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. Bates sneaks up behind Anna, surprising her, then pulls her aside. Upon Robert's death, he will become the 8th Earl of Grantham, though Mary will speak for his interests until he comes of age. Thomas Ferguson Niall Branson (played by Allen Leech) was initially the family chauffeur, employed in series one. Even though Tom initially tried to keep his distance from her, Edna approached him on his way to a party at Downton and asks if they can still be friends, to which Tom agrees. Her efforts are rewarded when her father-in-law is offered the tenancy of Yew Tree Farm, located in the Downton estate. When Elsie turns his proposal down he later married Ivy (died 1910) and had one son Peter, who joined the army. At the end of series three, Jimmy is promoted to first footman, but he holds a grudge against Thomas into the Christmas Special. Race row after Dame Edna says Downton is popular because there 'are no Joe Burns (played by Bill Fellows) is a former suitor to Mrs Hughes. 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. This suspicion leads to Lady Grantham's discovering the nanny's cruelty to Sybbie Branson, resulting in her immediate sacking. 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. Shortly beforehand, Thomas signs up to the Royal Army Medical Corps in an effort to avoid being sent to the frontline for the war that is soon coming. With its views of life from the upstairs and downstairs, it shows the perspectives of the happenings of early 20th century England's commonwealth. Nellie Melba (Kiri Te Kanawa) gives an operatic performance at the Abbey in 1922, where Cora intervenes to ensure she is treated as a guest of the family rather than a member of staff. Lady Edith has recently learned to drive and she volunteers to drive their tractor. Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. Matters become worse when Anna assists Lady Mary in procuring contraception for a sexual relationship with Lord Gillingham, and Bates finds the evidence and mistakenly believes his wife is using it so she does not become pregnant with a murderer's child. "[17] Finneran believed that O'Brien "was great to play. Even so, the family still call him by his last name. The younger Crawleys often use Rosamund's home at 35 Belgrave Square as a place to stay when visiting London, on which occasions Rosamund takes the opportunity to catch up on family gossip. The overjoyed couple once again begin to discuss and plan their future. Edith's grandmother (and Rosamund's mother) is highly suspicious of this plan and discovers later that Edith left when she was around 34 months pregnant to give birth there. When the war ends, Thomas tries to make a profit by taking advantage of the nationwide rationing by selling goods on the black market. The older Mr Mason later explains to Daisy that William was his only surviving child and he had realised that William married Daisy not just because he cared for her but so his father would have someone to keep company. Considering Charlie's future, she gives him to Mr and Mrs Bryant. Alfred also notes that Thomas always defends Jimmy no matter how unkindly Jimmy behaves, and suggests that perhaps he take it easy. He visits Downton Abbey in 1917 as part of a tour of England to drum up support for the war effort. 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. However, Edith reveals to him that she is pregnant, and the child's birth will coincide with Bertie's departure date. Mr Carson overhears the news of Lord Grantham's della Francesca painting selling "amazingly well" and takes advantage of this news to hire a new footman at Downton Abbey. Michael follows Edith and her family to Scotland in 1921, where he meets her family. However, in episode 4 she begins to suffer severe cramps and fears she is suffering another miscarriage. Rose matures and become less self-centred. After the war ends he covers for Carson when he falls ill with Spanish influenza, only to accidentally become drunk while tasting the wine for dinner. 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. During Bates's murder trial, Thomas applies for Bates's old job, but is rejected by Lord Grantham. He arrives at Downton before leaving to settle his cousin's affairs, and Edith accepts his proposal. Mrs Hughes has described her sister as being born "not quite right in the head" and has been privately caring for her since their mother died. After struggling with infertility, Mary becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, George, at the end of the third series. Later, he confronts Thomas about what happened, and though he is hesitant, eventually agrees to be friends. In the first film, Carson is called back to oversee the royal family's visit to Downton. Anna is promoted from head housemaid to Lady's Maid to Mary during Bates's incarceration. The evidence does not portray Bates in a good light; the jury finds him guilty of the murder of his wife, and he is sentenced to be hanged. When Mrs Patmore returns, they run the Garden Party for the hospital fund together. He threatens Mrs Hughes with leaving Downton in order to find out what is wrong with his wife. He continues to notice the change in her mood after Anna tells Mary that she believes she is pregnant again. [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]. Her father Robert tells his wife Cora that there is no identifiable body, and "what was left of him" was supposedly buried somewhere. O'Brien, always against Bates, writes to Vera to tell her where he is and about his and Anna's blossoming romance. Before she came to Downton in 1895 as head housemaid, she was courted by a farmer, Joe Burns. He tries to convince her that despite wanting children, she alone is enough for him, which she has trouble accepting. At five or six years old, in 1928, she has donned braids and runs to ask her mother play with her one warm day. In the first feature film, Bertie is asked by King George V to accompany him on a three-month tour of Africa. Jimmy is only rescued by Thomas, who had been following him to keep an eye out. 