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- DirectorRonald WilsonStarsShaughan SeymourSheila RuskinPeter SallisAfter successfully completing his law exams, Lewis Eliot becomes a pupil in the chambers of Herbert Getliffe to become a barrister. He pays for the privilege but takes his work seriously despite getting little respect. His friend Charles March uses his family's influence in getting him known among the influential classes and briefs begin to appear on his desk. He's not so fortunate in his personal life. He is very much in love with the selfish and self-centered Sheila Knight.Watched on 13/2/2012
- DirectorRonald WilsonStarsShaughan SeymourSheila RuskinPeter SallisBack in London after a false medical scare, Lewis Eliot is ready to celebrate. He drops in on Sheila who informs him that she has fallen in love with Hugh Smith. He seems a likable enough fellow but Lewis feels it's his obligation to inform him that Sheila is mentally unbalanced, a schizoid, and that he needs to prepare himself for that if they are to marry. Hugh reconsiders which is fine with Lewis especially when Sheila agrees to marry him. Career-wise, Lewis' future appears secure. When George Passant and some of his friends are charged with fraud, the solicitor suggests that Lewis seek a leader and he turns to H.G., who has taken silk. H.G. does a fabulous job and all are acquitted but the judgment doesn't sit well with Lewis who knows one of their clients was in fact guilty. H.G. suggests the he might be better suited to life as a legal academic. With his marriage in turmoil, Lewis thinks he might be right.Watched on 14/2/2012
- DirectorToby HaynesStarsBenedict CumberbatchMartin FreemanUna StubbsJim Moriarty hatches a mad scheme to turn the whole city against Sherlock.Watched on 18/2/2012
- DirectorJustin ChadwickStarsGillian AndersonEmma WilliamsAnna Maxwell MartinEsther keeps her secret refusing to tell Ada what happened with Lady Dedlock. Richard Carstone returns and admits he is unsettled by the never ending court case. Richard has decided to rely on Mr. Skimpole's advice and seek his own legal counsel in the form of Mr. Vholes, but expenses prove quite high. Ada thinks he should give up any hope of winning and they should just be happy. Smallweed finds the packet of letters addressed to Capt. Hawdon. Tulkinghorn buys them from him and subtly lets Lady Dedlock know he is aware of her secret. Jarndyce confides in Boythorm telling him of his plan to marry Esther.Watched on 18/2/2012
- DirectorRonald WilsonStarsShaughan SeymourNigel HaversSheila RuskinIt's 1935 and Lewis Eliot has been at Cambridge for a number of years. He has persevered with his difficult marriage to Sheila who lives in London where Lewis also works occasionally as a legal consultant. He's called into the Foreign Ministry where he's told of suspicions that his old employer, H.G.is suspected to has taken advantage of insider information to profit on a recently issued government contract. At Cambridge, he is helping his good friend Roy Calvert who is hoping to be named a Fellow. Roy is admired by many and seen as a leading academic in his field. He has serious self doubts however that may his fellowship in doubt.Watched on 18/2/2012
- DirectorSusanna WhiteStarsCharles DanceGillian AndersonEmma WilliamsTulkinghorn now has Lady Dedlock in his grasp but his hardheartedness is beginning to catch up with him. Miss Flite returns to her lodgings to find that Smallweed has changed the locks on her rooms. He throws her out for non-payment of rent. Esther seeks Guppy's help but he is repulsed by her scarred face. She wants him to stop all inquiries into her background and he agrees. Esther learns the identity of the woman who raised her. John Jarndyce asks Esther to marry him and she agrees. He immediately has second thoughts. Richard Carstone is being crushed by his growing debts.Sgt. George learns that his debts are being called in.Watched on 19/2/2012
- DirectorSusanna WhiteStarsDermot CrowleyDenis LawsonAnna Maxwell MartinRichard is deep in debt and trough with the Army. Ada offers him her inheritance to cover his debts, but he decides to leave service and devote himself to the trial full-time. Doctor Allan Woodcourt is back, still penniless having suffered shipwreck. He arrives too late to save gentle urchin Jo, who dies from pneumonia but first denounces Tlkinghorn as the monster who had the knave persecuted. This time bloody vengeance is exacted.Watched 22/2/2012
