• March 7, 2016
• At Home, Drama, Television

It is now 1925, and things continue to change at Downton Abbey. Manors and estates down the road are shuttering their windows and auctioning the family heirlooms, lords and...

• February 2, 2015
• At Home, Drama, Television

I know I wasn’t the only one that just about threw in the towel on Season Four of Downton Abbey. As if the carnage of losing two popular characters...

• January 26, 2015
• At Home, Documentary

This hour-long Masterpiece special is obviously just a space-filler to quench the thirst of viewers who are salivating over all-things Downton Abbey. It has the depth and feel of...

• January 4, 2013
• At Home, Documentary, Television

Fans of Downton Abbey, Upstairs Downstairs, and Remains of the Day will completely soak up Secrets of the Manor House, a fascinating peek at the UK’s aristocracy and their...

• January 4, 2013
• At Home, Drama, Television

I remember being a kid in the 70s and hearing the all-too-familiar opening credits of the now-classic epic PBS series Upstairs, Downstairs drift up from the basement rec room...

• January 4, 2013
• At Home, Drama, Television

It has been great fun to watch friends and family become obsessed with Downton Abbey. When was the last time we all enjoyed such a guilty pleasure TV show...

• November 23, 2012
• At Home, Drama, Television

The series opens deliciously, with the ironing of the daily newspaper, and the delivering of a telegram. It is 1912, and the breaking news is that a certain unsinkable...