The birthday party (VIDEO)

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Plans for Robert's birthday party are under way, but Rose's surprise contribution to the event ruffles feathers above and below stairs. Meanwhile, Dowager Countess is at her best sparring with Isobel Crawley, and tonight’s spat over young gardener Pegg is a classic.

Edith is anxious that she still hasn't heard from lover Michael after he disappeared to Germany in the hope of securing a divorce. But her world is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant!

Mary faces dramatic repercussions when a new farming venture is launched on the Downton estate and she takes exception to a new house guest, while Anna and Bates try to enjoy a romantic evening out…

Patrick McLennan
Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.