CRANBERRY TWP — For a short time Saturday afternoon, one room in the Cranberry Public Library traveled across the pond and back in time.

In honor of the fourth season premiere of the British television program “Downton Abbey” on Sunday night, the library hosted an English tea.

“There's a lot of die hard 'Downton Abbey' fans,” said Pat DiFiore, adult services librarian.

The show is set in the early 20th century in Great Britain and began airing in the United States in 2011 on PBS.

The event included a screening of the show's third season finale and trivia games. A variety of tea, miniature tea sandwiches, scones, crumpets and other elements of an English tea were served.

DiFiore said 18 people were registered for the event, which she said was a manageable number. But she said the library had to turn a few people away.

Regina Miklos of Cranberry Township loves a lot about the show, from the storylines to the costumes to the lavish way of life the wealthy characters live.

“I've watched it from the beginning,” Miklos said.

She said she was excited for the tea and scones that were served.

“Anything British, I'm for,” Miklos said.

She said she traveled to Great Britain last year and saw Windsor Castle. However, she was not invited for tea there.

Sally Conley and Carole Erwin, both of Cranberry, enjoy British programs in general.

Conley did say that the British accents can be difficult to understand sometimes. However, she DVRs the shows so she can rewatch parts she did not get the first time.

They both enjoyed the tea at the library, saying it is different and it is nice to get people together.

“It's fun to hear what other people think,” Erwin said.

Pat Way of Freedom began watching “Downton Abbey” during its second season and caught up on the first season by watching a retrospective.

“I feel like it takes me to another world and another time,” Way said.

One of her favorite characters on the show is Violet Crawley, played by actress Maggie Smith.

“There's no filter. She speaks her mind,” Way said of the grandmotherly figure.

Cynthia Starr of Cranberry likes the show's writing, cast, production and stories.

However, she did not catch the show from its beginning. She heard about its quality and rented DVD copies to watch and was hooked.

“It's probably the highest quality show on TV,” Starr said.