Downton Abbey - Series 1-5 [DVD]

I paid little attention to Downton Abbey when it first appeared on our screens, so, more fool me. Now, I am hooked. Julian Fellows has given us a look at life in the final days of the long Edwardian summer when We dashed around doing things to ensure the convenience and comfort of Them. All this comes to an end, the gulf narrows and the twentieth century appears in a welter of fire, shrapnel, mud and young life cut down.Fellows paints a brilliant picture of the disbelief of Them and the fears of Us, faced by the destruction of a well ordered way of life where everyone knew their Place. So, a good plot line.The cast are magnificent. None more so than the wonderful Maggie Smith. She IS the dowager. A presence to strike terror amongst the Lower Orders, and given some wittily acidulous put down lines. The rest of the cast are, of course, excellent; to the extent that one feels like a member of both the upstairs and the downstairs families.A great watch, and there's LOTS of it!

Just what I wanted thanks

Kept the wife quiet for a few weeks

Exactly what I asked for

Got hooked watching on OnDemand and missed a load of episodes that they'd taken off. It is beautifully written, beautifully acted, amazing sets and very authentic for the period. I didn't think anyone could out-do the BBC on period drama but this one really does excel. The characters become your friends and your enemies, the plots twist and turn, and I find it extremely difficult not to just put the next DVD in the machine and keep watching. Even my brother got hooked on this when he was working away. I can't say that any one actor or character is a favourite - they all are for their individual personalities. Maggie Smith is, of course, just brilliant but the rest of the cast do not pale beside her inimitable talent. I shall be so sad when it ends.

Just a word of advice don't do as I did when I received my DVD, put it on the shelf to watch later , because when I did I found two disc just didn't play .You have these days to carefully check what you buy .

My wife loves Downton Abbey and this collection covering series 1-5 filled in all the gaps in her personal collection.Result - one very happy wife and a very worthwhile purchase.Prompt delivery, good quality DVD's - would buy again from this seller.

Love it BUT the Dvd's are the worst to follow, no indication of how many episodes in each disc ( could be 1 or 3) and when you continue from one episode to the next, the subtitles kick in and you then have to go back to the main menu and disable them and then find where you were.We buy lots of DVD series and this is the worst to navigate.The series its self is brilliant and the extras are very good as wellWell done Julian Fellows and all the brilliant actors and staff on the series