On TV Tonight: Watch Jennifer Ehle on the series premiere of 'A Gifted Man' on CBS

Tonight (and every Friday nights at 8/7C) watch Jennifer Ehle (Pride and Prejudice 1995's Elizabeth Bennet) on the series premiere of A Gifted Man on CBS. A Gifted Man is a drama starring Patrick Wilson (Morning Glory, The Phantom of the Opera) as Michael Holt, a charismatic, ultra-motivated surgeon whose life changes forever when his deceased ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle) begins teaching him the meaning of life from the "hereafter." Rachelle Lefevre (Barney's Version, Twilight movies),  Margo Martindale, and Pablo Schreiber also co-star.  

"Pilot"

When a well-known surgeon begins seeing his dead ex-wife he starts questioning the meaning of life and his place in the world. 'A Gifted Man' begins this Fall on CBS!

Check out the pilot episode stills feat. JE and watch the preview trailer below! And more Jennifer Ehle...

A Gifted Man pilot episode stills 

featuring Jennifer Ehle as Anna Paul

(source: CBS)

 More A Gifted Man series premiere photos here

Watch the preview trailer

(source: CBS)
Watch more A Gifted Man video sneak peek clips, behind the scenes, on location, etc. here!

Speaking of Jennifer Ehle, she's currently seen in theaters now with the recent #1 movie, Contagion, which she co-stars with a big ensemble cast including 2 other Austen actresses Gwyneth Paltrow (Emma 1996) and Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility 1995). With Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, and Jude Law in the cast as well. Previously, she had a small role in the Oscar winning filmThe King's Speech with her former P&P'95 co-star Colin Firth. She also had a small cameo in The Adjustment Bureauwith Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, andThe Greatest with Carey Mulligan. Her next film will be The Ides of March with George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, which will be in theaters October 7th!

Jennifer Ehle's BIO (via A Gifted Man on CBS.com)
as Anna Paul

Jennifer Ehle is an award-winning stage and screen actress. She has won two Tony Awards, the first for the Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing," and the second for her portrayal of three characters in Stoppard's "The Coast of Utopia."She earned a BAFTA award for her performance in the television adaptation of Jane Austen's classic "Pride and Prejudice." She was nominated for a second BAFTA for her performance in "Wilde," and received wide critical acclaim for her role in the film "Sunshine."Most recently, Ehle was in the Academy Award-winning feature film, "The King's Speech" as Myrtle Logue, the wife of King George VI's speech therapist. Her additional film credits include "Contagion," "Pride and Glory" and "The Ides of March," among others. The daughter of actress Rosemary Harris and novelist John Ehle, Jennifer was raised primarily in North Carolina but also spent time in London and New York. When not working she spends the majority of her time with her family at their home in New York. Her birth date is Dec. 29.Follow Jennifer on twitter: @jenniferehle

Plus...
Jennifer Ehle: A Gifted Man's Leading Lady (via The Daily Beast)

The Daily Beast sat down with Ehle, and in these excerpts we discussed A Gifted Man, why she left Game of Thrones, attachment parenting, why she’s never recognized on the street, and ghost sex. Read her full interview here!

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On TV Tonight: Watch the 2011 Primetime Emmy Awards

While UK Fans are lucky to be seeing the Season 2 premiere of Downton Abbey tonight on ITV as well as its competition Spooks (aka MI-5 in the U.S., which our Matthew Macfadyen was an original cast member along with his real-life wife, actress Keeley Hawes at the first few seasons of the long-running British spy drama series before he was cast in Pride & Prejudice) with the premiere of the first episode (of six) of its 10th and final season on BBC. Well, here in the U.S., The 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards is on tonight starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Fox with host Jane Lynch aka Glee's (Sue Sylvester). The following period dramas/miniseries (starring a few of our favorite P&P actors) are nominated for an Emmy Award such as Downton Abbey (Penelope Wilton) with 11 nominations, The Pillars of the Earth (Matthew Macfadyen and Donald Sutherland) with 7, and Any Human Heart (Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander) with 4 nominations.  See all the categories they are nominated here: Downton Abbey, The Pillars of the Earth, and Any Human Heart nominated for 2011's Primetime Emmy Awards

UPDATE: 4 Wins (and a total of 6 Primetime Emmy Awards including 2 wins at last week's Creative Arts Emmy 2011) for Downton Abbey tonight including Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for Maggie Smith and the big prize: Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie! Congrats to Downton Abbey's cast and crew and PBS Masterpiece Classic!!!!!!
 

