In 2009, before Downton Abbey began its 15-year reign as the defining series on the post-Edwardian English aristocracy, it was just a television pilot in search of a filming location. “It was a year ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

She made Highclere Castle famous in her own right, converting it to a hospital for soldiers during World War I ("Downton Abbey" included a conversion of the castle to a convalescent home for injured ...

But sometimes, visitors to Highclere Castle are befuddled. On our visit last fall, tour guide Margaret Bell delighted in recounting the story of a woman who insisted Bell was wrong about the gender of ...

Maggie Smith. Elizabeth McGovern. Hugh Bonneville. Jim Carter. Some of the best actors in the world have starred in Downton Abbey, the beloved British historical series that has unfolded in six ...