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Downton Abbey: The Complete Scripts, Season Two
First published 2013
By 1916, the First World War has separated the household and transformed Downton into a convalescent home. Matthew Crawley and William Mason serve at the front, Robert struggles with a diminished military role, and the women take on hospital work while Mary remains bound by Matthew’s engagement to Lavinia Swire.
War injuries, the influenza epidemic and personal betrayals reshape both families and servants. Sybil commits herself to Tom Branson, Anna tries to free Bates from Vera, and the armistice brings survivors home without restoring the old order. The scripts include Fellowes’s commentary and material cut from the broadcast episodes.
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