Tony instead becomes engaged to the Hon. When Anthony Strallan reveals what Larry had done, Lord Merton asks his son if it was true. In series six, she gets irate when her father-in-law loses his tenancy on a nearby estate. Martha has a slightly strained relationship with her daughter Cora and frequently trades barbed insults with Violet. She would be canned after she tried everything to derail Tom's transition to the upstairs family. She is very trustworthy, polite, and loyal to the Crawley family and her "downstairs" co-workers. After Lady Edith has a letter published in a newspaper proclaiming support for women's rights, Michael writes to her at least twice offering her a column in his magazine. She is the daughter of a farm-hand. Jimmy's whereabouts post-Downton are never revealed. In the series finale, Carson begins to suffer from palsy that ultimately forces him into semi-retirement. It takes Alfred too long to realise that Daisy was the better match, and only tries to approach her when he comes back to the Abbey after leaving for his cooking course. In series six, she and her father have left for America, only for them to return to stay at Downton in the third episode. When news reaches the Crawleys confirming Michael Gregson's tragic death, Lady Edith tells a terribly distraught Mrs Drewe the truth, reclaims her daughter, and flees to London. Une soire extravagante Downton Abbey donne aux Crawleys une chance de renouer avec d . She decides to move back into Downton Abbey, leaving Mr Bates hurt and confused. By. At the end of the third series, Tom becomes the land agent for the estate at Violet's suggestion, owing to having grown up on a farm in Ireland. In the first film, she has had a daughter with Henry named Caroline. She is also entrusted with teaching Lady Sybil how to cook, something which the pair enjoy. Under English law, her status as a lunatic cannot be used as grounds for divorce because she is neither the guilty nor innocent party. The younger Crawleys often use Rosamund's home at 35 Belgrave Square as a place to stay when visiting London, on which occasions Rosamund takes the opportunity to catch up on family gossip. During the Revolution many years later, Prince Kuragin and his wife, Princess Irina Kuragina, were arrested by the Bolsheviks and separated. Martha Levinson (played by Shirley MacLaine) is Cora's brash, outspoken, and wealthy American mother. After the fire, Lord Grantham tells Carson that Jimmy has to go, but with a good reference. Lady Rosamund Painswick (ne Crawley) (played by Samantha Bond) is Robert's widowed sister who lives on her own in London. 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. Edna is sneaky, dishonest, and not particularly fun to watchshe's so obviously those first two things that you can't imagine anyone, upstairs or downstairs, would be so foolish as to trust or. 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. In the meantime, Bertie's unmarried cousin dies of malaria in Tangiers. During the 2014 Christmas special, Anna awaits trial in prison as Mary and Bates visit her. In series Four, Alfred pursues that interest and leaves Downton to become a chef at the Ritz. 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. The Archbishop of York and future Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang (Michael Culkin) marries Lady Mary Crawley and Matthew Crawley in the spring of 1920. 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). Movies. We've listed any clues from our database that match your search for "Downton Abbey maid". 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. Problems for Anna, however, continue. But Mr Mason insists to Daisy she has to say goodbye to him properly, and offers to help her find the right words to say. When Vera learns that her husband has a larger than expected inheritance after his mother's death, she arrives at Downton Abbey. For example, Rosamund's influence causes complications and delays Mary and Matthew's engagement during the first two series. 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. 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. Lady Sybil Cora Branson (ne Crawley; 18951920) (played by Jessica Brown Findlay) is the youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. He goes with her to the church of St. Mary Magdalene, where Rose helps care for exiled Russians. Edna Braithwaite | Soap Opera Wiki | Fandom Furious that Mrs Hughes went through her things, Edna tries to stand her ground, saying Mrs Hughes could not prove anything. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. Still in the dark about her pregnancy, Anna begins to experience pains in episode 4, for which Lady Mary rushes her down to London, claiming to Bates that the emergency is hers, not Anna's. Between series five and series six they move to New York; sometime before Christmas 1925 they have a daughter named Victoria. Matthew and Mary fall in love, but circumstances separate them, and Matthew becomes engaged to Lavinia Swire. 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. 