Plots(1)
What goes on behind-the-scenes to get the manners of 1900s Britain exactly right on Downton Abbey? Enter the world of English etiquette with host Alastair Bruce, historian, expert on royal ceremony and custom, and the historical advisor to the hit drama series. This one-hour documentary features revealing interviews with leading cast members, including Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, Sophie McShera and others. Discover the secrets of how the aristocratic set dined and dressed, how they married and made money, how they interacted with the servants, and above all why they behaved as they did. Illustrated with memorable moments from Downton Abbey, the program is a treat for fans and anyone fascinated with the customs of early 1900s Britain. (PBS)
(more)Cast
![Hugh Bonneville](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271545_ae3140.jpg)
Hugh Bonneville
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Paddington 2 (2017)
![Laura Carmichael](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011928_b600d0.jpg)
Laura Carmichael
UK
Best movies:
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Downton Abbey (2019)
Burn Burn Burn (2015)
![Michelle Dockery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/386/164386847_0d5325.jpg)
Michelle Dockery
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
Godless (2017) (series)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Joanne Froggatt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677287_441719.jpg)
Joanne Froggatt
UK
Best movies:
Still Life (2013)
A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
Starfish (2016)
![Brendan Coyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274141_509a81.jpg)
Brendan Coyle
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Me Before You (2016)
![Elizabeth McGovern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/222/162222750_1c4443.png)
Elizabeth McGovern
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Ordinary People (1980)
Kick-Ass (2010)
![Lily James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/517/164517306_47dac2.jpg)
Lily James
UK
Best movies:
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet (2016) (theatrical recording)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
![Sophie McShera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510968_576799.jpg)
Sophie McShera
UK
Best movies:
Murdered for Being Different (2017) (TV movie)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Downton Abbey (2019)
![Lesley Nicol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/510/160510969_b43e83.jpg)
Lesley Nicol
UK
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
West Is West (2010)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
![Kevin Doyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422011_f129b7.jpg)
Kevin Doyle
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Jim Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422071_f2d160.jpg)
Jim Carter
UK
Best movies:
Black Beauty (1994)
Cranford (2007) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
![Samantha Bond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/201/163201464_3ebb80.jpg)
Samantha Bond
UK
Best movies:
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
GoldenEye (1995)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Ed Speleers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/271/163271339_aa6cb1.jpg)
Ed Speleers
UK
Best movies:
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
Breathe (2017)
The House That Jack Built (2018)
![Phyllis Logan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/486/486120_bb5608.jpg)
Phyllis Logan
UK
Best movies:
Wallander (2008) (series)
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Gary Carr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/566/161566418_08b1fe.jpg)
Gary Carr
UK
Best movies:
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
The Peripheral (2022) (series)
![Allen Leech](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/422/162422066_2d1c10.jpg)
Allen Leech
Best movies:
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
The Imitation Game (2014)
Yesterday's Children (2000) (TV movie)