Downton Abbey. Season 1, 2 & 3
(DVD)

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Contributors

Percival, Brian., director.
Goddard, Andy., director.
Webb, Jeremy, 1972- director.
Evans, David., director.
Trubridge, Liz producer.

Edition

Original UK [unedited] edition ; Deluxe limited edition.

Physical Description

10 videodiscs (1425 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Status

Albany Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection
DVD TV DOWNTON SEASON 1
1 available

Albany Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection
DVD TV DOWNTON SEASON 2
1 available

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Volume	Location	Call Number	Note	Status
	Albany Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection	DVD TV DOWNTON SEASON 1	Season 1 only.	On Shelf
SEASON 2	Albany Co. Public Library - Audio Visual Collection	DVD TV DOWNTON SEASON 2	Season 2 only.	On Shelf

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Table of Contents

Season 1. Disc one : News at breakfast ; The new valet ; A question of inheritance ; A chance; Exploring ; Changing lives (66 min.) ; A lawyer in the family ; The compliment of a visit ; An unhidden past ; Playing parts (48 min.) ; Special features: The making of "Downton Abbey" (13 min.) ; A house in history (10 min.) ; Great British heritage pass (1 min.)

Disc two : English hospitality ; The grip of madness ; Keeping secrets ; A lack of control (48 min.) ; Seeking unlikely legal counsel ; A night at the fair ; A difficult situation ; Lost souls (46 min.) ; In Lady Mary's bedroom ; Things unsaid ; Daisy sets down her burden ; Fighting fire with fire (48 min.)

Disc three : Unrest in Ripon ; News from London ; Sybil's disobedience ; Having faith (47 min.) ; A surprise pregnancy ; About Mr. Bates ; Preparing for war ; Change ; An accident in the bath ; At the garden party (63 min.)

Bonus disc : Deleted scenes ; Behind-the-screens interviews ; preview to season four.

Season 2. Disc one : Prologue ; Keeping up standards ; Returning to Downton ; Starting fresh ; Mr. and Mrs. Bates ; Revelations ; The things that matter (67 min.) ; Some perks ; Never a dull moment ; Modern values ; A strong proposal ; Mustering grace (53 min.) ; Establishing a chain of command ; The invasion ; At the Red Lion Pub ; The hero of the Somme ; Saying goodbye (53 min.)

Disc Two : Choosing sides ; Looking for Bates ; Homecoming ; Patience ; At the amateur concert (53 min.) ; Daisy's grave ; Mary's risk ; A hard sacrifice ; A somber wedding ; The opposite of nothing (53 min.) ; Plans for Hacksby Park ; The heir ; An odd situation ; Ruin ; November 11 (53 min.) ; Anna's choice ; Thomas' venture ; A surprise ; The choices made ; Paying the price (53 min.)

Disc Three : Sybil's announcement ; An uncomfortable dinner ; Over a cliff ; The Spanish flu ; A house in mourning ; Cursed (68 min.) ; Christmas at Downton Abbey ; Playing the game ; The first drive ; In hell ; The end of a story ; A message from beyond ; Sir Richard's promise ; At the servant's ball (93 min.) ; Special features: Fashion & uniforms (11 min.) ; Romance in a time of war (13 min.) ; Great House to hospital (8 min.) ; About VisitBritain (1 min.).

Seaon 3. Disc 1 : An addition to the family ; The new footman ; Sybil returns home ; Not an ideal situation ; Grandmama arrives ; Quarrel over money ; So happy (67 min.) ; The will ; Family time ; Keep tradition going ; Nothing suceeds like excess ; Indoor picnic ; The world is changed / director, Brian Percival (48 min.) ; Letter from a dead man ; Picnic at Eryholme ; Edith's day ; Joint masters ; An errand (48 min.) ; Special feature: Behind the Drama!

Disc 2 : No news ; Big dinner ; On the run ; Ethel's choice ; What now? ; Women's rights (48 min.) ; False alarm ; The proof was out there ; Dinner is suspended ; Carry on ; Testing times are coming (48 min.) ; Is it over? ; Wretchedly unhappy ; Never take anything for granted ; Lie if you have to ; The world isn't going your way ; Marital harmony (48 min.) ; Welcome back ; A favor ; A secret ; Dual monarchy ; A christening present (48 min.)

