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Downton Abbey: Season 1

1x02 Episode 2
TV-14

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Aired2010-10-03T20:15:00Z on PBS
Runtime50m
DirectorBen Bolt

WriterJulian Fellowes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
GenresDrama

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Matthew Crawley and his mother Isobel arrive at Downton, and have difficulty settling in. Carson is mortified when confronted by his past. Violet attempts to promote a match between Matthew and Mary. Isobel is elected to serve on the hospital board.

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Downton Abbey: Season 1

1x02 Episode 2TV-14

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Season Regulars 18

Guest Stars 7

Maggie Smith

Violet Crawley

Michelle Dockery

Mary Crawley

Laura Carmichael

Edith Crawley

Joanne Froggatt

Anna Smith

Hugh Bonneville

Robert Crawley

Phyllis Logan

Mrs. Hughes

Jessica Brown Findlay

Sybil Crawley

Elizabeth McGovern

Cora Crawley

Jim Carter

Charles Carson

Brendan Coyle

John Bates

Penelope Wilton

Isobel Crawley

Lesley Nicol

Beryl Patmore

Sophie McShera

Daisy Mason

Siobhan Finneran

Sarah O'Brien

Robert James-Collier

Thomas Barrow

Dan Stevens

Matthew Crawley

Rose Leslie

Gwen Dawson

Thomas Howes

William Mason

Kevin Doyle

Joseph Molesley

David Robb

Dr. Clarkson

Andrew Westfield

Lynch

Cathy Sara

Mrs. Drake

Lionel Guyett

Taylor

Fergus O'Donnell

John Drake

Nicky Henson

Charles Grigg

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1x02 Episode 2
TV-14

Actors
All Cast & Crew

Season Regulars
18

Guest Stars
7