The Princess Mary, Viscountess Lascelles (Kate Phillips) is the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. While still awaiting results, she discovers that Carson has figured out the cause of her stress and is initially irritated when he attempts to treat her like an invalid; however, she is touched when Cora tells her that no matter what happens she will always have a home and the help she needs at Downton, giving her newfound respect for the family. 1868), usually called Lady Grantham, is the wife of Robert and mother of Mary, Edith and Sybil. That leads Baxter to guess that Anna is pregnant. In the fifth series, Mary meets Henry Talbot, a race car driver. Martha Levinson (played by Shirley MacLaine) is Cora's brash, outspoken, and wealthy American mother. She is the daughter of a farm-hand. With Bates's trial looming, Mrs Hughes attempts to comfort a distraught Anna with the fervent belief that Bates, being innocent, will be freed. At the end, he is seen playing football on the beach, while Thomas watches from a nearby chair. Mrs. Hughes arrived at the manor sometime after the birth of Lady Mary, the eldest Crawley daughter, and has been taking care of the household ever since. Chamberlain later reveals to Tom that he had been blackmailed into attending by Violet, who knew of his role in one of the notorious pranks performed by his brother-in-law, Horace de Vere Cole (in their youth, de Vere Cole, Chamberlain and some others had disguised themselves as workmen and had dug a trench across Piccadilly Circus, causing a massive traffic jam "from the East End to Belgrave Square."). 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. Mason, still enamored with Mrs Patmore, agrees to surrender the farm lease to Daisy and Andy and go to live with her. 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. My cut-off point would be 45 then youre having a pension while theyre still at school. Turning up in the servants' hall unannounced, his good looks and charm quickly impress a number of the maidsas well as Thomas Barrow, currently valet to Lord Grantham. 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. He has a sister, Mrs Chetwood, who writes to Cora with the recipe for his favourite dessert, apple charlotte. Mrs Carson and Mr Carson return from their Scarborough honeymoon, only to be greeted by a welcome home party in the servants' hall, attended by upstairs and downstairs. During the 2014 Christmas special, Anna awaits trial in prison as Mary and Bates visit her. 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. Beginning as a junior footman, he rose to become butler by 1890. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. She also tells Bertie she is feeling unfulfilled in the role of marchioness. Anna, however, tells him that the news is nothing sad and that actually, she's pregnant and expecting their child. During the second series, he becomes an army surgeon after the outbreak of the Great War, and as a major becomes the military commander at Downton when the house becomes a convalescent hospital. 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. During the First World War with the men away fighting, Mr Drake needs help on his farm. Almost immediately, Daisy Mason falls head-over-heels in love with Alfred, but is impeded by the new kitchen maid, Ivy Stuart, whom Alfred is quick to develop a crush on. Tomorrow night according to pictures released this week by Carnival Films, the makers of Downton Abbey there will be a happy ending to this gentle romance. 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. She is the first one to know Anna was raped by Lord Gillingham's valet Green (until Anna tells Mary), having found her afterwards. Bertie tells Edith that he misses her terribly and still wants to marry her. With some confusion on calling Mrs Hughes by her married name, the newlyweds both decide to keep their original titles whilst they are working, with Mr Carson by referred to as 'Carson', and Mrs Carson to be referred as 'Mrs Hughes'. Just before her death she confesses to Matthew that she had seen the kiss between him and Mary and tells him that her death is the best for all of them. During an informal ball in the servant's hall, he dances with Daisy. Thomas does not admit to the others why he was attacked, and only sends a significant stare to Jimmy, who is guilt-stricken with the truth. Bates finally confronts Anna and reveals the truth; he realised Green was the attacker as soon as he returned to Downton, and he did intend to murder the valet the day he was killed. We Bought a New House My Audition as a Story Teller The Car Ride The (almost forgotten) Jump Rope Blog Post I am not a monster, so the last scene of this season's Downton Abbey finale filled me momentarily, anyway with joy. He arrives at Downton before leaving to settle his cousin's affairs, and Edith accepts his proposal. 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. Magazines, Digital But when learning of his status, Matthew (as the heir to Downton Abbey) instructs him to put an end to his relationship with Edith. 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. Due to being stressed about other events, Cora unchracteristically yells at Mrs Hughes to put the coat away and to get out of her room. He starts his employment there in 1910 as a junior footman. However, according to actor Phyllis Logan, the dedicated head-of-house would be just fine. Then she learns he got into a fight with some men in Munich after taking exception to what they were saying. Mr Bates reassures Anna that nothing will change between them, and that he will always support her. During and after the war, Violet remains a strong influence at Downton Abbey but finds her influence under threat as social norms change, particularly from Isobel Crawley, with whom she has a tendency to quarrel, and her daughter-in-law Cora, both of whom are more forward-thinking and strong-minded women. She is replaced in her position by Jane, a war widow. When a witness comes forward to claim Mr Green was murdered and the investigation reaches Downton, police question Bates and Anna on several occasions. With the family away at Duneagle, Carson and Mrs. Hughes bond over baby Sybbie, revealing that Carson is just a big softie after all. This scheme fails, however, when he is sold worthless goods and is rendered penniless. He also helps cover up the scandal that the murder trial of Downton valet Bates would cause. 