ITV has aired the first trailer for Downton Abbey series 5 today, and finally pinned down that elusive U.K. air date for the series.
Most of us will admit to waiting none-too-patiently for the Downton Abbey series 5 trailer, but all that waiting has finally paid off. ITV premiered the trailer ahead of the X-Factor on U.K. television, delaying the show’s start by around five minutes, before posting it to their Youtube channel for everyone to feast their eyes on.
It, of course, opens with a shot of the iconic grounds of the Grantham estate and the previously teased voiceover of Carson saying, “I feel a shaking of the ground I stand on,” which remains just as cryptic as it was in the teaser we were given back in June. They reintroduce us with some very familiar scenes, before shaking everything up.
The trailer certainly does a good job of whetting our appetites just enough before it returns to our screens, and promises some interesting moments to come over the course of the series. We know that change is coming to Downton this year — the trailer does well to intersperse that message throughout — and we’ve now got more of an idea of what that could mean. From the fire ravaging the halls of the estate, to some of the servants desiring more from their lives, no part of the show is safe.
With the usual splash of drama and suspense, we also got just enough of a tease of the romance set up during the course of last series too, as well as passionate encounters between some familiar faces and new. It wouldn’t be Downton Abbey without a little scandal, after all.
The trailer closes out with the announcement of the U.K. air date, and the cheers of the entire nation could be heard. Though the U.S. will need to wait until the new year to get the series, it’ll premiere in the U.K. on September 21. Set your countdowns now!
Downton Abbey series 5 will be set against the backdrop of Ramsay MacDonald becoming the first labor Prime Minister, and will no doubt be picking up on some of the unfinished stories from the previous series. If you need to jog your memory, you’ve got a few weeks to rewatch before it hits U.K. television screens.
Downton Abbey series 5 runs from January 4 to March 1, 2015 on PBS’ Masterpiece. It premieres in the U.K. on September 21.
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