Edna doesn't think she has done anything wrong, insisting she is just as good as he and that there was nothing improper. 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. Lady Anstruther, returned from France, orchestrates a plan to turn up at Downton Abbey in pursuit of Jimmy. Episode #4.2: Directed by David Evans. She and her late husband, Marmaduke Painswick, had no children. 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. Fearing for his safety, Lord Grantham had him assigned to Matthew Crawley's battalion to be his batman. He has a sister, Mrs Chetwood, who writes to Cora with the recipe for his favourite dessert, apple charlotte. Anna returns to Downton but chooses not to inform Bates of the news until she becomes pregnant again and the stitch has worked, so as not to get his hopes up. Anna May Bates (ne Smith) (played by Joanne Froggatt) (b. 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. By the time series five begins, Thomas and Jimmy have grown much closer in their friendship, though it is clear Thomas is still in love with him. Rosamund is one of the more headstrong and outspoken members of the family. During the First World War with the men away fighting, Mr Drake needs help on his farm. Anna is frightened that Bates discovered the truth and took his revenge. However, Rosamund also supports Edith throughout Edith's unplanned pregnancy and with finding a way to raise the child. She is a widow as her husband died during the First World War. In series six she married Mr Carson, but continued to be addressed as Mrs Hughes regardless. At one point Grantham kisses Jane, but they are interrupted by an oblivious Mr Bates and they decide not to have an affair. He was interested in studying medicine once in his life, but his father did not think it suitable for someone of his position. When he was at school he fooled around and never learned how to read or how to write anything but his own name. In the fifth series, Mary meets Henry Talbot, a race car driver. Rose later becomes attracted to Sir John Bullock, a guest at a Downton house party with whom she later meets up in London along with some of her relatives. Her determination to treat the man piques the ire of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, and preparing for a showdown, Violet shows up at Mr Drake's bedside only to witness the procedure and its unmitigated success. 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. "[17] Finneran believed that O'Brien "was great to play. He and Anna fall in love, but he explains he has yet to divorce his estranged wife, Vera. Harold then accompanies his mother to England in July 1923. In episode 5, Bates is insistent that nothing will go wrong with the pregnancy, when Anna begins to worry. He also has a special place in his heart for Lady Mary, given she was the first child born at Downton during his tenure as butler. He only changes his mind when he learns more of Sir Richard's questionable moral character, and is clearly distressed by Lady Mary's reaction to his decision. He cares not for what others will think of him for changing his citizenship (particularly when Britain only beat Germany in the Great War a few years previously), only of Edith's love. 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. She is rescued (to her relatives' dismay) by black singer Jack Ross. Amused instead of scandalised at the revelation, Grantham gently declines Carson's offer, ending the matter as a non-issue. On part three of Downton Abbey's fourth season, Lord Gillingham announces . Timid by nature, other characters frequently take advantage of her naivete or pull rank by tricking her or handing her the more undesirable and menial tasks. Tom develops feelings for Lady Sybil, with whom he shares political interests and a determined personality. 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. Lady Rose Aldridge (ne MacClare) (portrayed by Lily James) (b. During the First World War, Sybil serves as an auxiliary nurse and develops feelings for Tom Branson, the family's chauffeur and a staunch Irish nationalist. EDNA Thanks for visiting The Crossword Solver "Downton Abbey maid". Sir Herbert leaves Downton the next morning with no knowledge of the incident. In series four, Jimmy is something of an antagonist, stirring the pot for amusement and to get at Alfred, his professional rival. During her time as a housemaid, she would gain a huge crush on chauffeur Tom Branson, but he would not look at her, as he was in love with Sybil Crawley. She leaves Downton at the very beginning of the fourth series in the middle of the night to take her new position, leaving only a letter to explain her actions. He is one of the few people who is prepared to speak frankly to her, and is prepared to leave Downton Abbey to join her at Haxby when she is engaged to Sir Richard Carlisle. Edna Braithwaite is a supporting antagonist on the series, Downton Abbey, serving as the final antagonist in Series 3, (the main antagonist in the Series 3 Christmas Special) and the central antagonist in Series 4. 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. Edith inherits his publishing company and reclaims their daughter, Marigold. 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). When the Valentine he sent to his former employer, Lady Anstruther as a joke, comes back to bite him. When O'Brien seeks to assist Alfred by enlisting Thomas' support, he refuses to help tutor him, irritated that someone else should progress rapidly when he spent years trying to reach his position. 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. Horrified, Alfred is pressured by his aunt, O'Brien, to report the incident to Carson, as homosexuality is considered a crime at this time. Despite being upset that she kept it from him, he comforts her when she tells him she thinks she's let him down. He has been widowed since the death of his wife Maud. 