# Downton Abbey (PBS Masterpiece)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 17, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-pbs-masterpiece/567953 "2011-01-17T16:24:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-pbs-masterpiece/567953/1 "2011-01-17T16:24:17Z")

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Is anybody else watching this excellent series on PBS Masterpiece? If not, and if you like period pieces, I would highly recommend catching up on the first two eps. It takes place in an English estate just prior to WWI. The lord of the manor is married to an American heiress out of financial necessity. This is somewhat like _Upstairs, Downstairs_ and equally engaging.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-pbs-masterpiece/567953/2 "2011-01-17T16:57:46Z")

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[Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584830).

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-pbs-masterpiece/567953/3 "2011-01-17T17:37:34Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> [Previous thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584830).

Oh hell. Please close.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-pbs-masterpiece/567953/4 "2011-01-17T17:43:22Z")

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> [@Chefguy](#):
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> Oh hell. Please close.

You got it.