Directed by Brian Percival   Written by Julian Fellowes   Cast Hugh Bonneville ... Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham 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 Bates Robert James-Collier ... Thomas Barrow (as Rob James-Collier) Phyllis Logan ... Mrs. Hughes Elizabeth McGovern ... Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham Sophie McShera ... Daisy Mason 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 Samantha Bond ... Lady Rosamund Painswick Timothy Carlton ... Judge Paul Copley ... Mr. Mason Jonathan Coy ... George Murray Iain Glen ... Sir Richard Carlisle Nigel Havers ... Lord Hepworth Dominic Kemp ... Jury Foreman Simon Poland ... Defense Barrister Tony Pritchard ... Prison Officer Nick Sampson ... Prosecution Barrister Sharon Small ... Marigold Shore Uncredited Cast Nicholas Blatt ... Brookes, Sir Richards Valet Teresa Mahoney ... Villager Produced by Rebecca Eaton   Julian Fellowes   Charles Hubbard   Gareth Neame   Liz Trubridge   Original Music by John Lunn

Additional Info Premiere: February 19, 2012 DVD Release: February 07, 2012 Blu-ray Release: February 07, 2012 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 #919 / 21,119 Site Ranking