Tuesday 29 April, 4:55pm - 6:00pmon ITV3

Downton Abbey

Name: 1:45pm - Series 1 Episode 2
Start: 2025-05-04T12:45:00Z
End: 2025-05-04T13:45:00Z
Location: ITV3

Series 1 Episode 2

Matthew Crawley and his mother Isobel arrive at Downton, and Isobel and the Dowager Countess Violet find their views clashing from the outset. Matthew has difficulty settling in to this new life, and the staff do little to ease his discomfort. Meanwhile Carson is mortified when confronted by his past, but finds an ally in an unexpected quarter. Elsewhere, Violet attempts to promote a match between Matthew and Mary.

Category: Drama / Historical drama
Original air date: 03/10/2010

Cast and crew

Ben BoltDirector
Hugh BonnevilleRobert Crawley
Jessica Brown FindlayLady Sybil Crawley
Laura CarmichaelLady Edith Crawley
Jim CarterCharles Carson
Brendan CoyleJohn Bates
Michelle DockeryLady Mary Crawley
Siobhan FinneranSarah O'Brien
Joanne FroggattAnna Smith
Thomas HowesWilliam Mason
Robert James-CollierThomas Barrow
Rose LeslieGwen Dawson
Phyllis LoganMrs. Hughes
Elizabeth McGovernCora Crawley
Sophie McSheraDaisy Robinson
Lesley NicolMrs. Patmore
Maggie SmithViolet Crawley
Dan StevensMatthew Crawley
Penelope WiltonIsobel Crawley
Kevin DoyleJoseph Molesley
Lionel GuyettTaylor
Nicky HensonCharles Grigg
Fergus O'DonnellJohn Drake
David RobbDr. Clarkson
Cathy SaraMrs. Drake
Andrew WestfieldLynch

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