Broadcast and release dates
Downton Abbey: Series 2 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 2
- Series 2, Episode 1 · 18 September 2011
Episode One
Two years into the Great War, Matthew returns from the front with a fiancée and the estate adapts to shortages, casualties and new duties.
- Series 2, Episode 2 · 25 September 2011
Episode Two
Isobel proposes converting Downton into a convalescent home after the war’s human cost reaches the village.
- Series 2, Episode 3 · 2 October 2011
Episode Three
A visiting general inspects Downton’s new convalescent operation, giving Branson an opportunity to make an anti-war statement.
- Series 2, Episode 4 · 9 October 2011
Episode Four
Ethel’s relationship with a convalescing officer crosses the boundaries of her employment and leaves her exposed to consequences he can more easily avoid.
- Series 2, Episode 5 · 16 October 2011
Episode Five
News from the front brings William and Matthew home under very different circumstances, forcing the household to confront injury and uncertain futures.
- Series 2, Episode 6 · 23 October 2011
Episode Six
A wounded officer claiming a connection to the Crawley inheritance unsettles both family memory and legal certainty.
- Series 2, Episode 7 · 30 October 2011
Episode Seven
Sybil and Branson consider turning their private commitment into a public break with her family’s expectations.
- Series 2, Episode 8 · 6 November 2011
Episode Eight
As the Armistice approaches, a wedding plan and an influenza outbreak force Downton’s residents to confront futures altered by war.
- Christmas at Downton Abbey · 25 December 2011
Christmas at Downton Abbey
Christmas 1919 brings guests, hunting and celebration to Downton while Bates faces trial and Mary’s engagement to Carlisle reaches breaking point.
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.