Watch Downton Abbey Stars in Mysteries & Crime Procedurals
Is there a Stately Home-sized hole in your heart with the ending of Downton Abbey? If you’re missing its beloved characters, fear not: You can watch a number of Downton stars right now in a slew of gripping MASTERPIECE mysteries and crime procedurals, and find out what happens when a face you’ve long associated with deep empathy encounters…murder!
Here are five British mystery shows where you can watch Downton Abbey’s stars. Read on for the details, stream with PBS Passport, and check our schedule for season premieres coming soon!
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The Gold
Who: Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey’s Lord Grantham and Tom Cullen, Downton Abbey’s Anthony Gillingham
What: In The Gold, the riveting crime thriller about one of the biggest heists in British history, Bonneville plays Brian Boyce, a disciplined, by-the-book officer with a military background, who leads the elite, hand-picked task force investigating the notorious Brink’s-Mat heist.
Cullen plays John Palmer, the ambitious and unscrupulous gold dealer who makes use of his home smelting works to melt down the pure gold bullion bars, disguising it for sale and further laundering.
How to Watch: Watch The Gold Season 1 online and on the PBS App, and get ready for Season 2, Sunday, October 18 on MASTERPIECE.
The Marlow Murder Club
Who: Samantha Bond, Downton Abbey’s Lady Rosamund
What: In The Marlow Murder Club, Bond plays retired archeologist Judith Potts, who enjoys both contemplative crosswords, an invigorating skinny dip, and amateur sleuthing alongside her friends, solving murders in the picture-perfect English village of Marlow.
How to Watch: Binge all three seasons of The Marlow Murder Club, online and on the PBS App, and tune in to Season 3, airing now through October 11 on MASTERPIECE.
Guilt
Who: Phyllis Logan, Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Hughes
What: Beginning in Season 2 of Guilt, Phyllis Logan plays Maggie Lynch, a formidable presence in Edinburgh’s criminal underworld.
How to Watch: Watch all three seasons of Guilt online or on the PBS App.
Interview: 7 Downton Abbey & Guilt Questions for Phyllis Logan.
Death Comes to Pemberley
Who: Matthew Goode, Downton Abbey’s Henry Talbot
What: In Death Comes to Pemberley, a whodunit based on writer P.D. James’ bestselling mystery, where murder plunges Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy's household into intrigue and scandal, Goode plays the famously roguish, famously handsome, Wickham.
How to Watch: Binge Death Comes to Pemberley, online and on the PBS App.
Miss Scarlet
Who: Kevin Doyle, Downton Abbey’s Molesley
What: In Miss Scarlet, Doyle plays former Scotland Yard inspector turned private detective Henry Scarlet, father to the headstrong Eliza Scarlet, who is determined to become Victorian England's first female detective.
How to Watch: Binge all six seasons of Miss Scarlet, online or on the PBS App, and get ready for the final season!
