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Downton Abbey DVD Set: Seasons 1 and 2

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318
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"a quintessential Masterpiece Classic..." - TV Guide (Eastern)
 
Enjoy both seasons of the PBS hit drama Downton Abbey in one with this DVD combo pack! Revisit Downton Abbey Season 1 and see familiar faces in Season 2 including Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern. Enjoy the original UK versions of both season plus behind-the-scenes bonus features!
 
This amazing drama is a Primetime Emmy award-winner for...
 
- Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
- Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Julian Fellowes)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (Maggie Smith)
- Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Brian Percival)
- Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie
 
 
Season One

Downton Abbey--a sprawling, lavish Edwardian mansion nestled in the Yorkshire landscape--needs an heir. Dame Maggie Smith stars as Violet, the stubborn Dowager Countess of Grantham, matriarch of Downton. Hugh Bonneville stars as her son, the stoic, unflappable Lord Crawley; Elizabeth McGovern is his far-sighted American wife, Cora. From Academy Award®-winner Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park). A star-studded cast (Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle, Dan Stevens) round out the glittering, gossipy, and beguiling men and women of this epic tale!

After a tragedy at sea claims the life of the presumed heir, Lord Crawley is faced with the possibility that the house he's loved his whole life might someday belong to a distant cousin he's never met. But before that can happen he must deal with his scandalous daughter, Lady Mary - considered by many to be the rightful heir to Downton. Even the staff has opinions on the family's affairs. And while most are devoted to the Crawleys, there are others whose selfishness and scheming do more than simply disrupt the well-oiled inner workings of the estate. As the servants' mischief escalates, even the most faithful employees begin to imagine a different life.

Pitting hundreds of years of British aristocracy against the tides of social upheaval and technical progress, under the looming shadow of World War I, will the fate of Downton and its family - above and below stairs - be resolved? Or will life be altered so dramatically that its master no longer matters?

New episodes of Downton Abbey will return in Winter 2012

Special Bonus Features: "Making of Downton Abbey" and "A House in History"

 

Season Two

As the Great War rages across Europe, discord is sown even into the serene Yorkshire countryside. Simmering tensions behind the gates of Downton Abbey are beginning to come to a boil as the men and women of Downton do their part on both the front lines and the home front. What's more, the brutality and intensity of war seem to inflame more familiar passions--love, loss, blackmail, and betrayal--leaving family and staff alike to struggle in an ever-changing world, against a host of new demons.

Dame Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, and Elizabeth McGovern return to lead the stellar cast of familiar faces; and Maria Doyle Kennedy, Iain Glen, and Zoe Boyle arrive to add fresh intrigue to the second season of delicious, Emmy® Award-winning drama.

Includes the Downton Abbey Christmas Special!

Special Bonus Features: "Fashion and Uniforms," "Romance in a Time of War" and "House to Hospital"