She now realises the 10-month trip to Switzerland was a farce. Despite these virtues, Robert's adherence to tradition lets him down in other ways. In Series Four, Alfred pursues that interest and leaves Downton to become a chef at the Ritz. Anna May Bates (ne Smith) (played by Joanne Froggatt) (b. By April 1912, Mrs Hughes is head housekeeper, a prestigious position that is more or less equal with Carson's office as butler. He tells Robert in another letter how to contact him. She is coerced by O'Brien into telling Edith, who writes to the Turkish Ambassador. In the last episode of series one, O'Brien comes to believe that Cora is going to replace her. Not really.". 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. This helps Daisy drop any objections she has about their pairing. Carson says that he wants a "full" marriage, and after some thinking, Mrs Hughes agrees. In the first feature film, Bertie is asked by King George V to accompany him on a three-month tour of Africa. At the end of Series Three, Jimmy is promoted to first footman, but he holds a grudge against Thomas into the Christmas Special. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! In the second Christmas special, she accompanies Lady Grantham to Scotland to visit Duneagle Castle. Mr Bates reassures Anna that nothing will change between them, and that he will always support her. In 1919, she asks Mrs Patmore if, after many years in service, she can be promoted from kitchen maid to assistant cook and Mrs Patmore agrees to ask Mrs Hughes if the budget can support promotion for Daisy. Anna only tells Mrs Hughes of the crime, fearing her husband would commit murder if he discovered the truth. If Rose got divorced tomorrow,. When the Crawleys manage to reduce Bates's sentence to life imprisonment, she decides to stay at Downton, although she vows that she will not rest until Bates is free. Downton Abbey Staffel 2 | Serie 2010-onlineUsers.length }} User Online {{ tweet.login }} Thomas is well aware that Lord Grantham and Carson are only keeping him on sufferance. Baxter and Moseley become very close in the course of the final series and the two films; in A New Era, Baxter accepts Moseley's marriage proposal. With Bates's trial looming, Mrs Hughes attempts to comfort a distraught Anna with the fervent belief that Bates, being innocent, will be freed. Obviously shaken, she nevertheless continues to comfort the grieving Anna after Bates is convicted. Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, . Violet, portrayed as a matriarchal figure and quick of wit despite her age, symbolises the "old world" and order of the preFirst World War days. His attitudes occasionally clash with that of the more progressive and pragmatic Cora. The Crawleys and Rose succeed in retrieving the letter, after which the grateful prince unexpectedly arrives and opens Rose's debutante ball at their house, dancing with Rose. Shackleton, if you can't take her side against treating people's diseases in a modern way, you can't sit with her. It is not known whether he went ahead and published the story. Writer Julian Fellowes does weddings well, because he makes the ceremony incidental. Bertie later encounters Edith in London and helps her with her all-night push to get her magazine to the printer. Vera Bates uses the story to blackmail Bates into going back to her, which he does to save Anna's reputation. They have one child. She replies it is a skill all women must learn. By the end of the series, Molesley finds work as a schoolteacher. Thomas tries to remain calm, quietly asking if Jimmy might try writing. In the series finale, Carson begins to suffer from palsy that ultimately forces him into semi-retirement. She also refused to hand the police the ticket regarding Mr Bates's trip to London on the day Mr Green died, telling Lady Mary she could never condemn a man for defending his wife's honour against such a crime. While there, she apparently comes to like Lady Flintshire and manages to arrange to become her lady's maid. Anna worries that Mr Bates will have his revenge if her attacker's identity is ever revealed. Mr Albert Mason (played by Paul Copley) is the father of William, the Downton footman who died of injuries received in the Great War. Jimmy is mentioned by Thomas during the Series Five Text Santa short while the servants are playing strip poker. When the staff see that he uses a cane, they are at best surprised and at worst angry feeling that they will have to pick up the slack for him, due to his disability slowing him down in the large house. The jury finds him guilty, and he is sentenced to death. She works unstintingly and unflaggingly to remedy what happened. And, of course, the Dowager delivered one final memorable quip during Ediths wedding, telling Isobel that theres a lot of risk, but with any luck, theyll be happy enough., Updated: September 20, 2019 9:50 AM ET | Originally published: March 7, 2016 12:10 PM EST, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith and Harry Hadden-Paton as Bertie Pelham on 'Downton Abbey', Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary and Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham, Nick BriggsCarnival Film & Television Ltd/PBS, Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes and Jim Carter as Mr. Carson on 'Downton Abbey', Robert James-Collier as Thomas (far left) on Downton Abbey, Sophie McShera as Daisy on 'Downton Abbey', Brendan Coyle as Mr. Bates and Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess Grantham in "Downton Abbey. Ned Ehrbar is an entertainment producer for CBS News. When the Valentine he sent to his former employer, Lady Anstruther as a joke, comes back to bite him. Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. Though Prince Kuragin was subsequently released, he learned that his wife had been exiled a year before. He has a stern, but fatherly, disposition over the servants. "I am 'Phyllis who goes to the butchers,'" she said. In A New Era, now seven years old, he is seen playing with his young cousins. Downton Abbey and Harry Potter are two of Britain's most popular franchises, though they have only one other thing in common: Maggie Smith, who plays Violet Crawley on Downton and Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies.She was fantastic in both roles but they weren't very satisfying, according to Smith.Fans, on the other hand, seem to have gotten a lot more out of both Downton and . Unlike Carson, she privately views Lady Mary as a silly girl whose misfortune comes mostly from her own mistakes; her attitudes have likely softened over the years. When Mary insists they cannot keep the secret no matter what they feel, Mrs Hughes insists that they cannot ruin Bates because Green, in her words a vicious, vile monster, is gone from the world. With Matthew off at war and Mrs Crawley working with the Red Cross in France he and Mrs Bird, the family cook, find themselves in an empty house with no one to serve. Charlie, a good friend of Lady Mary's husband Henry, died in a car crash while competing in a race -- which probably only strengthened Lady Mary's dislike for fast driving. In series four, the staff at Downton Abbey receive a letter from Gwen where she tells them she is married. Carsons bout with what seemed like Parkinsons disease rendered him incapable of fulfilling his duties as butler of the Abbey. Theirs is a romance quite unlike any other. He encounters Edith during a round of grouse shooting and keeps company with her during afternoon tea and the evening festivities. The overjoyed couple once again begin to discuss and plan their future. Ambitious, she decides that she no longer wants to work in service and saves up her money to buy a typewriter to take a correspondence course in typing and shorthand. Anna is then given a trial date and Bates is forced into taking action. 1892) (played by Laura Carmichael) is the middle daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. But after Edna leaves the room, she admits to Tom she wasn't certain Edna was not pregnant, but now is. The show consistently held viewers' attention because it captured the aspirational lives of aristocratic types as well as the less glamorous lives of their various servants. Matthew dies because his actor chose to leave the series. Poor Alfred is used as a pawn in his aunt's scheming, which eventually comes to nothing. The ne'er-do-well was pushed into traffic in Piccadilly Circus shortly after raping Anna Bates. Tom Branson was supposed to appear in only three episodes of the first series,[8] and Branson was originally Yorkshire-born. She dies at the end of the second film. Mrs Hughes disagrees with Mr Carson on where they should hold their wedding reception. Bates becomes protective over Anna at the car racing at Brooklands, when she insists in running after Lady Mary after a fatal crash on the track. Bates does not say much about his family or childhood, though he does mention that his late mother was Irish and he has a Scottish grandmother. In series one, he tries to blackmail his former lover, The Duke of Crowborough. I remember we were in bed one night, reading our books before going to sleep, and I said to him: Do you think we are doing the right thing? Kevin glanced up from his book for a second and said: Our child is going to give meaning and relevance to the rest of our lives together., I was gone. When Elsie turns his proposal down he later married Ivy (died 1910) and had one son Peter, who joined the army. Leech's audition for the role convinced Julian Fellowes to expand his role and to transform Branson into an Irishman. May Bird (played by Christine Lohr) was the cook for Isobel and Matthew Crawley at Crawley House. However, Edith reveals to him that she is pregnant, and the child's birth will coincide with Bertie's departure date. 3. Gordon convinces Lady Edith by relating experiences in Downton. 