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Episode 1
Series: Downton Abbey
A 56-minute history episode from Downton Abbey, Season 2, Episode 1.
At a Glance
Series Snapshot
Synopsis
The acclaimed period drama returns for a second series. It is now 1916 and the family and servants are preparing the house for a benefits concert in aid of the local hospital. New housemaid Ethel has replaced Gwen but she soon has everyone's backs up - and O'Brien plays a cruel trick on her. Robert is now Lord Lieutenant of the County but is disappointed by not being at the front. William and Branson are accosted by a group of women and presented with white feathers for not being in uniform. Matthew is in France and surprises everyone when he returns on leave with his new fiancee. Sybil hopes to help the war effort by enrolling as a nurse. When Bates's wife appears, it becomes clear that her motive is blackmail - and Anna is left distraught. Violet admits that she asked Dr Clarkson to keep William and Molesley out of the army. Back in the trenches Matthew runs into Thomas. But Thomas is traumatised by his experiences and resorts to desperate measures to get his ticket back to Downton.
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Cast
- Maggie Smith
- Hugh Bonneville
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Michelle Dockery
- Laura Carmichael
- Jessica Brown-Findlay
- Jim Carter
- Brendan Coyle
- Dan Stevens
- Penelope Wilton
- Siobhan Finneran
- Rob James-Collier
- Phyllis Logan
- Sophie McShera
- Joanne Froggatt
- Lesley Nicol
- Allen Leech
- Thomas Howes
- Gareth Neame
- Rebecca Eaton
- Nigel Willoughby
- Julian Fellowes
- Gavin Struthers
- Graham Frake
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Producer
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 58 hours 44 minutes (72 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge - A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
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3 episodes/day: 24 days
5 episodes/day: 15 days
Episodes (72)
- E10 - Folge 10
- E10 - Episode 10
- E10 - Odcinek 10
- E10 - Épisode 10
- E10 - 10. rész
- E10 - Episodio 10
- E10 - Aflevering 10
- E10 - Episodio 10
- E10 - Afsnit 10
- E10 - Episode 10
- E10 - Text Santa 2015
- E10 - 10. Bölüm
- E10 - Episódio 10
- E11 - Especial de Natal
- E11 - Christmas Day
- E11 - Odcinek 11
- E11 - 11. Bölüm
- E11 - Aflevering 11
- E11 - 11. rész
- E11 - Episode 11
- E11 - Afsnit 11
- E11 - Episode 11
- S01E01 - Episode 1
- S01E02 - Episode 2
- S01E03 - Episode 3
- S01E04 - Episode 4
- S01E05 - Episode 5
- S01E06 - Episode 6
- S01E07 - Episode 7
- S02E01 - Episode 1 Viewing
- S02E03 - Episode 3
- S02E04 - Episode 4
- S02E05 - Episode 5
- S02E06 - Episode 6
- S02E07 - Episode 7
- S02E08 - Episode 8
- S02E09 - Christmas Special
- S03E01 - Episode 1
- S03E02 - Episode 2
- S03E03 - Episode 3
- S03E04 - Episode 4
- S03E05 - Episode 5
- S03E06 - Episode 6
- S03E07 - Episode 7
- S03E08 - Episode 8
- S03E09 - Downton Abbey: A Journey to the Highlands
- S04E01 - Episode 1
- S04E02 - Episode 2
- S04E03 - Episode 3
- S04E04 - Episode 4
- S04E05 - Episode 5
- S04E06 - Episode 6
- S04E07 - Episode 7
- S04E08 - Episode 8
- S04E09 - The London Season
- S05E01 - Episode 1
- S05E02 - Episode 2
- S05E03 - Episode 3
- S05E04 - Episode 4
- S05E05 - Episode 5
- S05E06 - Episode 6
- S05E07 - Episode 7
- S05E08 - Episode 8
- S05E09 - A Moorland Holiday
- S06E01 - Episode 1
- S06E02 - Episode 2
- S06E04 - Episode 4
- S06E05 - Episode 5
- S06E06 - Episode 6
- S06E07 - Episode 7
- S06E08 - Episode 8
- S06E09 - The Finale
