'Downton Abbey,' more British period dramas out on DVD
Maggie Smith, left, as the Dowager Countess and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary in PBS' "Downton Abbey." Credit: Carnival Films
'Downton Abbey': Season 3
Series Life at the grand manor moves past WWI to the challenges of 1920s Britain, marked by a visit from Cora's American mom, Shirley MacLaine. These nine episodes (still rolling out on PBS) include extended finale.
Extras Hourlong recap/making-of visits Ealing Studios and manor location; featurettes on MacLaine, historic background, more behind-the-scenes.
List price $50 DVD/$55 Blu-ray, out today from PBS.
(Also out: "Downton Abbey" Seasons 1-2 Limited Edition box, with many extras, $60 DVD/$65 Blu-ray.)
More period tales from Britain --
CALL THE MIDWIFE This "Masterpiece" favorite, set in 1950s London, starts its second PBS season March 31; $35 DVD/$40 Blu-ray, BBC.
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT AND MARPLE Two "Fan Favorites" starter sets in one handy box, 11 mysteries (produced 1989-2010) on six discs, with David Suchet, Geraldine McEwan, Julia McKenzie; $100, Acorn.
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S PARTNERS IN CRIME "Tommy & Tuppence Mysteries" with Francesca Annis and James Warwick as married sleuths, 11 mysteries on three discs; $50, Acorn.
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