‘Carson is a kind man.’ ‘Sybil’s kindness changed my life.’ This week’s theme is kindness; and this episode is all about how having it, giving it and receiving it, changes lives for the better – and how not getting it twists others. It also invokes the memories of two of the kindest souls …

What a night! Carson and Mrs. Hughes finally jump the broom, the prodigal chauffeur returns, and Anna didn’t cry even once! Wait, what’s that I hear? A choir of angels playing Ode to Joy on kazoos? Too right! Candy Striper: Float …

We begin this episode with the Breakfast Ballet; the downstairs ensemble gracefully, wordlessly, preparing the breakfast trays for the upstairs audience like a well-rehearsed and choreographed troupe. What a shame it would be to break up this band. A bicycle rides up …

Ambassador Matthew Rycroft is the United Kingdom’s official and permanent ambassador to the United Nations. He talks about some of his responsibilities as the UK Ambassador to the UN, what type of affect shows, like Downton Abbey, have been having …

Tim Piggot-Smith is a veteran stage and screen actor, who is currently staring on Broadway in King Charles III. In an interview with WNET’s Stephen Segaller, he talks about his experiences working on Broadway, his interactions with fans after playing …

Hope Dellon is an executive editor at St. Martin’s Press, who was responsible for the publishing of the Downton Abbey: A Celebration; The Official Companion to All Six Seasons. She talks about her experiences getting to visit the Downton Abbey …

Downton Day has arrived! Release the hounds! As season six begins we are awash in wagging doggie tushes. It’s as if they know how much the audience loves that waggy Labrador opening and want to give us our fill before …

Like the swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano, last week the cast of Downton Abbey (sadly, for the last time) flew in from Old Blighty to stage their annual British invasion and took New York by storm. They were everywhere: …

In the past week, when the news has been relentlessly grim and lurching from horror to the next, I needed a way to de-stress after the evening news. Here’s what I did: I pulled out my Downton Abbey DVDs and started …

The drama, the scandals, the romance! Experience the highlights of Downton Abbey, Season 5, in this complete recap, then watch the premiere of the final season, Jan. 3, 2016, 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS. #DowntonPBS