Downton Abbey

2010 • PBS
4.8
15.7K reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 2 episodes (9)

1 Episode One (Original UK Version)
1/8/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
1/8/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
1/15/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
1/22/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
1/29/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
2/5/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
2/12/12
Season-only
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 (Original UK Version)
2/12/12
Season-only
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.
9 Christmas at Downton Abbey (Original UK Version)
2/19/12
Season-only
Christmas 1919. Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates's arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities. Will he be a condemned man or will he be found innocent in time to dance with his new wife at the annual servants' ball? Mary has to consider her future with Sir Richard Carlisle following a contretemps at the shooting party and Violet has concerns about Rosamund, whose new suitor - the dashing but raffish Lord Hepworth, is not all he seems.

About this show

Created by Academy-Award winner Julian Fellowes, Downton Abbey has quickly become the most-watched program in PBS’ history. Led by Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern and many others, the all-star cast brings to life the trials and tribulations of the Crawley family and their servants in the English countryside. Spanning the years of pre-war England through the storms of World War I and into the social upheaval of England in the 1920s, viewers are captivated by the grand estate whose inhabitants are shaped by romance, heartbreak, scandals, and betrayal.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
15.7K reviews
David “DJDavey”
September 9, 2020
What do u mean by that it's not available in the country I live in aka The United States I bought every season of Downton Abbey here on YouTube and the movie so don't go tell me it's not available that's a bunch of baloney I would use the other work but Lord only knows what kind of Children be on here reading this!!! I really didn't want to give any stars but it would not allow me to post unless I did but otherwise I love the whole Downton Abbey series
Phoenix Rainey
January 18, 2015
Great show, particularly if you are a Christian. I love the fact that they spend a majority of the time on the storyline and not other things. My top 3 characters, old Granny, Matthews mother, and Cora the American. I love the English dry humor mixed with the love,hate relationship for Americans. The friendly banter between the two older matriarchs is some really great writing! Top quote I carry in my pocket from the show "I'm an American, I don't share your English distane for comfort."
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Nicole Stewart Pickler
January 20, 2015
Early 1900's drama set in a centuries old family home and dynasty: Downtown Abbey. Its care is passed down each generation to the next-generations heir, whose role is more of caretaker of the family mansion and expansive land, rather than owner. The job is the protection and upkeep of the families dynasty until it is passed on to the next heir.