Mr Mason becomes father-in-law to Daisy when she marries his son on his deathbed. She leaves Downton at the very beginning of the fourth series in the middle of the night to take her new position, leaving only a letter to explain her actions. His peripheral involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal leads Martha to request that Lord Grantham appear before Congress to vouch for Harold's character late in series four he escapes with only a reprimand. Though Mary struggles to overcome her lingering grief about Matthew's death, she realises she loves Henry, and the two marry at the end of series six. They slept together and Edna lied to Tom that she was pregnant as a ploy for him to marry her. Carson quickly steps forward to comfort her, and assures her she will always find a source of support in him. In the series finale, Carson begins to suffer from palsy that ultimately forces him into semi-retirement. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. They wear brown shirts and go around preaching the most horrible things," as Edith later tells her aunt. This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, . In response to this, the Dowager Countess decides to ask Mrs Bryant in person if Ethel could have contact with Charlie. Jimmy's whereabouts post-Downton are never revealed. He later tells her how uncomfortable and idiotic he feels in the company of the Crawley's old friends. It becomes clear Shrimpie is deeply unhappy about his marriage to Susan. She describes Edna as dreaming of a life above her station and being waited on rather than waiting on others. Lord Sinderby was said to have been opposed to his marriage to Rose while his wife accepts her because "her son's happiness is more important". The Dowager Countess learns of his situation and tells the doctor that William had an embarrassing skin condition in order to keep him from being drafted. Bertie accepts that Edith has an illegitimate daughter, but he is also hurt that she may have tried to trick him, so he breaks off their engagement. Edith is very worried and decides to get an abortion. Lavinia Catherine Swire (played by Zoe Boyle) (18951919) is the sweetheart and fiance of Matthew Crawley. Full of regret, Shrimpie later privately confesses to Robert that he has to sell his estate to pay off debts and says that he admires Robert for thinking ahead and modernising Downton. She decides to avoid seeing him when he comes to say final goodbyes, but her father-in-law, whom she goes to see, convinces her she must say goodbye to him. Tom and Lucy later have a child of their own, a female, named Violet after the now deceased Dowager Countess of Grantham. When Green returns to the Abbey, Bates is further convinced of his guilt. Eventually, his wife persuades him to accept the child as his grandson, and Mr Bryant offers to adopt Charlie. When Mary discovers that it was Green who assaulted Anna, she asks Tony to dismiss him, but says she cannot tell him why. A loyal servant, he volunteers his service at the earl's mansion. He convinces her to go away with him to a hotel in Liverpool to be lovers, and she agrees, wanting to be sure he is the right man for her. She also wants her husband back since she has tried living on her own and does not like it. Tom develops feelings for Lady Sybil, with whom he shares political interests and a determined personality. However, the two fail to resolve their marital problems, and agree to separate upon returning to England for Rose's wedding. When Lady Rose returns to Downton, having had a child of her own, and asks when the baby is due, Anna reveals that she is about ten days away from her due date. Finneran stated that the character "is a thoroughly despicable human being",[16] and that "People actually love that shes a nasty piece of work. Edith decides she wants the child back and plans to reclaim her, then places her in the care of a local pig farmer and his wife. When Anthony Strallan reveals what Larry had done, Lord Merton asks his son if it was true. Robert is immensely proud of Downton as the place he grew up and takes his responsibility for the estate very seriously; he sees himself as its caretaker, not its owner. During the First World War, Sybil serves as an auxiliary nurse and develops feelings for Tom Branson, the family's chauffeur and a staunch Irish nationalist. It is impossible to recognise Major Gordon as Patrick Crawley because his face was severely burned during the Battle of Passchendaele. Things move at such a pace in Downton Abbey, storylines can sometimes be over before you've even noticed that they've properly begun. The pair see each other often in London during series six and they fall in love. He also nearly weds Edith to Anthony Strallan before he jilts her at the altar (Travis and the Dowager discussed Strallan's first wife beforehand). In the final series, after losing his tenancy at a neighbouring estate, he is offered the tenancy of Yew Tree Farm in Downton, thanks to the unflagging efforts of Daisy. Mr Albert Mason (played by Paul Copley) is the father of William, the Downton footman who died of injuries received in the Great War. Later, he confronts Thomas about what happened, and though he is hesitant, eventually agrees to be friends. