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 Samantha Bond: Lady Rosamund Painswick Maggie Smith: Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Dan Stevens: Matthew Crawley Fergus O'Donnell: John Drake Helen Sheals: Postmaster's Wife Hugh Bonneville: Robert, Earl of Grantham Joanne Froggatt: Anna Robert Bathurst: Sir Anthony Strallan Sophie McShera: Daisy Jim Carter: Mr. Carson Siobhan Finneran: O'Brien Rose Leslie: Gwen Jessica Brown-Findlay: Lady Sybil Crawley Kevin Doyle: Molesley Rob James-Collier: Thomas Allen Leech: Tom Branson Elizabeth McGovern: Cora, Countess of Grantham Jonathan Coy: George Murray Michelle Dockery: Lady Mary Crawley David Robb: Dr. Clarkson Brendan Coyle: John Bates Bernard Gallagher: Bill Molesley Theo James: Kemal Pamuk Phyllis Logan: Mrs. Hughes Penelope Wilton: Isobel Crawley Lesley Nicol: Mrs. Patmore Laura Carmichael: Lady Edith Crawley Charlie Cox: Duke of Crowborough
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Premiered: January 10, 1971, on PBS
Rating: TV-PG
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