EPISODE
SEASON
Downton Abbey - Season 3
A whole host of dramatic events live in the third season as wedding guests descend at Downtown Abbey, but there may be many disasters and the family tries to convince Martha to have a lavish dinner party. On the other hand, Ms. Hughes is facing a crisis that may have a lot to do with her and Crowley is waiting eagerly for the new addition to the family soon and Anna is trying to find evidence to prove Bates's innocence. But perhaps there will be a real tragedy that will change everything.
1958, Birmingham, England, UK
1975, Salford, Manchester, England, UK
9 March 1983, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
1980, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
12 May 1945, London, England, UK
23 August 1980, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, UK
28 September 1946, London, England, UK
6 February 1965, Stirling, Scotland, UK
27 November 1961, Kensington, London, England, UK
June 29, 2016
Series creator and scribe Julian Fellowes writes Americans as if he's heard of them but never actually dared to have a conversation with one.
June 29, 2016
Season 3 gets off to a fine and frothy start, even if it arrives in the wake of unpleasant off-screen news regarding the departure of a key cast member (no spoilers here).
June 29, 2016
The quotient of melodrama is through the roof.
June 29, 2016
Were we in fact set up to fall in love with Downton Abbey? It hardly matters, because at this point, we'd follow the Crawleys over a cliff.
June 29, 2016
The superb cast manages to rise above the often-terrible writing, though sometimes you can almost catch them wincing as they deliver the truly awful lines.
June 29, 2016
This is put-your-feet-up, pour-a-brandy television, a tasty import that's good company for a culture undergoing its own sometimes dizzying shifts.
June 29, 2016
Fans will be pleased.
June 29, 2016
Since Downton has just been renewed for a fourth season, perhaps Fellowes can begin taking more time with the writing to let events play out more realistically and treat his characters with the respect they've earned.
June 29, 2016
Still superior entertainment on a grand scale.
June 29, 2016
It is by turns high-minded and lowbrow, hilarious and heartbreaking, and filled with heartfelt performances by actors who are clearly enjoying not only digging into their characters but playing off of one another.
