Relief is on the way for the millions of devoted viewers eagerly awaiting the debut of the new season of "Downton Abbey," a Carnival Films/ MASTERPIECE co-production premiering on PBS January 4, 2015. On November 30, DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED offers a tempting sampling of best-loved moments from the past four seasons and a few delectable delights from Season Five. Celebrating the series that The Hollywood Reporter praised as "an absolute pleasure to watch," the program includes a mix of behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with producers and cast members, and video clips of favorite scenes. Hosted by Tony Award®-winning actress and huge fan of the series Bernadette Peters, DOWNTON ABBEY REDISCOVERED premieres Sunday, November 30, 2014, at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS (check local listings).
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About Carnival Films
Carnival Films is a division of NBC Universal International TV Production and is the UK's largest drama specialist. The company is responsible for the global TV sensation "Downton Abbey," winner of two Golden Globes and 10 Primetime Emmy awards, including Best Mini-series. It is the most-nominated non-US show in the history of the Emmys, with a total of 51 nominations, and is now in 250 territories worldwide. Among numerous national and international awards, the show has even garnered a Guinness World Record for highest critical ratings for a TV show. "Downton Abbey" is executive produced by Carnival's managing director Gareth Neame, who sold the production company to NBCU in 2008.
Founded in 1978, Carnival has produced many hundreds of hours of popular drama both in the UK and US, including primetime series such as Poirot, Hotel Babylon, Whitechapel, Jeeves & Wooster, Rosemary & Thyme, As If, Dracula and The Philanthropist. As well as award-winning mini-series such as C4's iconic Traffik, David Hare's Worricker Trilogy (Page Eight, Turks & Caicos and Salting the Battlefield), The 7:39 by David Nicholls, William Boyd's BAFTA Award winning Best Serial Any Human Heart, The Old CURIOSITY Shop and Enid, starring Helena Bonham-Carter.
Peter Morgan's Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies will broadcast in 2014, and Carnival's latest series The Last KINGDOM is in production for BBC2 and BBC America. Carnival co-produced Royal Television Society Award winning drama The Hollow Crown, a screen version of Shakespeare's history plays (with Neal Street productions) and the sequel, The War of the Roses is currently in production, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Judi Dench.
Carnival has recently announced major new development projects such as Freud, Bill Gallagher's Jamestown, Neil Cross's Bay of Plenty with Libertine Pictures for the BBC, Magnum with the iconic photographic co-operative Magnum Photos and Nostradamus with Joseph Fiennes and Anonymous content.
Carnival was recognized as best production company at the 2011 Bulldog Awards and 2012 Broadcast Awards.
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