When she feared what he might do next and knew what was about to happen, Anna hid in the dark, waiting for him with a knife. She is employed in Crawley house by Isobel and Mrs Patmore teaches her to cook, despite Mrs Bird leaving her post. She becomes distant from everyone, and is unable to even bear Mr Bates's touch, as she confesses to Mrs Hughes that she feels she no longer deserves him, and feels unclean. Lord Grantham bursts into Lady Anstruther's room to sound the alarm and discovers her with Jimmy. Even when she rises from housemaid to lady's maid, she shows signs of distaste at serving rather than being served. Before 1912, she lived in Manchester with the Crawleys as their cook, but when they moved, she went with them. She is one of the few servants who smoke on a regular basis. Movies. 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. She has proven to be ambitious in moving above her social station. [2] Early on, she is portrayed as a petulant and cold young woman; as the series progresses, however, she shows more vulnerability and compassion. She would be canned after she tried everything to derail Tom's transition to the upstairs family. The rest of Anna's pregnancy goes seemingly without a hitch. Known for its extravagant set, charming characters and stellar ensemble cast, the series became a cultural. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. Bates becomes protective over Anna at the car racing at Brooklands, when she insists in running after Lady Mary after a fatal crash on the track. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Anthony Foyle (Lord Gillingham), Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake. She has one sibling, a sister who lives in Lytham St Annes. 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. It's just a shame she went about it in such a manipulative and mean-spirited way, attempting to guilt and control Tom Branson. Rose befriends the prince's mistress, Freda Dudley Ward, who comes to her when a letter from the prince is stolen by Terence Sampson, a greedy acquaintance from Robert's club. His good looks are widely commented on and attract both Mary and Thomas. The brusque, domineering and nouveau riche Carlisle is a self-made, extremely wealthy newspaper magnate from Edinburgh whose paper, with the help of Lavinia Swire, was instrumental in breaking the Marconi scandal story. This is the official YouTube channel for Downton Abbey. The Prince of Wales (Oliver Dimsdale), the future King Edward VIII, is also present at Rose's debutante ball, and his affair with the married Freda Dudley Ward is the centre of Sampson's blackmail plot. The tale becomes known to other members of the family after it becomes a rumour in London. He often helps Ivy in the kitchen with his culinary skills, much to Daisy's ire. When she does, Alfred apologises to her, regretting being blinded by his infatuation for Ivy and failing to see how good and true Daisy had been to him. 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. He eventually takes a position in a smaller household, but when Carson develops an illness, Barrow is invited back to Downton to become the new butler. He is a past lover of Thomas, at the time first footman, but this affair ends in autumn 1912, after the duke visits Downton under the pretext of courting Mary, then tricks her into leading him into the servants' quarters, where he retrieves a packet of love letters to prevent Thomas from blackmailing him over the affair. It is not known whether he went ahead and published the story. Mr Green briefly returns to Downton, and Lady Mary persuades Lord Gillingham to dismiss him, although she does not give him a reason. Sybil "Sybbie" Branson, (b. late May 1920) is the daughter and only child of Tom Branson and the late Lady Sybil Branson (ne Crawley). She and her late husband, Marmaduke Painswick, had no children. Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Strutt KCB, DSO (played by Julian Wadham) is a senior British Army general known as the "Hero of the Somme". She runs off and leaves Downton immediately. 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. 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. When a witness comes forward to claim Mr Green was murdered and the investigation reaches Downton, police question Bates and Anna on several occasions. In episode 6 he insists on paying for Anna to have an appointment with Dr Ryder when she begins to experience lingering pains again, and asks that she stop keeping him in the dark. Residence Downton Abbey, Downton, Yorkshire, England Boston, Massachusetts, United States (formerly) Dublin, Ireland (formerly) Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland (formerly) Title (s) Tom Branson Mr Branson The Chauffeur A grubby little chauffeur chap (by Larry Grey) Sir The Firebrand (by Molesley) Tommy (by Kieran Branson) Daddy (by Miss Sybil Branson) 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. At some point before 1922, a copy of Married Love was obtained by one Edna Braithwaite, a maid at a big Yorkshire estate called Downton Abbey. 