Downton Abbey
(2010)
Regisseur:
Julian FellowesSchauspieler:
Penelope Wilton, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Rob James Collier, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Brendan Coyle, Allen Leech, Kevin Doyle, David Robb, Siobhan Finneran, Dan Stevens, Joanne Froggatt, Edward SpeleersDie von Kritikern in den höchsten Tönen gelobte und auch vom Publikum heiß geliebte Kostümdrama-Serie spielt im England des beginnenden 20. Jahrhunderts. Zentraler Schauplatz ist das herrschaftliche Schloss „Downtown Abbey“, das sich seit Generationen im Besitz der Adelsfamilie Crawley befindet.
Deren Kosmos aus Tradition und heiler Welt gerät gehörig durcheinander, als durch einen Todesfall plötzlich der junge Anwalt Matthew (Dan Stevens), ein entfernter Verwandter, als zukünftiger Erbe des Anwesens auf den Plan tritt. Dies und die politischen Veränderungen unmittelbar vor Ausbruch des Ersten Weltkrieges bilden den Ausgangspunkt und den Rahmen für die Geschehnisse in der ersten Staffel der hochkarätig besetzten und erstklassig ausgestatteten britischen Hochglanzserie aus der Feder von Oscar-Preisträger Julian Fellowes.
Die zweite Staffel, die ab September 2011 im englischen Sender ITV ausgestrahlt wurde, spielt dann während des Krieges von November 1916 bis 1919, die dritte ist zeitlich in den Wilden Zwanzigern angesiedelt.
The Downton Abbey estate stands a splendid example of confidence and mettle, its family enduring for generations and its staff a well-oiled machine of propriety. But change is afoot at Downton — change far surpassing the new electric lights and telephone. A crisis of inheritance threatens to displace the resident Crawley family, in spite of the best efforts of the noble and compassionate Earl, Robert Crawley ; his American heiress wife, Cora his comically implacable, opinionated mother, Violet and his beautiful, eldest daughter, Mary, intent on charting her own course. Reluctantly, the family is forced to welcome its heir apparent, the self-made and proudly modern Matthew Crawley himself none too happy about the new arrangements. As Matthew's bristly relationship with Mary begins to crackle with electricity, hope for the future of Downton's dynasty takes shape. But when petty jealousies and ambitions grow among the family and the staff, scheming and secrets — both delicious and dangerous — threaten to derail the scramble to preserve Downton Abbey. Created and written by Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey offers a spot-on portrait of a vanishing way of life.
The Downton Abbey estate stands a splendid example of confidence and mettle, its family enduring for generations and its staff a well-oiled machine of propriety. But change is afoot at Downton — change far surpassing the new electric lights and telephone. A crisis of inheritance threatens to displace the resident Crawley family, in spite of the best efforts of the noble and compassionate Earl, Robert Crawley ; his American heiress wife, Cora his comically implacable, opinionated mother, Violet and his beautiful, eldest daughter, Mary, intent on charting her own course. Reluctantly, the family is forced to welcome its heir apparent, the self-made and proudly modern Matthew Crawley himself none too happy about the new arrangements. As Matthew's bristly relationship with Mary begins to crackle with electricity, hope for the future of Downton's dynasty takes shape. But when petty jealousies and ambitions grow among the family and the staff, scheming and secrets — both delicious and dangerous — threaten to derail the scramble to preserve Downton Abbey. Created and written by Oscar-winner Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey offers a spot-on portrait of a vanishing way of life.