- DirectorTerence DudleyStarsChristopher TimothyRobert HardyMary HignettSet in the 1930's, young vet James Herriot arrives in the village of Darrowby in the Yorkshire Dales hoping to land his first job with established veterinarian Siegfried Farnon.Watched 27/2/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelApril 1912 . The family and staff of Downton are shocked when they find that the heir to the title and fiancé of the Earl's daughter Mary perished on the Titanic, and the Earl hires a crippled army comrade as valet.Watched 28/2/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBen BoltStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelSeptember 1912. The new legal heir to Downton, lawyer Matthew Crawley, arrives with his mother, Isobel, to live on the estate. However, they are resented as usurpers and interlopers by both upstairs and downstairs.Watched 29/2/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBen BoltStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelGwen's ambitions to leave service and become a secretary are discouraged, Bates takes painful steps to overcome his limp, and a dashing Turkish diplomat visiting Downton seems to work his charms on everyone - especially Mary.Watched 1/3/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBrian KellyStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelMrs. Hughes is reunited with an old beau, now a widower proposing marriage, and the Countess hires Matthew Crawley to see if the will can be broken and disagrees with his mother on a diagnosis.Watched on 1/3/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBrian KellyStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelBates sees Thomas stealing a bottle of wine, the footman tries to frame him for petty theft, and Mrs. Crawley tries to convince the Dowager Countess to surrender her annual entitlement prize for best bloom in the village.Watched on 1/3/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelO'Brien and Thomas continue their efforts to frame Bates, Mary falls in love with Matthew, and Sybil is injured in a political disturbance and Branson is blamed.Watched on 1/3/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelJuly 1914. Mary learns it was Edith who informed the ambassador know about Pamuk's death, Cora announces her pregnancy, and Thomas and O'Brien hatch new slanders against Bates as war clouds loom.Watched on 2/3/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorAshley PearceStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelAfter Bates' mother dies, he hopes his inheritance will buy him a divorce and allow him to marry Anna, Matthew announces his engagement to Lavinia Swire, and Sybil gets involved in the war effort.Watched on 2/3/2012 - Askrigg
- DirectorAshley PearceStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelApril 1917. With John still absent, Isobel's butler Molesley makes a play for Anna but is rejected. Robert gets a new valet, shell-shocked ex-soldier Henry Lang, whilst William goes off to war. Edith learns to drive a tractor extremely well, and nearly succumbs to a kiss from the married farmer Mr. Drake. Sybil and Thomas work in the cottage hospital, where the latter begins to learn some humanity. At Isobel's suggestion - and to Violet's dismay - Downton Abbey is turned into a convalescent ward to ease the hospital's bed shortage. Mary invites middle-aged newspaper tycoon, and prospective beau, Sir Richard Carlisle to a dinner party, also attended by the Crawleys and Lavinia. Suspicious of Carlisle, Violet invites her daughter and sister to the Earl, Lady Rosamund, who is intrigued by the fact that Carlisle and Lavinia already seem well-acquainted. Carson, despite being taken ill whilst serving dinner, is still perceptive enough to suggest to Mary that Matthew is really the man for her.Watched on 3/3/2012
- DirectorAndy GoddardStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelDownton is turned into a convalescent hospital for the war-wounded and, through circumstances, Thomas is given authority in its operation. Anna and Bates are briefly reunited, and Branson plots against a heroic general who is dining at Downton.Watched on 4/3/2012
- DirectorBrian KellyStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelMatthew and William are missing in France, the mounting tensions between Cora and Isobel result in Isobel's volunteering for France, Bates returns to Downton, and the servants open a soup kitchen for unemployed veterans.Watched on 4/3/2012
