He attempts suicide but is rescued by his friends. She is a widow as her husband died during the First World War. Isobel Grey (formerly Crawley, ne Turnbull), Lady Merton (played by Penelope Wilton) is Matthew's widowed mother. During the Great War, she opened a soup kitchen at Crawley House, in secret, and was helped by Mrs Patmore and Daisy to run it from the money given by the government for the hospital. In 1914, Matthew asks Mary to marry him, but she is hesitant because of circumstances regarding the inheritance of the estate. She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. In the end, Alfred realises too late that he was chasing the wrong girl, while Ivy comes to a similar realisation about Jimmy, who was clearly out for sport. Anna's attempts to locate the ticket prove fruitless, due to Lady Mary's prior actions. Thomas later tells Anna Bates that he's upset because he wasn't special to Jimmy, which Anna very adamantly disagrees with. Given that her plans are always easily undone, Edna is a poor plotter who thinks herself cleverer than she actually is. Edna, still fixated on Tom, got him drunk and then snuck into his room at night. She has a strong bond with her granddaughter Mary, to whom she is the most similar. In the 2019 film she and Andy have become engaged, but she shows little enthusiasm for marriage. 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. 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". Her Aunt Rosamund finds out and accompanies her to get the abortion in London. He starts his employment there in 1910 as a junior footman. Anna's mother managed to convince police that it was an accident and he had slipped, but Anna is now terrified that either the police have found a file on the incident or her stepfather had heard of her arrest and tipped them off and it would be used to disprove the Crawleys' character reference of her and portray her as violent. 14 Oct 2013. Fearing for his safety, Lord Grantham had him assigned to Matthew Crawley's battalion to be his batman. In series six, Gwen returns, eleven years later, to Downton as a successful married woman, although she visits the mansion only in the fourth episode. Erin La Rosa of BuzzFeed stated that the rape was "all pretty uncharacteristic for Downton Abbey, and all terribly upsetting. Shortly after the war, Cora has Spanish influenza and nearly dies before making a full recovery. She gave birth to their son on New Year's Eve, 1925. Bates, however, manages to prove his innocence. She even skips work to go see him in the Grantham Arms, after hearing that he would be eating lunch there. Tom Branson was supposed to appear in only three episodes of the first series,[8] and Branson was originally Yorkshire-born. During the First World War with the men away fighting, Mr Drake needs help on his farm. Beginning as a junior footman, he rose to become butler by 1890. 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. Downton Abbey: Created by Julian Fellowes. But she refused him and he married a woman named Ivy and had a son, Peter. In 1912, she brings private papers of her uncle Jonathan Swire, a Liberal minister, to Sir Richard Carlisle since Sir Richard plans to financially ruin her father. [8] Leech at first tried to develop a Yorkshire accent in an effort to prevent his character from becoming an Irish stereotype, but when he was persuaded that Tom would not become such, he used his native Irish accent.[9]. We first meet the conniving woman in the second season as a general housemaid. It takes Alfred too long to realise that Daisy was the better match, and only tries to approach her when he comes back to the Abbey after leaving for his cooking course. Over time, however, the pair grow closer, and a romance develops. She has proven to be ambitious in moving above her social station. Determined to find any way to legally marry Edith, he learns if he becomes a German citizen he can divorce Lizzy. 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). Bates then invite O'Brien to his cottage, and whispers the words "her ladyship's soap" in her ear, before warning her that unless she calls Jimmy off, he will not keep her secret. Rather, she tries to make her victims feel guilty. When Matthew is injured, he thinks his spine may have been broken, but is proven wrong when Matthew walks again (he was just suffering from spinal shock, which didn't permanently disable his legs). 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. She is employed in Crawley house by Isobel and Mrs Patmore teaches her to cook, despite Mrs Bird leaving her post. After the First World War, Tom and Sybil receive Robert's reluctant blessing and marry in Dublin. Molesley is not happy with the prospect, thinking it degrading to become a footman when he has been trained as a valet and butler. He returns to Downton as first footman although, as always, he plans to move up to a higher position in the house staff. Upon his return to Britain, he gets permission to work at Downton as sergeant in charge when the residence is made into a centre of recovery for injured officers. She has proven to be manipulative, relentless, heartless, and quite sneaky. When Cora gets out, she slips on the soap, causing her to miscarry. His love of automobiles was a common interest that he shared with Edith and as well as bringing them close together inspired Edith to learn to drive. 