Reviews
Acclaim for Downton Abbey : "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." -- The Boston Globe "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." --The Wall Street Journal "Possibly the best show of the year...'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." --The Los Angeles Times, Acclaim for Downton Abbey : "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." - The Boston Globe "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." - The Wall Street Journal "Possibly the best show of the year_ 'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." - The Los Angeles Times, Acclaim for Downton Abbey : "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." -- The Boston Globe "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." --The Wall Street Journal "Possibly the best show of the year...'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." --The Los Angeles Times, Acclaim for Downton Abbey : "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." - The Boston Globe "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." - The Wall Street Journal "Possibly the best show of the year... 'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." - The Los Angeles Times, Acclaim for Downton Abbey : "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." - The Boston Globe "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." - The Wall Street Journal "Possibly the best show of the year_ 'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." - The Los Angeles Times, There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order., This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work., "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." -- The Boston Globe on Downton Abbey "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." -- The Wall Street Journal on Downton Abbey "Possibly the best show of the year...'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." -- The Los Angeles Times on Downton Abbey, Possibly the best show of the year...'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more., Acclaim for Downton Abbey : "This extraordinary upstairs-downstairs drama, written by Oscar-winning 'Gosford Park' screenwriter Julian Fellowes, is a dramatic, intelligent, soapy, comic, and wise piece of work." - The Boston Globe "There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order." - The Wall Street Journal "Possibly the best show of the year... 'Downton Abbey' is all that 'Upstairs, Downstairs' was, and more." - The Los Angeles Times