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. During the time apart from Bates, Anna refuses to fall into hopelessness or despair, though there is a brief period where this wavers, when letters and visits with her husband are stopped for a time. After Lady Grantham is struck by a severe case of Spanish flu, O'Brien maintains a bedside vigil, attempting to atone for the miscarriage. Edith learns that he suffered a debilitating injury to his arm serving in the First World War, hence his refusal. Fellowes initially intended for Mrs Hughes to be a Yorkshire native. Matthew and Mary fall in love, but circumstances separate them, and Matthew becomes engaged to Lavinia Swire. The next day, Vera is found dead from ingestion of rat poison. 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. This puts strain on the couple, as Anna is too frightened to ask John the truth of his trip to York. She struck him; however, she did not kill him, merely wounded him. When it is revealed the new valet, Henry Lang, had shell shock, she was uncharacteristically sympathetic towards him and it was revealed that her own brother suffered from it due to the War. Outspoken, Ethel does not like being told what to do by anyone, which often has her in conflict with Anna or Mrs Hughes. 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. In the Christmas Special, she receives a letter from Alfred, implying that they keep in touch. In the first film, Carson is called back to oversee the royal family's visit to Downton. 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. 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. Tom kindly asks Mrs Hughes to give her a decent reference. At this time, he had only recently succeeded to the viscountcy. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. 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. Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. Edna says she cannot be forced, to which Mrs Hughes refutes that by warning that she would lock Edna up, hold her down, and strip her if that is what it took. He returns to Crawley House immediately upon Mr Carson's recovery, though he goes to the great house with Matthew Crawley to be his full-time valet after his marriage to Lady Mary. She says they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. Soap Opera Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Carson quickly steps forward to comfort her, and assures her she will always find a source of support in him. 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. Tom is enraged when she tells him if he was good enough for his late wife then she is good enough for him. Alfred Nugent (played by Matt Milne) was the new footman brought on to replace William Mason and is introduced in series three. 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. In 1922 he joins Violet and Isobel for lunch, later taking a walk with Isobel. O'Brien is one of several servants asked to testify at Bates's trial and is genuinely relieved when they learn that Bates had been reprieved. Lord Merton is invited to dinner at Downton Abbey along with his family before Mary and Matthew's wedding. Contents 1 Biography 2 Personality 3 Appearances 4 Notes 5 References 6 External Links Biography 1921 1922 1921 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. During the first series he had strong feelings for Daisy. formata da otto episodi e uno speciale di novanta minuti andato in onda a Natale 2013.. In the first film, she reveals she is pregnant with Bertie's child. He also comes to Downton Abbey for dinner later that year. Tom doesn't learn her true identity until later. 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. 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. Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. Poor Alfred is used as a pawn in his aunt's scheming, which eventually comes to nothing. Amused instead of scandalised at the revelation, Grantham gently declines Carson's offer, ending the matter as a non-issue. In September 1921, Mary gives birth to their son George, but Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. Jimmy's whereabouts post-Downton are never revealed. She volunteers with a charity in Leeds to help Russian refugees who have resettled in England. He first appears onscreen after Lord Grantham has given Carson permission to hire another footman in addition to Alfred Nugent. Left virtually penniless, he makes his way to England and settles in York, where he receives aid from a charity for migr Russian refugees. Robert later realises Marigold bears a strong resemblance to Gregson, and then tells Cora that he thinks Marigold is Edith's daughter. This makes Bertie, as the nearest male heir, the new Marquess of Hexham. Edna was somewhat of a sympathetic character, coming from nothing and doing whatever she could to scrounge up a better life for herself. He purposefully puts his hand in the line of fire in order to gain a blighty wound and be sent home. He tries to convince her that despite wanting children, she alone is enough for him, which she has trouble accepting. 