Note: Downton Abbey already won 2 Creative Arts Emmy 2011, (which was already handed out a week ago prior to the Emmys) for Costumes and Cinematography For A Miniseries Or TV Movie. 
The Pillars of The Earth won Sound Editing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Special. 

Best of luck tonight to PBS Masterpiece's Downton Abbey and Any Human Heart and Starz' The Pillars of The Earth!

Primetime Emmy Award Winners 2011

Outstanding Miniseries or Made for Television Movie

Winner: "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Winner: "Downton Abbey" (2010) - Brian Percival

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Winner: Maggie Smith for "Downton Abbey" (2010)

Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special

Winner: "Downton Abbey" (2010) - Julian Fellowes

I'll try to LIVE Blog here tonight (if I make it on time at the start of the show or will just randomly live update here, lol) and post/update here the Emmy Winners...

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On TV Tonight: Watch 'Red Faction: Origins' starring Tamzin Merchant

Switching gears and taking a break from PBS' Masterpiece to SyFy channel...

The new SyFy original movie Red Faction: Origins starring Robert Patrick, Kate Vernon, Brian J. Smith, and Tamzin Merchant (aka Georgiana Darcy in P&P movie) premieres tonight (June 4th), on SyFy channel at 9 PM ET and repeats at 1 AM (June 5th). See tonight's Syfy schedule here!



RED FACTION: ORIGINS
Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Robert Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom …and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake.

Jake Mason (Brian J. Smith), Alec’s last surviving son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive.  As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them…a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction.

Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war.

 

Watch the preview trailer for Red Faction: Origins

 

Check out two stills of Tamzin below via Comic Book Movie and see more Red Faction: Origins images here!

Red Faction: Origins production stills

 featuring Tamzin Merchant as Lyra Mason

(source: Comic Book Movie | Syfy)

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• Watch the trailer and sneak peeks of Syfy's 'Red Faction: Origins' starring Tamzin Merchant 
• Tamzin Merchant stars in Syfy's 'Red Faction: Origins' and premieres June 4th

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 3 of 'South Riding' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

The conclusion and Episode 3 (of 3) of South Riding starring Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, and as Mrs. Beddows airs tonight on PBS Masterpiece Classic! Check your local listings for times in your area.


South Riding synopsis (via PBS Masterpiece)
A lively new headmistress brings progressive ideas to a conservative girls' school in Depression-era Yorkshire, sparking conflict — and a powerful attraction — with a stern, brooding landowner rooted in a troubled past. With its pounding surf and grinding poverty, South Riding presents a hardscrabble community still crippled from World War I, and its transformation, when infused with hope, through modernization, poetry, and even love. Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) stars in this three-part miniseries, adapted from Winifred Holtby's 1936 novel by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies (Little Dorrit, Pride and Prejudice). Also starring are David Morrissey (Sense and Sensibility) and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey).
 

US' PBS Masterpiece Classic - May 1, 8, 15, 2011
MAY 1 – 15 South Riding
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast in Andrew Davies‘s (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s moving love story, which provides a panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the 1930s. (3 parts, 60 minutes each)

Watch Online 
South Riding is available for online viewing
May 2 - June 14, 2011

Watch the preview trailer

 

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

 

South Riding Promo Stills

  featuring Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Beddows

(source: BBC/Todd Antony)

View more South Riding Promo/Episode stills here!

  South Riding Characters
Meet the characters of South Riding, get bios of the actors who portray them and download a characters guide for when you watch.  

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 2 of 'South Riding' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Episode 2 (of 3) of  South Riding starring Anna Maxwell Martin, David Morrissey, and as Mrs. Beddows airs tonight on PBS Masterpiece Classic! Check your local listings for times in your area.


South Riding synopsis (via PBS Masterpiece)
A lively new headmistress brings progressive ideas to a conservative girls' school in Depression-era Yorkshire, sparking conflict — and a powerful attraction — with a stern, brooding landowner rooted in a troubled past. With its pounding surf and grinding poverty, South Riding presents a hardscrabble community still crippled from World War I, and its transformation, when infused with hope, through modernization, poetry, and even love. Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) stars in this three-part miniseries, adapted from Winifred Holtby's 1936 novel by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies (Little Dorrit, Pride and Prejudice). Also starring are David Morrissey (Sense and Sensibility) and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey).
 