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. Violet has Clarkson lie to mend their marriage. Most of the staff give him the cold shoulder, while Thomas and O'Brien try to get rid of him to further their own ends. After discussing Edith's child, Marigold, at the servants dinner, Bates notices she has become subdued. By 1923 he has taken a keen interest in Isobel, whom he meets again at a ball at Grantham House. Sir Richard Carlisle tricks Mrs Bates into selling the story, to save Mary and later threatens to expose her when she wants to break off their engagement. Although in some ways his character embodies the traditional values of the aristocracy, Robert does not shun all progress, and he is very protective of and loyal to his family and servants. When the Valentine he sent to his former employer, Lady Anstruther as a joke, comes back to bite him. However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. 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. 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. The Branson/Edna saga was swiftly ended this week . 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. 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). [20] Finneran herself confirmed this.[21]. 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. It becomes clear Shrimpie is deeply unhappy about his marriage to Susan. Still being ignored by the rest of the staff save Anna, he gains an ally in William when he observes Thomas bullying the younger man, who is suffering with severe homesickness. We first meet the conniving woman in the second season as a general housemaid. In episode 6 Anna begins to experience uncomfortable pains again and Bates insists he pay for her to see Ryder again. Series six deals with Carson's and Hughes' marriage and life as a married couple. Although he says his feelings for her are sincere, and he offers to buy a stately home near Downton where they can live together and start a family, he demands near-total control and threatens that if she leaves him he will expose her liaison with Ottoman attach Kemal Pamuk, which he has covered up from exposure. 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. It's not such a free place any more. By. Edna Braithwaite | Downton Abbey Wiki | Fandom She later tells Mrs Hughes and Mr Carson that she had made plans to meet Tom, inappropriately using his first name, when they ask her to do a job that clashes with those plans, asking them if she must do what they asked her to do. Daisy Parker (formerly Mason (ne Robinson)) (played by Sophie McShera) is the kitchen maid, later assistant cook, at Downton. A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century. They slept together and Edna lied to Tom that she was pregnant as a ploy for him to marry her. In the second feature film, Tom weds Lucy Smith. After his return, he receives a telegram informing him of her death. To prevent Carson embarrassing himself or the family, Mrs Hughes and Lady Mary conspire to have him join Lord Grantham's trip to the French villa instead. formata da otto episodi e uno speciale di novanta minuti andato in onda a Natale 2013.. He comes to dislike the new nanny for the two young children of Downton, and refuses to pass on her instructions to other members of staff. . Mrs Hughes also learns the truth but says no more when she learns that Cora knows. In the second series Christmas episode, it is apparent that Carlisle's pragmatism does not sit well with the Crawleys and he and Mary begin to argue more frequently, much to the consternation of Matthew and her grandmother. In 1914, Matthew asks Mary to marry him, but she is hesitant because of circumstances regarding the inheritance of the estate. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. She is replaced in her position by Jane, a war widow. 1891) is the eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham and arguably the centre of interest of all the family story arcs in the series. 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. As the Minister for Health, the future Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (Rupert Frazer) is persuaded to dine at Downton Abbey by Violet in May 1925 (his wife Anne is her goddaughter). She plays the victim, and accuses him of using her, then casting her aside, and not being a man of honor. Edna's the fucking worst! Mrs Bryant, who had been unhappy abandoning Ethel from the start, agrees and Ethel leaves Mrs Crawley's employment. While many of the beloved characters earned their happy endings, his . Matters are not made better when the Crawleys' lawyer, Murray, confirms that things do not look good for Anna and Bates is forced into action when a trial date for Anna is set. Evelyn Napier (played by Brendan Patricks) is the son and heir of Viscount Branksome and a suitor for Lady Mary, but later becomes engaged to "one of the Semphill girls". He also reveals that Bates is no longer a suspect, as the person seen talking to Green appeared to be shorter than him. 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. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. He drugs Tom's drink so that he appears drunk. His good looks are widely commented on and attract both Mary and Thomas. Fearing for his safety, Lord Grantham had him assigned to Matthew Crawley's battalion to be his batman. Matthew eventually relents and uses the money to save Downton Abbey from bankruptcy following Lord Grantham's having lost his wife's fortune through bad investments. It is revealed in series four that Carson almost married a young woman during his time as a performer but the woman chose Mr Grigg, the other half of the duo. Although Daisy finds this awkward at first, after he tells Daisy that William thought she was special and that his father would have no children left after his own death, their relationship changes and becomes akin to that of father and daughter. 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. In 1924, she meets, falls in love with, and marries Atticus Aldridge, the Jewish son of Lord and Lady Sinderby. Thomas provides Bates with words that lead her to believe Bates knows of her hand in Lady Grantham's miscarriage, and she quickly backs down. At the end of the series five Christmas special Mrs Hughes has accepted Mr Carson's marriage proposal. Lady Anstruther, returned from France, orchestrates a plan to turn up at Downton Abbey in pursuit of Jimmy. Lord Grantham insists on using his influence to get Freddie into Ripon Grammar School and paying the school fees in future. Edith's repeated visits began to arouse the suspicion and anger of Drewe's wife. He, Lucy and members of the Crawley family travel to the South of France, after discovering that the Dowager Countess was gifted a villa in the South of France and arranges for her great-granddaughter, Tom's daughter Sybbie Branson, to inherit it. Bates is less sure, but agrees that Anna will not be convicted. 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. He is an outspoken socialist, Irish nationalist and republican; during luncheons in the servants' hall, he had few qualms about espousing support for early Labour leader Keir Hardie. Edna doesn't think she has done anything wrong, insisting she is just as good as he and that there was nothing improper. [5] A Huffington Post poll revealed that 85% of the respondents expressed dislike of Matthew's death. Matthew defends Michael against his wife and goes stalking and fishing with him. During the 2014 Christmas special, Anna awaits trial in prison as Mary and Bates visit her. . Mr Mason becomes father-in-law to Daisy when she marries his son on his deathbed. She loses her virginity to him. This puts strain on the couple, as Anna is too frightened to ask John the truth of his trip to York. She would be canned after she tried everything to derail Tom's transition to the upstairs family. But when learning of his status, Matthew (as the heir to Downton Abbey) instructs him to put an end to his relationship with Edith. 1862) is the housekeeper at Downton Abbey. 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. Thomas and Jimmy share a heartfelt goodbye in which Jimmy tearfully tells Thomas that though he never thought he'd get on with a man like him, they truly had been great friends. 'Downton Abbey' Insufferability Index: That Bitch Braithwaite Most of the insufferability on last night's episode of Downton was trumped by the over-the-top villainy of Edna Braithwaite. Baxter is not telling the whole story, something Molesley is convinced of when he hears the same story from Barrow. She uses her position to curry favour with Lady Grantham to consolidate her influence, although her actions usually benefit them both. Bates is freed, and the reunited married couple move into a cottage on the grounds shortly thereafter. May Bird (played by Christine Lohr) was the cook for Isobel and Matthew Crawley at Crawley House. When Rose responds that the prince was very popular, the king dryly remarks that "the prince is never short of popularity." 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. Manipulative little witch rapist, no redeeming qualities whatsoever! Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. After spending the weekend together, he talks of their engagement, but she realises he is not the man for her. Lady Rosamund Painswick (ne Crawley) (played by Samantha Bond) is Robert's widowed sister who lives on her own in London. Brown Findlay portrays Lady Sybil Crawley. He tells Anna he knows what has happened, and reassures her that he still loves her. 1873) was the butler of Crawley House, in the village of Downton, and valet for Matthew Crawley. Eventually he returns to his post as Robert's valet, and he and Anna rekindle their romance. Mrs Hughes dismisses her after discovering the two of them in bed together, but Ethel shortly returns having nowhere else to go when she finds out she is pregnant with his child. For example, Rosamund's influence causes complications and delays Mary and Matthew's engagement during the first two series. Mrs Hughes threatens to summon a doctor to examine her if she persists with her lie. 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. Baxter is hired on Barrow's recommendation, and Cora is pleased with Baxter. Bates, however, manages to prove his innocence. She has proven to be ambitious in moving above her social station. Her father dies shortly after and Matthew honours his deathbed wish for his ashes to be placed in Lavinia's grave. She begins to feel he is a sensible match for her. They are both in competition for the top position of first footman, which Jimmy is constantly sabotaging Alfred for. 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. She tells him that she believed she was pregnant, but that she had miscarried, and that it had potentially happened twice before. 