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Downton Abbey Season 5 Episode One | Masterpiece

Branson and Lady Mary standing together outside
Courtesy of (C) Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2014 for MASTERPIECE

See why old attitudes start to change and Robert is snubbed by the village. WATCH NOW AT video.wkar.org

A working-class prime minister is elected and old attitudes start to change. Robert is snubbed by the village. Baxter tells all, and Edith plays with fire.

This Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning hit drama returns for a fifth season of intimately interlaced stories centered on an English country estate — an entertaining formula that has made Downton Abbey the highest-rated drama in PBS history. The acclaimed ensemble cast is joined by guest stars Harriet Walter as Lady Shackleton and Peter Egan as Lord Flintshire, together with new characters played by Richard E. Grant, Anna Chancellor and Rade Sherbedgia.

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