12 Days of Downton: Photos from Series 2!

Today we’re taking a look at some of the gorgeous promotional photos from Series 2, and, while we’ll get around to talking about Downton fashion later in the week, it seems necessary to say that every character just looks exceptionally lovely in these! I am apparently doomed to covet Mary Crawley’s wardrobe.
Click through for a look, featuring Michelle Dockery, Dan Stevens, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Dame Maggie Smith and more.
These are really just to whet your appetite for the new season - we'll have all these photos up on the WETA website in the coming days (plus a few more that are not included here), but until then, have a sneak preview!
Honestly, if this isn't too embarrassing to admit - this first photo is my favorite of the bunch. They just look adorable together.

Shown Above (from L-R): Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary
No idea what the Dowager Countess has around her neck in this next shot,

Shown Above (from L-R): Dame Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess, Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham

Shown Above (from L-R): Sophie McShera as Daisy, Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Patmore, and Jessica Brown-Findlay as Lady Sybil

Shown Above (from L-R): Brendan Coyle as John Bates and Joanne Froggatt as Anna

Shown Above (from L-R): Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary and Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley

Shown Above: Dame Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess

Shown Above (from L-R): Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary

Shown Above: Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora

Shown Above: Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary
Photo credits: All photos © Carnival Film & Television Limited 2011 for MASTERPIECE