As Bates is left helpless, Anna is escorted away to the police station having been arrested on suspicion of Green's murder. 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. The Honourable Ephraim Atticus Aldridge (played by Matt Barber), more commonly known by his middle name, Atticus, is the son and heir of Lord and Lady Sinderby. Edith's repeated visits began to arouse the suspicion and anger of Drewe's wife. In the final few scenes of the Christmas special, Carson (Jim . 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 appeared in the film, played by Geraldine James.[24]. Anna reveals that she's already pregnant again. Molesley gains access to the Bateses cottage and finds a picture of Bates; he and Baxter use it as they travel around York's pubs to find out which pub Bates had been to the day Green died. 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. Andy later apologises to Thomas about his treatment towards him. She returns to work as Mary's lady's maid but is alone until Christmas. 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. He also later mentions Jimmy to Phyllis Baxter in a bout of sadness and annoyance that he's gone. But the shows finale took a delightfully happy turn, with an ending that even left the Dowager Countess smiling. She now realises the 10-month trip to Switzerland was a farce. Edith is very worried and decides to get an abortion. After spending the weekend together, he talks of their engagement, but she realises he is not the man for her. 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. However, Tom still feels he cannot fit in; during a house party at the beginning of Series 3, he finds conversations with the Crawley family's friends awkward, and his friendship with schoolteacher and fellow socialist Sarah Bunting (played by Daisy Lewis) causes tension with the Crawleys. DOWNTON Abbey's Hugh Bonneville has ended up in the doghouse - after revealing HE was responsible for having the show's beloved labrador retriever killed off. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. 1862[1]) is the head housekeeper and she is in charge of all the female servants. The older Mr Mason later explains to Daisy that William was his only surviving child and he had realised that William married Daisy not just because he cared for her but so his father would have someone to keep company. I don't read much about what people say and certainly don't think people think of me as a 'national treasure'. She also discovers a ticket in John Bates's coat indicating he went to London from York, and did not remain in York like he claimed. 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. With Bates's trial looming, Mrs Hughes attempts to comfort a distraught Anna with the fervent belief that Bates, being innocent, will be freed. Courtesy of PBS. Rosamund is one of the more headstrong and outspoken members of the family. "They are mad for it! 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. Sybil "Sybbie" Branson, (b. late May 1920) is the daughter and only child of Tom Branson and the late Lady Sybil Branson (ne Crawley). Matthew Reginald Crawley (played by Dan Stevens) (18851921) is a middle-class distant cousin of the Crawleys who becomes the heir to the estate in the first episode and soon after moves to Downton. They keep their relationship mostly private, but, in a 2017 interview with The Guardian, Logan confirmed that they "make sure we speak to each other every day," regardless of how busy their work schedules might be. For in an extraordinary mirror image of her characters life, Phyllis is virtually a newlywed herself, having tied the knot at the age of 55 for the first time in 2011. Below is a photo of Lady Edith with her sisters, Lady Mary and Lady Sybil, before the ill-fated wedding. In Downton Abbey: A New Era, newlyweds Daisy and Andy are sharing the farm with Mr Mason. However, after she explains her feelings on marriage he doesn't act. He has a stern, but fatherly, disposition over the servants. His son Larry, who was once keen on Sybil, treats her husband Tom with rudeness and disrespect. Hot as hell. In the second series, William wanted to enlist in the Army but was forbidden by his father, as he was the only other surviving member of the family. During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. She also discusses with Charles Blake his feelings for Mary. "Downton Abbey"went from strength to strength throughout its run, nabbing a whopping 15 Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes. Her industrious nature, first discovered during the First World War when she opens and maintains Downton as a convalescent home for soldiers, and later put to use on the Downton hospital board, often causes conflict with Robert, especially after she becomes president of the hospital board in the final series. Offscreen, however, actor Phyllis Logan is worlds away from the buttoned-up housekeeper. Although Bates had hoped Thomas would leave with a good reference, Lord Grantham decides to let him stay on so Thomas can lend his skills to the upcoming cricket match between the village and the house. 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). Anna only tells Mrs Hughes of the crime, fearing her husband would commit murder if he discovered the truth. Mrs Hughes dismisses her after discovering the two of them in bed together, but Ethel shortly returns having nowhere else to go when she finds out she is pregnant with his child. They are both in competition for the top position of first footman, which Jimmy is constantly sabotaging Alfred for. Jimmy is only rescued by Thomas, who had been following him to keep an eye out. 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. Furious over this, she tells the judge in her divorce case that Bates paid her off to consent to it. Although convinced that there is no evidence for anything to happen, Anna is later arrested for Green's murder. She is especially bitter and resentful towards most of the other servants, perhaps due to her family circumstances; the animosity is common knowledge, even for the Crawleys. From the start it is clear that Lord Grantham finds Jane attractive and he takes a great interest in the education of her twelve-year-old son, Freddie. Mrs. Hughes O'Brien's absence, which will be addressed in the season premiere, will probably have the biggest effect on head housekeeper Mrs. Hughes. Violet Crawley (The Dowager Countess of Grantham) (played by Maggie Smith) (1841[1]-1928) is Robert's mother and widow of the previous earl. Upon his return to Britain, he gets permission to work at Downton as sergeant in charge when the residence is made into a centre of recovery for injured officers. Soon, however, Mrs Hughes tells Mr Bates what happened to Anna, although she refuses to disclose who was the culprit. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. George V's wife, Queen Mary (Valerie Dane), appears with her husband at the debutante ball. 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. Outspoken, Ethel does not like being told what to do by anyone, which often has her in conflict with Anna or Mrs Hughes. She resists claiming her widow's pension as she thinks it wrong to claim money for marrying a man that she liked but would have not married under normal circumstances. In the first film, she is seven years old and continues to be raised with her first cousins George and Caroline, at the estate. In series four, the staff at Downton Abbey receive a letter from Gwen where she tells them she is married. Elsie May Carson (ne Hughes) (played by Phyllis Logan) (b. Mrs Hughes and Cora get into a misunderstanding the night before Mrs Hughes' wedding. Lord Grantham sends Thomas after Lady Edith, and Thomas can only watch in horror, unable to protect Jimmy this one last time. Even so, the family still call him by his last name. After the war, with male staff able to be hired, the full household staff are brought up to the pre-war levels and Mr Carson is able to return to solely undertaking the duties of butler. It's the second film spinoff of the early 1900s British drama, which ended its six-season run on PBS i n 2015. In series six, she and her father have left for America, only for them to return to stay at Downton in the third episode. As Hello! While the family, guests and staff listen to Melba's performance upstairs, Green sexually assaults Anna in the servants' quarters. He returns to Downton in 1922, clearly still interested in the recently widowed Mary. I was knocked out by her right away. 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. The judge voids the divorce decree, with the result that Vera and John are still legally married. I kept asking him, No, what are you really doing? When I realised it was true, I was a bit miffed that he hadnt asked me first, but I liked having him around and Id love to work with him again.. But most importantly, she asked him to keep it quiet until after Ediths wedding. She decides to move back into Downton Abbey, leaving Mr Bates hurt and confused. The wife tells Cora that Marigold is Edith's illegitimate child, which shocks her. "Obviously the main intention is to. Over the years, the characters have struggled through death, disease, war and imprisonment and the audience has been right there with them. She has one sibling, a sister who lives in Lytham St Annes. Throughout the first series she is often seen bossing around and shouting at Daisy while working but cares for her like a daughter and often offers her advice. She and her late husband, Marmaduke Painswick, had no children. In a strange way, Sunday's Downton Abbey finale brought Season 5 full circle, as the Crawleys' annual Christmas vacation this time to visit Rose's hellish new in-laws at Brancaster Castle . The intended dinner conversation quickly becomes a heated argument in front of the bemused minister, and the Earl of Grantham collapses from a perforated ulcer, ending the gathering while he is rushed to hospital. 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. Mr Mason gave some books to Andy, and he reveals to Thomas that he can write no more than his own name; Thomas offers to teach him to read and write. Mrs. Hughes is a creature of habit, so it's easy to imagine that she wouldn't take kindly to being stuck at home doing nothing during the COVID-19 lockdown. The jury finds him guilty, and he is sentenced to death. May 31, 2022 . 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