Throwing a dinner party as lavish as the Crawleys' soirees may be well beyond the reach of most of us commoners, but you can still put together a bash elegant enough to wow the "Downton Abbey ...

The plot is an aristocratic jumping of the shark: the Dowager Countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith) has come into possession of the French villa of a now-dead marquis, who she may or may not have ...

Thanks to a rainy afternoon when my husband suggested "Downton Abbey" as a good way to kill the time, I am now a big fan. That first time, we binge-watched the popular British period drama for thre… ...

George Ruedy at a Downton Abbey-themed dinner party in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, October 11, 2014. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette) ...

Men and women and all the complications of love were at the forefront of the fifth episode of the final season of "Downton Abbey" - until a dinner party turns deadly serious. Skip to Article.

In "Downton Abbey" Season 5, Episode 4, Lord Gillingham's ego takes a hit, Lady Edith faces more disappointment, and verbal fireworks break out at another Downton dinner party.

Downton Abbey: A New Era review – Like a dinner party guest that won’t shut up and go home. Old-fashioned sequel is locked into a one-way track of mild befuddlement. Clarisse Loughrey.