- DirectorBrian KellyStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelAugust 1918: Deserted by the baby's father, Ethel has been installed with her child in a cottage on the estate by a sympathetic Mrs. Hughes, who brings her food. Jane, a war widow, has taken Ethel's place as a maid. Vera Bates returns, having spent John's money but with no intention of sticking to their arrangement and planning to make money by selling the story of Lady Mary's indiscretion to Carlisle's newspaper. Tipped off by Anna, Mary goes to see him and explains all, thus scotching Vera's plan as the newspaper owner threatens her with libel action. Having returned to the war, both Matthew and William sustain severe injuries at the Battle of Amiens, fatally in the case of William, who marries Daisy. Mary is glad to become a hospital auxiliary to nurse Matthew, though his spinal damage will, in all probability, leave him paralysed from the waist down and impotent.Watched on 5/3/2012
- DirectorAndy GoddardStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelAn unrecognizable burn victim turns up at the convalescent home claiming to be Mary's presumed drowned cousin Patrick, Carlisle plans to lure Carson from Downton, and Bates' wife reneges on her divorce agreement.Watched on 6/3/2012
- DirectorJames StrongStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelEthel confronts her baby's grandparents, Bates thinks he might have played a role in his wife's death, Branson and Sybil elope, and Carlisle tries to recruit Anna to spy on Mary.Watched on 7/3/2012
- DirectorJames StrongStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelThe Spanish Flu disrupts plans for Matthew's wedding when Cora, Lavinia, Carson, Molesley, and other staff members fall ill. Ethel has to decide the future for her son, and Jane resigns from Downton.Watched on 8/3/2012
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterChristmas 1919. Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates' arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities.Watched on 18/3/2012
- DirectorSusanna WhiteStarsTom GeorgesonCharles DanceHugo SpeerLawyer Tulkinghorne is found murdered, shot trough the heart. Police detective Bucket has no other choice but arrest sergeant George, the obvious suspect. Richard, now full-time obsessed with the inheritance lawsuit, interrupts it only to attend Ada's birthday party at Jarndyce's.Watched 21/3/2012
- DirectorRonald WilsonStarsShaughan SeymourSheila RuskinPeter SallisFor Lewis Eliot, life with Sheila is difficult and rumors have it that she has left him because she prefers women. She decides to try her hand at writing at the encouragement of publisher R. S. Sullivan but it leads to yet more disappointment. Lewis and Leonard March are called called into the Foreign Ministry where they're told by Leonard's brother, Sir Philip March, of suspicions that he and Herbert Getliffe are suspected of having taken advantage of insider information to profit on a government-issued contract. Sir Philip denies any wrongdoing as does H.G. Charles Marsh's wife Ann, now a well-known left-wing activist, is one of the sources for the suspicions about H.G. and her husband's uncle. She does her best to stop the publication of these rumors but to no avail. It leads to a major rift between Charles and his father.
- DirectorDavid CroftStarsArthur LoweJohn Le MesurierClive DunnWhen the call goes out for recruits for the new Local Defence Volunteers, in Walmington the town's bank manager appoints himself commander and raises a platoon despite his minimal previous military experience.
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelSpring of 1920. Wedding guests descend on Downton Abbey, where disasters threaten. One of which is Cora's freewheeling American mother, who tries to loosen up her in-laws.
- DirectorBrian PercivalStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelA conflict between two members of the house staff escalates. Meanwhile, the family tries to impress Martha by planning a lavish dinner party.
- DirectorAndy GoddardStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelThe fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis.
- DirectorAndy GoddardStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelAugust 1920: Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women's suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Anna and Bates apart.
- DirectorJeremy WebbStarsHugh BonnevilleJessica Brown FindlayLaura CarmichaelThe Crawleys excitedly await as the new addition to the family is soon to come. Meanwhile, Anna attempts to uncover evidence for Bates's innocence. But then, when tragedy strikes, will things ever be the same again?
- DirectorJeremy WebbStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterThings go badly amiss at Downton Abbey. Robert and Cora are not speaking. The servants are shunning Matthew's mother, Isobel. And Matthew and Robert have fallen out. Bates takes a gamble.
