Directed by Brian Percival Written by Julian Fellowes   Tina Pepler   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 Robert Bathurst ... Sir Anthony Strallan Kate Bowes Renna ... Heckler Greg Hobbs ... Heckler Jamie de Courcey ... Liberal Candidate Marcus Kelly ... Thug (as Mark Kelly) Allen Leech ... Tom Branson Gerard Mcdermott ... High Sheriff Produced by Rebecca Eaton   Julian Fellowes   Nigel Marchant   Gareth Neame   Liz Trubridge   Original Music by John Lunn

Additional Info Premiere: January 23, 2011 DVD Release: January 11, 2011 Blu-ray Release: January 11, 2011 Country: Distributor: PBS Websites: Production Companies Carnival Film & Television Masterpiece Theatre (in co-production with) (as Masterpiece) Distributors Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)   (2011-2016) (USA) (TV) (Masterpiece Theatre) PBS Video   (2012) (USA) (DVD) (complete seasons one & two) Rating Stats Overall Rating -- / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #911 / 20,875 Site Ranking