Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey Season 3

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Overview

The runaway UK hit returns! Last season closed with the reluctant heir to Downton, Matthew Crawley, recovered from his war wounds and ready to tie the knot with the eldest of Lord and Lady Grantham's daughters, Lady Mary. Meanwhile, Mary's youngest sister, Sybil, has eloped to Ireland with the political-minded chauffeur, Branson, and is expecting a child.

A tantalizing glimpse ahead: Downton's impeccable butler, Carson, breaks in a new ...
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Overview

The runaway UK hit returns! Last season closed with the reluctant heir to Downton, Matthew Crawley, recovered from his war wounds and ready to tie the knot with the eldest of Lord and Lady Grantham's daughters, Lady Mary. Meanwhile, Mary's youngest sister, Sybil, has eloped to Ireland with the political-minded chauffeur, Branson, and is expecting a child.

A tantalizing glimpse ahead: Downton's impeccable butler, Carson, breaks in a new footman, who happens to be the nephew of the scheming lady's maid O'Brien. Following Matthew and Mary's engagement, Robert sticks to his duty to maintain Downton more firmly than ever — even as other great houses are crippled psychologically and financially in the wake of World War I.

In this changing landscape nothing is assured, and could it be that even the war-weary Crawleys must fight a new battle to safeguard their beloved Downton?

Much has changed in the year between the Christmas special and now. But as we enter the Roaring Twenties how will people, and indeed the great house itself, adapt to the new post-war world?
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Special Features

Downton Abbey Behind the Drama Shirley MacLaine at Downton The Men of Downton Downton in 1920
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/29/2013
  • UPC: 841887018173
  • Original Release: 2012

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  • Source: PBS (DIRECT)
  • Region Code: A
  • Language: English
  • Time: 8:45:00
  • Format: Blu-ray
  • Sales rank: 19

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Maggie Smith Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Hugh Bonneville Robert, Earl of Grantham
Elizabeth McGovern Cora, Countess of Grantham
Penelope Wilton Isobel Crawley
Dan Stevens Matthew Crawley
Michelle Dockery Lady Mary
Shirley MacLaine Martha Levinson
Jim Carter Carson
Samantha Bond Lady Rosamund
Siobhan Finneran O'Brien
Joanne Froggatt Anna
Jessica Brown Findlay Lady Sybil
Lesley Nicol Mrs. Patmore
Brendan Coyle John Bates
Allen Leech Tom Branson
Rob James-Collier Thomas
Sophie McShera Daisy
Amy Nuttall Ethel
Lily James Lady Rose MacClare
Matt Milne Alfred Nugent
Ed Speleers Jimmy Kent
Charles Edwards Michael Gregson
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Customer Reviews

Average Rating 4.5
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  • Posted March 14, 2013

    Quite possibly the finest show I have ever seen on television.

    Quite possibly the finest show I have ever seen on television. I am 66 years old and I have been watching TV since the mid 1950's; from The Lone Ranger, to All In The Family, to Roots, to Rich Man, Poor Man, to Dallas, to untold sporting events, etc. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be interested in a series like this. The acting, the sets, the costumes, the editing, the plot lines, are all perfectly done. There is never a lull in the show. With seventeen main characters it is amazing how well it flows. Some may call it a "sophisticated soap opera" and perhaps it is, but it is produced at such a high level it has become addictive. I can watch it for hours. I only came aboard with season three and now my wife and I are catching up with seasons 1 & 2 on borrowed DVDs. I know it will end one day and I can only hope that programs like this will continue to be shown on my local PBS station. This is GREAT television.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 2, 2013

    Got hooked in Season 3, now catching up on 1/2. Can't wait for S

    Got hooked in Season 3, now catching up on 1/2. Can't wait for Season 4

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 11, 2013

    One of the best shows on TV! It's like a turn of the century soa

    One of the best shows on TV! It's like a turn of the century soap opera, but that desciption does not do it justice. This show has an incredible cast and is written to match the current events of the time.

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  • Posted February 14, 2013

    I am hooked!!!  I do hope there is a season 4.  When I first hea

    I am hooked!!!  I do hope there is a season 4.  When I first heard of the show I thought is would be a waste of time to watch, after the first five minutes I was addicted.  My family and I made a family event out of watching, right down to my four year old daughter.  I have seen all three seasons from start to finish and truly hope there will be a season 4.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 9, 2013

    I can't get enough. I have never enjoyed a show this much. I hav

    I can't get enough. I have never enjoyed a show this much. I have recommended it to several people- all who love it too!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 1, 2013

    I am just delighted. Can't  wait to see season 3

    I am just delighted. Can't  wait to see season 3

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 1, 2013

    Downton Abbey is an exceptional show. It honestly deserves 5 sta

    Downton Abbey is an exceptional show. It honestly deserves 5 stars. I'm just being a bit petty right now because I don't like a turn one of the story lines has taken :)

    0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted January 31, 2013

    Can I just say how obsessed I am with 'Downton?' After a rather

    Can I just say how obsessed I am with 'Downton?'

    After a rather weak Season Two, 'Downton' really roars back with tight, swiflty moving storylines, and Dear God--just get ready for tons of tears. The really shocking choices the creators have made are going to set 'Downton' on a very new course in the future. Wrapping up this season leaves you just emotionally drained, but for one, my mind is buzzing with the possibilities of all the new directions the future of the estate, and the family, can take. With this season, 'Downton' is more than back on track.

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  • Posted January 29, 2013

    Love this show, love the properness & the etiquette!! Every

    Love this show, love the properness & the etiquette!! Everyone is so polite - something that is lacking in modern society.
    Love how Thomas & O'Brian go out for a smoke & plot & scheme while doing so. They plot & scheme so much that I feel like I should be plotting & scheming something when I go out for a smoke :)

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  • Posted January 29, 2013

    Maggie ais essential to this production.She projects a form of c

    Maggie ais essential to this production.She projects a form of conservative sanity while upholding the head of a very troubled family

    0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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    Posted January 15, 2013

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    Posted May 26, 2013

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