Mr Green briefly returns to Downton, and Lady Mary persuades Lord Gillingham to dismiss him, although she does not give him a reason. Mabel Lane-Fox returns and begins pursuing him again, but he is still convinced that it would be dishonorable not to marry Mary after their affair. Anna is then given a trial date and Bates is forced into taking action. A timeline of events in Downton Abbey from the 1530s to 1928. Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Strutt KCB, DSO (played by Julian Wadham) is a senior British Army general known as the "Hero of the Somme". 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. 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. She insults Barrow's arrogance and manner, though he responds in kind, and she leaves Downton once again. At Downton Abbey, he meets Violet again, who is shocked by his reappearance and what has happened to him. She declines. Mabel Lane-Fox, whom Mary refers to as "the greatest heiress of the season." 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. His father was a local farmer and William used to help with the horses. Before she can bring herself to tell him about Marigold, Mary peevishly reveals the truth. Edna Braithwaite was a general maid who arrived at Downton Abbey in September 1921 and left soon after, then briefly returned as lady's maid to Lady Grantham . However, Anthony jilts Edith at the altar, devastating her. In this, she failed, as Mrs. Hughes exposed her scheme (where she would have found a person to get pregnant by and tried to saddle the baby on Tom. c. 1530s - The Dissolution of the Monasteries, under Henry VIII . This section is for listing events that take place prior to the beginning of the series. As Anna returns to Downton, Bates is still missing, leaving her miserable. Prince Igor Kuragin (Russian: ; played by Rade Sherbedgia) is a former Russian nobleman forced into exile as a result of the 1917 Revolution. 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. 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. The overjoyed couple once again begin to discuss and plan their future. In the Christmas special he is invited by Lord Grantham to the traditional Christmas shoot but repeatedly turns it down. When he pushes into Jimmy's room, he catches Thomas Barrow in the act of trying to kiss Jimmy. 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. It's just a shame she went about it in such a manipulative and mean-spirited way, attempting to guilt and control Tom Branson. Tom develops feelings for Lady Sybil, with whom he shares political interests and a determined personality. In the series three Christmas Special, he tries to call Jimmy off his aggressive streak towards Thomas, and then spends the rest of the episode talking about his interest in cooking. The two try to continue their lives; however, both find it difficult to look past what has happened. Soap Opera Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. But because Ivy has a crush on Jimmy, Alfred decides to confront Jimmy about the fact that he's not interested in her. After he confesses to Daisy, she reveals she wasn't flirting and, impressed by his actions, is ready to start planning her marriage to Andy. The neighbour also stated that she had seen Vera walking down the street when the gas lights had come on (she said they made a sort of "halo" around Vera's head), which would have been when Bates was already on his way back home. Determined to prove him innocent, Anna and Robert try to appeal the decision and are successful in reducing Bates's sentence from execution to life imprisonment. Hence, she becomes sensitive and upset when confronted with the topic of war. Mr Bates reassures Anna that nothing will change between them, and that he will always support her. At the beginning of series six 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. Saison 4 de Downton Abbey Wikipdia By the end of the second series, the couple marry and move to Dublin, having finally gained Lord Grantham's blessing. She struck him; however, she did not kill him, merely wounded him. George V's wife, Queen Mary (Valerie Dane), appears with her husband at the debutante ball. Lady Mary prepares a room for Anna and her husband in the main house so they can spend their wedding night together. 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. His protectiveness leads Baxter to discover Anna's pregnancy. In episode 3, Mary asks if Anna has considered Dr Ryder's advice. In the Christmas Special, she receives a letter from Alfred, implying that they keep in touch. He threatens Mrs Hughes with leaving Downton in order to find out what is wrong with his wife. Anna reveals that she's already pregnant again. 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. But she refused him and he married a woman named Ivy and had a son, Peter. He informs Lady Grantham that he suspects the new nanny may be mistreating the children in some way. 1868), usually called Lady Grantham, is the wife of Robert and mother of Mary, Edith and Sybil. Edna Braithwaite. Anna May Bates (ne Smith) (played by Joanne Froggatt) (b. Baxter and Moseley become very close in the course of the final series and the two films; in A New Era, Baxter accepts Moseley's marriage proposal. Headstrong, ambitious, and determined, Edna sets her sights on the recent widower Tom Branson. Rosamund is one of the more headstrong and outspoken members of the family. In the 2019 film she and Andy have become engaged, but she shows little enthusiasm for marriage. Bates does not say much about his family or childhood, though he does mention that his late mother was Irish and he has a Scottish grandmother. Tom doesn't learn her true identity until later. Out of spite, she leaves a bar of soap on the bathroom floor while Cora is taking a bath. When Elsie turns his proposal down he later married Ivy (died 1910) and had one son Peter, who joined the army. 