Masterpiece’s “Downton Abbey” Returns for Season Two
DECEMBER 22, 2011 (Tampa, FL) — Multiple Emmy® winner (including Best Miniseries), DOWNTON ABBEY, premieres the long awaited second season on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9 pm on WEDU.
Last season opened with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, which had dire consequences for Downton Abbey. The new season picks up in the middle of another disaster, World War I, which affected every aspect of life in England, accelerating the social change that was already transforming an age-old system of class and privilege.
The second season promises to be as satisfying as the first. One of the most phenomenally popular series in MASTERPIECE history: Downton Abbey Season 2 resumes its story of love and intrigue at an English country estate, now mobilized for the trauma of war. With a returning cast including Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Siobhan Finneran, and many more.
The remaining three episodes in Season 2 will air Sundays – January 15, 22, and 29 – at 9 pm on WEDU.
MASTERPIECE on PBS is presented by WGBH Boston. Rebecca Eaton is executive producer. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking River Cruises, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ future.
