed in the last episode to be both fighting for their lives now, William wanting to marry Daisy before he dies was sad

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What a turn up that Patrick survived the Titanic with amnesia but the fact he's unrecognisable you can understand Robert scepticism and Ethel finding it hard to look after her baby was sad and now the babies father has died not wanting to know his child will only make things worse, what a fitting end with Robert announcing that the ceasefire will start on the 11th November as that's today and Vera being found dead was great but that's bound to cause trouble

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Anna being put in a difficult position by Carlisle was interesting as with her reporting what he wanted her to do has made Carson change his mind about working for him, Ethel barging in was a bad idea but with a grandfather like that I'm not surprise his son was the same and Thomas being conned was karma

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Tom and Sybil's relationship was bound to cause trouble and the Spanish flu hitting the household couldn't of come at the worst time, Robert affair with the new maid was risky, Anna and John getting married with all the doom and gloom was nice but Matthew's intended dying was sad, Bates getting arrested was a interesting cliffhanger

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This was a great recap of the show so far and seeing Anna and John relationship blossom against all the challenges was nice but Matthew having the interests of two sisters was interesting

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It's a shame the Christmas episodes aren't added to VIP as the story continues, you would think Sybil being pregnant was good news but trust Robert to put the dampers on the news, Sir Richard is a hard task master with his disapproval of the way Christmas is run at the Abbey, Bates trial was interesting as even his friends made things worse in court but being found guilty and sentenced to death was a surprise, Thomas taking the dog was sick and I'm looking forward to his downfall and Bates having the death sentenced overturned to life imprisonment was a small mercy and about time Mary and Matthew got it together