Downton Abbey

Season 4 opens six months after Matthew's death with Mary and Isobel in deep depressions. In other events, O'Brien causes a crisis; Violet tries to help Molesley gain employment.

The Crawleys host a party for friends and acquaintances, including Lord Anthony Gillingham, who has eyes for Mary, and Gillingham's valet, who is attracted to Anna.

Mary, Edith, Tom, and Anna each struggle with a dilemma; Gillingham makes clear his intentions to Mary; Edith endangers her reputation.

Bates attempts to learn what's troubling Anna; Thomas finds a new ally on the staff; and Alfred takes a test in hopes of becoming a chef.

Change is in the air as an exciting opportunity for Alfred creates tension between Ivy and Daisy. Isobel appeals to Violet’s sense of charity, but it doesn’t come without a fight, and Branson considers a whole new future for himself and baby Sybbie.

Jules Hudson is house hunting in Cornwall with a married couple from Berkshire who have a budget of £450,000 to find a rural Cornish idyll.