Broadcast and release dates

Downton Abbey: Series 4 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 4

  1. Series 4, Episode 1 · 22 September 2013

    Episode One

    Six months after a devastating loss, Mary remains detached from decisions about her son and Downton’s future.

  2. Series 4, Episode 2 · 29 September 2013

    Episode Two

    Mary begins to claim a working role in the estate while Robert resists sharing control.

  3. Series 4, Episode 3 · 6 October 2013

    Episode Three

    A large house party fills Downton with music, courtship and old acquaintances, giving Mary a first glimpse of life beyond mourning.

  4. Series 4, Episode 4 · 13 October 2013

    Episode Four

    Anna tries to resume her duties while concealing the assault from Bates, and Mrs Hughes searches for a way to support her without taking away her choices.

  5. Series 4, Episode 5 · 20 October 2013

    Episode Five

    Edith faces the consequences of her relationship with the missing Michael Gregson while Anna struggles to keep her distance from Bates.

  6. Series 4, Episode 6 · 27 October 2013

    Episode Six

    Rose arranges a jazz band for Robert’s birthday and singer Jack Ross unsettles some guests’ assumptions about who belongs at Downton.

  7. Series 4, Episode 7 · 3 November 2013

    Episode Seven

    Robert leaves for America to help Cora’s brother, giving Mary and Branson greater responsibility for the estate.

  8. Series 4, Episode 8 · 10 November 2013

    Episode Eight

    Edith and Rosamund form a plan to conceal Edith’s pregnancy while uncertainty about Gregson continues.

  9. The London Season · 25 December 2013

    The London Season

    The family moves to its London house for Rose’s presentation at court, where a stolen letter threatens the Prince of Wales and draws the household into a discreet recovery operation.

    Basildon Park

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.