8.176 minSeason 6 • Episode 8
LatestBertie's circumstances change suddenly, leaving Edith uncertain whether to risk telling him the truth or keep her past a secret at all costs. Mary wonders if she can ever make peace with her sister as hostilities escalate, Spratt shows some hidden talents and Molesley's first day as a teacher does not go according to plan. Mrs Patmore's bed and breakfast attracts unwanted attention, leaving her in need of the Crawleys' help.
A chronicle of the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the post-Edwardian era—with great events in history having an effect on their lives and on the British social hierarchy.
Acting
Maggie Smith's devastating one-liners
Costume
Every gown costs more than your rent
Production
The house itself is the real star
Creator
Julian Fellowes
Maggie Smith
Violet Crawley
Michelle Dockery
Mary Crawley
Laura Carmichael
Edith Crawley
Joanne Froggatt
Anna Smith
Hugh Bonneville
Robert Crawley
Phyllis Logan
Mrs. Hughes
Elizabeth McGovern
Cora Crawley
Jim Carter
Charles Carson
Brendan Coyle
John Bates
Penelope Wilton
Isobel Merton
Raquel Cassidy
Phyllis Baxter
Lesley Nicol
Beryl Patmore
Robert James-Collier
Thomas Barrow
Allen Leech
Tom Branson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Highclere Castle, the real Downton, was nearly lost until the show's success funded urgent repairs. The Carnarvon family literally owes their estate to PBS viewers.
The show revived the 'upstairs downstairs' genre and made British heritage tourism explode. You're not imagining it—your mom's sudden interest in afternoon tea is Downton's fault.
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