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Downton Abbey on Masterpiece
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Episode 1
Season 1 · Episode 1
The first episode of the four-part drama begins in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic punctures the succession plans of Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville), the father of three daughters, and inspires his wife (Elizabeth McGovern) and mother (Maggie Smith) to push him to separate his title from his estate, which are legally entailed to pass only to a man. The search settles on a young solicitor (Dan Stevens) unaccustomed to tawny trappings.
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Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
Lady Sybil Crawley
Lady Edith Crawley
Mr. Carson
John Bates
Lady Mary Crawley
Sarah O'Brien
Anna Bates
William Mason
Thomas Barrow
Gwen
Mrs. Hughes
Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
Daisy Mason
Mrs. Patmore
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Matthew Crawley
Isobel Crawley
Duke of Crowborough
Joseph Molesley
Sir Anthony Strallan
Bill Molesley
Lady Rosamund Painswick
Tom Branson
Evelyn Napier
Dr. Clarkson
Postmaster's Wife
Lynch
Suffragette
George Murray
Taylor
Kemal Pamuk
John Drake
Mrs. Drake
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