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr, who is a character actor and a prolific horror filmmaker. However both Molesley and Baxter investigate Bates's confession and find the pub he claims he was at in York the day Green died, and a witness confirms Bates was indeed in York. And while the household is lined up to receive a duke, O'Brien discreetly kicks Bates's cane on which he was leaning, knocking him on his face in the gravel, in order to cause a scene and bring attention to his disability. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. Lenker states that the character is initially "a solid villain" but develops and "he gradually became one of the most beloved members of the Crawley family staff". However, when he sees the departing Bates leaving, Lord Grantham is overcome with feelings of guilt. They share a moment in which Jimmy exhibits some doubt about the plan, wondering if perhaps Lady Anstruther just wants to talk. Prince Igor Kuragin (Russian: ; played by Rade Sherbedgia) is a former Russian nobleman forced into exile as a result of the 1917 Revolution. Sybil (now pregnant) and Tom return to Downton after fleeing Ireland in the third series, where Sybil gives birth to a daughter but dies soon after due to eclampsia. However, having bought the train ticket to London in York, he decided not to go through with the plan at the last minute, as he considered his actions would do far more harm than good, since he would certainly have been hanged for the crime if convicted; his love for his wife proved greater than his desire to defend her honour. She is rescued (to her relatives' dismay) by black singer Jack Ross. Edna also remarks to Lady Grantham that anyone would be lucky to be a member of the Crawley family. After he confesses to Daisy, she reveals she wasn't flirting and, impressed by his actions, is ready to start planning her marriage to Andy. The Branson/Edna saga was swiftly ended this week . Downton Abbey Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Despite the concern of her husband and of Lady Mary, Anna does keep working, although some of her duties are undertaken by other members of staff. However, Anthony jilts Edith at the altar, devastating her. Downton Abbey Historical drama Drama series Television. She calls it off with him but he becomes angry and refuses to break it off with her. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. While Barrow is away in America with Lord Grantham (as John Bates asked to be excused from the trip to remain with his wife), Baxter grows closer to Joseph Molesley, who treats her with respect. Robert very reluctantly agrees, and feels sorry that Edith is a "spinster" with no boyfriend or prospects in sight. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. The neighbour mentions she saw Vera cleaning crust from under her nails, confirming she made the pie herself. When she turned 16, she moved to the United Kingdom and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. A quiet, unassuming and sensitive man devoid of any real ambition, he is a distant cousin to the current Marquess of Hexham, to whom he is very close. Later, however, he is turned down as Mrs Hughes does not wish to leave Downton, but the two part on good terms. He was hospitalised in Leeds as Downton, then used as a convalescent home, was only for officers, but William's father could not afford to leave his farm or repeatedly travel to and fro to visit. The female servants report to her. Eventually, after Barrow threatens to reveal her secret to Lady Grantham, Baxter is encouraged by Molesley to do so first. He is arrested in front of the entire Downton staff after Lavinia's funeral and is put on trial, during which some other staff members at Downton and Robert are called to testify. Andrew "Andy" Parker (played by Michael C. Fox) is a footman who starts working at Downton Abbey in 1924. She also seems to have protective feelings towards Daisy when she suspects that some of the other staff such as Thomas or Miss O'Brien are trying to make a fool or take advantage of her. The two attempt to move past the attack, but both find it very difficult. In the Great War, Ethel has trouble supporting herself and her son and Mrs Hughes helps her, acting as her friend and bringing her food. She first meets Matthew when he is back in England on leave from the Army and they later become engaged. Anna's attempts to locate the ticket prove fruitless, due to Lady Mary's prior actions. Branson's return to Downton Abbey for Matthew and Mary's wedding is off to a poor start: he doesn't own a set of tails or even a dinner jacket, and he talks politics at dinner, enraging Robert. Left virtually penniless, he makes his way to England and settles in York, where he receives aid from a charity for migr Russian refugees. Martha Levinson (played by Shirley MacLaine) is Cora's brash, outspoken, and wealthy American mother. Although scheming in nature and always looking to manipulate circumstances to her and Thomas's benefit, she has a conscience and softens up over the second series. Rosamund is one of the more headstrong and outspoken members of the family. On part three of Downton Abbey's fourth season, Lord Gillingham announces . She returns to work as Mary's lady's maid but is alone until Christmas. In series four, Barrow is as shocked as anyone when his