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Downton Abbey

2010 • ITV
4.6
895 reviews
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Season 2 episodes (8)

1 Episode One
9/18/11
The Great War unsettles life at Downton and Isobel's surprising news about Matthew rocks the family further. New maid, Ethel ruffles O'Brien's feathers and Bates returns with life changing
news for Anna.
2 Episode Two
9/25/11
Carson strives to keep standards high with disastrous personal consequences. Lady Rosamund is eager to unearth Lavinia and Carlisle's secret. The death of a wounded officer motivates Isobel and Sybil to see Downton in a different light. Shellshocked new valet, Lang arrives as William gets his call up papers and is love in the air for both Edith and Mary?
3 Episode Three
10/2/11
Downton is turned upside down with the arrival of the wounded officers. Branson intends to make General Strutt's visit a day no one will forget. William's return results in an awkward surprise for Daisy. Could there be skeletons in Lavinia's closet and is Bates back in Downton?
4 Episode Four
10/9/11
Tensions flare between Isobel and Cora. There's worrying news about Matthew and William. Ethel's flirting with Major Bryant lands her in more trouble than she ever could imagine. Branson declares his feelings for Sybil, and Robert goes out of his way to bring Bates back. O'Brien sticks her nose into Mrs. Patmore and Daisy's business.
5 Episode Five
10/16/11
Robert receives some shocking news from the front. Daisy's relationship with William moves faster than she would like. Vera's return threatens to expose old secrets and Mary pays a high price for turning to Carlisle for help.
6 Episode Six
10/23/11
A wounded Canadian officer comes to Downton to recuperate and unsettles everything. Ethel learns some distressing news. Did Bates heed Robert's caution not to lose his temper with Vera?
Is Carson leaving?
7 Episode Seven
10/30/11
As the storms of war clear will life ever be the same again at Downton? A new development stuns the family. How long can Sybil and Branson keep their secret? Carlisle puts Anna in a difficult position, Bates is reeling from the news about Vera and Thomas embarks on a new money making scheme.
8 Episode Eight
11/6/11
With the wedding approaching there's excitement in the air but will Branson's plans rattle everyone? Spanish Flu reaches Downton and a desperate Thomas looks for a way to re-establish himself. Ethel faces a dilemma when the Bryants return with a heartbreaking proposition and a decisive Anna forces Bates to think about their future.

About this show

The costume drama series, Downton Abbey, written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, stars Academy Award-winner Maggie Smith as a Dowager Countess of an Edwardian English country house in 1912. The series portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them, in a time before the last vestige of century's old tradition were stripped away by World War and the modern age. The all star cast also includes Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
895 reviews
Mark
October 22, 2014
Old story lines, poor acting and terrible lazy directing! If the writer has no more good ideas then please stop making this programme it should have finished on a high because the latest season is terrible. There is virtually no plots or decent new story to keep veiwers interest. We are not fools so please do not keep regurgitating old weary plots from the past we want NEW things to keep us viewing. Poor poor poor from a disappointed Downton fan.
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Eleanor Clark
January 14, 2017
Starts off amazing but after seasons one and two the writing gets trashy and lazy. Many characters are killed off, or written out. The character development is poor and it soon becomes clear that they are mostly just plot devices. The story lines go round in circles. I would watch the first two series but the rest aren't worth it particularly as time moves too quickly and many historical facts and details about ages etc. get skipped over.
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Sandra Adams
September 21, 2015
Excellent costume Drama set from 1912 onwards about The Earl of Grantham, the rest of the Crawley family, his wife, 3 daughters & his mother the Dowager Countess, as well as the staff of the Abby. Loved this series right from the start, very well acted, it was like being there watching them living their lives. I will be sad when the final series ends.
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