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Downton Abbey

On January 8 the award-winning mini-series Downton Abbey is back for another season (this time a 7-part run) on PBS starting tonight at 9 PM.

Downton Abbey’s Granthams and their family of servants have already weathered scoundrels, scandals, and a momentous succession crisis. But by November, 1916, the Great War has rendered everything — and everyone — changed. Even Downton Abbey itself, like its residents, has risen to the call of duty and transformed. At the war front, life intensifies for Downton’s young men in the face of untold horrors. Meanwhile, at Downton, war makes new and often unjust demands. Some rise to its call for a stiff upper lip and a useful turn, and others see change as an opportunity for either growth or exploitation. Far from the trenches, there remains no shortage of scheming, meddling, and dangerous attractions. As other great houses crumble, a diminished Downton Abbey struggles to prevail into a new era with its residents and its honor intact.

The cast includes Maggie Smith (the Harry Potter franchise), Elizabeth McGovern (A Room With A View), Michelle Dockery (Return to Cranford), and Dan Stevens (Sense and Sensibility).

Here is a trailer for Downton Abbey.