old ally Miss O'Brien leaves Downton in the middle of the night. He has a sister, Mrs Chetwood, who writes to Cora with the recipe for his favourite dessert, apple charlotte. Major Gordon then claims to be Patrick Crawley, the first cousin once removed of the Earl who perished with his father James Crawley in the sinking of the Titanic (neither of their bodies were recovered). By the time series five begins, Thomas and Jimmy have grown much closer in their friendship, though it is clear Thomas is still in love with him. In 1920, he expresses his wish to name Daisy his sole heir, and asks her to come live at the farm so he may teach her how to run it. However, in the third series, Tom and now-pregnant Sybil are forced to flee Ireland after Tom becomes implicated in the burning of an Anglo-Irish nobleman's house. LONDON . Anna is frightened that Bates discovered the truth and took his revenge. When she feared what he might do next and knew what was about to happen, Anna hid in the dark, waiting for him with a knife. We first meet the conniving woman in the second season as a general housemaid. Thomas watches forlornly as Jimmy enters Lady Anstruther's room, silently wishing Jimmy was coming to him instead. However, Violet and the family remain suspicious of him as he is "new money" and is described by Lord Grantham as "a hawker of newspaper scandal". O'Brien, whose brother suffered from shell shock and eventually died in combat, is uncharacteristically sympathetic and kind to him. British-based Swedish actress MyAnna Buring, 28, pictured, plays the new maid in the Christmas special of Downton Abbey. When the war ends, Thomas tries to make a profit by taking advantage of the nationwide rationing by selling goods on the black market. Lady Rosamund Painswick (ne Crawley) (played by Samantha Bond) is Robert's widowed sister who lives on her own in London. He and Anna fall in love, but he explains he has yet to divorce his estranged wife, Vera. He announces he is in love with Mary and proposes to her surprise, but she says they barely know each other, and she is not ready to marry again so soon after being widowed. For her explosion of anger, she almost loses her job, but Cora, who understands her frustration and anger, talks Carson into letting her stay. Gwen Harding (born Dawson) (played by Rose Leslie) was a housemaid at Downton. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. With the possibility of Alfred leaving to pursue his dreams of being a chef, Mr Carson offers Molesley a job as second footman if Alfred leaves. May Bird (played by Christine Lohr) was the cook for Isobel and Matthew Crawley at Crawley House. However, when he goes to reclaim the dog, he discovers her missing, and in his panic trying to find her in the woods, trips on several fallen branches and becomes muddied. During the Crawleys' Christmas celebrations, Anna is seen alone and concerned about her husband. One evening Drake kisses her and Lady Edith is pleased. She works unstintingly and unflaggingly to remedy what happened. Edith struggles with revealing the truth about Marigold to Bertie before accepting him. Also in series four, Alfred is still caught up in the downstairs "love square". The two part on good terms, with Madeleine promising to write to Harold frequently. When Violet tricks Rosamund into telling the truth that Rose is meeting a married lover she has Rose sent to Duneagle early, accompanied by her paternal aunt Agatha, whom she despises, as punishment. The rest of Anna's pregnancy goes seemingly without a hitch. In series three, she has a breast cancer scare; the lump is eventually diagnosed as benign. Shortly after this, of her free will, Jane leaves service at Downton. Mary struggles to move past her grief, but after the discovery of a letter from Matthew stating he intended to name Mary his sole heiress, she recovers and begins helping her father and brother-in-law Tom manage the estate. Edna Braithwaite was a general maid who arrived at Downton Abbey in September 1921 and left soon after, then briefly returned as lady's maid to Lady Grantham. . Anna, however, tells him that the news is nothing sad and that actually, she's pregnant and expecting their child. She replaced another maid named Ethel Parks, who had been sacked after being caught with a soldier while Downton Abbey was a convalescent home for war wounded soldiers. In 1914, Matthew asks Mary to marry him, but she is hesitant because of circumstances regarding the inheritance of the estate. In 1996, Julian Fellowes learned that, according to a friend's great aunt's diary, around 1890 a diplomat did die in the bed of a single woman; the woman and a matron carried the diplomat's corpse to his guest bed, where a valet later found him; the secret was kept for a century.[22]. Mr Bates goes to London to confront her and returns to Downton with a large scratch on his face, telling Anna that their meeting went terribly. Robert then asks him to dinner after Tom Branson expresses his wish to baptise his daughter Catholic like himself, a decision Robert opposes. While he is recuperating, Jimmy comes to speak with him. [6] Maureen Ryan of the Huffington Post stated that she believed Matthew's death was beneficial to the story as his storylines had grown repetitive.