She even skips work to go see him in the Grantham Arms, after hearing that he would be eating lunch there. When Mrs Patmore returns, they run the Garden Party for the hospital fund together. 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. He manipulates Daisy in order to further his plans to have Mr Bates ousted. She maintains a quarrelsome rivalry with Violet, the Dowager Countess, but this eventually develops into a genuine friendship, especially after Isobel is grief-stricken by Matthew's unexpected death and Violet's brief illness. However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. Julian Fellowes wanted to have Matthew die in series four, but the actor wanted to leave sooner. Matthew and Mary fall in love, but circumstances separate them, and Matthew becomes engaged to Lavinia Swire. At one point Grantham kisses Jane, but they are interrupted by an oblivious Mr Bates and they decide not to have an affair. In episode 3, Mary asks if Anna has considered Dr Ryder's advice. During and after the war, Violet remains a strong influence at Downton Abbey but finds her influence under threat as social norms change, particularly from Isobel Crawley, with whom she has a tendency to quarrel, and her daughter-in-law Cora, both of whom are more forward-thinking and strong-minded women. He leaves Downton, telling Carson in a letter that he has confessed to murdering Green in order to have Anna freed. He was planning to propose to Edith before Mary tricked him into thinking Edith would reject him and he leaves without an explanation. She is 26 at the beginning of the series. 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. Thomas is a closeted gay man. Edna is sneaky, dishonest, and not particularly fun to watchshe's so obviously those first two things that you can't imagine anyone, upstairs or downstairs, would be so foolish as to trust or. She dies at the end of the second film. By the end of the final series, Robert's worsening health forces him to step down from running the estate, leaving the task to Tom and Mary. He refuses to assume his title publicly until his cousin's memorial service, though Carson instructs the Downton staff to address him as "Your Lordship" nonetheless. Thomas Barrow (played by Robert James-Collier) is under-butler at Downton Abbey and is a character who creates many conflicts. Gwen endears herself to the family by revealing that the late Lady Sybil had gone to great lengths to help Gwen become a secretary, and that Sybil's kindness had changed her life. 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]. Tom was briefly seduced by the manipulative maid Edna who made it her life's mission to trick him into marrying her. 173 likes. Violet has Clarkson lie to mend their marriage. She runs into Thomas, and calls him sly, oily, and smug. He has worked at Downton since he was a young man, when his grandfather was its Head Groom. After spending the weekend together, he talks of their engagement, but she realises he is not the man for her. In the second film, Mary has a flirtatious relationship with a film director named Jack Barber, but she stays faithful to Henry. Bates is subsequently charged with murder. When Thomas decides to buy extra food and supplies on the black market to sell to Downton's kitchen staff, she refuses to get involved in his business, but she sympathises with Thomas after he realises he has been swindled. In A New Era, now seven years old, he is seen playing with his young cousins. Jimmy Kent (played by Ed Speleers) was one of two new footmen introduced in series three, after the end of World War I. Considering Charlie's future, she gives him to Mr and Mrs Bryant. Bates is angered when Miss Baxter informs the police that he could have made it to London the day Green was killed, despite her making clear she could not swear on the evidence. Anna was the member of staff who helped Lady Mary and her mother Cora carry the corpse of Kemal Pamuk out of Lady Mary's bedroom and was the only one who openly welcomed valet John Bates to the household, despite everyone else's initial prejudice against him on account of his limp. He is accompanied by his boss Charles Blake as they are working on a government project studying estates and their progress. In the end, when Alfred does leave, Molesley seeks the job but Carson refuses, citing his great reluctance. Patrick Gordon (played by Trevor White) is a major in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who made a request to stay at the convalescent home at Downton Abbey because he claims he is related to the Crawley family. When Matthew returns from the First World War injured she refuses to leave him despite being told that he will never walk again and is impotent. He often resists "modern" suggestions for better management of the estate, especially after his daughter Mary joins his sons-in-law Matthew and Tom in running it. Upon learning that her parents are dead, he offers to take her under his wing as a surrogate daughter, which she accepts, though reluctantly at the outset. Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011. The end of "Downton Abbey" was, admittedly, a bit of a disappointment for Allen Leech. She declines. Although Bates had hoped Thomas would leave with a good reference, Lord Grantham decides to let him stay on so Thomas can lend his skills to the upcoming cricket match between the village and the house. In "The Finale", feeling guilty about ruining Edith's happiness, Mary arranges for Bertie and Edith to reunite at a restaurant. Barrow then attempts to gain an ally in the form of Lady Grantham's new maid Edna, a maid fired from Downton following her attempt to seduce Tom Branson, by claiming that Edna's accidental damage to one of Lady Grantham's favourite garments was in fact due to Anna Bates. Gordon convinces Lady Edith by relating experiences in Downton. Time skips to 29 December 1925, and Anna is shown to be close to giving birth. Known for its extravagant set, charming characters and stellar ensemble cast, the series became a cultural. The Archbishop of York and future Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang (Michael Culkin) marries Lady Mary Crawley and Matthew Crawley in the spring of 1920. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Anthony Foyle (Lord Gillingham), Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake. Tom and Lucy later have a child of their own, a female, named Violet after the now deceased Dowager Countess of Grantham. The papers Lavinia stole inadvertently helped create the Marconi scandal. She takes great pride in her cooking and is a perfectionist in the kitchen. They go to the Lotus night club, but Bullock gets drunk and leaves Rose on the dance floor. Martha sees herself as representing modernity, while Violet seems to represent the pre-war aristocratic world that is gradually becoming obsolete. It was a decision that both of them would regret later. Finneran stated that the character "is a thoroughly despicable human being",[16] and that "People actually love that shes a nasty piece of work. Shortly after this, of her free will, Jane leaves service at Downton. 1873) was the butler of Crawley House, in the village of Downton, and valet for Matthew Crawley. 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. Alfred's largest rival is fellow footman Jimmy Kent, who is shorter than Alfred, but quite handsome. However, Mrs Hughes tells her there will be no offer because there is no child. During a dinner in his honour, Branson, the Irish nationalist and socialist chauffeur, attempts to avenge himself on the Army by pouring a soup tureen of slop over the general, but he is stopped in time by Carson the butler (who after reading Branson's apology note to Lady Sybil, found by Anna, thought Branson meant to assassinate the general). 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. He knew Mary since they were young children, but they did not become reacquainted as adults until after Matthew's death at the end of series three. Almost immediately, Daisy Mason falls head-over-heels in love with Alfred, but is impeded by the new kitchen maid, Ivy Stuart, whom Alfred is quick to develop a crush on. Matthew is paralysed from the waist down while serving in the First World War, but, after a miraculous recovery and difficulty moving past Lavinia's death from Spanish flu, he and Mary wed in 1920. He tells Anna he knows what has happened, and reassures her that he still loves her. 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. Molesley gains access to the Bateses cottage and finds a picture of Bates; he and Baxter use it as they travel around York's pubs to find out which pub Bates had been to the day Green died. When Mary discovers that it was Green who assaulted Anna, she asks Tony to dismiss him, but says she cannot tell him why. In between serving in the Anglo-Boer War and joining the staff at Downton Abbey, John Bates went to prison for a theft that Vera had committed. By 1923 he has taken a keen interest in Isobel, whom he meets again at a ball at Grantham House. Edna commence faire ami-ami avec Thomas, ce que lui dconseille Anna. Outspoken, Ethel does not like being told what to do by anyone, which often has her in conflict with Anna or Mrs Hughes. She also discusses with Charles Blake his feelings for Mary. Bates tries to ignore him at first. Mr. Pamuk's Death. He is a recent war veteran and suffers from severe Combat Stress Reaction (CSR, or shell shock) that causes him to be very nervous and somewhat disconnected to his surroundings. She would cause trouble with the house, and she again schemed to try to connive Tom into her life again, this time, trying to trap him into marriage. She is employed in Crawley house by Isobel and Mrs Patmore teaches her to cook, despite Mrs Bird leaving her post. Edna approaches him again when she sees him sitting by himself and gives him a large whiskey, saying she thinks he needs it. When she discovers that Andy sabotaged a pump because he thought she was flirting with a plumber, she assures him that she was not, and admits that she is impressed by his strength of feeling. Later, having returned to Grantham House, Mrs Hughes interrupts Anna and Lady Mary and informs them that Vyner has returned and has come to arrest her. Bates sneaks up behind Anna, surprising her, then pulls her aside. