Downton Abbey (2010) (TV Show)

stars  Four of the show's main cast members have appeared in Disney's live-action remakes of its animated features. Jim Carter voices the Executioner in Alice in Wonderland (2010), Lily James and Sophie McShera star as Cinderella and Drisella respectively in Cinderella (2015), while Dan Stevens plays the Beast in Beauty and the Beast (2017).

stars  Lily James who plays Lady Rose in this show is going to portray Cinderella in the new Cinderella movie.

stars  Julian Fellowes had to drop a storyline because another show of ITV, Mr. Selfridge (2013), had already shot a similar one.

stars  Queen Elizabeth is among Royal fans of the show. She has spotted errors in various episodes, according to the Daily Telegraph. She noted a WWI soldier was wearing medals awarded in WWII. The Queen also has been a guest at Highclere Castle.

stars  Julian Fellowes' inspiration for his original story came from authors such as Edith Wharton ("The Buccaneers") and close friend Henry James's general research of the novel's time period and subject matter. He also sourced the 1989 book "To Marry an English Lord". Elizabeth McGovern's character Cora, was the first one that he developed.