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 reveals that her father died when she was about six years old and that her mother remarried, of which Bates already knew, however Anna had not told him the whole story. Bates does not accept this, and insists that she alone is enough for him. However, Edith reveals to him that she is pregnant, and the child's birth will coincide with Bertie's departure date. Bates goes with her, and it is thought that his romance with Anna is over. They had been too scared to come forward before but had now stepped forward and informed the police of his actions. Although she is usually supportive of Mr Carson when it comes to matters of discipline, she is seldom afraid of speaking her mind when he makes decisions; Carson in turn dislikes proceeding with any choice without her approval. 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. Violet has Clarkson lie to mend their marriage. Edith is very worried and decides to get an abortion. In a journey to the highlands it is revealed that Dr Clarkson has developed romantic feelings for Isobel Crawley. She is originally from Argyll, Scotland, where her father was a farmer. 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. By the end of the final series, Robert's worsening health forces him to step down from running the estate, leaving the task to Tom and Mary. In episode 2, Bates discovers Anna yet again upset, after having told Lady Mary about her pregnancy problems. He later leaves Downton as he feels he is unfit for service. He also helps cover up the scandal that the murder trial of Downton valet Bates would cause. 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. 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. 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. Whilst Anna is in Lady Mary's bedroom after the wedding of Lady Edith and Bertie Pelham, her waters unexpectedly break. However, it would endanger Anna once again, who is released on bail. He asks her if she had ever considered adoption, but she tells him that the idea would never work for him nor her as they would want their own child. 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. Anthony Strallan (played by Robert Bathurst) was Edith's much older suitor. His mother died of illness towards the end of the first series. Full of regret, Shrimpie later privately confesses to Robert that he has to sell his estate to pay off debts and says that he admires Robert for thinking ahead and modernising Downton. After Tom goes to bed later that night, Edna sneaks up to his room and enters after asking if he was still awake. Barrow succeeds him as butler, with Carson serving in a supervisory role. At Christmas there is still no sign of him, but at the Christmas carol service Bates manages to sneak in; he surprises Anna, and pulls her away from the crowd. 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. At the end of the series, Bates is livid as Inspector Vyner calls Anna into Scotland Yard as part of an identity parade. Thomas is a closeted gay man. 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. 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. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. He was interested in studying medicine once in his life, but his father did not think it suitable for someone of his position. Mabel Lane Fox 5 episodes, 2014 . Shortly after this, Green is killed near Tony's house in Piccadilly Circus, and Tony travels to Downton to tell Mary the shocking news. Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. 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". [18] Jen Chaney of Vulture ranked O'Brien as the series' second most "despicable" character. Edna approaches him again when she sees him sitting by himself and gives him a large whiskey, saying she thinks he needs it. Tom Branson confides in Mrs Hughes over Edna's threats. It is implied that her stepfather was a drunkard and abusive, touching her in inappropriate ways whilst she was young. Mason, still enamored with Mrs Patmore, agrees to surrender the farm lease to Daisy and Andy and go to live with her. He crosses the final line when he takes Ivy out and gets a bit too familiar with her. Matthew is left a considerable sum by Mr Swire, and Matthew is initially consumed with guilt and refuses to accept it. After Larry unremorsefully calls Tom "only a grubby little chauffeur chappie", Lord Merton angrily tells him to be silent, and apologises very sincerely to Tom for what Larry did, adding his hope that Tom would recover before the wedding. They are both in competition for the top position of first footman, which Jimmy is constantly sabotaging Alfred for. At first, she is afraid of losing both Mrs Patmore and her father-in-law, when they begin to see one another, however, after reassurance from both of them that they will always love her, she changes her mind. Manipulative little witch rapist, no redeeming qualities whatsoever! With Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle. On one notable occasion he wakes the staff in the middle of the night by horrifically screaming during a nightmare. Michael follows Edith and her family to Scotland in 1921, where he meets her family. Mrs Hughes also learns the truth but says no more when she learns that Cora knows. In series five, Mrs Hughes tells Mr Carson that O'Brien has left Lady Flintshire to serve as lady's maid to the wife of the new governor of the Bombay Presidency in British India. In the second film, their son, Peter, is an infant, and Edith is once again involved in the day-to-day running of her publishing company and writing articles. 