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. He is in love with Ivy, who is in love with Jimmy, while Daisy is in love with Alfred and determined to break them up. He is appointed Governor of Bombay that year, and he and his wife travel to India. [2] Early on, she is portrayed as a petulant and cold young woman; as the series progresses, however, she shows more vulnerability and compassion. ), so she was replaced by Edna (the maid had gotten too close to Tom in Season 3). The story was inspired by true events. Edna leaves soon after being fired. Sept. 18, 2019 5 AM PT. 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. 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. 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. Between series five and series six they move to New York; sometime before Christmas 1925 they have a daughter named Victoria. His aunt is Sarah O'Brien, who brings him forward as a candidate for the empty post based on his previous experience as a waiter at a hotel. Anna reveals to him that she believed she was pregnant, but that morning had realised that she had miscarried their child, and that it wasn't the first time it had happened, but the third. Bates is less sure, but agrees that Anna will not be convicted. In the series three Christmas Special, he tries to call Jimmy off his aggressive streak towards Thomas, and then spends the rest of the episode talking about his interest in cooking. The king is later heard in a radio broadcast, voiced by Jon Glover. formata da otto episodi e uno speciale di novanta minuti andato in onda a Natale 2013.. She is best friends with Mrs Patmore. Mr Bates reassures Anna that nothing will change between them, and that he will always support her. Joseph Molesley (played by Kevin Doyle) (b. He later tells her how uncomfortable and idiotic he feels in the company of the Crawley's old friends. She is played by actress MyAnna Buring. In March 1913, he is diagnosed as suffering from dropsy of the heart and is certain to die. They insist that they can give Charlie a far better future than Ethel ever could. Mrs Drake secretly witnesses the kiss and soon after, the Drakes hire a man to replace Edith. His mother later tells George that it was time for his bedtime, and about the sudden demise of his father Matthew, only moments after his birth. Gwen Harding (born Dawson) (played by Rose Leslie) was a housemaid at Downton. While her parents are posted to India, Rose stays at Downton, where she is living by 1922. Gregson then has Edith sign legal papers; should anything happen to him, she will inherit his modern London apartment and the newspaper. 1892) (played by Laura Carmichael) is the middle daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. She is 26 at the beginning of the series. He would also gain the companionship of Mrs Patmore, Daisy dropping any objections she had about her father in-law and her superior at Downton Abbey being together. George's father Matthew is killed in a car crash the day of George's birth. Andrew "Andy" Parker (played by Michael C. Fox) is a footman who starts working at Downton Abbey in 1924. Furious that Mrs Hughes went through her things, Edna tries to stand her ground, saying Mrs Hughes could not prove anything. After William's death in 1918, Mr Mason sometimes calls at Downton to speak to Daisy, believing that she loved William as much as he did. Bertie later encounters Edith in London and helps her with her all-night push to get her magazine to the printer. In 1924, news arrives that Michael was probably killed during the Beer Hall Putsch, leaving Edith devastated as she never lost hope that he might be alive in prison perhaps. He addresses her when the Prince of Wales mentions that her father, Lord Flintshire, hosted the prince's tour of India. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. She is unsure how to handle the situation, especially when he is drafted during the First World War and convinces himself that she is his sweetheart. Freda Dudley Ward (Janet Montgomery) asks Rose for help after a compromising letter from the Prince of Wales is stolen from her handbag by Sampson. Alfred's largest rival is fellow footman Jimmy Kent, who is shorter than Alfred, but quite handsome. 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. Later in series six, Branson is instrumental in setting up Lady Mary with Henry Talbot, and in the series finale, goes in with Talbot on an automobile dealership. 