Hour 2: Downton Abbey has given millions of viewers around the world a
peek into life at a stately British manor. But how realistic is the show’s depiction of how these homes function? We’ll find out this hour with Lucy Lethbridge. Her new book is Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times (W.W. Norton and Company). If you need to catch up on Downton Abbey Season 3, here’s a summary.