From left to right: Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham, Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley, Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley, Allen Leech as Tom Branson, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes.

Brendan Coyle as Mr. Bates

Anna (Joanne Froggatt) greets Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyle) outside the namesake of "Downton Abbey." The series returned Jan. 6 on PBS-TV.

Dan Stevens plays Matthew Crawley and Michelle Dockery is Lady Mary in “Downton Abbey.”