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Downton Abbey

Name: 2:15pm - Series 2 Episode 1
Start: 2025-05-11T13:15:00Z
End: 2025-05-11T14:45:00Z
Location: ITV3

Series 2 Episode 3

It is 1917 and Downton has been turned into a convalescent home for wounded officers. There is a lot to do, and the arrival of the first patients turns the house upside down. Matthew brings General Sir Herbert Strutt to inspect the home, unaware that Branson is planning to make the visit a memorable one. Meanwhile, Violet hopes to find skeletons in Lavinia's closet.

Category: Drama / Historical drama
Original air date: 02/10/2011

Cast and crew

Andy GoddardDirector
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
Phyllis LoganMrs. Hughes
Elizabeth McGovernCora Crawley
Sophie McSheraDaisy Robinson
Lesley NicolMrs. Patmore
Amy NuttallEthel Parks
Maggie SmithViolet Crawley
Dan StevensMatthew Crawley
Penelope WiltonIsobel Crawley
Samantha BondLady Rosamund Painswick
Zoe BoyleLavinia Swire
Thomas CampbellCaptain Smiley
Allen LeechTom Branson
Cal MacaninchHenry Lang
Graham PaddenArmy Doctor
Daniel PirrieMajor Charles Bryant
David RobbDr. Clarkson
Julian WadhamGeneral Sir Herbert Strutt

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