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 Rosamund Painswick (ne Crawley) (played by Samantha Bond) is Robert's widowed sister who lives on her own in London. In the series finale, Carson begins to suffer from palsy that ultimately forces him into semi-retirement. Henry Lang (played by Cal MacAninch) was Lord Grantham's valet in the absence of Mr Bates. 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. Later, when Kemal Pamuk, an Ottoman diplomat, visits Downton, Thomas attempts to kiss him. 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. Barrow finds Jimmy just as he is cornered by two members of the opposing team, and puts himself in the way so Jimmy can avoid being beaten and mugged. His last name remains unknown. She is devoted to Robert and his family and thus feels it is her duty to speak her mind on every possible occasion, though her interference in her nieces' decisions often has disastrous results. He finds it difficult to reconcile the traditionalist, aristocratic lifestyle of Downton with his middle-class upbringing, but he is eventually accepted into the family and becomes something of a surrogate son to Lord Grantham. Towards the end of the second series, she becomes guilt-ridden when she finds out her meddling in Bates's private life has started a chain reaction which led to Vera's threatening to expose the family secrets and bring the Crawley family into disrepute. Only the housemaid Anna offers him any sympathy and friendship. It is to Carlisle, as a man of influence, that Lady Mary turns to when she concludes that marrying Matthew is not an option. Whilst Anna is pregnant, Bates continues to attempt selling his mother's house in London as well as purchasing a house in the north. She first meets Matthew when he is back in England on leave from the Army and they later become engaged. Joe Burns (played by Bill Fellows) is a former suitor to Mrs Hughes. She is the daughter of London solicitor Reggie Swire, to whom she has been very close ever since her mother's death during her early childhood. Vera Bates uses the story to blackmail Bates into going back to her, which he does to save Anna's reputation. Major Gordon then claims to be Patrick Crawley, the first cousin once removed of the Earl who perished with his father James Crawley in the sinking of the Titanic (neither of their bodies were recovered). During the Revolution many years later, Prince Kuragin and his wife, Princess Irina Kuragina, were arrested by the Bolsheviks and separated. 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. After the death of the heir to the estate and her unofficial fianc, Mary's relationship with the new heir, distant cousin Matthew Crawley, begins coldly due to their different upbringing. 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. 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 show ran for six series and fifty-two episodes, including five . Out of spite, she leaves a bar of soap on the bathroom floor while Cora is taking a bath. Robert later realises Marigold bears a strong resemblance to Gregson, and then tells Cora that he thinks Marigold is Edith's daughter. Ethel, however, would not be allowed contact, learning that Charlie will be told that his father died during the war and his mother died of Spanish flu. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. She declines. 1865), usually called Lord Grantham, is the 7th and current Earl of Grantham. Sensing him as vulnerable, since his wife had just recently died, she proceeded to get him drunk on whiskey and to try to get him into bed. When this secret becomes known in Downton, Carson offers his resignation to Lord Grantham. 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. Isobel becomes disheartened after Larry and his brother Tim treat her disrespectfully. After spending the weekend together, he talks of their engagement, but she realises he is not the man for her. When Mrs Bird refuses to work with a former prostitute, she chooses to leave. They then take this to Robert who ensures that the witness makes a statement, then tries to contact Bates. At the end, he is seen playing football on the beach, while Thomas watches from a nearby chair. She plays outside with her cousins Sybil and George, as the adults are having tea inside the Downton estate. Elsie worked as a maid at Duneagle Castle for an unknown period of time. 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". Furthermore, she reasons that once Edna had what she wanted, namely Tom's word to marry her, she would have made sure she became pregnant by using another candidate. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. Gordon decides to leave, rather than commit to his claim, after learning the earl's agents will be investigating Peter Gordon's history after his emigration to Canada. Over time, however, the pair grow closer, and a romance develops. When Lady Cora learns that Mrs Hughes is supporting Ethel, she is persuaded to invite Major Bryant's parents to Downton Abbey. The end of "Downton Abbey" was, admittedly, a bit of a disappointment for Allen Leech. While participating in the "Albanian talks" he visits Downton as a guest, accompanying Evelyn Napier. In the meantime, Bertie's unmarried cousin dies of malaria in Tangiers. Thomas is well aware that Lord Grantham and Carson are only keeping him on sufferance. The Branson/Edna saga was swiftly ended this week . Rose becomes restless and persuades Anna into accompanying her to a dance hall in York, where Anna attracts the attention of some young men but barely escapes when a fight ensues. 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. Bertie asks Edith to marry him the night of Charlie Rogers' death. He also later mentions Jimmy to Phyllis Baxter in a bout of sadness and annoyance that he's gone. 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. . 1892) (played by Laura Carmichael) is the middle daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. Sept. 18, 2019 5 AM PT. Furious that Mrs Hughes went through her things, Edna tries to stand her ground, saying Mrs Hughes could not prove anything. [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. 