Episode 1

The Great War unsettles life at Downton and surprising news about Matthew rocks the family. New maid Ethel irritates O'Brien - and Bates returns with devastating news for Anna.

Release : September 18, 2011

Runtime Epiosde : 69 minutes

Rating : 7.60

Credits

Maggie Smith ( Maggie Smith )

Violet Crawley

Michelle Dockery ( Michelle Dockery )

Mary Crawley

Laura Carmichael ( Laura Carmichael )

Edith Crawley

Joanne Froggatt ( Joanne Froggatt )

Anna Smith

Hugh Bonneville ( Hugh Bonneville )

Robert Crawley

Phyllis Logan ( Phyllis Logan )

Mrs. Hughes

Jessica Brown Findlay ( Jessica Brown Findlay )

Sybil Crawley

Elizabeth McGovern ( Elizabeth McGovern )

Cora Crawley

Jim Carter ( Jim Carter )

Charles Carson

Brendan Coyle ( Brendan Coyle )

John Bates

Penelope Wilton ( Penelope Wilton )

Isobel Merton

Amy Nuttall ( Amy Nuttall )

Ethel Parks

Lesley Nicol ( Lesley Nicol )

Beryl Patmore

Sophie McShera ( Sophie McShera )

Daisy Mason

Siobhan Finneran ( Siobhan Finneran )

Sarah O'Brien

Robert James-Collier ( Robert James-Collier )

Thomas Barrow

Dan Stevens ( Dan Stevens )

Matthew Crawley