US' PBS Masterpiece Classic - May 1, 8, 15, 2011
MAY 1 – 15 South Riding
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast in Andrew Davies‘s (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s moving love story, which provides a panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the 1930s. (3 parts, 60 minutes each)

Watch Online 
South Riding is available for online viewing
May 2 - June 14, 2011

Watch the preview trailer

 

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

 

South Riding Promo Stills

  featuring Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Beddows

(source: BBC/Todd Antony)

View more South Riding Promo/Episode stills here!

  South Riding Characters
Meet the characters of South Riding, get bios of the actors who portray them and download a characters guide for when you watch.  

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On TV Tonight: Watch the premiere and Episode 1 of 'South Riding' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

The new 3-part series South Riding starring David Morrissey (The Other Boleyn Girl, Sense and Sensibility 2008), Anna Maxwell Martin (Becoming Jane, North & South), and (Downton Abbey, Pride & Prejudice 2005) as Mrs. Beddows written and adapted by Andrew Davies (P&P '95, Little Dorrit, Doctor Zhivago 2002, Wives & Daughters, The Three Musketeers 2011, etc.) from Winifred Holtby's novel of the same title will premiere this month of May! Episode 1 (of 3) airs tonight on PBS Masterpiece Classic! Check your local listings for times in your area.

South Riding synopsis (via PBS Masterpiece)
A lively new headmistress brings progressive ideas to a conservative girls' school in Depression-era Yorkshire, sparking conflict — and a powerful attraction — with a stern, brooding landowner rooted in a troubled past. With its pounding surf and grinding poverty, South Riding presents a hardscrabble community still crippled from World War I, and its transformation, when infused with hope, through modernization, poetry, and even love. Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) stars in this three-part miniseries, adapted from Winifred Holtby's 1936 novel by celebrated screenwriter Andrew Davies (Little Dorrit, Pride and Prejudice). Also starring are David Morrissey (Sense and Sensibility) and Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey).
 

US' PBS Masterpiece Classic - May 1, 8, 15, 2011
MAY 1 – 15 South Riding
Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House) and David Morrissey (Sense & Sensibility) lead the cast in Andrew Davies‘s (Bleak House, Little Dorrit) three-part adaptation of Winifred Holtby’s moving love story, which provides a panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the 1930s. (3 parts, 60 minutes each)

Watch Online 
South Riding is available for online viewing
May 2 - June 14, 2011

Watch the preview trailer

 

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

 

South Riding Promo Stills

  featuring Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Beddows

(source: BBC/Todd Antony)

View more South Riding Promo/Episode stills here!

  South Riding Characters
Meet the characters of South Riding, get bios of the actors who portray them and download a characters guide for when you watch.  

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On TV Tonight: Watch Colin Firth, The King's Speech, Inception, Barney's Version, co-host Anne Hathaway, etc. at the 2011 Oscars!

Tonight is a big night for Hollywood and its movie stars as Academy Award nominees James Franco (nominated tonight for 127 Hours for Actor in a Leading Role) and Anne Hathaway (previously nominated for Actress in a Leading Role for Rachel Getting Married) are co-hosting the Oscars award ceremony at 8 PM ET/5 PM PCT (the red carpet starts at 7 PM ET/4 PCT prior to the award show!).

So, don't miss tonight's the 83rd Academy Awards as The King's Speech starring

Check out the other nominees too such as Inception (Talulah Riley co-stars)Rosamund Pike co-stars)for Adrien Morot (for Best Makeup)... in the following link below:
The King's Speech leads Oscar Nominations with 12 including Best Actor for Colin Firth!


Speaking of Oscars hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco, check out  James Franco & Anne Hathaway: Oscar Promo Pics! or see them below...

 

(source:)

Also, check out and read an old post I posted a few years ago about the Oscar Revisited: Keira Knightley and Pride & Prejudice's 2006 Memorable Oscar Moments


P.S. I might do an Oscar Live Blogging (as well as do live tweet Oscar updates) later on tonight like I did last year...we'll see if I can get home early (to catch red carpet and opening ceremony) from work to do so...

