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Downton Abbey Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Season 4 of the costume drama opens six months after the tragedy that befell the Crawley household at the end of the 2012 "Journey to the Highlands" Christmas special. Mary (Michelle Dockery) is especially bereft, though she comes to terms with her new reality as the season unfolds and even steps in to help manage the estate, a move that's encouraged by brother-in-law Tom (Allen Leech) but opposed by her ever-traditional father, Robert (Hugh Bonneville). Other story lines involve Edith (Laura Carmichael) , whose involvement with the married Michael Gregson (Charles Edwards) has unwanted consequences; Rose (Lily James), whose feelings for an African-American singer find her willing to buck the taboos of the 1920s; Anna (Joanne Froggatt), who suffers a vicious assault at the hands of a visitor's valet that she then tries to hide from Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyle); and Mr. Carson (Jim Carter), whose one-time vaudeville partner Charlie Grigg (Nicky Henson) is facing hard times.
Episode 1
Episode 1
Wed, Sep 25, 2013 56 mins
Season 4 opens six months after Matthew's death with Mary and Isobel in deep depressions. Meanwhile, O'Brien causes a crisis; Violet tries to help Molesley gain employment; and Thomas takes a dislike to the nanny.
Episode 2
Episode 2
Wed, Oct 2, 2013 56 mins
Mary is revealed as the sole beneficiary in Matthew's will, to Robert's displeasure, and comes to own half of the estate; Cora's new maid appears to not be working out.
Episode 3
Episode 3
Sun, Oct 6, 2013 56 mins
The Crawleys host a party for friends and acquaintances, including Lord Anthony Gillingham, who has eyes for Mary, and Gillingham's valet, who is attracted to Anna. Meanwhile, Gregson hopes to impress Robert, who seems intent on ignoring him.
Episode 4
Episode 4
Sun, Oct 6, 2013 56 mins
Lord Gillingham makes clear his intentions to Mary; Edith endangers her reputation; Tom turns to Mrs Hughes for help with Edna; and Anna keeps her distance from Bates.
Episode 5
Episode 5
Wed, Oct 23, 2013 56 mins
Pride and prejudice mark Robert's surprise birthday party when Rose's potentially scandalous recruit raises eyebrows and Mary clashes with an instantly antagonistic man of the people. Bates and Anna step out, and Edith gets troubling news.
Episode 6
Episode 6
Wed, Oct 30, 2013 56 mins
Rose's surprise party for Robert risks scandal; Mary meets an old suitor; and Edith receives troubling news.
Episode 7
Episode 7
Sun, Nov 3, 2013 56 mins
Robert and Thomas leave on an unexpected trip; Mary and Blake bond over pigs; and Green returns to Downton with Gillingham.
Episode 8
Episode 8
Sun, Nov 10, 2013 56 mins
Robert and Thomas return from America; Bates takes a day off; Edith and Rosamund announce their plan to travel abroad; a suitor woos Mary; and Rose makes her move.
Episode 9
The London Season
Wed, Dec 25, 2013 56 mins
The Season 4 finale finds the Crawleys in London, where Rose's coming-out ball is to be staged at the stately Grantham House. In other events, Cora's mother visits; the family finds itself in the midst of a potential scandal when a letter from the Prince of Wales is purloined; Mary is wooed by Gillingham and Blake; and Carson arranges a day to the beach for the staff.
