Even the British Parliament is obsessed with “Downton Abbey.”

Traditionally, the English line of succession doesn’t allow men to pass their noble titles on to their first-born female heirs. The proposed Equality Titles Bill, which is currently making its way through the U.K.’s House of Lords, would eliminate a centuries-old system of gender discrimination among British nobility. The sudsy ITV period drama has undoubtedly influenced the Equality Titles Bill so much that The Telegraph reports it has been aptly nicknamed the “Downton law.”

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