Downton Abbey - Epis... May 2026

The rivalry between Mary and Edith defined the show's domestic drama.

Fans were left "dumbstruck" by the sudden death of Matthew Crawley in a car accident at the end of Season 3, just after the birth of his heir. This followed the earlier, equally tragic loss of Lady Sybil during childbirth. Upstairs: The Crawley Sisters' Journeys Downton Abbey - Epis...

The series begins in 1912 with the news of the Titanic disaster, which claims the lives of the Crawley heirs and leaves the estate in a precarious position. This set the stage for years of tension over the "entail" and the arrival of the middle-class Matthew Crawley. The rivalry between Mary and Edith defined the