Director: Various Others, Brian Kelly, Brian Percival Main cast: Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt, Dan Stevens Synopsis: Julian Fellowes hit drama Downton Abbey returns for a second series with all the regular cast including Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt and Dan Stevens. Returning to Downton Abbey in 1916, we see the effects of the First World War on the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. Genre: Drama Classification: Rated MViolence, drug references & sexual references.