- DirectorDavid EvansStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterA vindictive Ms. O'Brien hatches a damaging plot. Edith makes a major decision. Matthew devises a major plan for changing things, and Tom's brother pays a visit.
- DirectorDavid EvansStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterChange arrives in a big way for several key characters at Downton Abbey. A yearly cricket match with the village sees old scores settled and new plots are hatched.
- DirectorAndy GoddardStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterThe Crawleys go to Duneagle Castle to celebrate Christmas with the MacClares. Everyone is delighted as they fish, hunt, and dine. Unfortunately, when the Crawleys return, tragedy strikes. Will things ever be the same again?
- DirectorDavid EvansStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterMary is still inconsolable six months after Matthew's death, Edith supports Michael going to Germany to divorce his wife, Molesley looks for a job, and there is a surprise applicant for Ms. O'Brien's job.
- DirectorDavid EvansStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterAn unofficial will from Matthew comes into the family's hand, Thomas plots against Anna, Rose gets involved in a scrap at a servant's dance, and Mrs. Crawley tries to reconcile Carson and Trigg.
- DirectorCatherine MorsheadStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterAn extravagant house party at the Abbey gives the Crawleys a chance to reconnect with old friends, but some guests prove more welcome than others, and along with the celebrations come deceit and heartache.
- DirectorCatherine MorsheadStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterAnthony Gillingham returns to Downton to propose to Mary, Edna tries to coerce Tom into marrying her, and Anna will not tell Bates what's bothering her.
- DirectorPhilip JohnStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterMrs. Hughes tells Bates an edited version of Anna's rape, Edith goes to London to see Michael, Alfred takes a culinary test, and the Countess suspects new employee Pegg of theft and Robert tries to keep a tenant.
- DirectorPhilip JohnStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterA birthday party is planned for Robert, but Rose's contribution to the event surprises those above and below stairs, a new farming venture on the Downton estate comes with dramatic repercussions for Mary, and Edith receives troubling news.
- DirectorEdward HallStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterCora's playboy brother, Harold, is in trouble, so Robert must travel to America to help bail him out; a new farming venture at Downton sees Blake and Mary putting aside their differences.
- DirectorEdward HallStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterRosamund comes up with a plan to help Edith, but Violet sees right through it; Isobel is the object of someone's attention, while Mary asks Gillingham for a very big favor.
- DirectorJon EastStarsHugh BonnevilleLaura CarmichaelJim CarterSummer of 1923. It's summer and as part of Rose's 'coming out' she is to be presented at Buckingham Palace. The Crawley family go to London to prepare Grantham House for this busy social program.
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækThree days before an election, party leader Birgitte Nyborg shakes up her campaign by denouncing her closest ally, sensitive information about the prime minister's shopping expenses lands in the wrong hands, and the rising star of the evening news is shaken by an unexpected death.
- DirectorSøren Kragh-JacobsenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækAfter a successful election, Birgitte Nyborg looks set to become Denmark's first female prime minister, but allies and opponents do their best to block her way.
- DirectorRumle HammerichStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækA few months into her term the new prime minister faces her first political crisis, and journalist Katrine Fønsmark considers how to deal with her unexpected pregnancy.
- DirectorRumle HammerichStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækThe revelation of an American prisoner transport in Greenland causes scandal upon the new government's first one hundred days in office.
- DirectorAnnette K. OlesenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækThe government's agenda on equal opportunities in corporate business brings pressure from the media as well as the country's most powerful businessman.
- DirectorAnnette K. OlesenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækAn official visit by the president of a former Soviet republic makes headlines when the president demands the arrest of a prominent political activist visiting Denmark at the same time.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækThe discovery of illegal surveillance of a left-wing party brings into question the prime minister's friendship with the party's spokeswoman as well as her faith in her own minister of justice.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækWhile the prime minister tries to take a family vacation, the publication of a tell-all by a former politician puts spin doctor Kasper Juul on the edge.
