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Episode 1

Episode 1

Downton Abbey S2:E1
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The Great War unsettles life at Downton and surprising news about Matthew rocks the family. New maid Ethel irritates O'Brien - and Bates returns with devastating news for Anna.

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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.

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Season
2
Episode
1
Series Rating
8.1/10
Total Seasons
6

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