Andrew Scarborough

It's the summer season and as part of Rose's `coming out' she is to be presented at Buckingham Palace. The family and servants are at Grantham House, their London residence, preparing for the busy social season.

A Labour government comes to power in the general election; Lady Mary receives another proposal from Tony Gillingham.

Rosamund comes up with a plan to help Edith deal with her problem, but Violet may be about to see right through it; Isobel is the object of someone's attention; Mary asks Gillingham for a favour.

Robert has a very difficult decision to make; Daisy continues to struggle with her studies and Mrs Patmore has an idea which could fix everything.

After a pet detective turns up dead inside the kennel of a dog he was searching for, Barnaby and Winter enter the world of dognapping, cat seduction and animal investigation.

There's trouble when Mary takes Marigold to the farm and they are spotted by Mrs Drewe; Carson and Mrs Hughes have different ideas about their wedding; Edith argues with the magazine's publisher; Anna sees a doctor.