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
- 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.
- Series 4, Episode 2 · 29 September 2013
Episode Two
Mary begins to claim a working role in the estate while Robert resists sharing control.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The London Season · 25 December 2013Basildon Park
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.
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.