Disc 3 : Bad reference ; The best I can do ; The blue dragon ; An expensive journey ; Don't shoot the messenger ; A real choice ; The cricket game (48 min.) ; A journey to the Highlands: trip to Scotland ; Welcome to the Highlands ; We all miss her ; In need of a wife ; Part of the family ; At the fair ; The Gillies' Ball ; We've done our duty (92 min). Special features: Behind the scences ; Shirley MacLaine at Downton ; Men of Downton ; Downton in 1920.

Subjects

Library of Congress Subjects

Country life -- England -- Fiction.
Families -- England -- Fiction.
Families -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Fiction television programs.
Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Drama.
Historical television programs.
Household employees -- England -- Fiction.
Household employees -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Social classes -- England -- Fiction.
Social classes -- Great Britain -- Drama.
Television melodramas.
Television series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Fiction.

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Format

DVD

Edition

Original UK [unedited] edition ; Deluxe limited edition.

Language

English

UPC

841887019439

Notes

General Note

Originally produced as a British television series in 2012.

General Note

Special Features: Exlcusive bonus disc including deleted scenes, behind the scenes interviews ; Downton Abbey Christmas ; A Journey to the Highlands; The making of Downton Abbey ; Downton Abbey: a house in history ; Fashion & Uniforms ; Romance in a time of war ; House to hospital ; Downton Abby: Behine the drama; Shirley MacLain at Downton ; The men of Downton; Downton in 1920.

Creation/Production Credits

Executive producers, Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Nigel Marchant.

Participants/Performers

Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Siobhan Finneran, Joanne Froggatt, Rob James-Collier, Allen Leech, Rose Leslie, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Matt Milne, Lesley Nicol, Amy Nuttall, Maggie Smith, Dan Stevens, Penelope Wilton, Shirley MacLaine.

Summary

This is the epic tale of the Crawley family and their servants, set in the lavish surroundings of their acestral home, Downton Abbey. The series brings the family from pre-war England through the storms of World War I and into the soical upheaval of England in the 1920's as the lives of Downton Abbey's inhabitants are shaped by romance and hearbreak, ambition and betrayal. -- container.

Summary

Season 1. After a tragedy at sea claims the life of the presumed heir, Lord Grantham is faced with the possiblity that his beloved Downton Abbey might someday belong to a distant cousin. The house has been home to the Crawley family for generations but it is also where their servents live, plan, and dream. The difference is they know so many of the family's secrets, while the family know so few of theirs. Pitting hundreds of years of British aristocracy against the tides of social upheaval and technical progress, under the looming shadow of World War I the fate of Downton Abbey and its inhabitants will be determined. -- container.

Summary

Season 2. The Great War rages across Durope, and Downton Abbey is not left untouched. Triumph and tragedy, romance and passion, scandal and betrayal are all in play. The interwined lives of the Crawleys and their servants are complicated by the storms of war, and when these have finally cleared, lives will be changed. -- container.

Summary

Season 3. The War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. In the wake of World War I, Robert, Earl of Grantham, sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever.

Reading Level

MPAA rating: Not rated.

System Details

DVD, NTSC, Region 1 ; widescreen presentation; stereo.

Language

In English with optional English SDH captions for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 2011: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special; Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie; Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special; Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 2012: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, Maggie Smith ; Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series; Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 : Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.

Awards

Golden Globes 2012: Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.

Awards

Golden Globes 2013: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, Maggie Smith.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Percival, B., Goddard, A., Webb, J., Evans, D., Trubridge, L., Neame, G., Marchant, N., Fellowes, J., Bonneville, H., Findlay, J. B., Carmichael, L., Carter, J., Coyle, B., Dockery, M., Doyle, K., Finneran, S., Froggatt, J., James-Collier, R., Leech, A., Logan, P., MacLaine, S., McGovern, E., McShera, S., Milne, M., Nicol, L., Nuttall, A., Smith, M., Stevens, D., & Wilton, P. Downton Abbey (Original UK [unedited] edition ; Deluxe limited edition.).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brian., Percival et al.. Downton Abbey. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Brian., Percival et al.. Downton Abbey .

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Percival, Brian.,, et al. Downton Abbey Original UK [unedited] edition ; Deluxe limited edition.,

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