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. At one point Grantham kisses Jane, but they are interrupted by an oblivious Mr Bates and they decide not to have an affair. Edna Braithwaite 5 episodes, 2012-2013 Catherine Steadman . At Downton Abbey, he meets Violet again, who is shocked by his reappearance and what has happened to him. Jimmy ignores this advice and continues to behave recklessly, winning a large bet at the village fair only to spend most of it on alcohol. Thomas later tells Anna Bates that he's upset because he wasn't special to Jimmy, which Anna very adamantly disagrees with. However both Molesley and Baxter investigate Bates's confession and find the pub he claims he was at in York the day Green died, and a witness confirms Bates was indeed in York. Lady Rose Aldridge (ne MacClare) (portrayed by Lily James) (b. She manages to stop the divorce that Mr Bates thought was a foregone conclusion, and he goes to London to confront her. Under English law, her status as a lunatic cannot be used as grounds for divorce because she is neither the guilty nor innocent party. This scheme fails, however, when he is sold worthless goods and is rendered penniless. 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. Jack breaks off the relationship to protect Rose. He goes with her to the church of St. Mary Magdalene, where Rose helps care for exiled Russians. 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. While there, she apparently comes to like Lady Flintshire and manages to arrange to become her lady's maid. 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. Downton Abbey is a British period drama set in the fictional Downton Abbey, Yorkshire, country house of the Earl and Countess of Grantham, and follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants. In the course of a sexual encounter with Mary, Pamuk dies in her bed of a heart attack. Edna is basically the only person in this household that remembers the fact. 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. 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. 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. He tells Robert in another letter how to contact him. Lady Rose, who had been staying with her, would convince Cora to hire her, to make up for Sarah O'Brien having left Downton to be in the service of her mother, Susan MacClare. She later takes his arm at the Thirsk Fair. 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. Bates then leaves Downton, writing in a letter to Carson that he is going to confess to murdering Green in order for Anna to be freed. In the second film, Carson is scandalised that a silent film is being shot on the Downton estate and plans to oversee matters personally with the film people "to keep them in check". Violet hopes to persuade him to allow the Downton village hospital to remain under the control of the Crawley family, instead of having it merge with a major hospital in York. In episode 2, without his knowledge, Anna visits Dr Ryder in London, who offers to perform a cervical stitch to rectify the problem with her carrying a child to term, but she must become pregnant again first. 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". After she got fired, Edna manages to come back to Downton to work as Cora's lady's maid. 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. By series four the love triangle is getting nowhere until Alfred decides to leave after catching Ivy kissing Jimmy. Lenker states that the character is initially "a solid villain" but develops and "he gradually became one of the most beloved members of the Crawley family staff". However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. 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. She plays outside with her cousins Sybil and George, as the adults are having tea inside the Downton estate. That leads Baxter to guess that Anna is pregnant. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her. By. Lavinia Catherine Swire (played by Zoe Boyle) (18951919) is the sweetheart and fiance of Matthew Crawley. George's father Matthew is killed in a car crash the day of George's birth. This helps Daisy drop any objections she has about their pairing. He took his new surname from a bottle of gin. Mrs Hughes does not approve of the way Edna has attempted to pursue Tom and says to Tom that he let Edna make him feel ashamed of his new life. He would take on Downton footman Andy Parker as a farmhand, and at series end, would be pleased when Daisy would finally move to Yew Tree Farm with him at long last. At the end of the series five Christmas special Mrs Hughes has accepted Mr Carson's marriage proposal. Vera Bates uses the story to blackmail Bates into going back to her, which he does to save Anna's reputation. After visiting Bates in prison, Anna declares that she will not rest until Bates had been proven completely innocent and is free. When Cora gets out, she slips on the soap, causing her to miscarry. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham (ne Lady Edith Crawley; b. 1873) was the butler of Crawley House, in the village of Downton, and valet for Matthew Crawley. She now realises the 10-month trip to Switzerland was a farce. Joseph Molesley (played by Kevin Doyle) (b. During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) (b. laurus academy student dies,