Downton Abbey withdrawls? 4 dramas that can help you make it 'til Sunday. by Meagan

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Berkeley Square
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004JMSIQS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thegrebircen-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B004JMSIQS

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Mattie, Lydia, and Hannah work as nannies for three different upper-class families in a posh London neighborhood in 1902. A fascinating look at family life and class distinction, taking place just ten years before we met Downton's inhabitants.

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Below Stairs
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The acclaimed memoir of Margaret Powell, who started out as a kitchen maid (like the naive Daisy) in 1920s England. This book is said to have inspired both Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey and might be the closest thing you'll get in book form.

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Wives and Daughters
http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Wives-Daughters/70057958

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This 1999 adaptation of the novel by Elizabeth Gaskell is set in the 1830s, predating Downton by some 80 years - but you'll encounter lords and ladies, tradesmen and social climbers in this romantic drama. You'll recognize a few Downton actors, too, including Penelope Wilton (Isobel) and Iain Glen (Carlisle). Streams instantly on Netflix.

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Upstairs, Downstairs - The Original BBC Production
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Compared to Downton's beautiful scenery, the dark and dusty 1970s version of this classic BBC drama looks a little like they threw some old furniture onto the set of Dr. Who and called it good. But the class distinction, drama, and ultra-polite manners we love about Downton are all there. Streams from Amazon, free for Prime members.

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Meagan asks: Know other books or films that can help us get that Downton fix? Share!

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Eden Godsoe gave a compliment GREAT LIST:

I only started watching Downton Abbey a few months ago - got the season 1 & 2 discs and watched them in record time. I am now obsessed as is my husband. Thanks for the list - I need it!

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I enjoyed the 2011 stylish remake of Upstairs Downstairs.

Upstairs Downstairs 2011
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Larissa added:

More movie and book picks inspired by Downton Abbey.

Related List: Obssessed with Downton Abbey?
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If you are anything like me, you were addicted to Downton Abbey after the first episode. Having just watched the last episode of the 2nd season I don’t know if I can wait until season 3 airs! Here are some other titles to tied you over until the next...

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Larissa added:

The quintessential Downton Abbey-esque period drama focusing on the help 'downstairs'.

The Remains Of The Day
http://www.amazon.com/The-Remains-Of-Day/dp/B001EJTQK6/ref=pd_sim_mov_aiv_1

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Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson star in this moving story of a butler's steely devotion to his master and the high-spirited young woman who threatens to crack his reserve.

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This one's a must-watch -- written by Julian Fellowes, starring Maggie Smith and available on Netflix streaming!

Gosford Park
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Directed by Robert Altman. With Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas. Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.

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