Downton Abbey
Episode 3
Season 1, Episode 3 · Aired 2010-10-10
Synopsis
Cora's attempts at matchmaking are dashed when Mary is smitten not by intended target Evelyn Napier, but by his handsome friend, Turkish attache Kemal Pamuk. The couple's mutual attraction sparks a train of events whose consequences ripple through the entire household. Gwen is humiliated as her secret ambition is exposed, and Bates takes extreme action to cure his limp.
In the series
This episode is part of Downton Abbey (2010–2015) on ITV/PBS.
Edwardian upstairs/downstairs comfort epic — tea, titles, and soft class warfare.
Key cast
- Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley
- Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley
- Maggie Smith as The Dowager Countess
- Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley
- Jim Carter as Mr. Carson
- Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes