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Explaining the popularity of 'Downton Abbey'

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    Critically acclaimed series a global phenomenon

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You just -- I just had a picture of -- what I wanted to say that I will be Kansas City in -- repression.

But all of you.

The coach of course the stuff matters a great deal to -- -- it -- matter.

-- -- But as a very great -- -- -- funny.

Nothing in this enjoying this vivid display of Irish character.

-- that was a scene from.

I'm happy of course and all it may be a period piece set -- early twentieth century.

It hasn't stopped the PBS program from becoming a modern hit one of the biggest hits on television today.

Earning a total of six Emmys and by its third season.

Becoming really one of the biggest shows in the world now could the show's creators.

Right leaning views be what's driving the show's success.

Let's ask our next guest image in Lloyd Webber is a journalist and author great to have you back with us signed to burn -- not okay so I can just only imagine the pitch meeting.

Where somebody said.

Still story for Americans a show about the British class system set in the nineteen to unease.

How in this day of reality TV could this be such a big -- It -- -- -- -- when it it's the biggest British costume drama hits it's -- hecker visited back in 1918 -- -- more than -- hundred countries.

-- done right Latin America organize and knees this season three primary I think count have put Jupiter maintains that PBS -- me and it gets to prime time.

It has been this huge on the -- hit but I guess building -- -- at the Miami it's tough times out -- downtrodden provides that this is -- and this is the most.

Political show I think at Emerson let me just say -- Think of it.

All the good characters almost all the good characters are for tradition for preserving the status quo even got -- level the -- the good service reform the class system the bad ones are against it and the most annoying characters Matthew's mother.

The Irish nationalist you just -- are for tearing down the steps.

I have seen season three so I have to completely disagree -- on a debate in a bond to chip I have to say.

That the orange carrot -- does come into his only going to get -- stock in season -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- He he becomes isn't -- I have is and this time around senate -- it's -- it's good old fashioned fun it's basically an -- market soap opera.

That's OK it's like exist ought they not to -- -- it of course is one of the greatest acts as a power generation.

Yes she is fantastic my wife and I we've been putting -- we've just been meaning to watch the show for a long time finally last night wants that.

On Netflix it's you know free on there the first episode of season one and we loved it we were in transpired.

And you make the point that American sort of and because we just we can't relate to -- maybe that's why we have the sort of voyeuristic approach to.

Everyone's curious about to have a fundamental you can sit and watch a show -- -- -- parents and you -- it's just good clean old fashioned fun.

Many think about it what really does sound technician and I when he could sit that was -- multi generations and Hudson -- me viewing time.

And I -- that -- has been the key to success around the wells have found these conjoined together and -- -- about it.

-- more viewers than madman out.

Four Emmys thirteen million viewers.

And it is addictive and wants a first episode where -- once second episode today there's an undercurrent of niceness in the show -- that's I mean that's lacking in virtually any scripted drama can think.

I'm not -- all key hair and that radius I think changing what.

Ton and amount -- when -- his parents have a lot of films.

-- I think every parent to which haven't been escalating -- -- trying to be nice trying to -- the -- inception left -- -- -- irishman -- irishman has a point come on we'll have that here in America saying -- our support in America at -- -- I like I it is a quarter of balloon hey hi this is just a mock -- puppet on a Sunday highlighted in -- reverend.

Thanks Chinese it was a dynasty with a British accent a -- and -- -- on some.

Check it out if you haven't -- well they were seduced and.

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