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Downton Abbey

Name: 7:25pm - Series 1 Episode 1
Start: 2021-06-14T18:25:00Z
End: 2021-06-14T20:00:00Z
Location: ITV3 Freeview +1

Series 1 Episode 1

It is April 1912, and news arrives of the sinking of the Titanic with the loss of Downton's heir James and his son Patrick. The Dowager Countess Violet hopes that the title and estate will pass on to the current Earl Robert's oldest daughter Mary. However, Robert decides not to name Mary his heir, and after discovering that a distant cousin is set to inherit instead, invites the young man to Downton.

Category: Drama / Historical drama
Original air date: 2010-09-26

Cast and crew

Brian PercivalDirector
Maggie SmithViolet
Hugh BonnevilleRobert Crawley
Elizabeth McGovernCora
Brendan CoyleJohn Bates
Joanne FroggattAnna
Michelle DockeryLady Mary Crawley
Jim CarterMr. Carson
Dan StevensMatthew Crawley
Phyllis LoganMrs. Hughes
Robert James-CollierThomas Barrow
Jessica Brown FindlayLady Sybil Crawley
Laura CarmichaelLady Edith Crawley
Jonathan CoyGeorge Murray
Thomas HowesWilliam Mason

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