Year 2015 Video Release 2015-01-27 Studio PBS Genre TV Series MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis The acclaimed ensemble, lead by Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, and Elizabeth McGovern, is joined by guest stars Harriet Walter Atonement , reprising her role as Lady Shackleton, and Peter Egan Death at a Funeral , who returns as Lord Flintshire, together with completely new characters played by Richard E. Grant Girls , Anna Chancellor The Hour , and Rade Sherbedgia 24 . Viewers can expect to follow plot threads left dangling from last season, including Lady Mary's courtship contest, Lady Edith's trials as a secret single mom, Thomas' scheming against Bates, Robert's battles against modernity, Tom's quest to be true to his ideals, and much, much more.