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. ), so she was replaced by Edna (the maid had gotten too close to Tom in Season 3). Prince Albert, Duke of York (Jonathan Townsend), the future King George VI, is present at Rose's debutante ball. The Dowager Countess learns of his situation and tells the doctor that William had an embarrassing skin condition in order to keep him from being drafted. Anna May Bates (ne Smith) (played by Joanne Froggatt) (b. The end of "Downton Abbey" was, admittedly, a bit of a disappointment for Allen Leech. Braithwaite had a certain interest in the book's. She had one favourite brother who had shell shock and later died during the Great War. MyAnna Buring: I had no idea I'd be returning to Downton Abbey Tom develops feelings for Lady Sybil, with whom he shares political interests and a determined personality. Richard Clarkson (played by David Robb) is the Crawley family doctor. 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. [1] He, however, is not ready for romance because he is still in mourning for his wife, Lady Sybil Branson. "They're quite well known apparently. In the second feature film, Andy and Daisy are married and both living together on the farm with Mr Mason, and after the departure of Thomas Barrow it is hinted that Andy will succeed Barrow as Downton's butler. When Mrs Bird refuses to work with a former prostitute, she chooses to leave. 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. When she is older, she affectionately nicknames Robert "Donk" (much to his consternation) after playing a game of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" with him. Lady Mary Josephine Talbot (ne Crawley) (played by Michelle Dockery) (b. 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. 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. 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. Edna comforts him, which makes him think she is the only one who understood him those two days. Nevertheless, Tony remains lukewarm about Mabel and seems keen on Mary. But she refused him and he married a woman named Ivy and had a son, Peter. Race row after Dame Edna says Downton is popular because there 'are no She runs off and leaves Downton immediately. Horrified, Alfred is pressured by his aunt, O'Brien, to report the incident to Carson, as homosexuality is considered a crime at this time. At the end, he is seen playing football on the beach, while Thomas watches from a nearby chair. 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. One evening Drake kisses her and Lady Edith is pleased. She has developed a close relationship with Mr Carson; at the time the series begins, the two had overseen Downton's staff for almost 20 years. In series four, Barrow is as shocked as anyone when his old ally Miss O'Brien leaves Downton in the middle of the night. RELATED: Downton Abbey: 10 Actors You Forgot Were On The Show. In the third series, Isobel wants to hire Ethel to work alongside Mrs Bird. When Daisy visits him again in 1922, she is trying to avoid Alfred, who is saying his final goodbyes at the house. 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. In 1921, he hosts the Crawleys at Duneagle Castle, his family's Scottish estate. 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. Mrs Drake secretly witnesses the kiss and soon after, the Drakes hire a man to replace Edith. 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. This section is for listing events that take place prior to the beginning of the series. 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. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! They love to dislike her. 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. While Barrow is away in America with Lord Grantham (as John Bates asked to be excused from the trip to remain with his wife), Baxter grows closer to Joseph Molesley, who treats her with respect. 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. 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. Whilst Anna is pregnant, she still fears that as there are months to wait, the baby is still in danger of being lost, despite her husband's insistence that nothing will go wrong. He returns to Downton as first footman although, as always, he plans to move up to a higher position in the house staff. Lord Grantham bursts into Lady Anstruther's room to sound the alarm and discovers her with Jimmy. Lady Rose Aldridge (ne MacClare) (portrayed by Lily James) (b. Cora agrees, though, that Marigold should be brought up at Downton. He was planning to propose to Edith before Mary tricked him into thinking Edith would reject him and he leaves without an explanation. 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. He also later mentions Jimmy to Phyllis Baxter in a bout of sadness and annoyance that he's gone. However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. After spending the weekend together, he talks of their engagement, but she realises he is not the man for her. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. The female servants report to her. 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. Vera Bates (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) (d. 1918) was the estranged wife of John Bates. Anna is then given a trial date and Bates is forced into taking action. She even skips work to go see him in the Grantham Arms, after hearing that he would be eating lunch there. Edna Braithwaite. If listing any specific dates, please use a reference and make note of the episode or other canon source that the information comes from, including a short quote if possible. The next day, Vera is found dead from ingestion of rat poison. 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).