Downton Abbey: Season 1 - Episode #1.1 - Credits and Details

Downton Abbey: Season 1 Episode #1.1 Credits and Details

Directed by
	Brian Percival
Written by
	Julian Fellowes	...	written and created by
Cast
	Hugh Bonneville	...	Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
	Jessica Brown Findlay	...	Lady Sybil Crawley
	Laura Carmichael	...	Lady Edith Crawley
	Jim Carter	...	Charles Carson
	Brendan Coyle	...	John Bates
	Michelle Dockery	...	Lady Mary Crawley
	Siobhan Finneran	...	Sarah O'Brien
	Joanne Froggatt	...	Anna Smith
	Thomas Howes	...	William Mason
	Robert James-Collier	...	Thomas Barrow (as Rob James-Collier)
	Rose Leslie	...	Gwen Dawson
	Phyllis Logan	...	Mrs. Hughes
	Elizabeth McGovern	...	Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
	Sophie McShera	...	Daisy Robinson
	Lesley Nicol	...	Mrs. Patmore
	Maggie Smith	...	Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
	Dan Stevens	...	Matthew Crawley
	Penelope Wilton	...	Isobel Crawley
	Charlie Cox	...	Duke of Crowborough
	Jonathan Coy	...	George Murray
	Lionel Guyett	...	Taylor
	Jonathan Jaynes	...	Postmaster
	Perry Millward	...	Paperboy
	Helen Sheals	...	Postmistress
Uncredited Cast
	Peter Agnelli	...	Villager
	Filippo Delaunay	...	Villager
	John Whitby	...	Dinner Guest
Produced by
	Rebecca Eaton	...	executive producer
	Julian Fellowes	...	executive producer
	Nigel Marchant	...	producer
	Gareth Neame	...	executive producer
	Liz Trubridge	...	series producer
Original Music by
	John Lunn
Special Effects by
	Edward Draycott	...	special effects technician
	Jason Troughton	...	special effects
	David Holt	...	special effects technician
Stunts
	Andy Bradford	...	stunt coordinator

Ratings
8.7 / 10

Production Companies
Carnival Film & Television
Masterpiece Theatre (Masterpiece) (in co-production with)

Distributors
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (2011) (United States) (Masterpiece Theatre) (TV)
PBS Video (2012) (United States) (complete seasons one & two) (DVD)
Peacock (2020) (United States) (video)
Studio Distribution Services (SDS) (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) (through)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2011) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK
Highclere Castle, Highclere, Hampshire, England, UK
Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden, Kent, England, UK (opening sequence)
Kent and East Sussex Railway, Tenterden, Kent, England, UK (train through the countryside)