Season 5 of "Downton Abbey" commences: The election of a working-class prime minister upends the order of things; and leads to Robert being snubbed by the village.
Rose plots to bring a radio into the house; Sarah tutors Daisy; an art historian arrives; and Anna makes an embarrassing purchase on Mary's behalf.
Mary and Lord Gillingham's love is tested and Bates also faces a trial. In other events, Cora makes a new friend while Violet is reunited with an old one.
Lord Merton stuns Isobel; Mary has bad news for Tony; the police continue their investigation; and Robert and Sarah lock horns.
Rose makes a new acquaintance; Thomas appears ill; Edith's link to Marigold draws attention, and Robert and Bricker have a confrontation.
The police deepen their probe into Green's death; and Bates tells Anna the truth about his whereabouts on the day in question.
Maggie Smith
Violet Crawley Dowager Countess of Grantham
Hugh Bonneville
Robert Crawley Earl of Grantham
Elizabeth McGovern
Cora Crawley Countess of Grantham
Brendan Coyle
John Bates
Joanne Froggatt
Anna Bates
