Downton Abbey is a popular British television period drama series set in the early 20th century that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015. The series is set in the Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey and depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era - with the Great War and interwar period as a backdrop. It garnered widespread acclaim and won numerous awards, including 3 Golden Globes for Best Miniseries or Television Film.