Downton Abbey

Mary is struggling to come to term with Matthew's untimely death. Downstairs, hearts are broken as Jimmy finally takes an interest in Ivy. And Thomas is up to his old tricks and has the children's Nanny in his sights.

Emerging from her grief, Mary starts to take an interest in the running of the estate but is met with resistance from Robert. Bates hatches a plan to help Molesley, and Rose gets into a sticky situation at a tea dance in York.

An extravagant house party at the Abbey gives the Crawleys a chance to reconnect with old friends. Some guests, however, prove more welcome than others and along with the celebrations come skulduggery and heartache.

Amid the fallout of the eventful house party Mary faces a pressing question about her future, Carson reveals surprisingly intimate details of his former life, and a trip to London sees Rose put the reputation of the Crawleys in jeopardy.

Change is in the air as an exciting opportunity for Alfred creates tension between Ivy and Daisy. Isobel appeals to Violet’s sense of charity, but it doesn’t come without a fight, and Branson considers a whole new future for himself and baby Sybbie.

A birthday party is planned for Robert, but Rose’s surprise contribution to the event ruffles feathers above and below stairs. A new farming venture on the Downton estate comes with dramatic repercussions for Mary, and Edith receives more unwelcome news.

Robert must travel to America to help our Cora's playboy brother. Violet is taken ill, but she finds help from an unlikely corner. And things don't go as planned when Mrs Hughes and Carson conspire to keep peace downstairs.

Rosamund hatches a plan to help Edith out of her predicament, but will Violet see through it? Isobel is on the receiving end of some unexpected attention, while Mary asks Gillingham for a favor. And some unexpected news gives Anna fresh cause for concern.

Rose is to be presented at Buckingham Palace. Martha Levinson and Cora's brother arrive from New York and make quite an impressions amongst London's high society. And the Crawleys are implicated in a scandal that threatens to engulf the monarchy.