Name: Downton Abbey
Genre: Drama, Classic, Romance

Downton Abbey Episode 1.01 Episode 1

Downton Abbey Episode 1.01 Episode 1

Episode Premiere

September 26, 2010

Genre

Drama, Classic, Romance

Production Company

Carnival Films

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/

Information

Episode Premiere

September 26, 2010

Genre

Drama, Classic, Romance

Period

2010 - 2016

Production Co

Carnival Films

Distributor

PBS, ITV

Official Site

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/downtonabbey/

Cast and Crew

Director

Brian Percival

Screenwriter

Julian Fellowes

Main Cast

Hugh Bonneville
Elizabeth McGovern
Maggie Smith
Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley
Penelope Wilton
Jim Carter
Phyllis Logan
Brendan Coyle
Joanne Froggatt
Michelle Dockery
Jessica Brown Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley / Lady Sybil Branson
Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson

Synopsis

Set in April 1912. Lord Grantham's cousin, James Crawley, who is Lord Grantham's heir presumptive, and his son, Patrick, both die in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. With no male offspring, speculation mounts as to who will become his heir. Lord Grantham hires Bates to be his valet.