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Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 1 | 1hr 21m 22s

When the Titanic goes down, Lord Grantham loses his immediate heirs and his daughter Mary loses her fiance, throwing Downton Abbey and its servants into turmoil. The new heir turns out to be Matthew, a lowly lawyer with novel ideas about country life.

Aired: 12/17/11 | Expires: 12/31/69
Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
See why Mary suffers flashbacks and Mrs. Hughes tricks Carson.
Rose’s surprise party for Robert risks scandal, and Edith gets troubling news.
The Crawleys head to a Scottish hunting lodge while the downstairs staff stays behind.
Witness the changes that affect several key characters at Downton Abbey.
See how badly amiss things have gone at Downton Abbey.
There are new faces downstairs, and the Crawley family faces its severest test yet.
Downton Abbey sees the effects of the Irish civil war and the fight for women’s suffrage.
Witness fateful events, above and below stairs.
Return to Downton Abbey, where disasters — large and small — threaten.
As the war nears its end, Downton's aristocrats and staff put their lives back together.