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. Anna returns to Downton in a lighter mood, which does not go unnoticed by Bates. Carson had expressed his concerns about Andrew's suitability after the gambling club incident, but Mrs Hughes, Barrow, and Daisy urge him to give Andrew a second chance. . March 4, 2016 / 1:53 PM She also begins to see Albert Mason, Daisy's father in law, and between the two of them, help Daisy to realise that no matter what happens with them, they will always be there for Daisy, and that they love her very much. [19], Executive producer Gareth Neame stated that Finneran had chosen to leave the series. Although she is usually supportive of Mr Carson when it comes to matters of discipline, she is seldom afraid of speaking her mind when he makes decisions; Carson in turn dislikes proceeding with any choice without her approval. After filming, they took a holiday in California and finally got married eight years after he proposed. William's father reaches out to her and Daisy tries to tell him about her guilt but he refuses to listen. She also discovers a ticket in John Bates's coat indicating he went to London from York, and did not remain in York like he claimed. Beginning as a junior footman, he rose to become butler by 1890. It is Bates who intervenes to save Thomas's prospects after he attempts to seduce Jimmy, as he is unwilling to see another man lose his livelihood due to the schemes of others. Livid, she dismisses Ethel, who later reappears with the announcement that she is pregnant. "[17] Finneran stated her belief that O'Brien's negative attitudes originated from how the character "has basically sacrificed her entire life to somebody else, for the good of their life and their home its no wonder that she would get frustrated or angry about things. Edith does not hear from him, which worries her, especially when she receives a shocking letter from a London doctor informing her that she is pregnant. She has one sibling, a sister Becky, who lives in Lytham St Annes Lancashire. He formerly worked as a hall boy, but wants to become a footman. I'll talk to Mrs. Bridgers, I can convince her to let me go . Heartbroken and angered by her hesitancy, Matthew withdraws his proposal and decides to leave Downton. Before she can bring herself to tell him about Marigold, Mary peevishly reveals the truth. She takes great pride in her cooking and is a perfectionist in the kitchen. When Mrs Bird refuses to work with a former prostitute, she chooses to leave. When she is older, she affectionately nicknames Robert "Donk" (much to his consternation) after playing a game of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" with him. Charles 'Charlie' Carson (played by Jim Carter), called Mr Carson by staff and Carson by the family, is the butler at Downton Abbey. However, it would endanger Anna once again, who is released on bail. Through a series of notes and letters, all of which Jimmy desperately begs Thomas for advice on, the audience learns that Jimmy's former position with Lady Anstruther included a sexual aspect. Joe Burns arrives in town with the intent of a second proposal. She does not return in the second series and is replaced by Ethel. He is the son of Bill Molesley, the winner of the best bloom at the Downton Flower Show in 1913. She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place. Matthew Reginald Crawley (played by Dan Stevens) (18851921) is a middle-class distant cousin of the Crawleys who becomes the heir to the estate in the first episode and soon after moves to Downton. They both start laughing. Robert's heir is Matthew Crawley, a distant cousin. Erin La Rosa of BuzzFeed stated that the rape was "all pretty uncharacteristic for Downton Abbey, and all terribly upsetting. His protectiveness leads Baxter to discover Anna's pregnancy. "[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. Though Isobel is concerned about marrying Lord Merton when his sons do not approve of her, Violet insists she should not let them ruin her future. Richard Carlisle (played by Iain Glen) is the fianc of Lady Mary Crawley in series 2. ", "I don't believe ignorance is bliss. "They are mad for it! She is baptised as a Catholic in accordance with her father's wishes, despite her grandfather Robert's strong preference that she be christened into the Anglican faith. She was forced to leave school at the age of 11. Richard Clarkson (played by David Robb) is the Crawley family doctor. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. He returns to Downton in 1922, clearly still interested in the recently widowed Mary. However, when Logan auditioned for the role, the casting directors liked her Scottish accent so much that they decided to turn Mrs Hughes into a Scot.