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. Bates then disappears and is now on the run. 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. 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. He continues to do so after Barrow returns, telling her that he does not care to know what Barrow has over her, but urges her to stand up to him and not let him make her do things she does not wish to do. She had one favourite brother who had shell shock and later died during the Great War. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. When Barrow is set to be laid off, he attempts to find suitable employment and fails. Edna is a former housemaid who is conniving and scheming. Outspoken, Ethel does not like being told what to do by anyone, which often has her in conflict with Anna or Mrs Hughes. She begins an affair with Major Charles Bryant (played by Daniel Pirrie) when he is being treated at Downton while it is a temporary convalescent home. During the War, he served with Charles Blake in the Royal Navy aboard Jellicoe's flagship HMS Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland. 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. Bates reveals that he kept the untorn ticket in his coat as a talisman for a time. The scheming Edna would return as Cora Crawley's second lady's maid. 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. 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. George V (Guy Williams) is the king to whom Rose MacClare is presented at court in 1923. Headstrong, ambitious, and determined, Edna sets her sights on the recent widower Tom Branson. However, relatively quickly, the mystery is solved as another of Green's victims comes forward and confesses to his murder. However, the investigation into Green's death begins to wind down, as the police have failed to find anything more than circumstantial evidence to link Bates to the crime. 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. Then she learns he got into a fight with some men in Munich after taking exception to what they were saying. She is one of the few servants who smoke on a regular basis. 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. [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]. Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010-2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. . She also speaks frankly about her employers when she and Mr Carson are alone; she enjoys seeing the Dowager Countess (whom she calls "the old bat") getting her comeuppance with the arrival of Isobel Crawley. Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. 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. 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. Vera Bates (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) (d. 1918) was the estranged wife of John Bates. She even skips work to go see him in the Grantham Arms, after hearing that he would be eating lunch there. Jimmy says he would try, though he's not very good at it, and then leaves the estate a broken man. For his part, Mason knows how he is affecting them and tries to give them as much space as possible. In series six, Bates and Anna must deal with the shadow of Green's murder; however, the case is resolved quickly when a confession is made by another of Green's victims and Anna is freed from bail. 1902) is the daughter and youngest child of Hugh and Susan MacClare (Lord and Lady Flintshire). Lady Mary prepares a room for Anna and her husband in the main house so they can spend their wedding night together. Eventually he returns to his post as Robert's valet, and he and Anna rekindle their romance. 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. Matthew defends Michael against his wife and goes stalking and fishing with him. Baxter later tells Cora the rest of the story: she was tricked into stealing the jewellery by another servant who made her think he loved her, but he ran and left her to take the blame. She is 26 at the beginning of the series. Although scheming in nature and always looking to manipulate circumstances to her and Thomas's benefit, she has a conscience and softens up over the second series. Though both Prince Kuragin and Violet were married, they fell in love and attempted to run away together, but did not succeed. William's father reaches out to her and Daisy tries to tell him about her guilt but he refuses to listen. Anna is promoted from head housemaid to Lady's Maid to Mary during Bates's incarceration. She gives it to Lady Mary, who destroys it after Bates uses his skills as forger and pickpocket in suppressing a royal scandal. Gwen Harding (born Dawson) (played by Rose Leslie) was a housemaid at Downton. Tom Branson confides in Mrs Hughes over Edna's threats. He has never condemned Mary for any of her more questionable actions, and Mrs Hughes once remarks that "Mr Carson would forgive (Lady Mary) if (she) attacked him with a brick.". He has worked at Downton since he was a young man, when his grandfather was its Head Groom. Because Alfred quickly becomes enamored with the new kitchen maid, Ivy Stuart, Jimmy also takes an interest. It is suggested by the earl's solicitor, George Murray, that Major Gordon might actually be Peter Gordon, who worked with the real Patrick Crawley at the Foreign Office, which would explain how he knew some of the private details of the Earl's family. Her father Robert tells his wife Cora that there is no identifiable body, and "what was left of him" was supposedly buried somewhere. Under English law, her status as a lunatic cannot be used as grounds for divorce because she is neither the guilty nor innocent party. After the fire, Lord Grantham tells Carson that Jimmy has to go, but with a good reference. He often helps Ivy in the kitchen with his culinary skills, much to Daisy's ire. Brown Findlay portrays Lady Sybil Crawley. In series one, he tries to blackmail his former lover, The Duke of Crowborough. Mabel Lane-Fox, whom Mary refers to as "the greatest heiress of the season." Molesley is not happy with the prospect, thinking it degrading to become a footman when he has been trained as a valet and butler. Later, he confronts Thomas about what happened, and though he is hesitant, eventually agrees to be friends. She decides, with some encouragement from Mrs Patmore, to allow William his fantasy to boost his morale in battle and gives him a photo. At first, it is considered to be a "house of ill repute" (as her first customers turned out to be an adulterous couple), but with the aid of her employers, who take tea there, that image is dispelled once and for all. "[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. 