书名：Downton Abbey Script Book 1

作者：Julian Fellowes朱利安·费罗斯
出版社名称：William Morrow Paperbacks
出版时间：2013
语种：英文
ISBN：9780062238313
商品尺寸：17.8 x10.5 x 23.5 cm
包装：平装
页数： 396（以实物为准）Downton Abbey《唐顿庄园》是由英国ITV电视台出品的时代剧，由荣获奥斯卡金牌编剧Julian Fellowes一手打造，被称为20世纪初ITV版的《楼上楼下》。背景设定在1910年代英王乔治五世在位时约克郡一个虚构的庄园——“唐顿庄园”，故事开始于Grantham伯爵一家由家产继承问题而引发的种种纠葛，呈现了英国上层贵族与其仆人们在森严的等级制度下的人间百态。该剧从2010年开播至今，一直深受观众喜爱，收视率极高，共获奖16次，提名60次，更是荣膺吉尼斯世界纪录大全的2010年“全球受好评电视剧”，是首部获此殊荣的英国电视剧。

推荐理由：
1.内容完整全面，电视剧中被剪掉的情节和台词都有收录；
2.英文原版剧本，地道英式英语，无太多生词，阅读难度不太；
3.第63届艾美奖编剧奖作品，剧本创作者或剧本爱好者也可阅读借鉴；
4.书中含作者对人物剧情的详细注释，如对删减部分或演员的挑选都有作解释，有助于读者了解内容；
5.印刷清晰，彩页剧照精美，开本较大，书页留白的空间较大，便于做笔记。
The most successful British television drama of our time, the multi-award-winning Downton Abbey has become a national phenomenon. Created by Julian Fellowes—who received an Academy Award for his screenplay for the acclaimed Robert Altman motion picture, Gosford Park—Downton Abbey features stellar performances, ravishing sets and costumes, and, most importantly, absolutely riveting plots.
Praise forDownton Abbey 
“A deft balance of emotion of emotion, suspense and comedy.”—Daily Telegraph
“The sets and costumes are ravishing, the attention to detail painstaking and the performances are brilliant. But above all, it’s a cracking story.”—The Times (London)
“There is no mystery about the potency of this series, slathered in wit, powered by storytelling of a high order.”—Wall Street Journal
“A sumpyuous, accomplished piece of television.”—Guardian (U.K.)Downton Abbey Script Book Season 1《唐顿庄园第一季》

故事是从1912年到1914年一战爆发开始。Grantham的伯爵的头衔及产业只能由男性继承人同时继承。现任伯爵Robert通过迎娶了非常富有的Cora才让产业得救，同时她的巨额财产按照契约永久的成为伯爵资产的一部分。没有子嗣的伯爵只能让侄儿Patrick成为法定继承人（即大女儿Mary的未婚夫）。可Patrick却在泰坦尼克号事故中丧生，而他们的远房亲戚Matthew将继承他们的一切，包括伯爵夫人的个人巨额财产。围绕财产的继承问题，Mary和Matthew的情感纠葛，Grantham一家和仆人们的关系，会发展会怎样的故事呢？
Set in a grand country house during the late Edwardian era, season one of Downton Abbey follows the lives of the Crawley family upstairs and their servants downstairs as they approach the announcement of the First World War. Fellowes succeeds in not only entertaining his audience with a combination of sustained storylines and sharp one-liners but also in delivering a social commentary of British life. The scripts from season one give readers the opportunity to read the work in more detail and to study the characters, pace, and themes in depth. With extended commentary from Fellowes, highlighting key historical or dramatic details, this book gives invaluable insight, particularly for would-be screenwriters, into how Fellowes researched and crafted the world of Downton Abbey. 朱利安·费罗斯，1949年08月17日出生于埃及开罗，英国大师级编剧、导演、演员、制片人。在从事电影编剧之前，费罗斯有过30年不太成功的演员生涯，直到2002年，已经53岁的朱利安·费洛斯凭藉首个被拍成电影的剧本《高斯福德庄园》获得第74届奥斯卡金像奖原创剧本奖之后，其担任编剧的作品《浮华世家》、《年轻的维多利亚》和音乐剧《玛丽·波平斯》等都广获好评。2011年，费罗斯又凭借《唐顿庄园》获得第63届美国电视艾美奖编剧。

Julian Fellowes has had an illustrious career in film, theater, television, and literature. Among his many screenplays are the Oscar-winning Gosford Park, The Young Victoria, and Vanity Fair. He has directed and performed in numerous films and television series, and his novels include the Sunday Times bestseller Snobs. His most recent projects have been the multiaward-winning screenplays for ITV’s Downton Abbey, which has enjoyed five immensely popular seasons with viewing figures of over ten million. The highly anticipated sixth season is scheduled for winter 2016. He lives in Dorset, England, with his family.