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. In 1923 Harold Levinson apparently takes a liking to Daisy's cooking, and his valet Ethan Slade offers Daisy a position so she can come to America and work for him. Despite these virtues, Robert's adherence to tradition lets him down in other ways. 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. 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. She is an actress, known for Secrets & Lies (1996), Downton Abbey (2010) and Another Time, Another Place (1983). However, in the third series, Tom and now-pregnant Sybil are forced to flee Ireland after Tom becomes implicated in the burning of an Anglo-Irish nobleman's house. 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 homosexuality was still illegal in the 1920s. Eventually, Jimmy decides that the only thing to do is to satisfy her and hope it'll get her out of his hair. Gordon says he was rescued from the freezing ocean by Fifth Officer Harold Lowe but developed amnesia and was sent to Montreal after being mistaken for a Canadian. Violet has Clarkson lie to mend their marriage. By April 1912, Mrs Hughes is head housekeeper, a prestigious position that is more or less equal with Carson's office as butler. Matthew dies because his actor chose to leave the series. Though Jack loves her, he fears the repercussions of an inter-racial romance. Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes later agree that they will hold their reception in the schoolhouse. Episode. Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. This eyesight problem is declared to be cataracts, the surgery for which is new and daunting to Mrs Patmore, but the operation is successful and she regains the full use of her eyesight. But Edith, Mary, Matthew and Isobel defend Tom, and Mary settles the matter once and for all by revealing Sybil did not object to her child being a Catholic. Time skips to 29 December 1925, and Anna is shown to be close to giving birth. He tells Robert in another letter how to contact him. She is very stoic, but is also ethical and never two-sided. Edith is very worried and decides to get an abortion. She and Tom then confront Edna, where she reveals evidence behind Edna's scheme and threatens to ruin her if she does not leave and keep quiet. Despite misgivings, Mrs Crawley agrees with the plan, although Ethel seems unwilling to accept any position aside from one close to Charlie's new home. Using her husband's name, she obtains a service post in the household of the Marquess of Flintshire since the Marchioness of Flintshire is the Earl of Grantham's cousin. 1873) was the butler of Crawley House, in the village of Downton, and valet for Matthew Crawley. An overconfident Thomas makes a snide remark that Mr Bates can do nothing to stop him only for Bates to violently grab him and shove him against the wall, proving that despite his disability he is not to be underestimated. Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, . 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). In 1924 they announce they are getting married, but Violet isn't so happy (because she does not want to lose her friend and companion in Isobel). Alfred also notes that Thomas always defends Jimmy no matter how unkindly Jimmy behaves, and suggests that perhaps he take it easy. When Matthew returns from the First World War injured she refuses to leave him despite being told that he will never walk again and is impotent. He runs after the car and orders Bates to get out, telling him to get back inside and that nothing more would be said about him leaving. Bertie accepts that Edith has an illegitimate daughter, but he is also hurt that she may have tried to trick him, so he breaks off their engagement. She later retracts the statement as she feels guilty and over time, her feelings for Thomas diminish and she notices that Downton's other footman, William, likes her. 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. Mrs Hughes Christmas Story Bet ya didn't know. ". He is never referred to by name on the show, but the published scripts reveal his first name to be Philip. Bates sneaks up behind Anna, surprising her, then pulls her aside. Outwardly prim and somewhat strict in her manner as housekeeper, Mrs Hughes is essentially kindly and generous, as shown when she assists Ethel after she leaves her position and has a baby out of wedlock. Before going to Munich to begin his path to obtain German citizenship, he and Edith spend their last night together, making love for the first and last time. During the Christmas episode, Bates visits Anna in prison where she reveals that a secret from her past could compromise any character witness statement the Crawleys make in her favour. The two Downton men, who both sought a higher calling after marrying into the Crawley family, opened a used car shop. Anna is promoted from head housemaid to Lady's Maid to Mary during Bates's incarceration. She is unhappy in her marriage, and seeks to end it. Lady Sybil Cora Branson (ne Crawley; 18951920) (played by Jessica Brown Findlay) is the youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. In Series 6, 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. Henry Lang (played by Cal MacAninch) was Lord Grantham's valet in the absence of Mr Bates. I was knocked out by her right away. 