- DirectorAnnette K. OlesenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækAllegations of corruption in connection with military spending has consequences even for the prime minister's husband, who has accepted a new job.
- DirectorAnnette K. OlesenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækA year after taking office, the prime minister's approval ratings are low, her government is in internal conflict, and her marriage is hanging by a thread. As she prepares for another year in parliament, what can be saved?
- DirectorJannik JohansenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækPrime Minister Birgitte Nyborg is visiting soldiers stationed in Afghanistan when their encampment comes under attack, claiming the lives of several soldiers.
- DirectorJannik JohansenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækPrime Minister Birgitte Nyborg must appoint a new EU Commissioner. Sejro would seem the obvious choice, but Birgitte is surprised when he not only turns down the post but sees it as a personal slight. Who can she appoint?
- DirectorJesper W. NielsenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækThe coalition government is preparing to introduce a new reform package - "A Common Future". But attempts to get agreement on the reforms causes Labour leader Bjorn Marrot serious problems - in the media and within his own party.
- DirectorJesper W. NielsenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækTroels Hoxenhaven exploits the hijack of a Danish ship by Somali pirates to try and raise his profile. However, sexual indiscretions by both Hoxenhaven and Birgitte Nyborg force a confrontation with Ekspres editor Laugesen.
- DirectorLouise FriedbergStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækBirgitte's attempts to get broad multi-party support for environmental reforms causes friction with the Greens. Lars Hesselboe asks Katrine to become his new spin doctor. Birgette's daughter Laura suffers a panic attack.
- DirectorLouise FriedbergStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækKasper's past returns to haunt him as he clears out his parents former home, whilst the Freedom Party suggest lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12. A move that reveals fundamental differences in the coalition parties.
- 2010–202257mTV-147.7 (460)TV EpisodeDirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækWith the coalition at its lowest ebb, financier Joachim Crohne asks Birgette to intervene in the civil war between North and South Kharun which is crippling his oil industry interests. So, Birgitte secretly flies to Africa.
- 2010–202257mTV-148.1 (462)TV EpisodeDirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækThe peace talks between North and South Kharun begin in Copenhagen but Birgitte has her work cut out for her as first an outbreak of fresh fighting, then Chinese involvement and finally media revelations threaten the talks.
- DirectorLouise FriedbergStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækLaura's illness becomes much worse and Birgitte agrees to her daughter being admitted to a private hospital. But Birgitte's own tax reforms cause issues sparking a media circus, forcing the Prime Minister to make a shock decision.
- DirectorLouise FriedbergStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenPilou AsbækBirgitte is on a month's leave to care for her family. Labour Party Chairman Hans-Christian Thorsen positions himself to replace her - does she still want the job? Kaspar and Katrine face a difficult decision in their relationship.Series 2.10 - Watched - 12/2013 - home
- DirectorCharlotte SielingStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingBirgitte has left politics and is a well-paid speaker siting on several boards. Her old friend Bent Sejro tries to persuade her to re-enter politics. Katrine and Kasper juggle their careers and parenthood.Series 3.01 - Watched - 1/2014 - home
- DirectorCharlotte SielingStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingBirgitte decides to start a new party. At TV1, Torben Friis is under pressure to report less bad news.Series 3.02 - Watched - 1/2014 - home
- DirectorJesper W. NielsenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingChaos and confusion rule in the party rooms of the New Democrats. Chaos also rules at home as Gustav is sick, and Birgitte and the children move into a new, cheaper apartment. Birgitte has a problem with one of her hands.Series 3.03 - Watched - 1/2014 - home
- DirectorJesper W. NielsenStarsSidse Babett KnudsenBirgitte Hjort SørensenSøren MallingBirgitte's English boyfriend falls ill after eating pork as the government are trying to relax the rules applying to Danish pig farms. Birgitte argues for protecting citizens, not the industry.Series 3.04 - Watched - 2/2/2014 - home