[7]. When this secret becomes known in Downton, Carson offers his resignation to Lord Grantham. But Mrs Hughes and Mrs Patmore intervene and Carson eventually gives in and takes Molesley on as a second footman. Thomas tells O'Brien that his father was a clockmaker. Mary tells the Bateses that their newborn son is welcome to stay at Downton's nursery during the day, as Anna wants to continue working at Downton, and that soon their son will be joined by a child of her own, as Mary is now pregnant. Mabel Lane-Fox returns and begins pursuing him again, but he is still convinced that it would be dishonorable not to marry Mary after their affair. This scheme fails, however, when he is sold worthless goods and is rendered penniless. Through Lady Rose MacClare, who is one of the helpers, he learns of her relationship to Violet and that the Dowager Countess still lives at Downton. In the Christmas Special, she receives a letter from Alfred, implying that they keep in touch. For a brief time before entering into household service, Mr Carson was a music hall performer in the vaudeville duo the "Cheerful Charlies" alongside former friend Charlie Grigg. Jimmy ignores this advice and continues to behave recklessly, winning a large bet at the village fair only to spend most of it on alcohol. Episode #4.2: Directed by David Evans. During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. Her efforts are rewarded when her father-in-law is offered the tenancy of Yew Tree Farm, located in the Downton estate. When Edna insists no one can know if she is pregnant or not, Mrs Hughes asks Tom if he really thinks Edna would have let herself get pregnant before she was sure she could have him. Her father dies shortly after and Matthew honours his deathbed wish for his ashes to be placed in Lavinia's grave. She makes him feel guilty about having moved up in the world, going so far as to get him to eat downstairs again and suggest that he drive them to the Thirsk Fair, after urging him to come with them. Ethel tells Mrs Hughes that her neighbours think she is a war widow but admits that Major Bryant refuses to acknowledge that he is Charlie's father, despite Ethel and Mrs Hughes's best efforts to get him to admit paternity. He was interested in studying medicine once in his life, but his father did not think it suitable for someone of his position. Though Prince Kuragin was subsequently released, he learned that his wife had been exiled a year before. However, it would endanger Anna once again, who is released on bail. Thomas tells Jimmy to run, while Thomas is left to take the beating in Jimmy's place. She would remain through the series end, after she revealed the whole story to Cora and Thomas' attempts to bully her were stopped. Overjoyed that her husband is once again innocent, Anna then attempts to locate the untorn ticket to London, as Bates kept it in his coat as a talisman for a time, and its existence would prove Bates could not have been in London when Green was killed. She asks for large amounts of money, refusing a divorce so he cannot marry fellow servant Anna, and blackmails him, threatening to expose Lady Mary's secret. O'Brien, Cora's lady's maid, schemes to get Cora to talk to Lord Grantham about Bates's unsuitability. He cares not for what others will think of him for changing his citizenship (particularly when Britain only beat Germany in the Great War a few years previously), only of Edith's love. However, Lady Edith misses Marigold and decides to have Marigold grow up on the farm of Timothy Drewe, a sympathetic local farmer. But because Ivy has a crush on Jimmy, Alfred decides to confront Jimmy about the fact that he's not interested in her. 1873) was the butler of Crawley House, in the village of Downton, and valet for Matthew Crawley. She appeared in the film, played by Geraldine James.[24]. Tom doesn't learn her true identity until later. Michael follows Edith and her family to Scotland in 1921, where he meets her family. Madeleine Allsopp. Isobel later receives a marriage proposal from Lord Merton, and despite a health scare and his sons' attempts to prevent the marriage, Isobel decides to marry him in the final series. He appears to have been warned off Thomas by Mr Carson, Mrs Hughes, and Mrs Patmore. The neighbour also stated that she had seen Vera walking down the street when the gas lights had come on (she said they made a sort of "halo" around Vera's head), which would have been when Bates was already on his way back home. In series two, in the First World War, Thomas has ended up on the battlefield despite his attempts to avoid it, and has become terrified by the conflict. During the Great War, after William is brought back to Downton mortally wounded, the Dowager Countess summons him to wed William and Daisy before William dies. Thomas s'arrange alors avec Edna afin de faire passer Anna comme mdisante son sujet auprs de Cora - ce qui marche, Robert allant rappeler l'ordre M. Bates ce propos. Jimmy Kent (played by Ed Speleers) was one of two new footmen introduced in series three, after the end of World War I. Still in the dark about her pregnancy, Anna begins to experience pains in episode 4, for which Lady Mary rushes her down to London, claiming to Bates that the emergency is hers, not Anna's. They insist that they can give Charlie a far better future than