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born September 22, 1979 Add to list Awards 1 win & 4 nominations Photos 124 Jack breaks off the relationship to protect Rose. Eventually Mary breaks off the engagement to him after the pair argue with increased frequency, and after Lord Grantham discovers the truth from Lady Grantham and advises Mary not to be unhappy with someone she does not love. When she turned 16, she moved to the United Kingdom and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. When Barrow begins treating himself to cure his homosexuality and is suffering, Baxter convinces him to see Dr Clarkson, after which Barrow treats her with more respect. Shortly after the war, Cora has Spanish influenza and nearly dies before making a full recovery. Tom Branson plays a major role in the first feature film, saving the king's life and courting Lucy Smith, who is the daughter of Lady Maud Bagshaw, lady-in-waiting to Queen Mary and a cousin of the Crawleys. This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, . He was further humiliated after being handed a white feather at a benefit concert held in the Crawley mansion. She firmly believed that she could guilt Tom into responding to her as she represented the same working class that he himself had been part of earlier. By series four the love triangle is getting nowhere until Alfred decides to leave after catching Ivy kissing Jimmy. He crosses the final line when he takes Ivy out and gets a bit too familiar with her. Rose's society debut is in 1923, when Cora presents her before the king, queen, and Prince of Wales. Molesley is not happy with the prospect, thinking it degrading to become a footman when he has been trained as a valet and butler. The intended dinner conversation quickly becomes a heated argument in front of the bemused minister, and the Earl of Grantham collapses from a perforated ulcer, ending the gathering while he is rushed to hospital. But Mr Mason insists to Daisy she has to say goodbye to him properly, and offers to help her find the right words to say. 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. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. Rather, she tries to make her victims feel guilty. When Barrow is set to be laid off, he attempts to find suitable employment and fails. Through careful manipulation of both Thomas and Jimmy, O'Brien crafts a situation in which Thomas is caught publicly making a move on Jimmy, who reacts in fear and anger, as male homosexuality was still illegal in the 1920s. . 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. However, he is killed during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. 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. La quarta stagione della serie televisiva Downton Abbey stata trasmessa sul canale britannico ITV1 dal 22 settembre al 10 novembre 2013. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hughes is watching her suspicously, especially after Tom begins to feel uneasy about moving upstairs. Some also appear in one or both of the film sequels: Downton Abbey (2019), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). While there, she apparently comes to like Lady Flintshire and manages to arrange to become her lady's maid. After the war, with male staff able to be hired, the full household staff are brought up to the pre-war levels and Mr Carson is able to return to solely undertaking the duties of butler. Herbert "Bertie" Pelham (played by Harry Hadden-Paton) first appears in the 2014 Christmas special "A Moorland Holiday" as the land agent of the Brancaster estate. 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. Although the neighbour at first recants her story, she eventually gives a statement that clears Bates, who is freed from prison, returns to Downton, and moves into a nearby cottage with Anna. Shocked, Anna is cuffed as Mary, Robert and Bates attempt to plead her case but to no use. During her visit to Violet in 1920, she unexpectedly joins Edith and Matthew on a trip to London, claiming that she is planning a surprise for her mother. Unable to get out of his commitment himself, Bertie's mother-in-law Cora and Queen Mary intercede on his behalf. While he is recuperating, Jimmy comes to speak with him. She is the daughter of a farm-hand. She also feels, knowing Michael granted her power of attorney and she might inherit all he has if he is confirmed dead, that she must give something to their daughter, whom she then decides to reclaim. Lady Rose Aldridge (ne MacClare) (portrayed by Lily James) (b. Tom struggles both with grief over Sybil's death in childbirth and with being accepted by the Crawleys and their servants as a new member of the Crawley family. Despite being upset that she kept it from him, he comforts her when she tells him she thinks she's let him down. Later, Thomas Barrow finds her humming in the boot room, and she tells him he should be happy he is in good favor with her, while smirking unpleasantly. The judge voids the divorce decree, with the result that Vera and John are still legally married. She is also the wife of John Bates. In the first film, she has had a daughter with Henry named Caroline. Bates remains ignorant of the true meaning of the words, but he soon has other concerns when Lord Grantham decides to appoint Thomas as under-butler to take advantage of his skills at cricket; Bates had only hoped to allow Thomas to leave with a good reference. She only gets truly emotional when her plans are foiled. Anna is considered perhaps the prettiest of the female servants. Bates finally confronts Anna and reveals the truth; he realised Green was the attacker as soon as he returned to Downton, and he did intend to murder the valet the day he was killed. Thomas is then attracted to the handsome new footman, Jimmy, and walks into his room and kisses the sleeping Jimmy. He arrives at Downton before leaving to settle his cousin's affairs, and Edith accepts his proposal. He returns to Crawley House immediately upon Mr Carson's recovery, though he goes to the great house with Matthew Crawley to be his full-time valet after his marriage to Lady Mary. Contents 1 Biography 2 Personality 3 Appearances 4 Notes 5 References 6 External Links Biography 1921 1922 1921 Harold then accompanies his mother to England in July 1923. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. In the Christmas Special, she receives a letter from Alfred, implying that they keep in touch. Later, at the memorial, Mary speaks to Bates, certain that Anna will not be convicted, and feels there will not even be a trial, as the police have nothing to go on. Lady Edith has recently learned to drive and she volunteers to drive their tractor. Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) (b. She reveals Edna knew how to prevent a pregnancy with the help of a book she found among Edna's things. Leech's audition for the role convinced Julian Fellowes to expand his role and to transform Branson into an Irishman. Poor Alfred is used as a pawn in his aunt's scheming, which eventually comes to nothing. He meets Mrs Hughes at a fair in Downton after the death of Ivy and asked her a second time to marry him, giving her a parting gift of a small doll. Andy later apologises to Thomas about his treatment towards him. Lord Grantham sends Thomas after Lady Edith, and Thomas can only watch in horror, unable to protect Jimmy this one last time. Carson is reluctant to go along with the servants' plan to overpower the royal staff and take over serving the royal family, but ultimately agrees under prodding from Mrs Hughes. During the summer of 1914, Cora discovers she has become pregnant for the first time in 18 years, but she suffers a miscarriage caused by her maid O'Brien. Daisy Parker (formerly Mason (ne Robinson)) (played by Sophie McShera) is the kitchen maid, later assistant cook, at Downton. She struck him; however, she did not kill him, merely wounded him. They agree to be friends forever. 1902) is the daughter and youngest child of Hugh and Susan MacClare (Lord and Lady Flintshire). Barrow accepts that Jimmy can never give him what he wants, so they instead agree to be friends. In the third episode of the fourth series, Anna is violently assaulted and raped by Lord Gillingham's valet while the rest of family members and staff are attending a concert above stairs in the house. Barrow then attempts to gain an ally in the form of Lady Grantham's new maid Edna, a maid fired from Downton following her attempt to seduce Tom Branson, by claiming that Edna's accidental damage to one of Lady Grantham's favourite garments was in fact due to Anna Bates. Richard Carlisle (played by Iain Glen) is the fianc of Lady Mary Crawley in series two. 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. . It is revealed that she was poisoned by eating rat poison cooked in a pie, and Bates is put under suspicion. This makes Bertie, as the nearest male heir, the new Marquess of Hexham. In series six, she and her father have left for America, only for them to return to stay at Downton in the third episode. After being caught stealing a bottle of wine, Thomas takes advantage of her feelings for him to persuade her to tell Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes that she saw Mr Bates take the wine. In the first film, they are engaged, but Daisy shows less enthusiasm; when she appears to flirt with a plumber, Andy's jealousy leads him to sabotage a pump. However, it becomes clear that Barrow knows a secret about her, which he uses to his advantage to make her spy on the servants and family, something Baxter is very uncomfortable with. Bates goes with her, and it is thought that his romance with Anna is over. While in England he makes the acquaintance of the Hon. 1892) (played by Laura Carmichael) is the middle daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. She now realises the 10-month trip to Switzerland was a farce. He is caught by Alfred, who walks in on this scene and eventually tells Mr Carson at O'Brien's insistence. Mrs Bryant, who had been unhappy abandoning Ethel from the start, agrees and Ethel leaves Mrs Crawley's employment. Isobel, a former nurse, constantly takes up new charitable causes, helping run the convalescent home at Downton and assisting refugees and prostitutes, though her sense of moral imperative often irritates others. Given that her plans are always easily undone, Edna is a poor plotter who thinks herself cleverer than she actually is. In the first film, she reveals she is pregnant with Bertie's child. Robert later realises Marigold bears a strong resemblance to Gregson, and then tells Cora that he thinks Marigold is Edith's daughter. Gwen Harding (born Dawson) (played by Rose Leslie) was a housemaid at Downton. Vera Bates (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) (d. 1918) was the estranged wife of John Bates. She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. However, this alliance does not last very long, as Edna is fired after she successfully seduces Tom Branson but is foiled in her effort to blackmail him into marrying her. More is revealed about Anna's past. