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Downton Abbey · Season 6 · ITV

Downton Abbey Season 6

Downton Abbey Season 6 is a WORTH-IT, BollyMeter 7.8/10. 9 episodes on ITV from 20 September 2015.

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BollyMeter7.8/10A 91% Rotten Tomatoes score and Metacritic of 76 for the final series represent a respectable farewell run; critics credited Fellowes with knowing when to end and delivering a satisfying close to the franchise's most beloved characters.

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The final series aired September to November 2015 with the extended Christmas finale on 25 December, set in 1925-1926 as the interwar world closes in on Downton's way of life. Critics awarded it 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, recognising that the show handled its own ending with more grace than most long-running British dramas manage. Fellowes provided resolution for the majority of the major characters' arcs without sentimentality, and the Christmas finale attracted 9.9 million ITV viewers. The overall series ran 52 episodes, spawned two feature films, and remains one of the most internationally successful British television dramas of the 21st century.

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A 91% Rotten Tomatoes farewell marks a critical upswing for the finale series; the show closes with more craft and dignity than its mid-run suggested it would.