Masterpiece Episode: "Downton Abbey, Episode 1"

Season 41, Episode 1
Episode Synopsis: The "Masterpiece" season premiere features the engrossing "Downton Abbey," a four-part drama that begins in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic punctures the succession plans of Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville), the father of three daughters, and inspires his wife (Elizabeth McGovern) and mother (Maggie Smith) to push him to separate his title from his estate, which are legally entailed to pass only to a man. The search settles on a young solicitor (Dan Stevens) unaccustomed to tawny trappings. Original Air Date: Jan 9, 2011
Guest Cast Jonathan Coy: George Murray Sophie McShera: Daisy Joanne Froggatt: Anna Helen Sheals: Postmaster's Wife Brendan Coyle: John Bates Fergus O'Donnell: John Drake Charlie Cox: Duke of Crowborough Maggie Smith: Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Kevin Doyle: Molesley Samantha Bond: Lady Rosamund Painswick Jim Carter: Mr. Carson Lesley Nicol: Mrs. Patmore Robert Bathurst: Sir Anthony Strallan Theo James: Kemal Pamuk Laura Carmichael: Lady Edith Crawley Allen Leech: Tom Branson Hugh Bonneville: Robert, Earl of Grantham Michelle Dockery: Lady Mary Crawley Siobhan Finneran: O'Brien Bernard Gallagher: Bill Molesley Elizabeth McGovern: Cora, Countess of Grantham Jessica Brown-Findlay: Lady Sybil Crawley David Robb: Dr. Clarkson Phyllis Logan: Mrs. Hughes Dan Stevens: Matthew Crawley Rose Leslie: Gwen Rob James-Collier: Thomas Penelope Wilton: Isobel Crawley
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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