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'Downton Abbey': PBS to air all 6 seasons for Labor Day

Sonja Haller
The Republic | azcentral.com

PBS has a Labor Day gift for you.

Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess Grantham, is shown in a scene from the second season of "Downton Abbey.

The channel is airing all six seasons of "Downton Abbey" in a Labor Day marathon.

Whether you can't wait to see it again or never got a chance to see what all the fuss was about for this British period drama, now is your chance.

Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, and concluding Monday, Sept. 5, at 11 p.m., every single episode will air on Arizona's PBS station, Channel 8 (KAET).

“We’re thrilled to bring back our most beloved series for an encore with all of the drama, feuds, romance and intrigue from the entire six seasons packed into one weekend,” said Nancy Southgate, associate general manager of content at Arizona PBS.

The Carnival Films/Masterpiece co-production opens in the first season with a family crisis sparked by the 1912 sinking of the Titanic. The demise of a string of heirs, the horror of World War I, the Spanish flu, false convictions and romantic betrayals continued to hook viewers in record ratings for five more seasons.

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