Season 3 adds Shirley McClain to the cast. Much as I have enjoyed her career and mean no disparagement to her, I wish this show had not put another American actress in just to push ratings. I've seen Elizabeth McGovern in the past and tolerated her in the show as the lone American. Adding yet another American, albeit Lady Grantham's mother, to interject "modern" ideas and PC philosophies has changed a marvelous and historically correct period piece into yet another show with a modern political agenda. Sad.
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Downton Abby - a sprawling, lavish Edwardian mansion and park nestled in the lush North Yorkshire landscape - needs an heir. After a tragedy at sea claims the life of the presumed heir, Lord Grantham is faced with the possibility that the house he's loved his whole life might someday belong to a distant cousin he's never met. But before he can worry about that he must deal with his scandalous daughter, Lady Mary - considered by many to be the rightful heir to Downton. Even the staff has opinions on the family's affairs. And while most are devoted to those they serve, there are others whose selfishness and scheming do more than simply disrupt the well-oiled inner workings of the estate. As the servants' mischief escalates, even the most faithful employees begin to imagine a different life.
Downton Abby - a sprawling, lavish Edwardian mansion and park nestled in the lush North Yorkshire landscape - needs an heir. After a tragedy at sea claims the life of the presumed heir, Lord Grantham is faced with …
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