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). Despite the pains, Anna is fine, as her body is adjusting to pregnancy. Sept. 18, 2019 5 AM PT. 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. [citation needed] Moreover, actor Leech wanted to audition for Thomas Barrow, but chose Branson. 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. 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. Thomas watches forlornly as Jimmy enters Lady Anstruther's room, silently wishing Jimmy was coming to him instead. She reveals the story of Anna's attack but states that the attacker was a stranger who broke into the house. Immerse yourself in the much loved British historical drama, relive some of. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. Daisy initially tried to avoid seeing Alfred at all, but eventually speaks to him and wishes him well as a friend. [20] Finneran herself confirmed this.[21]. Occasionally her caring attitude may become even counterproductive, as when she advises that Daisy should not sacrifice that much of her spare time to try to self-educate herself, as she sees that hopes for that kind of lifestyle which would justify such efforts are set too high considering Daisy's chances to move in the social hierarchy of that era. However, his physical dishevelment deceives Grantham into thinking that Thomas has more concern for the family than Grantham believed, and Grantham later tells Carson that he is willing to give Thomas a try as valet. He and Anna fall in love, but he explains he has yet to divorce his estranged wife, Vera. She reveals Edna knew how to prevent a pregnancy with the help of a book she found among Edna's things. His last name remains unknown. For a brief time before entering into household service, Mr Carson was a music hall performer in the vaudeville duo the "Cheerful Charlies" alongside former friend Charlie Grigg. 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. She is a widow as her husband died during the First World War. Matthew dies suddenly in a car crash only days later, and he never informed his wife Mary or her parents of his discussion with Gregson while fishing. He hides the Crawley family dog, Isis, whom he hopes to "find" to curry favour with Lord Grantham. 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. Molesley is not happy with the prospect, thinking it degrading to become a footman when he has been trained as a valet and butler. Cora agrees, though, that Marigold should be brought up at Downton. [3] She becomes fiercely political and desires to break free from the social restrictions of the times. 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. By series four the love triangle is getting nowhere until Alfred decides to leave after catching Ivy kissing Jimmy. But when she reveals she knows he is married, he explains that his wife, Lizzy, whom he loved very much, has been in an insane asylum for some years with no hope of recovery. Lady Rosamund Painswick (ne Crawley) (played by Samantha Bond) is Robert's widowed sister who lives on her own in London. 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. John Drake (played by Fergus O'Donnell) is a tenant farmer on the estate of the Earl of Grantham. They kiss and enjoy their reunion. Lady Rose Aldridge (ne MacClare) (portrayed by Lily James) (b. Though unmarried, she is referred to as Mrs Hughes according to traditional titles for servants during the time period. 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. Edith's mother Cora suggests that Edith bring Marigold back to Downton on the pretense that Edith is adopting her because the Drewes can no longer afford to raise her. Even so, the family still call him by his last name. Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. William asked Daisy if she would give him a photo that he could carry with him. When Bates is deemed guilty and is sentenced to be hanged, Anna breaks down and briefly prepares to leave Downton Abbey with Lady Mary, whom she is very close to, offering to accompany her mistress on an extended holiday to America, much to Mary's delight. Prince Albert, Duke of York (Jonathan Townsend), the future King George VI, is present at Rose's debutante ball. He addresses her when the Prince of Wales mentions that her father, Lord Flintshire, hosted the prince's tour of India. In series three, Edith and Anthony reconnect and are soon engaged. After she got fired, Edna manages to come back to Downton to work as Cora's lady's maid. However, Mason becomes persnickety with the living conditions, which grates on the young couple. Tom and Lucy later have a child of their own, a female, named Violet after the now deceased Dowager Countess of Grantham. Phyllis Baxter (played by Raquel Cassidy), is hired as lady's maid to Cora following the departure of Edna Braithwaite. He meets Mrs Hughes at a fair in Downton after the death of Ivy and asked her a second time to marry him, giving her a parting gift of a small doll. 