Downton Abbey: Series 1-3 DVD

The first three series, plus the Christmas special, of the ITV costume drama following thelives and loves of those above and below stairs in an English stately home. In series one, set before the outbreak of World War One, the Grantham family, long time custodians of Downton Abbey, face a crisis when the heir tothe estate dies on the Titanic. With his three daughters unable to inherit by law, RobertCrawley (Hugh Bonneville), the current Earl of Grantham, must try and marry his eldest daughter off in ordle, the family's determination to cling to class and rank is mirrored in a number of growing rivalries between the servants which threaten to undermine the smooth running of the house. In series two, after the outbreak of WWI, Matthew (Dan Stevens) and Thomas (Rob James-Collier) are off fighting at the Somme, while both Lord Grantham and William (Thomas Howes) feel frustrated at being barred from taking part in the war. Meanwhile, Lady Sybil (Jessica Brow