[11]. He has been widowed since the death of his wife Maud. However, Mason becomes persnickety with the living conditions, which grates on the young couple. But the shows finale took a delightfully happy turn, with an ending that even left the Dowager Countess smiling. In the second series, with most of the male staff depicted as serving in the First World War, Mr Carson finds himself under mostly self-imposed pressure to ensure household duties are carried out to his exacting standards. At the end of the series, Bates is livid as Inspector Vyner calls Anna into Scotland Yard as part of an identity parade. Thomas is a closeted gay man. Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. He previously served in the Army alongside the earl as his batman during the Boer Wars and suffered an injury to his right leg. Some also appear in two film sequels: Downton Abbey (2019), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). She stops him and assures him Anna still loves him, and decides to tell him so he would stay, feeling Bates' departure would finish Anna. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. 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. Vera comes to Downton only to inform Bates that if he does not come away with her, she will sell the scandalous story of the death of Kemal Pamuk in Mary's bed to the newspapers, which could ruin the reputation of Downton Abbey. Mr Green briefly returns to Downton, and Lady Mary persuades Lord Gillingham to dismiss him, although she does not give him a reason. Gwen endears herself to the family by recalling the everlasting selflessness and generosity of the late Lady Sybil. The rest of Anna's pregnancy goes seemingly without a hitch. Bates is then released from prison due to the neighbour's statement. While the family, guests and staff listen to Melba's performance upstairs, Green sexually assaults Anna in the servants' quarters. After Lady Edith has a letter published in a newspaper proclaiming support for women's rights, Michael writes to her at least twice offering her a column in his magazine. 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. PBS Spanning 13 years of the early 20th century, "Downton Abbey" has seen its share of character deaths -- some more deserving than others. The servants are rewarded with a day off, which Carson thinks should be spent at a museum or some other historical and educational spot. [citation needed] Moreover, actor Leech wanted to audition for Thomas Barrow, but chose Branson. She insults Barrow's arrogance and manner, though he responds in kind, and she leaves Downton once again. She had taken tea with them. Lady Mary also causes trouble between them, as she will reassures Carson that their reception will be in the Great Hall. However, after she explains her feelings on marriage he doesn't act. The wife tells Cora that Marigold is Edith's illegitimate child, which shocks her. Mr Mason becomes father-in-law to Daisy when she marries his son on his deathbed. Bates goes to York for the day but does not reveal the reason for going and Mr Green dies in Piccadilly after "falling into the road". 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. 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. Despite the pains, Anna is fine, as her body is adjusting to pregnancy. Shes amazing, so sane, calm and thoughtful., That was in 1994. He has a close relationship with Mrs Hughes, built up over a quarter-century of overseeing the household staff. He later opens the ball at Grantham House and dances with Rose. Gwen Harding (born Dawson) (played by Rose Leslie) was a housemaid at Downton. Thomas Barrow later tells her about his homosexuality. 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. However, the pains are nothing to worry about, as it's just her body adjusting to the pregnancy. Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. 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]. O'Brien is wracked with guilt, and following the incident, she becomes even more loyal and devoted to Cora. Her father dies shortly after and Matthew honours his deathbed wish for his ashes to be placed in Lavinia's grave. Carson is nervous about going into the water and getting his pants wet or falling down. Anna later tells Mary of her troubles. Although she had vowed never to date an actor, saying that they were too vain for her, she met Kevin McNally on the set of a drama, Love And Reason, in 1992. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. As Anna returns to Downton, Bates is still missing, leaving her miserable. George V (Guy Williams) is the king to whom Rose MacClare is presented at court in 1923. In a strange way, Sunday's Downton Abbey finale brought Season 5 full circle, as the Crawleys' annual Christmas vacation this time to visit Rose's hellish new in-laws at Brancaster Castle . Jessica Brown-Findlay was the first leading cast member to leave Downton Abbey, but the actress made it clear from the start exactly how long she intended to remain with the series. