Mr. Bates didn’t do it! What a relief. His search for Anna’s button box turns up Lady Mary’s contraceptive device and instruction manual instead, and he assumes that Anna thinks he murdered Mr. Green and has been trying to prevent a pregnancy. Accusations ensue and they finally hash it all out. Everything appears rosy until … >
ITV has released a set of promotional photos for the next episode of Downton Abbey. Episode 6 of the fifth season airs at 9pm on Sunday 26 October on ITV and, following last week’s altercation, relations between Robert and Cora are strained. Meanwhile, Edith receives some terrible news and decides to take drastic measures. > … >
Episode 5 opens as Aunt Rosamund arrives to solve Lady Edith’s predicament with “the farmer’s child.” As it happens, she only makes things worse. But we’re left with a glimmer of hope that Lady Edith may finally take matters into her own hands. We’re behind you, Lady Edith. Mrs. Patmore has inherited a bit of … >
ITV has released a set of promotional photos for the next episode of Downton Abbey. Episode 5 of the fifth season airs at 9pm on Sunday 19 October on ITV and Simon Bricker returns to Downton to discuss the painting with Cora, but this time has his flirting crossed the line? > Order Season 5 … >
Relationships are strained and tension runs high at Downton as we reach the halfway point of the fifth season. The family continues to rub salt in poor Lady Edith’s wounds; that is until a touching scene with Lord Grantham. She’s had word from Michael Gregson’s office that the German thugs he was seen fighting with … >
ITV has released a set of promotional photos from the next episode of Downton Abbey. Episode 4 of the fifth season airs at 9.15pm on Sunday 12 October on ITV and Sarah Bunting continues to cause waves above stairs, but this time she may have gone too far. > Order Season 5 on DVD on … >
The third episode of Downton Abbey’s new season opens with Lord Gillingham scrambling to his room as the hotel maid delivers Lady Mary’s breakfast tray. Have all their dreams come true? Alas, not so. He’s itching to trip down the aisle, but she’s not so enamored with a man that’s governed by routine and ritual. … >
ITV has released a set of promotional photos from the next episode of Downton Abbey. Episode 3 of the fifth season airs at 9pm on Sunday 5 October on ITV and the events surrounding Green’s death are once again under scrutiny, while Mary’s secret assignation is very nearly blown. > Order Season 5 on DVD … >
The second episode of Downton Abbey’s new season finds Mr. Carson and Lord Grantham at odds over the site of the WWI memorial: the cricket pitch at Downton (Mr. Carson’s choice, though he is an avid enthusiast of the sport) or the centre of the village (Lord Grantham’s recommendation). Mr. Carson does not defer to … >
“I’m going upstairs to take off my hat.” Downton Abbey is back and the opening episode of the period drama’s fifth season does not disappoint, placing numerous long-running storylines and a plethora of new subplots into the chute and setting them off. The sense of permanence that supplies Downton Abbey with much of its gravitational … >