I can't believe I've had this show in my library for more than a year and I've only recently started watching it... One of my biggest mistake regarding tv shows...
This show is just amazing! You just care about all the characters, nothing is black and white, a character you hate one instant can become your favorite in an episode time, you can go from laughter to tears in a matter of minutes. The stories are so well written they just seem so real. And the actors are just perfect. I don't think there is one I don't like, not event one with room for improvement. This is one of the best casting I've seen in a lot of time.

Everyone should just watch it, it is one of the best show I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of them.
And I'm normally not a big fan of tv shows set in the past.
It's really hard after watching it to go back to newer and lighter shows. They just seem dull...

A surprisingly gripping show. Highly recommended.

I enjoyed the first season, but after that it turned into a mediocre primetime soap... lost interest early on in season 2. As the show aired on public television in the states, I found the implied quality rather humorous. Fine if you like it, but watching it doesn't exactly impart an air of sophistication. For those who enjoyed this series, take a peek at Australia's "A Place to Call Home", orgasmic by comparison. Downton is TV melodrama, nothing more... nothing less -- "A Place to Call Home" is genre-similar, knows what it is and does it so much better ;-)

A Place to Call Home: https://trakt.tv/shows/a-place-to-call-home

Seems slow at first but you get hooked to it once you catch the drift. Easy-to-relate-to characters and realistic story lines coupled with excellent videography can make all the difference. Who knew?

Fun fact that I'm pretty sure everyone knows: In Iron Man 3, it is revealed that Happy enjoys Downton Abbey. They even show a scene from it towards the end.

One of a kind as a show. Although I am British I despise the class system but this show depicts the royalty through WWI and its aftermath beautifully. Feminism and job opportunities for all dominate this show as ideas for the characters. Great acting especially from Mr. Carson, costumes, shooting locations north in Yorkshire and overall a great series. Still, there are some boring episodes and that is the reason I give it a 9.

Thomas Barrow is the best part of this show.

So don't do what I did and read too much about the show. It's much more fun when the twists and turns are unexpected.

First few seasons are great - really well delivered drama. But after a few seasons, it becomes repetitive and a bit tiresome, the show loses its charm. It's never a bad show, in fact, it's always good in terms of acting and production, I just felt that after a few seasons I started to lose interest in what was going on.

The accolades do the show justice.
Brilliant acting from everybody. But I have my favourites. **A lot** of tea was consumed while watching this ;-)

Actually I found the last three seasons more interesting and funny_unlike most people_ than the earlier ones.

Arghh s3e1 isnt until September 23rd!!!