

World War I begins.ġ916: World War I is in full swing with Matthew and Thomas Barrow fighting in the French trenches, later joined by footman William.

Edith sent a tell all letter to the Turkish Ambassador. Mrs Patmore has cataracts! Countess Violet is exceedingly witty.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 7 Matthew and Mary share a kiss and a marriage proposal. Lady Sybil is trampled at a rowdy political rally. The annual Flower show has a new winner.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 6 Sybil takes Gwen to a job interview but they end up in the mud. Longing glances are exchanged between Bates and Anna.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 5Įdith sets her sights on old Anthony Strallan. Countess Violet dislikes modern swivel chairs. Socialist chauffeur Tom Branson arrives to Downton. Bates tortures himself with a medieval leg brace.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 4 Mary beds a handsome Turk with deadly consequence. Carson’s interesting past is revealed.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 3Ī mysterious typewriter appears. Matthew Crawley and his mother Isobel arrive. Mister Bates arrives to work as Lord Grantham’s butler, Anna is smitten.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 2 A Duke arrives to court Lady Mary, but he’s more of a man’s man. The first season also delves into the lives of the staff downstairs: our loyal butler Carson, nasty O’Brien, evil footman Thomas Barrow, Mister Bates and the sharp tongued Mrs Patmore.įull episode guide for Downton Abbey Season 1 Episode 1Ī telegram arrives and we learn the Titanic is sunk. Matthew and Mary exchange barbs, but something romantic is brewing underneath it all. A distant heir is found, long lost cousin Matthew Crawley, but he’s just a middle class lawyer! Matthew and his mother Isobel arrive at Downton and antics ensue. The oldest daughter, Lady Mary was set to marry a distant cousin aboard the Titanic and continue the line but he’s gone now. British law says the heir must be male and Lord Grantham has three daughters: Mary, Sybil and Edith.

Everyone gets busy finding an heir to Lord Grantham. 1912: The Titanic sinks and the heirs to Downton Abbey sink with it.
