‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 6 review

Mr. Bates didn’t do it! What a relief. His search for Anna’s button box turns up Lady Mary’s contraceptive device and instruction manual instead, and he assumes that Anna thinks he murdered Mr. Green and has been trying to prevent a pregnancy. Accusations ensue and they finally hash it all out. Everything appears rosy until … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ first look: 6 new pics from Season 5 Episode 6

ITV has released a set of promotional photos for the next episode of Downton Abbey. Episode 6 of the fifth season airs at 9pm on Sunday 26 October on ITV and, following last week’s altercation, relations between Robert and Cora are strained. Meanwhile, Edith receives some terrible news and decides to take drastic measures. > … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 5 review

Episode 5 opens as Aunt Rosamund arrives to solve Lady Edith’s predicament with “the farmer’s child.” As it happens, she only makes things worse. But we’re left with a glimmer of hope that Lady Edith may finally take matters into her own hands. We’re behind you, Lady Edith. Mrs. Patmore has inherited a bit of … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 4 review

Relationships are strained and tension runs high at Downton as we reach the halfway point of the fifth season. The family continues to rub salt in poor Lady Edith’s wounds; that is until a touching scene with Lord Grantham. She’s had word from Michael Gregson’s office that the German thugs he was seen fighting with … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 3 review

The third episode of Downton Abbey’s new season opens with Lord Gillingham scrambling to his room as the hotel maid delivers Lady Mary’s breakfast tray. Have all their dreams come true? Alas, not so. He’s itching to trip down the aisle, but she’s not so enamored with a man that’s governed by routine and ritual. … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ first look: 7 new pics from Season 5 Episode 3

ITV has released a set of promotional photos from the next episode of Downton Abbey. Episode 3 of the fifth season airs at 9pm on Sunday 5 October on ITV and the events surrounding Green’s death are once again under scrutiny, while Mary’s secret assignation is very nearly blown. > Order Season 5 on DVD … >

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‘Downton Abbey’ Season 5 Episode 2 review

The second episode of Downton Abbey’s new season finds Mr. Carson and Lord Grantham at odds over the site of the WWI memorial: the cricket pitch at Downton (Mr. Carson’s choice, though he is an avid enthusiast of the sport) or the centre of the village (Lord Grantham’s recommendation). Mr. Carson does not defer to … >

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