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 3 of 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight on PBS Masterpiece classic, watch Episode 3, the conclusion of Any Human Heart miniseries starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jim Broadbent, Sam Clafin, Haley Atwell, Gillian Anderson, and Tom Hollander.  Check local listings for air times in your area!

Read Episode 3 Synopsis

Watch Online
Any Human Heart is available for online viewing
February 14 - March 22, 2011

Watch PBS' Masterpiece Classic's preview trailer

  

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

 

Here's the schedule for Any Human Heart on Masterpiece Classic...

February 13, 20 & 27, 2011 at 9pm
Any Human Heart
William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man — at various times a writer, lover, prisoner of war, and spy — making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew MacFadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall, Tom Hollander, and Jim Broadbent star.

 Check out a few more promotional stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander...

 (Photos: Joss Barratt)  

'Any Human Heart' production stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander

The Independent gave it a glowing 5 star review...
DVD: Any Human Heart

Buy Any Human Heart on DVD!
Bonus Content includes
(Interviews with actors, producers, directors, writer - all subtitled)
- In Oxford with Sam Clafin
- Matthew MacFayden on location in Spain
- Interview with Jim Broadbent
- Kim Cattral on "Gloria"
- Gillian Anderson and Tom Hollander on playing the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
- Hayley Atwell on "Freya"
- On the Set of "Any Human Heart"
- From Paper to Screen - William Boyd Discusses "Any Human Heart"
- Deleted Scenes (about 7 minutes of 11 clips - not subtitled)

This DVD is the original and unedited UK version

The following program contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.

This DVD features subtitles in English (SDH)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 2 of 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight on PBS Masterpiece classic, watch Episode 2 of Any Human Heart starring Matthew Macfadyen, Jim Broadbent, Sam Clafin, Haley Atwell, Gillian Anderson, and Tom Hollander.  Check local listings for air times in your area!

Read Episode 2 Synopsis

Watch Online
Any Human Heart is available for online viewing
February 14 - March 22, 2011

Watch PBS' Masterpiece Classic's preview trailer

 

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

Here's the schedule for Any Human Heart on Masterpiece Classic...

February 13, 20 & 27, 2011 at 9pm
Any Human Heart
William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man — at various times a writer, lover, prisoner of war, and spy — making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew MacFadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall, Tom Hollander, and Jim Broadbent star.

Check out a few more promotional stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander...

 (Photos: Joss Barratt) 

'Any Human Heart' production stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander

 
Characters
Meet the characters who populate one life spanning the 20th century and learn about the actors who portray them.

The Independent gave it a glowing 5 star review...
DVD: Any Human Heart

Buy Any Human Heart on DVD!
Bonus Content includes
(Interviews with actors, producers, directors, writer - all subtitled)
- In Oxford with Sam Clafin
- Matthew MacFayden on location in Spain
- Interview with Jim Broadbent
- Kim Cattral on "Gloria"
- Gillian Anderson and Tom Hollander on playing the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
- Hayley Atwell on "Freya"
- On the Set of "Any Human Heart"
- From Paper to Screen - William Boyd Discusses "Any Human Heart"
- Deleted Scenes (about 7 minutes of 11 clips - not subtitled)

This DVD is the original and unedited UK version

The following program contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.

This DVD features subtitles in English (SDH)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 1 of 'Any Human Heart' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight PBS Masterpiece classic premieres Any Human Heart at 9 PM ET. Check local listings

Any Human Heart, which stars our very own Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy) and Tom Hollander (Mr. Colins), former P&P co-stars in their 4th TV and film projects (Any Human Heart, Pride & Prejudice, Enigma, Maybe Baby) they appeared and co-starred together. Jim Broadbeant, Sam Clafin, Hayley Atwell, and Gillian Anderson co-star.

Read Episode 1 Synopsis


Watch Online
Any Human Heart is available for online viewing
February 14 - March 22, 2011

Watch PBS' Masterpiece Classic's preview trailer

  

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

  
Here's the schedule for Any Human Heart on Masterpiece Classic...

February 13, 20 & 27, 2011 at 9pm
Any Human Heart
William Boyd adapts his acclaimed 2002 novel about a man — at various times a writer, lover, prisoner of war, and spy — making his often precarious way through the 20th century. Matthew MacFadyen, Gillian Anderson, Hayley Atwell, Kim Cattrall, Tom Hollander, and Jim Broadbent star.

