For all of Downton Abbey’s fictional drama, there’s plenty of actual history baked into the series. As star Joanne Froggatt states, ”It was a very specific decision to set [Downton Abbey] at the time they did, just before the first World War, just as the Titanic sank because of the kind of change that comes over the next 20 years.”
In the newest behind-the-scenes preview from Masterpiece, the cast and crew of Downton Abbey reveal changes – and challenges – facing the characters as the series dives deeper into the glamour and social change of the 1920s in Season 4
Watch the video below. And for more on the social history of the period, turn to none other than Jessica Fellowes, the niece of Downton creator/writer Julian Fellowes.
