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Downton Abbey: 1x2

Episode 2

Lord Robert Crawley and his family live a life of leisure, while a fleet of servants, including butler Carson, attend to their every need. But two events conspire to shake things up: the sinking of the Titanic, which claims Crawley's heirs, and the return of his valet, Bates. Since Crawley and Lady Cora have three daughters, his distant solicitor cousin, Matthew, becomes heir to the estate. With that, the scheming begins, since Thomas the footman views Bates as an interloper and Crawley's mother, Violet, feels the same way about Matthew's mother, Isobel.

Synopsis

A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.

Title Downton Abbey
First Air Date Sep 26, 2010
Last Air Date Nov 08, 2015
Episodes 47
Seasons 6
Companies ITV Studios, Carnival Films
Keywords england, servant, yorkshire, period drama, aristocrat, estate, costume drama, upstairs downstairs