Events depicted throughout the series include news of the sinking of the Titanic in the first series the outbreak of the First World War, the Spanish influenza pandemic, and the Marconi scandal in the second series the Irish War of Independence leading to the formation of the Irish Free State in the third series the Teapot Dome scandal in the fourth series the British general election of 1923 and the Beer Hall Putsch in the fifth series. The series, set on the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 19, depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post- Edwardian era-the great events of the time having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported production of the series as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011. Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.

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