Set in the early 1920s as England recovers from The Great War, the epic third season sees the return of all of the much-loved characters in the sumptuous setting of Downton Abbey. The lives and loves of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them are laid bare as romance, ambition, desire and heartbreak reign in the great house. With new family members arriving and staff jostling for position, the secure, serene and ordered world of Downton is rocked by passions above and below the stairs. In the precarious post-war landscape nothing is safe, and as a wave of financial uncertainty engulfs the country, the Crawleys face a battle to safeguard their beloved home.