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DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE – John Lunn
Original Review by Jonathan Broxton
After 15 years, 52 TV episodes, and two theatrical movies, the Downton Abbey saga comes to a close with this third and final film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. For those who don’t know, Downton Abbey is a sprawling British period drama set in the early 20th century, following the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their household staff at the grand Yorkshire estate of Downton Abbey. The series begins in 1912 with the sinking of the Titanic, which disrupts the line of inheritance for the Crawley estate. From there, it traces the interplay between the family’s upstairs world of privilege and the downstairs world of the servants, showing how their lives are deeply intertwined. Across its six seasons the story spans major historical events – the First World War, the Spanish flu pandemic, the decline of the British aristocracy, women’s suffrage – and looks at how everyone at Downton adjusts to these social changes. The Grand Finale is set in 1930, is directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by the ubiquitous Julian Fellowes, and sees Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, and Michelle Dockery all returning to their famous roles. Read more…
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