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. Edna believes Tom and Mrs Hughes are going to try to buy her off, and insists she will accept nothing they offer because she wants her child, if she is going to have one, to grow up with a father. The show ran for six series and fifty-two episodes, including five . Lord Grantham insists on using his influence to get Freddie into Ripon Grammar School and paying the school fees in future. The pair see each other often in London during series six and they fall in love. Branson and Edna: Branson has adapted to his new life as Downton's agent quite well, but there are those who make him feel ashamed. When Vera learns that her husband has a larger than expected inheritance after his mother's death, she arrives at Downton Abbey. She says they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. This is the official YouTube channel for Downton Abbey. [19], Executive producer Gareth Neame stated that Finneran had chosen to leave the series. In 1921, Rose's relationship with her mother has soured, though her relationship with her father is better. The episode ends with Anna and Bates sharing a Happy Christmas alone. 14 Oct 2013. However, relatively quickly, the mystery is solved as another of Green's victims comes forward and confesses to his murder. In the last episode of series one, O'Brien comes to believe that Cora is going to replace her. At the end of series one, William punches Barrow for his cruel remarks regarding Lady Grantham's miscarriage and the death of William's mother. When she asks how it is possible that he has returned, he silences her, insisting that they speak later about it but for the moment, enjoy their Christmas. With its views of life from the upstairs and downstairs, it shows the perspectives of the happenings of early 20th century England's commonwealth. This sums up her second appearance quite well She's not either, she's a rapist. Mary is still inconsolable six months after Matthew's death, Edith supports Michael going to Germany to divorce his wife, Molesley looks for a job, and there is a surprise applicant for Ms. O'Brien's job. Mary insists that Anna shouldn't return to her and Bates's cottage and instead allows Anna to stay in her room to have her baby. During the first series he had strong feelings for Daisy. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. But Mrs Hughes say that, "there are rules to this way of life and, if you don't intend to abide by them, it is not the life for you." She tells Bates's vengeful estranged wife Vera about the family's dirty secrets in an attempt to force Bates out and Vera uses that to blackmail Bates. She decides, with some encouragement from Mrs Patmore, to allow William his fantasy to boost his morale in battle and gives him a photo. All solutions for "Downton Abbey maid" 16 letters crossword answer - We have 1 clue. Downton Abbey was the most-watched show on Christmas Day, pulling in an audience of over 10million "There was a real feeling that we were making entertainment. When news reaches the Crawleys confirming Michael Gregson's tragic death, Lady Edith tells a terribly distraught Mrs Drewe the truth, reclaims her daughter, and flees to London. He constantly hatches schemes with O'Brien, intending to have Bates removed from service at Downton. However, the pains are nothing to worry about, as it's just her body adjusting to the pregnancy. Her efforts to prove her husband's innocence become a success when a neighbour of Vera's inadvertently tells Anna details of their last meeting which prove that Vera committed suicide in order to have her husband convicted and hanged for the crime. He and Anna fall in love, but he explains he has yet to divorce his estranged wife, Vera. Lady Sybil quickly befriends Gwen and tries to help her get a job as a secretary. A timeline of events in Downton Abbey from the 1530s to 1928. He also later mentions Jimmy to Phyllis Baxter in a bout of sadness and annoyance that he's gone. . Anna only tells Mrs Hughes of the crime, fearing her husband would commit murder if he discovered the truth. Before the war, he worked for Lady Anstruther and was her favourite footman. Lavinia Catherine Swire (played by Zoe Boyle) (18951919) is the sweetheart and fiance of Matthew Crawley. He has a close relationship with Mrs Hughes, built up over a quarter-century of overseeing the household staff. At other times, Mrs Patmore becomes flustered and takes her frustration out on Daisy. He later opens the ball at Grantham House and dances with Rose. Eventually, she does grow close to him and learns he wishes to name her his sole heir. Season 4. Cora Crawley (ne Levinson), Countess of Grantham (played by Elizabeth McGovern) (b.
