‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 1 review

“I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” Downton Abbey is back and the opening episode of the period drama’s fifth season does not disappoint, placing numerous long-running storylines and a plethora of new subplots into the chute and setting them off. The sense of permanence that supplies Downton Abbey with much of its gravitational … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Series 5 full-length trailer

ITV has released a new one-minute trailer for the fifth series of Downton Abbey. The period drama returns for eight new episodes at 9pm on Sunday 21 September on ITV. Watch the trailer… Series 5 guest stars Richard E Grant, Anna Chancellor, Rade Sherbedgia, Dame Harriet Walter, Peter Egan and The Royle Family actress Sue Johnston. … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Series 5 start date announced

ITV has confirmed that the new series of Downton Abbey will begin next month. Introducing guest stars Richard E Grant and Anna Chancellor, Series 5 launches at 9pm on Sunday 21 September on ITV. > Watch the new one-minute trailer. Other guest stars will include Rade Sherbedgia, Dame Harriet Walter, Peter Egan and The Royle Family … >

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‘Black Mirror’ review: ‘The National Anthem’

The first of three darkly comic dramas written by Charlie Brooker is an exploration of the potency of public opinion and almost an epitaph for a society so constantly bombarded with data that it is no longer able to process information; it can only react, become bored, and move onto something else. Even the most … >

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