Best deal ⌛ Downton Abbey: Series 1-5 DVD – Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville 👏

The first five series, plus the specials, of the award-winning ITV costume drama following the lives and loves of those above and below stairs in an English stately home. In the first series, set before the outbreak of World War One, the Grantham family, long-time custodians of Downton Abbey, face a crisis when the heir to the estate dies on the Titanic. With his three daughters unable to inherit by law, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), the current Earl of Grantham, must try and marry his eldest daughter off in order to obtain an heir. Meanwhile, the family’s determination to cling to class and rank is mirrored in a number of growing rivalries between the servants which threaten to undermine the smooth running of the house. In the second series, after the outbreak of WWI, Matthew (Dan Stevens) and Thomas (Rob James-Collier) are off fighting at the Somme, while both Lord Grantham and William (Thomas Howes) feel frustrated at being barred from taking part in the war. Meanwhile, Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay) defies her aristocratic position and enlists in the Royal Army Nursing Corps and Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) puts on a brave face when Matthew arrives home on leave with his future wife, Lavinia Swire (Zoe Boyle), in tow. In the third series, with the war finally over, the 1920s heralds the promise of a new age for those at Downton Abbey. But while the family prepare for the wedding of Lady Mary and Matthew, Lord Grantham learns that the future of Downton is in grave jeopardy after the collapse of investments made with his wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern)’s fortune. With the family beginning to gather for the wedding celebrations, a grand entrance by Cora’s thoroughly modern mother, Martha Levinson (Shirley MacLaine), threatens to ruffle a few of the Dowager (Maggie Smith)’s feathers. In the fourth series, it’s 1922, and six months after a tragic car accident, Lady Mary is still trying to come to terms with her loss. Meanwhile, as mass unemployment, political upheaval and economic crisis threaten the social order of the day, the family and staff of Downton Abbey try to adjust to life in a changing world. In the fifth series, it’s 1924 and the family and staff of Downton Abbey try to adjust as Britain experiences political changes under the new Labour government and the estate’s future is put into question. Meanwhile, Lady Mary starts to think about marriage again.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Contains all episdoes of the first five series of the ITV costume drama This collection also includes the Christmas Day episodes from 2011 2012 and 2013 Spanning the idyllic pre-war era through the storms of The Great War and beyond to the roaring 1920s Downton Abbey tells the story of the aristocratic Crawley family and the servants who work for them As the world around them undergoes extraordinary change life in the sumptuous country house continues to be marked by romance ambition passion and heartbreak As challenges are faced upstairs and down inhabitants of the great house share in each other&39;s joys and hardship; their lives are inseparably interlinked Also Includes exclusive clip from Downton Abbey 2014 Christmas special PLUS The Manners of Downton Abbey an exclusive to DVD programme featuring historian and Downton Abbey historical advisor Alastair Bruce as he guides us through the etiquette of how to eat marry behave dress and make money in the 1920’s

Contains all episdoes of the first five series of the ITV costume drama. This collection also includes the Christmas Day episodes from 2011 2012 and 2013.Spanning the idyllic pre-war era through the storms of The Great War and beyond to the roaring 1920s Downton Abbey tells the story of the aristocratic Crawley family and the servants who work for them. As the world around them undergoes extraordinary change life in the sumptuous country house continues to be marked by romance ambition passion and heartbreak. As challenges are faced upstairs and down inhabitants of the great house share in each other’s joys and hardship; their lives are inseparably interlinked. Bonus Features: Series 1 Commentaries Deleted Scenes House in History- Downton Abbey The Making of Downton Abbey Series 2 Episode 1 commentary Deleted Scenes House to Hospital Fashion and Uniforms Romance in a Time of Warfare Series 3 Downton Abbey in 1920 Lady Mary’s Wedding Day Lady Edith’s Wedding Day The men of Dowton Abbey An interview with Shirley Maclane Behind the scenes – The Cricket Match Series 4 The Making of The Downton Diaries New Arrivals Series 5 The Roaring Twenties A Day With Lady Rose Mrs Pattmore’s London Kitchen