Check out a few more promotional stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander...

 (Photos: Joss Barratt)
'Any Human Heart' production stills featuring Matthew Macfadyen and Tom Hollander

The Independent gave it a glowing 5 star review...
DVD: Any Human Heart

Buy Any Human Heart on DVD!
Bonus Content includes
(Interviews with actors, producers, directors, writer - all subtitled)
- In Oxford with Sam Clafin
- Matthew MacFayden on location in Spain
- Interview with Jim Broadbent
- Kim Cattral on "Gloria"
- Gillian Anderson and Tom Hollander on playing the Duke and Duchess of Windsor
- Hayley Atwell on "Freya"
- On the Set of "Any Human Heart"
- From Paper to Screen - William Boyd Discusses "Any Human Heart"
- Deleted Scenes (about 7 minutes of 11 clips - not subtitled)

This DVD is the original and unedited UK version

The following program contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised.

This DVD features subtitles in English (SDH)

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 4 of Downton Abbey on PBS Masterpiece Classic

The cast of Downton Abbey

Tonight watch as Isobel Crawley, widowed mother of Dan Stevens' Matthew Crawley, heir to the large estate of Downton Abbey in the final Episode 4 of the British hit miniseries, Downton Abbey on PBS' Masterpiece Classic. Check your local listings for air times in your area.

By the way, while this miniseries was originally made for, just that a miniseries with 7 episodes (4 episodes in the U.S.), it was a huge success in Britain that ITV has renewed it for a second series with 8 more episodes for 2011!   ...

It averaged more than 8 million viewers across the opening three episodes of its initial seven-part run.

The Carnival Films production will return for an eight-part series next year.
Downton Abbey's debut on 26 September had an overnight rating of 7.7 million viewers and a consolidated audience of 9.2 million, according to ITV, making it the channel's most successful new drama since Whitechapel in February last year. The drama also broke the record for a single episode viewing on itv.com's catchup service, the ITV Player.

Meanwhile, the US airing of Downton Abbey episode 1 got 6.7 million average viewers in ratings for PBS Masterpiece Classic...

"Furthermore, Downton Abbey has just opened the ‘Classic’ season on Masterpiece in the U.S. (9th January). Early figures show that it has doubled the season’s average audience reaching 6.7 million people making it the highest rated show Masterpiece has transmitted in recent years."

Furthermore, Downtown Abbey will be getting a 2011 Christmas Special!


Back to the last installment of tonight's DA, as previously posted here...

Scheduled Air dates
Airing January 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2011 on PBS  Check local listings

Episode Guide and Synopsis
Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4


Episode 4
Change is in the air as the politically awakened Sybil rallies for the women's vote, in direct violation of her father's rules. But when Sybil is swept up in the violence surrounding the reading of the election results, Matthew wins a heart by defending the girl and bringing her to safety. Meanwhile, back at Downton Abbey, persistent rumors about a family member cause a rift between Cora and Violet. And, a surprise announcement from Cora complicates the larger issue of Downton's fate.  Read full episode synopsis here!

(Downtown Abbey images source: Downtown Abbey official facebook | FanPop | Shining As Stars | Period Films)

Watch Online
Downton Abbey is available for online viewing
January 10 - February 22, 2011

Buy the Downton Abbey DVD here! (the Original unedited UK version)


Masterpiece 40th Anniversary Sweepstakes
Masterpiece in collaboration with VisitBritain offers you the chance to win a trip for two to the UK. Enter once each day!
 

Read more Characters and Cast and Credits, Dan Stevens Q&A or see the Downton Abbey page on PBS' Masterpiece Classic for more info. about the miniseries. For additional info. on Downton Abbey, visit its official facebook page and iTV!

Also, for additional and complete Downtown Abbey series information, visit Charleybrown's fabulous blog: Enchanted Serenity of Period Films!

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On TV Tonight: Watch Episode 3 of Downton Abbey on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight watch as Isobel Crawley, widowed mother of Dan Stevens' Matthew Crawley, heir to the large estate of Downton Abbey in Episode 3 of the British hit series, Downton Abbey on PBS' Masterpiece Classic. Check your local listings for air times in your area.

