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DOWNTON ABBEY Season 1 On MASTERPIECE

Season 1 cast. Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, DOWNTON ABBEY depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912. Featuring an all-star cast, including Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern.
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Season 1 cast. Created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, DOWNTON ABBEY depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912. Featuring an all-star cast, including Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and Elizabeth McGovern.

Stream now or tune in Saturdays, June 5 - 26, 2021 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2

All 6 Seasons are available to stream on demand with KPBS Passport!

Created by Emmy-winning writer Julian Fellowes, DOWNTON ABBEY depicts the lives of the noble Crawley family and the staff who serve them, set at their Edwardian country house in 1912.

Featuring an all-star cast, including Hugh Bonneville (MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Miss Austen Regrets”), Emmy-winner Dame Maggie Smith ("Harry Potter") and Elizabeth McGovern. Laura Linney hosts.

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Winner of six Emmy Awards, including “Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.”

How It All Began | DOWNTON ABBEY | Season 1

EPISODE GUIDE:

Episode 1 airs Saturday, June 5 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Downton Abbey and its servants are thrown into turmoil when its heir (and future husband to Lady Mary) is lost on the Titanic, and the new heir, with his novel ideas about country life, arrives.

Hugh Bonneville (Robert, Earl of Grantham), Elizabeth McGovern (Cora, Countess of Grantham)
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Hugh Bonneville (Robert, Earl of Grantham), Elizabeth McGovern (Cora, Countess of Grantham)

Episode 2 airs Saturday, June 12 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Lady Mary's newest suitor makes a shocking move, Carson's secret past is revealed, and Bates risks his health to remain valet.

Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley)
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Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley)

Episode 3 airs Saturday, June 19 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - Matthew grows into his role as heir, Mary and Edith bitterly compete, and Thomas and O'Brien scheme against Bates, who finds an ally in Anna. Lady Violet's winning streak is threatened.

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Dame Maggie Smith (Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham)
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Dame Maggie Smith (Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham)

Episode 4 airs Saturday, June 26 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 - The inheritance crisis takes an unexpected turn as rumors fly about Mary's virtue. Sybil takes a risk, Anna unearths Bates' mysterious past, and O'Brien and Thomas plot their exit strategy.

(L-R): Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley), Jessica Brown-Findlay (Lady Sybil Crawley)
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(L-R): Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith Crawley), Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley), Jessica Brown-Findlay (Lady Sybil Crawley)

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Seasons 1-6 are available to view on demand through Feb. 2, 2023 with KPBS Passport, video streaming for members supporting KPBS at $60 or more yearly, using your computer, smartphone, tablet, Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire or Chromecast. Learn more and activate your benefit now.

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