Monday 28 April, 4:35pm - 6:05pmon 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 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: 26/09/2010

Cast and crew

Brian PercivalDirector
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
Charlie CoxDuke of Crowborough
Jonathan CoyGeorge Murray

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