Downton Abbey 0101

Episode 1.01 is the first episode of the first season of Downton Abbey, and the first episode overall.


Set from April to August 1912.[1] Lord Grantham’s cousins, James Crawley, who is Lord Grantham's heir presumptive, and his son, Patrick Crawley, both die in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. With no male offspring, speculation mounts as to who will become his heir. Lord Grantham hires Bates to be his valet.