Broadcast and release dates
Downton Abbey: Series 1 episodes and locations
All 52 television episodes and the three films, in release order. Locations are linked only where a source identifies the episode or film.
Downton Abbey
Series 1
- Series 1, Episode 1 · 26 September 2010
Episode One
News of the Titanic disaster removes Downton’s expected heirs and leaves the estate’s future tied to a distant cousin.
- Series 1, Episode 2 · 3 October 2010
Episode Two
Matthew Crawley and his mother Isobel arrive in the village, bringing professional middle-class habits into conflict with Downton’s assumptions.
- Series 1, Episode 3 · 10 October 2010
Episode Three
A visiting Turkish diplomat attracts Mary and turns a private encounter into a crisis that could damage her family.
- Series 1, Episode 4 · 17 October 2010
Episode Four
Violet and Isobel dispute the diagnosis and treatment of Molesley’s painful condition, turning village medicine into a contest over evidence and rank.
- Series 1, Episode 5 · 24 October 2010
Episode Five
A prospective husband places Mary’s family duty against her own judgement, while Edith pursues attention elsewhere.
- Series 1, Episode 6 · 31 October 2010
Episode Six
Sybil’s political curiosity takes her beyond the estate and into a volatile election meeting with Branson nearby.
- Series 1, Episode 7 · 7 November 2010
Episode Seven
Cora’s unexpected pregnancy could transform the succession and leaves Mary uncertain how to answer Matthew.
Titles and UK release dates follow the existing ITV and film register and cited sources. Season-level filming credits are not assigned to every episode.