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. Gregson arrives in Munich, then vanishes with no word. Thomas escorts Jimmy to the guest corridor upstairs and plans to watch the door while Jimmy goes through with it. Time skips to 29 December 1925, and Anna is shown to be close to giving birth. Though unmarried, she is referred to as Mrs Hughes according to traditional titles for servants during the time period. Affable and good-natured, he was also a competent pianist (actor Thomas Howes is a pianist) and would entertain other servants during their free time. EDNA Thanks for visiting The Crossword Solver "Downton Abbey maid". She is convinced that he may take her back and they can get married, but he gently tells her that he is too old for her and that he doesn't want her to waste away her life caring for him. Series six deals with Carson's and Hughes' marriage and life as a married couple. Even when she rises from housemaid to lady's maid, she shows signs of distaste at serving rather than being served. Matthew dies because his actor chose to leave the series. "[12] Emily Orley, also of Buzzfeed, argued that the storyline of the rape of Anna had too much focus on the male characters.[13]. The police are convinced that Bates murdered her and he is convicted and sentenced to death, before the sentence is commuted to life in prison. This is at a time when most women did not smoke and it was very rare for a woman to be seen smoking in public. Charles 'Charlie' Carson (played by Jim Carter), called Mr Carson by staff and Carson by the family, is the butler at Downton Abbey. In the second feature film, Andy and Daisy are married and both living together on the farm with Mr Mason, and after the departure of Thomas Barrow it is hinted that Andy will succeed Barrow as Downton's butler. With Violet's help, Isobel proposes to Lord Merton, who accepts, to the horror of his son and daughter in-law, and they are married in the series finale. Lady Sybil Cora Branson (ne Crawley; 18951920) (played by Jessica Brown Findlay) is the youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. The neighbour mentions she saw Vera cleaning crust from under her nails, confirming she made the pie herself. Edith then invites him to a party at Downton, where he begins to earn her father's respect. She has one sibling, a sister who lives in Lytham St Annes. On returning home, relieved to find that Isis is safe, he learns from Grantham that some children had found and returned the dog, seemingly ruining Thomas' plan. Anna is promoted from head housemaid to Lady's Maid to Mary during Bates's incarceration. William Mason (played by Thomas Howes) (d. 1918) was the second footman at Downton. He is the husband of Cora, son of Violet, and father of Mary, Edith and Sybil. 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. Thomas tells Jimmy to run, while Thomas is left to take the beating in Jimmy's place. Andrew serves drinks before a fox hunt. From the start it is clear that Lord Grantham finds Jane attractive and he takes a great interest in the education of her twelve-year-old son, Freddie. May Bird (played by Christine Lohr) was the cook for Isobel and Matthew Crawley at Crawley House. When her typewriter is discovered by Miss O'Brien, she informs the whole staff and Gwen's plan to leave service to become a secretary is the cause of much discussion above and below stairs. He formerly worked as a hall boy, but wants to become a footman. Carson quickly steps forward to comfort her, and assures her she will always find a source of support in him. Prince Igor Kuragin (Russian: ; played by Rade Sherbedgia) is a former Russian nobleman forced into exile as a result of the 1917 Revolution. He and Anna fall in love, but he explains he has yet to divorce his estranged wife, Vera. Barrow is badly beaten instead. 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. 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 first meets Matthew when he is back in England on leave from the Army and they later become engaged. She would be canned after she tried everything to derail Tom's transition to the upstairs family. Unlike the other servants, she shows no respect when talking with Tom, and refuses to stand up when he enters the servants hall. 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. 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. Tom is enraged when she tells him if he was good enough for his late wife then she is good enough for him. Leech's audition for the role convinced Julian Fellowes to expand his role and to transform Branson into an Irishman. Downton Abbey is arguably one of the most popular period dramas of all time. O'Brien then preys on Jimmy's discomfort and embarrassment to have him blackmail Mr Carson into sacking Thomas without a reference, otherwise Jimmy will go to the police. She and her late husband, Marmaduke Painswick, had no children. In series Four, Alfred pursues that interest and leaves Downton to become a chef at the Ritz.