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The Edwardian Country House
The Edwardian Country House was a British six-part mini-series in the reality television genre, produced by Channel 4. It was first aired weekly in the UK beginning in April 2002 and was later broadcast in the United States on PBS stations in 2003 as Manor House, where extra footage was added. It is third in a series of historical reality shows produced by Channel 4, preceded by "The 1900 House" and "The 1940s House".
Synopsis.
In the series
[Edwardian era|Edwardian-era]] TV drama set in a country house and approached Fellowes, who had won an [[Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay)]] for "[[Gosford Park]]". The TV series "Downton Abbey" – written and created by Fellowes – was originally planned as a spin-off of "Gosford Park", but instead was developed as a stand-alone property inspired by the film, set decades earlier. Although Fellowes was reluctant to work