As previously posted here...

Scheduled Air dates
Airing January 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2011 on PBS  Check local listings

Episode Guide and Synopsis
Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4

Episode 3
In a triumph of the absurd, Violet asks a baffled Matthew to use his legal acumen to dissolve the entail — the very document by which he is to inherit Downton Abbey. Matthew's findings and his hopes for Downton cement his growing closeness with Robert, and a new warmth suffuses his encounters with Mary. Meanwhile, Violet's power struggle with Isobel moves from the hospital grounds to the annual flower show as Isobel casts her democratizing gaze upon Violet's prize-winning roses. Read full episode synopsis here!

(Downtown Abbey images source: Downtown Abbey official facebook | FanPop | Shining As Stars | Period Films)

 Watch a preview clip from Episode 3 below...

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

Watch Online
Downton Abbey is available for online viewing
January 10 - February 22, 2011

Buy the Downton Abbey DVD here! (the Original unedited UK version)

Read more Characters and Cast and Credits, Dan Stevens Q&A or see the Downton Abbey page on PBS' Masterpiece Classic for more info. about the miniseries. For additional info. on Downton Abbey, visit its official facebook page and iTV!

Also, for additional and complete Downtown Abbey series information, visit Charleybrown's fabulous blog: Enchanted Serenity of Period Films!

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On TV Tonight: Watch the premiere of 'Downton Abbey' on PBS Masterpiece Classic

Tonight watch as she plays Isobel Crawley, widowed mother of Dan Stevens' Matthew Crawley, heir to the large estate of Downton Abbey in the 2-hour premiere (Episode 1) of Downton Abbey on PBS' Masterpiece Classic.

Scheduled Air dates
Airing January 9, 16, 23 & 30, 2011 on PBS  Check local listings
Episode Guide and Synopsis
Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. Written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, and starring Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Wilton (as Isobel Crawley), Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, and many others.

Twitter Event
Revel in the secrets and scandals of Downton Abbey with other fans during our Twitter Event, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2001, 9pm, ET. 

Watch Online
Downton Abbey is available for online viewing
January 10 - February 22, 2011

Watch the PBS' DA preview trailer

Watch the full episode. See more Masterpiece.

Here's Penelope Wilton (photo source: PBS Masterpiece)'s character/cast info from PBS Masterpiece's website for Downton Abbey...  

Isobel Crawley

Isobel is Matthew's widowed mother. She is the daughter of a doctor (her husband studied under her father) and she comes from the professional middle class. She embodies an entirely different set of values than those of the current Downton Abbey inhabitants, being far better educated than either Violet or Cora. Before long, she is in near constant confrontations with Violet. Isobel is intensely proud of her son.

Penelope Wilton

Born in England to a former actress and businessman father, Penelope Wilton moved to London when she was young and attended the Drama Centre. Acting since the early 1970s, her first love was the stage. Among the many honors for her stage work, Wilton has twice won the London Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress: in 1981 for Much Ado About Nothing and in 1993 for The Deep Blue Sea. 

Wilton has appeared in several Masterpiece productions including Country Matters, The Tale of Beatrix Potter, Wives and Daughters and Lucky Jim. Other notable film and television projects include The Borrowers, Iris, Calendar Girls, Shaun of the Dead, Match Point and Doctor Who.

Wilton was in part attracted to Downton Abbey by the opportunity to work with a personal heroine. "One of the reasons I did [Downton Abbey] was to work with Maggie Smith", Wilton said. "As a younger actress, (only slightly younger than Maggie), the person I admired more than anyone else on stage and in film was Maggie Smith, and I saw her in everything she did at The National Theatre. I wished I could be like her and now it's like working with a heroine and one doesn't have many of those when you grow older."

Read more Characters and Cast and Credits or see the Downton Abbey page on PBS' Masterpiece Classic for more info. about the miniseries. For additional info. on Downton Abbey, visit its official facebook page and iTV!

Also, for additional and complete Downtown Abbey series information, visit Charleybrown's fabulous blog: Enchanted Serenity of Period Films!

Previous Downton Abbey/Penelope Wilton Related Posts

• Downton Abbey stills featuring Penelope Wilton
• "Any Human Heart" starring Matthew Macfadyen to premiere on PBS' Masterpiece Classic February 2011

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