Downton Abbey series 6 explained

Series Number:	6
Bgcolour:	DF8E91
Num Episodes:	8 + 1 Christmas special
Network:	ITV
Episode List:	List of Downton Abbey episodes

The sixth and final series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey broadcast from 20 September 2015 to 8 November 2015, comprising a total of eight episodes and one Christmas Special episode broadcast on 25 December 2015. The series was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom and on PBS in the United States, which supported the production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology.^[1]

Cast and characters

Main cast

Upstairs

• Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
• Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley; later Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham
• Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley; later Lady Mary Talbot
• Matthew Goode as Mr Henry Talbot
• Harry Hadden-Paton as Mr Bertie Pelham; later Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, Marquess of Hexham
• Lily James as Lady Rose Aldridge
• Allen Leech as Mr Tom Branson
• Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
• David Robb as Dr Richard Clarkson
• Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
• Penelope Wilton as Mrs Isobel Crawley; later Isobel Grey, Lady Merton

Downstairs

• Jim Carter as Mr Charles Carson; the Butler
• Phyllis Logan as Mrs Elsie Hughes; the Housekeeper
• Brendan Coyle as Mr John Bates; Lord Grantham's valet
• Joanne Froggatt as Mrs Anna Bates; Lady Mary’s maid
• Robert James-Collier as Mr Thomas Barrow; the Under-Butler; later the Butler
• Kevin Doyle as Mr Joseph Molesley; First Footman
• Raquel Cassidy as Miss Phyllis Baxter; Lady Grantham's maid
• Michael Fox as Mr Andrew Parker; Second Footman
• Lesley Nicol as Mrs Beryl Patmore; the cook
• Sophie McShera as Mrs Daisy Mason; the Assistant Cook

Recurring and guest cast

• Samantha Bond as Lady Rosamund Painswick; Lord Grantham's sister (Recurring)
• Paul Copley as Mr Albert Mason, William Mason's father (Recurring)
• Harriet Walter as Prudence, Dowager Lady Shackleton; Lady Violet's close friend (Recurring)
• Jeremy Swift as Mr Septimus Spratt; Lady Violet's butler (Recurring)
• Sue Johnston as Miss Gladys Denker; Lady Violet's maid (Recurring)
• Douglas Reith as Richard Grey, Lord Merton; Lady Mary's godfather and Isobel's fiancé (Recurring)
• Antonia Bernath as Miss Laura Edmunds; co-editor at the Sketch (Recurring)
• Sebastian Dunn as Mr Charlie Rogers; Mr Talbot's close friend (Recurring)
• Rose Leslie as Mrs Gwen Harding; former housemaid of Downton Abbey (Guest)
• Philip Battley as Mr John Harding; Gwen's husband (Guest)
• Michael Cochrane as Reverend Albert Travis (Recurring)
• Patricia Hodge as Mrs Mirada Pelham; Bertie Pelham's mother (Guest)
• Brendan Patricks as The Hon. Evelyn Napier; Lady Mary's close friend (Guest)
• Andrew Scarborough as Timothy Drewe; a farmer (Guest)
• Emma Lowndes as Margie Drewe; wife of Tim Drewe (Guest)
• Matt Barber as Mr Atticus Aldridge; Lady Rose's husband (Guest)
• Fifi Hart as Miss Sybbie Branson; Lady Sybil and Tom's daughter (Recurring)
• Oliver and Zac Barker as Master George Crawley; Lady Mary and Matthew's son (Recurring)
• Eva and Karina Samms as Miss Marigold Crawley; Lady Edith and Michael's daughter (Recurring)
• Peter Egan as Hugh "Shrimpie" MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire; Lady Rose's father (Guest)
• Howard Ward as Sergeant Willis; a policeman (Recurring)
• Charlie Anson as Mr Larry Grey; Lord Merton's elder son (Guest)
• Phoebe Sparrow as Miss Amelia Cruikshank; later Mrs Amelia Grey; Larry Grey's wife (Recurring)
• Richard Teverson as Dr Ryder; a doctor (Recurring)
• Patrick Brennan as Mr Dawes; headmaster of Downton Village School (Recurring)
• Victoria Emslie as Audrey; Lady Edith's secretary (Recurring)
• Paul Putner as Mr Skinner; former editor at the Sketch (Recurring)
• Hayley Jayne Standing as Lucy Philpotts; Mrs Patmore's niece (Recurring)
• Rick Bacon as Mr Henderson; owner of Mallerton Hall (Guest)
• Nichola Burley as Rita Bevan; Lady Mary's blackmailer (Guest)
• Rupert Frazer as Neville Chamberlain; Minister of Health (Guest)
• Charlotte Hamblin as Lady Anne Acland; Evelyn Napier's dinner guest (Guest)
• Adrian Lukis as Sir John Darnley; Crawley family's friend (Guest)

Episodes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Downton Abbey Recap: Bloody Hell. Andy. Swift. 1 February 2016. TV line. 22 April 2017. 15 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115233608/https://tvline.com/2016/01/31/downton-abbey-robert-ulcer-blood-scene-season-6-recap/. live.