Downton Abbey

Intro Set on the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era, and the effects the great events of the time have on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. Robert Crawley is Earl of Grantham Cora Crawley is Countess of Grantham They have 3 daughters - Mary, Edith, and Sybil Notible members of household staff include Charles Carson (Butler), Thomas Barrow (Foot Man), Mrs Patmore (the cook), John Bates (Head Valet), Anna Bates (Ladys Maid), Tom Branson (Estate Manager).