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. At Mrs Patmore's insistence, Mrs Hughes consults Dr Clarkson about a suspicious lump that she fears is cancerous; though visibly distraught at the thought of her illness she refuses to confide in any of the staff except Mrs Patmore, even at the cost of being upbraided by Carson for apparent laziness. 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. Perhaps the most beleaguered characters (debatable, considering Ediths luck), earned their own happy ending as well, with Annas water breaking in Lady Marys room. First published on March 4, 2016 / 1:53 PM. 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 episode 2, Bates discovers Anna yet again upset, after having told Lady Mary about her pregnancy problems. He was interested in studying medicine once in his life, but his father did not think it suitable for someone of his position. During the New Year celebrations, the Bateses welcome the new year away from the others, together with their newborn son. Lady Rosamund Painswick (ne Crawley) (played by Samantha Bond) is Robert's widowed sister who lives on her own in London. Barrow is badly beaten instead. 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. However, problems between the two are not over as Bates realises something has upset Anna. In the first scene of Downton Abbey 's wedding episode, Mrs. Hughes sighs, "I don't mind. But Carson replies that this is the point: he wants to be stuck with her. In 2011, McNally joined Downton as the dour grandfather of housemaid Ethel Parks baby, born out of wedlock which allowed them to work together for only the second time in their careers. At the time, RADA-trained Kevin was in a romance with actress Stevie Harris, and they had two young children together, Peter 12, and Rachel, six. In September 1921, Mary gives birth to their son George, but Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. "She's not one to just roll over and die with her legs in the air," Logan toldTown & Country. Though unwilling to register an official opinion upon hearing Ethel's decision not to give up her son Charlie, she is much kinder towards Ethel, perhaps even with some small degree of admiration. 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. Lord Grantham sends Thomas after Lady Edith, and Thomas can only watch in horror, unable to protect Jimmy this one last time. At the end of the series five Christmas special, Carson has purchased a house and added both his and Mrs Hughes's names to the registry, with the intention of asking Mrs Hughes to marry him; she accepts. The next day, Vera is found dead from ingestion of rat poison. Edith struggles with revealing the truth about Marigold to Bertie before accepting him. 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. In 1914, Matthew asks Mary to marry him, but she is hesitant because of circumstances regarding the inheritance of the estate. He leaves Downton, telling Carson in a letter that he has confessed to murdering Green in order to have Anna freed. I thought I was probably infertile. Although she has adopted the lifestyle of the British aristocracy, her character is portrayed as more forward-thinking and open-minded than that of her family, a trait her husband and daughters attribute to her "American-ness". The tragic O'Brien soap incident. Whats more, she went on to bear him a child a fact which delighted and astonished them both when she was 40. Ethel bursts into the meeting with her son, proclaiming that Charlie is their grandchild, but Mr Bryant accuses Ethel of only being after their money and insists that his son was a good man. He first appears onscreen after Lord Grantham has given Carson permission to hire another footman in addition to Alfred Nugent. He refuses to assume his title publicly until his cousin's memorial service, though Carson instructs the Downton staff to address him as "Your Lordship" nonetheless. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. She decides to avoid seeing him when he comes to say final goodbyes, but her father-in-law, whom she goes to see, convinces her she must say goodbye to him. The "Downton Abbey" star was initially hesitant about dating a fellow actor, believing them to be "vain" creatures, but she admitted that "you can't legislate for love." McNally, meanwhile, has featured in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" films as well as many other projects. He visits Downton Abbey in 1917 as part of a tour of England to drum up support for the war effort. At the beginning of Series 6 Anna is in a dark place as the case of Green's death lingers over her and Bates as she's still out on bail. In Series 4, Anna is violently raped and Bates is confused and hurt at her attempts to push him away, as he is unaware of Anna's distress. Edith's repeated visits began to arouse the suspicion and anger of Drewe's wife. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. 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. Mrs. Hughes is in charge of the rest of the female servants at the estate. Shocked, Anna is cuffed as Mary, Robert and Bates attempt to plead her case but to no use. 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. Edith stays on (she had intended to resign because she was repulsed that a married man was flirting with her) after Michael expresses his hope that she will, citing how much it cheers him to meet her when they do and to read her column. She is originally from Argyll, Scotland and her father was a tenant farmer to an unknown family. While her parents are posted to India, Rose stays at Downton, where she is living by 1922. However, according to actor Phyllis Logan, the dedicated head-of-house would be just fine. 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