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. Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. Edna starts asking questions and making comments about Tom and Sybil, saying that Lady Sybil could have done better but that he is handsome, which prompts Mrs Hughes to tell her to mind her place. He constantly hatches schemes with O'Brien, intending to have Bates removed from service at Downton. Before she can bring herself to tell him about Marigold, Mary peevishly reveals the truth. O'Brien, whose brother suffered from shell shock and eventually died in combat, is uncharacteristically sympathetic and kind to him. At Brancaster Castle, she helps him embarrass Lord Sinderby's butler at Mary's behest (because the butler was being rude to Tom), and she helps Molesley find evidence exonerating Bates of the murder of Mr Green. Menu. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr, who is a character actor and a prolific horror filmmaker. She is also really selfish, as she objected to Mrs Hughes invading her privacy whereas she herself repeatedly did that to Tom. 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. A shocked Anna begins to ask how the case is sorted out but Bates silences her, saying they will speak of it later. Daisy admits she loved Alfred, but that is gone and they need to go their separate ways. In the first film, set in 1927, Marigold is four or five years old and has returned to Downton with her mother and stepfather for the royal visit. 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. Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. Deducing that Miss O'Brien is pressuring Jimmy to have Mr Carson demand Thomas leave Downton with no reference, he informs Lord Grantham of the details, and asks Thomas to give him a weapon to use against his former ally. 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. Violet Crawley (The Dowager Countess of Grantham) (played by Maggie Smith) (1841[1]-1928) is Robert's mother and widow of the previous earl. Soap Opera Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Mrs Hughes says that is true, but that if Edna wants a reference or another job during her natural lifetime she will remain quiet. She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. Shortly after their wedding night, Bates is arrested for murdering his previous wife, although Anna and the rest of the residents at Downton are convinced that he is innocent. At the end of series three, Jimmy is promoted to first footman, but he holds a grudge against Thomas into the Christmas Special. 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. Shortly after this, of her free will, Jane leaves service at Downton. The female servants report to her. The episode ends with Anna and Bates sharing a Happy Christmas alone. She receives some money from a deceased family member, purchases a cottage in the nearby community of Haughton-le-Skerne and opens a Bed and Breakfast, hiring her niece, Lucy to help her. 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. She runs off and leaves Downton immediately. In series three, she has a breast cancer scare; the lump is eventually diagnosed as benign. However, she eventually decides she does not want to marry any of them, providing a shock, especially for Tony. After a long and somewhat secretive courtship she married Mr Bates in the end of the second series in a private ceremony at a registrar's office. In the 2019 film she and Andy have become engaged, but she shows little enthusiasm for marriage. 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. He helps Matthew and Mary modernise Downton. Cora Crawley (ne Levinson), Countess of Grantham (played by Elizabeth McGovern) (b. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Anthony Foyle (Lord Gillingham), Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake. Carson is mortified when he suffers severe chest pains while serving the family dinner and as a consequence is forced to accept help from the female staff. In the first film, she is seven years old and continues to be raised with her first cousins George and Caroline, at the estate. Edna Braithwaite - Downton Abbey. She reveals that she had stolen jewellery from a previous employer who treated her nicely, and she went to prison but was released early for good behaviour. In the first series, she is shown to have feelings for first footman Thomas, something that Mrs Patmore tries to discourage as she can see that Thomas is "not a ladies' man". Violet attempts to find the whereabouts of Princess Irina through Lord Flintshire, who is her nephew-in-law, and eventually receives a letter from Lord Flintshire saying the Princess may have fled to Wan Chai, Hong Kong, where she might be working as a nurse. He addresses her when the Prince of Wales mentions that her father, Lord Flintshire, hosted the prince's tour of India. [14], Thomas was originally meant to be written out of the show at the end of the first series once he had had his "comeuppance". The tale becomes known to other members of the family after it becomes a rumour in London. 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.