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. 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. She uses her position to curry favour with Lady Grantham to consolidate her influence, although her actions usually benefit them both. His aunt is Sarah O'Brien, who brings him forward as a candidate for the empty post based on his previous experience as a waiter at a hotel. Barrow then attempts to gain an ally in the form of Lady Grantham's new maid Edna, a maid fired from Downton following her attempt to seduce Tom Branson, by claiming that Edna's accidental damage to one of Lady Grantham's favourite garments was in fact due to Anna Bates. 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. In A New Era, now seven years old, he is seen playing with his young cousins. In the Great War, Ethel has trouble supporting herself and her son and Mrs Hughes helps her, acting as her friend and bringing her food. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hughes is watching her suspicously, especially after Tom begins to feel uneasy about moving upstairs. Jimmy continues to be manipulated against Thomas by O'Brien, while John Bates and Elsie Hughes work to protect Thomas from the fallout. Bates then disappears and is now on the run. She is originally from Argyll, Scotland, where her father was a farmer. She later takes his arm at the Thirsk Fair. A pub owner confirms that Bates was indeed in York and would swear to it, which clears him. Edna comforts him, which makes him think she is the only one who understood him those two days. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born September 22, 1979 Add to list Awards 1 win & 4 nominations Photos 124 [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". Jimmy Kent (played by Ed Speleers) was one of two new footmen introduced in series three, after the end of World War I. However, having bought the train ticket to London in York, he decided not to go through with the plan at the last minute, as he considered his actions would do far more harm than good, since he would certainly have been hanged for the crime if convicted; his love for his wife proved greater than his desire to defend her honour. Mary struggles to move past her grief, but after the discovery of a letter from Matthew stating he intended to name Mary his sole heiress, she recovers and begins helping her father and brother-in-law Tom manage the estate. 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. Baxter is hired on Barrow's recommendation, and Cora is pleased with Baxter. He crosses the final line when he takes Ivy out and gets a bit too familiar with her. After William is severely injured saving Matthew Crawley during the Battle of Amiens, Daisy agrees to marry him to give him some happiness in his life but is widowed six hours later. 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). O'Brien and Thomas were the only servants who never did like Bates and the duo constantly try to find faults and uncover his past in an attempt to force Mr Carson to sack him. 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. Lord Grantham insists on using his influence to get Freddie into Ripon Grammar School and paying the school fees in future. Anna May Bates (ne Smith; born possibly in 1886) was head housemaid at Downton Abbey and is currently lady's maid to Lady Mary Crawley. She visits him in London, and he has a cocktail party that important artists and literary figures like Virginia Woolf attend. This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece for ITV and PBS, respectively. Anna gives birth to a healthy baby boy on New Year's Eve, much to her and her husband's delight. He later tells her how uncomfortable and idiotic he feels in the company of the Crawley's old friends. His mother died of illness towards the end of the first series. Last night's Downton Abbey: Your verdict - digitalspy.com Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. In the first film, he is six years old and plays with his younger half-sister Caroline, and first cousins Sybbie and Marigold. 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. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. 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. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. Violet has Clarkson lie to mend their marriage. Though Isobel is concerned about marrying Lord Merton when his sons do not approve of her, Violet insists she should not let them ruin her future. He convinces her to go away with him to a hotel in Liverpool to be lovers, and she agrees, wanting to be sure he is the right man for her. Mrs Hughes also learns the truth but says no more when she learns that Cora knows. The toughs who lost the bet follow drunk Jimmy underneath a quiet bridge and jump him. 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.". Series six deals with Carson's and Hughes' marriage and life as a married couple. Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. Bates is freed, and the reunited married couple move into a cottage on the grounds shortly thereafter. Bates nearly begs to stay, pointing out that he is unlikely to find another position (because of his disability), but Lord Grantham is unmoved. A fanpage for the lovely Myanna Buring and her role as Edna Braithwaite on Downton Abbey. Poor Alfred is used as a pawn in his aunt's scheming, which eventually comes to nothing.