The full scripts of award-winning Downton Abbey season one including previously unseen
material Downton Abbey has become an international phenomenon and the most successful British
drama of our time. Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes the first season delighted
viewers and critics alike with stellar performances ravishing costumes and a gripping plot.
Set in a grand country house during the late Edwardian era season one of Downton Abbey follows
the lives of the Crawley family upstairs and their servants downstairs as they approach the
announcement of the First World War. Fellowes succeeds in not only entertaining his audience
with a combination of sustained storylines and sharp one-liners but also in delivering a social
commentary of British life. The scripts from season one give readers the opportunity to read
the work in more detail and to study the characters pace and themes in depth. With extended
commentary from Fellowes highlighting key historical or dramatic details this book gives
invaluable insight particularly for would-be screenwriters into how Fellowes researched and
crafted the world of Downton Abbey. Featuring full-color photographs
