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Star World & Star World HD bid goodbye to the world’s most loved British family

1 February 2016

Star World and Star World HD gear up to bid goodbye and air the final season of the award-winning series Downton Abbey. The show is widely credited not only for reigniting passion for British drama but is also regarded as one of the most-watched shows on television. With 51 Emmy® nominations, more than any other British show in Emmy® history, Downton Abbey is one of the most honored series on television. It has won 11 Emmys®, 3 Golden Globes®, 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Producers Guild Award, and 3 BAFTAs.
For the show’s sixth and final season the viewers are in for a treat as they return to the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey, home to the illustrious Crawley family. The family, and the servants who work for them, remain inseparably interlinked as they face new challenges and begin forging different paths in a rapidly changing world. In the upcoming season the viewers’ will see howsecrets threaten the unity of the family, while those downstairs continue to navigate social changes, which put their futures in jeopardy. This season of the multi-award winning series offers all the highs and lows, joy and sorrow, that viewers across the globe have grown to love, and follows all our favorite characters as they strive to find happiness once and for all.
The show’s distinguished cast includes British acting powerhouse Dame Maggie Smith, alongside Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton and Michelle Dockery amongst others.

Bid adieu to Britain’s most loved TV family as the final season of Downton Abbey airs from 17th February, Monday – Friday at 9pm only on Star World and Star World HD. 

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