‘Downton Abbey’ season 6: Why Julian Fellowes is ending series before 1930

Given that Julian Fellowes is in complete control of “Downton Abbey” and its scripts, he can ensure that the story begins and ends wherever he wants. Therefore, he has apparently decided that rather than try to push the story onward into the 1930s, he is going to settle the story in and wrap it up before we roll around into the age of Hitler and the beginnings of World War II.

So why not delve into that period? As Fellowes smartly points out, there is not that much that can be gained from it. We all know how the War ends, and everything in that period is far from pleasant and would change the course somewhat of his story. This is something that he does comment on further in a new interview with The Wrap:

“I feel the ’30s have been very much explored dramatically, and I didn’t really want to get into the whole business of the Nazis, which I think has been explored exhaustively … And I don’t know that there is anything else to be said about the Nazis.”

We figure that there are already enough depressing British drama series out there that have the thirties down pat. Therefore, we are definitely more than fine if this series wants to avoid it in every shape or form. We also have plenty of other subjects that we can discuss at length here, including how the story could end for some of the other characters like Mary, Edith, and of course Robert and Cora.

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