Episode 5.08

Episode 5.08
Series 5, Episode 8
Air date	9th November 2014
Written by	Julian Fellowes
Directed by	Michael Engler
Episode guide
Previous	Episode 5.07
Next	2014 Christmas Special

Episode 5.08 is the eight and final episode of Series 5.

Summary

Preparations are under way for Rose's wedding, but family tensions on both sides threaten to derail proceedings. Edith's arrangement with Marigold is happily working out, but how long can she and Cora conceal the truth from Robert? Denker reveals an unexpected side to her personality, which causes trouble for more than one of the servants. With the war memorial due to be unveiled, Mrs Patmore is still upset, but Robert has something up his sleeve. Branson comes to a heart-wrenching decision, and the storm clouds that have been gathering over Anna and Bates finally burst.¹

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Cast List

Dean Ashton as Mr Evans Matt Barber as Atticus Aldridge Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley Laura Carmichael as Edith Crawley Jim Carter as Charles Carson Raquel Cassidy as Phyllis Baxter Paul Copley as Mr Mason Sophie Cosson as a Prostitute Brendan Coyle as John Bates Sarah Crowden as Lady Manville Tom Cullen as Anthony Gillingham Michelle Dockery as Mary Crawley Penny Downie as Lady Sinderby Kevin Doyle as Joseph Molesley Peter Egan as Hugh MacClare James Faulkner as Lord Sinderby Michael Fox as Andy Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates Louis Hilyer as Inspector Vyner

Lily James as Rose MacClare Rob James-Collier as Thomas Barrow Sue Johnston as Gladys Denker Allen Leech as Tom Branson Phyllis Logan as Elsie Hughes Darren Machin as Basil Shute Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley Sophie McShera as Daisy Mason Phoebe Nicholls as Susan MacClare Lesley Nicol as Beryl Patmore James Phelips as a Waiter David Robb as Richard Clarkson Rade Sherbedgia as Kuragin Maggie Smith as Violet Crawley Catherine Steadman as Mabel Lane Fox Jeremy Swift as Spratt Howard Ward as Sergeant Willis Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley

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External links

1. Downton Abbey Series 5 - Episode 8 at Radio Times