Ethel ever could. However, Tom still feels he cannot fit in; during a house party at the beginning of series three, he finds conversations with the Crawley family's friends awkward, and his friendship with schoolteacher and fellow socialist Sarah Bunting (played by Daisy Lewis) causes tension with the Crawleys. She has developed a close relationship with Mr Carson; at the time the series begins, the two had overseen Downton's staff for almost 20 years. [3] She becomes fiercely political and desires to break free from the social restrictions of the times. The king is later heard in a radio broadcast, voiced by Jon Glover. Gregson then has Edith sign legal papers; should anything happen to him, she will inherit his modern London apartment and the newspaper. Cora Crawley (ne Levinson), Countess of Grantham (played by Elizabeth McGovern) (b. The Dowager Countess's Lady's Maid Gladys Denker takes advantage of him to go out drinking, but Thomas Barrow comes to his rescue, teaching Denker a lesson in the process. She receives some money from a deceased family member, purchases a cottage in the nearby community of Haughton-le-Skerne and opens a Bed and Breakfast, hiring her niece, Lucy to help her. During the Christmas episode, Bates visits Anna in prison where she reveals that a secret from her past could compromise any character witness statement the Crawleys make in her favour. 1902) is the daughter and youngest child of Hugh and Susan MacClare (Lord and Lady Flintshire). Andy later apologises to Thomas about his treatment towards him. He also reveals that Bates is no longer a suspect, as the person seen talking to Green appeared to be shorter than him. Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham, also known as Tony Gillingham (played by Tom Cullen), is a love interest of Lady Mary in series four and five. This makes Bertie, as the nearest male heir, the new Marquess of Hexham. However, Mason becomes persnickety with the living conditions, which grates on the young couple. She decides to move back into Downton Abbey, leaving Mr Bates hurt and confused. She also discusses with Charles Blake his feelings for Mary. Soap Opera Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Some of the family do not recognise her at first, but when they do they are surprised at her elevated status. Eventually, Jimmy decides that the only thing to do is to satisfy her and hope it'll get her out of his hair. After struggling with infertility, Mary becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, George, at the end of the third series. This greatly upsets the farmer's wife, who was led to believe that the child was the orphaned daughter of her husband's friend whom she never met. They agree to be friends forever. In the second film, their son, Peter, is an infant, and Edith is once again involved in the day-to-day running of her publishing company and writing articles. She says they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. In 1921, he hosts the Crawleys at Duneagle Castle, his family's Scottish estate. "[16], Alexander Chee of The New Republic described O'Brien as the show's "best, most complex villain" and stated that her departure made the show less interesting. He helps Matthew and Mary modernise Downton. She tells him that she believed she was pregnant, but that she had miscarried, and that it had potentially happened twice before. 1865), usually called Lord Grantham, is the 7th and current Earl of Grantham. Hugh MacClare, Marquess of Flintshire (played by Peter Egan), is a Scottish nobleman nicknamed "Shrimpie" and married to Susan, the niece of Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham. Upon hearing about the sordid incident from Tom, Mrs Hughes summons Edna to her office, with Tom present. He is married and has several young children. She has proven to be ambitious in moving above her social station. At one point Edna enters Tom's room whilst he is changing and impulsively kisses him, after he asks her to leave. O'Brien and Thomas were the only servants who never did like Bates and the duo constantly try to find faults and uncover his past in an attempt to force Mr Carson to sack him. Edna Braithwaite - Downton Abbey. In series five, Mrs Hughes tells Mr Carson that O'Brien has left Lady Flintshire to serve as lady's maid to the wife of the new governor of the Bombay Presidency in British India. Edna doesn't think she has done anything wrong, insisting she is just as good as he and that there was nothing improper. She resists claiming her widow's pension as she thinks it wrong to claim money for marrying a man that she liked but would have not married under normal circumstances. Bates then disappears and is now on the run. Robert says they will do their best for Marigold for both Michael's and Edith's sake, while still keeping the truth confined to the family. Despite his questions, he does so. An overconfident Thomas makes a snide remark that Mr Bates can do nothing to stop him only for Bates to violently grab him and shove him against the wall, proving that despite his disability he is not to be underestimated. Mr. Pamuk's Death. However, when Tom Branson speaks to her about his own experiences in learning to live with the Crawley family despite their differences, she is inspired to make her marriage work.