| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | NA |
| Profanity: | Mild language |
| Nudity/Sex: | Sexual references and non-explicit situations |
| Alcohol/Drugs: | Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/Scariness: | Illness and death |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| DVD Release Date: | January 28, 2013 |
The most popular television show in the world has a gorgeous new DVD/Blu-Ray release this week, Season 3 and some marvelous extras:
- Downton Abbey Behind the Drama
- Shirley MacLaine at Downton
- The Men of Downton
- Downton in 1920
- Season 3 Christmas Special bonus episode “A Journey to the Highlands”
- and much more!
The returning cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle and a host of others, joined by Shirley MacLaine, who plays Martha Levinson, the very American mother of Cora, Countess of Grantham. Written and created by Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey, Season 3 is a Carnival Films and Masterpiece co-production, in association with NBCUniversal. I have one Blu-Ray to give away! Send me an email at moviemom@moviemom.com with “Downton” in the subject line and tell me your favorite character in the series. Don’t forget your address! (US addresses only) I will pick a winner at random on February 2. Good luck!
Photo caption: The Great War is over and a long-awaited engagement is on, but all is not tranquil at Downton Abbey as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate for a third thrilling season. With the return of its all-star cast plus guest star Academy Award®-winner Shirley MacLaine, Downton Abbey, Season 3 airs over seven Sundays on PBS beginning on January 6, 2013. Shown in the photo from left to right: Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham and Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson