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. EDNA Thanks for visiting The Crossword Solver "Downton Abbey maid". During the War, he served with Charles Blake in the Royal Navy aboard Jellicoe's flagship HMS Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland. The two attempt to move past the attack, but both find it very difficult. Cora agrees, though, that Marigold should be brought up at Downton. 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. Gordon convinces Lady Edith by relating experiences in Downton. 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". While her parents are posted to India, Rose stays at Downton, where she is living by 1922. Miss Baxter refuses to inform Bates that, as a convicted criminal herself, she had to speak honestly to avoid another prison sentence. 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. It was a decision that both of them would regret later. A timeline of events in Downton Abbey from the 1530s to 1928. 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. Edna was somewhat of a sympathetic character, coming from nothing and doing whatever she could to scrounge up a better life for herself. A 'Downton Abbey' Season 4 Recap So You're Not Wondering Who That A racy new maid, another shock for Lady Edith and simmering tension between Matthew and Lady Mary. Daisy suggests that he could take up residence with Mrs Patmore, but Mason dislikes the idea of being retired and dependent on a woman not his wife. Thomas escorts Jimmy to the guest corridor upstairs and plans to watch the door while Jimmy goes through with it. He goes with her to the church of St. Mary Magdalene, where Rose helps care for exiled Russians. [18] Jen Chaney of Vulture ranked O'Brien as the series' second most "despicable" character. Following his father's premature death, George becomes heir to his grandfather Robert and the Downton estate. Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. As a powerful and extremely wealthy noble with palaces and thousands of acres of land, he and Violet met in Saint Petersburg in 1874 while she and her husband, the then Earl of Grantham, were in the retinue of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Matthew and Mary fall in love, but circumstances separate them, and Matthew becomes engaged to Lavinia Swire. Despite these virtues, Robert's adherence to tradition lets him down in other ways. O'Brien, whose brother suffered from shell shock and eventually died in combat, is uncharacteristically sympathetic and kind to him. Who is mismanaging downton? Explained by Sharing Culture Andrew serves drinks before a fox hunt. Encouraged by her family (excepting her father, who thought Gregson just wanted to take advantage of her title and wealth) she went to see him in London and accepted his offer. While Baxter expected to be fired, Cora forgives her and lets her stay on, with the condition that she won't rob her. She resorts to lies, blackmail, and playing upon others' emotions to further her own ends. On part three of Downton Abbey's fourth season, Lord Gillingham announces . His mother died of illness towards the end of the first series. During the Great War she learns that her nephew Archibald "Archie" Philpotts deserted and was shot for cowardice at the front. Daisy was worried about being William's sweetheart but Mrs Patmore urged her not to send him to the front with a broken heart, saying that if she refused, he would never return. 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. She later tells Mrs Patmore that she is ready to start planning her wedding to Andy. Whilst Anna is in Lady Mary's bedroom after the wedding of Lady Edith and Bertie Pelham, her waters unexpectedly break. When Barrow attempts suicide, it is Baxter who raises the alarm (based on Barrow's earlier behaviour that morning) and finds him in the bathroom in time to save his life. Though both Prince Kuragin and Violet were married, they fell in love and attempted to run away together, but did not succeed. She is a widow as her husband died during the First World War. They insist that they can give Charlie a far better future than Ethel ever could. Horrified, Alfred is pressured by his aunt, O'Brien, to report the incident to Carson, as homosexuality is considered a crime at this time. 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. Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. Before 1912, she lived in Manchester with the Crawleys as their cook, but when they moved, she went with them. After being informed that this story was untrue by Isobel Crawley, the doctor corrected the report to the War Department, and William is drafted shortly thereafter. A distraught Bates along with Lady Mary is adamant that Anna will not be convicted or even go to trial. 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. However, this . Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. Hold on to your hats as Downton decamps to Scotland, MyAnna Buring says Edna Braithwaite has dreams far above her station! (Interview), Downton Abbey Series 4 (Season 4), Episode 4 Recap: Staying Silent, Speaking Up. After hearing this news, both Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes immediately agree that she has to go. [4] Following his death, his son George becomes the heir to the earldom, and a letter is found that serves as a will for Mary to inherit Matthew's share of Downton. Bertie tells Edith that he misses her terribly and still wants to marry her. In March 1913, he is diagnosed as suffering from dropsy of the heart and is certain to die. Edna Braithwaite was a general maid who arrived at Downton Abbey in September 1921 and left soon after, then . Left virtually penniless, he makes his way to England and settles in York, where he receives aid from a charity for migr Russian refugees. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her.