The Grantham family put all their troubles from the last series behind them and head to their summer break at Duneagle Castle in the Scottish Highlands in this special Christmas episode.
That's not quite cricket
Sunday 4 November
In the series finale, Thomas faces ruin when O’Brien’s smirking plotting leaves him without a reference.
Mr Bates arrives back at Downton!
Sunday 28 October
Finally, Mr Bates is freed from prison, meaning that he can now be reuinited with Anna. The two embrace, and arriving back at Downton, everyone is excited to see him back.
Can Anna free Bates?
Sunday 21 October
Anna has being doing her best Miss Marple impression throughout this series as she tries to free Mr Bates and she finally uncovers some crucial evidence.
Lady Sybil's birth ends in tragedy!
Sunday 14 October
The day has finally arrived, as Lady Sybil goes into labour. A concerned Branson is by her bedside, but he's desperately worried when she begins showing symptoms of eclampsia.
Will Bates uncover the truth?
Sunday 7 October
Anna is heartbroken that Bates no longer seems to be writing to her. But it turns out that it is in fact Bates who believes she's given up on him due to her not coming to visit him.
Will Lady Edith make it down the aisle?
Sunday 30 September
Everyone at Downton is preparing for the wedding of Lady Edith to Sir Anthony Strallan, but the Dowager still hopes she'll realise that he's too old for her.
The honeymoon is over!
Sunday 23 September
Matthew and Mary return from their honeymoon with a new car, but all is not well at Downton.
Martha arrives amongst chaos and clashes
Sunday 16 September
The year is 1920, and the whole house is preparing for the wedding of Mary and Matthew. However, it doesn't take long before plans start to unravel.
Christmas, 1919
Sunday 25 December
Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party, yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates's arrest for the murder of his ex-wife has cast a shadow over the festivities.
An epidemic throws the wedding into disarray
Sunday 6 November
Spanish Flu sweeps through Downton, leaving Carson, Lavinia and Cora very ill.
The war clouds clear over Downton. But what's left?
Sunday 30 October
Sybil and Branson run away together, but Mary and Edith are in hot pursuit and convince Sybil to go back home with them, although she vows she will stay true to Branson.
Edith becomes privy to a titanic secret
Sunday 23 October
A badly burned Canadian officer arrives at Downton to convalesce and confesses to Edith that he is really Patrick Crawley, the former heir who was supposed to have drowned on the Titanic.
The soldiers return critically injured
Sunday 16 October
William and Matthew are caught up in a blast at the front and are both badly wounded and sent home.
War is hell for William and Matthew
Sunday 9 October
Downton prepares for a concert to boost the morale of the convalescing officers and the tension between Isobel and Cora increases when Isobel finds out she has been overruled.
Downton becomes a convalescent home
Sunday 2 October
Downton finally becomes a convalescent home, which has a stark impact on the lives of its inhabitants.
The mystery of Sir Richard deepens
Sunday 25 September
In April 1917, Matthew, who is now a Captain, returns home temporarily for a recruitment drive and Carson tells Mary that if she loves him she should let him known before it is too late.
Matthew creates a stir with his new fiancee
Sunday 18 September
The residents of Downton Abbey are fully immersed in the horrors of World War I as they prepare for a concert to help the village hospital prepare for war casualties.