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. Andrew is hired by Carson on a temporary basis to work the week of Lady Rose MacClare's wedding at Grantham House in London. She reveals the story of Anna's attack but states that the attacker was a stranger who broke into the house. . Inspector Vyner of Scotland Yard returns to Downton and informs Anna and Bates that they have discovered that Green attacked several women. Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. The pair see each other often in London during series six, and they fall in love. 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. Lady Mary and Lady Edith have it out, at last: Yes, Mary (Michelle Dockery) had a reason to resent her sister back in Season 1, when Edith maliciously helped reveal that Mr. Pamuk had died in. 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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. Following his father's premature death, George becomes heir to his grandfather Robert and the Downton estate. In episode 2, Bates discovers Anna yet again upset, after having told Lady Mary about her pregnancy problems. But Carson determines they cannot speak out and resolves they should keep an eye on her. I never thought real love the sort where your blood tingles and your world explodes with joy would happen to me at my time of life. When Vera dies (we later find out by suicide), Bates is accused of her murder. Ever since its premiere in 2010, Downton Abbey has established itself has an absolute fan favorite. I told her not to be so stupid, but she was so certain that she bought me a pregnancy test. 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. Before she came to Downton in 1895 as head housemaid, she was courted by a farmer, Joe Burns. The papers Lavinia stole inadvertently helped create the Marconi scandal. When Tom Branson is made to feelawkward and ashamedby new maid Edna Braithwaite, Mrs Hughes comforts him and assures him that he should not be ashamed of being part of the family and that he has done well, and that Lady Sybil would be very proud of him and comforts him as he breaks down in grief for his wife. But, in real life, actor Phyllis Logan, who plays the dedicated housekeeper, is happily married to fellow actor Kevin McNally. Phyllis Logan was born in 1957 in Johnstone, outside Glasgow. From then on, though clear she disapproves of Ethel's choices, Mrs Hughes smuggles food to the poverty-stricken Ethel and her infant son, attempting several times to give an irresponsible Major Bryant Ethel's letters. Furious over this, she tells the judge in her divorce case that Bates paid her off to consent to it. When Lady Sybil later dies after giving birth toa daughter, Mrs Hughes (like the rest of the staff) is utterly heartbroken and comforts Mr. Carson as they mourn together. Mrs. Elsie Carson (ne Hughes) "We must all have our hearts broken once or twice before we're done." A perennial favorite, Mrs. Carson possesses many positive qualities. After Matthew dies in a car accident Molesley loses his job, moves in with his father and struggles to find work as a servant, forced to be a road construction worker and delivery boy. Matters are made much worse when Murray confirms that her history, of which the police are now aware, would look convincingly to the police like Anna was capable of violence. After a financial scare, Matthew becomes a co-owner of the estate, and begins working on plans to modernise it with the new agent, brother-in-law Tom Branson. 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. After being told he would not make it, William proposes to Daisy and tells her that he wants to marry her, not just out of love, but also to secure her a widow's pension so that she would be taken care of. Mr Carson refers to her as quite a plotter when she wants to be. 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. She is one of the few servants who smoke on a regular basis. She had one favourite brother who had shell shock and later died during the Great War. Eventually they do, and she even takes a picture of Carson's old love Alice Neal and frames it for him. Later in series 6, Branson is instrumental in setting up Lady Mary with Henry Talbot, and in the series finale, goes in with Talbot on an automobile dealership. [20] Finneran herself confirmed this.[21]. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. They eventually move to a cottage on the Downton grounds. Considering Charlie's future, she gives him to Mr and Mrs Bryant. Furthermore, she looks out especially for William, who is often melancholy due to homesickness and Thomas Barrow's bullying. Mrs Bryant, who had been unhappy abandoning Ethel from the start, agrees and Ethel leaves Mrs Crawley's employment. Their increased companionship is suggested by showing Jimmy often with a cigarette. 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