She appeared in the film, played by Geraldine James.[24]. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. 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. Anna and Bates both visit Scotland Yard where Anna is forced to be part of an identity parade to which Bates is outraged. However, Rosamund also supports Edith throughout Edith's unplanned pregnancy and with finding a way to raise the child. I will not post major spoilers from series 4 without warning. The final series also deals with Carson downsizing staff to adjust for the current times. Molesley is not happy with the prospect, thinking it degrading to become a footman when he has been trained as a valet and butler. In the third series, she grows to like Alfred but resents Ivy, the new kitchen maid, who steals Alfred's attention. Call the Midwife (Zavolejte porodn sestiky) - V chud londnsk tvrti East End v padestch letech dvactho stolet pracuj porodn sestry, kter pomhaj matkm pivst na svt jejich dti. He tells Robert in another letter how to contact him. After Tom goes to bed later that night, Edna sneaks up to his room and enters after asking if he was still awake. He attempts suicide but is rescued by his friends. She is forced to accept defeat in this, not knowing that Lady Mary had already destroyed the ticket, as she wrongly believed it proved Bates's guilt. 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."). 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. Though unmarried, she is referred to as Mrs Hughes according to traditional titles for servants during the time period. She insults Barrow's arrogance and manner, though he responds in kind, and she leaves Downton once again. The two part on good terms, with Madeleine promising to write to Harold frequently. Edna Braithwaite 5 episodes, 2012-2013 Catherine Steadman . Anna's mother managed to convince police that it was an accident and he had slipped, but Anna is now terrified that either the police have found a file on the incident or her stepfather had heard of her arrest and tipped them off and it would be used to disprove the Crawleys' character reference of her and portray her as violent. When they return, Bates knows that it was she, not Mary that had the medical emergency; however, this time she tells him that the news is happy and that she is in fact pregnant, to which Bates is overjoyed. 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. Although in some ways his character embodies the traditional values of the aristocracy, Robert does not shun all progress, and he is very protective of and loyal to his family and servants. It is suggested by the earl's solicitor, George Murray, that Major Gordon might actually be Peter Gordon, who worked with the real Patrick Crawley at the Foreign Office, which would explain how he knew some of the private details of the Earl's family. [20] Finneran herself confirmed this.[21]. Cora Crawley (ne Levinson), Countess of Grantham (played by Elizabeth McGovern) (b. Bates sneaks up behind Anna, surprising her, then pulls her aside. After the death of the heir to the estate and her unofficial fianc, Mary's relationship with the new heir, distant cousin Matthew Crawley, begins coldly due to their different upbringing. Barrow is badly beaten instead. "[17] Finneran stated her belief that O'Brien's negative attitudes originated from how the character "has basically sacrificed her entire life to somebody else, for the good of their life and their home its no wonder that she would get frustrated or angry about things. 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 O'Brien seeks to assist Alfred by enlisting Thomas' support, he refuses to help tutor him, irritated that someone else should progress rapidly when he spent years trying to reach his position. 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. 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. Downton Abbey stands as a show with great potential to become a classic for generations to come. He has been widowed since the death of his wife Maud. 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. He is appointed Governor of Bombay that year, and he and his wife travel to India. He often resists "modern" suggestions for better management of the estate, especially after his daughter Mary joins his sons-in-law Matthew and Tom in running it. Anna's attempts to locate the ticket prove fruitless, due to Lady Mary's prior actions. Violet, portrayed as a matriarchal figure and quick of wit despite her age, symbolises the "old world" and order of the preFirst World War days. When Lady Cora learns that Mrs Hughes is supporting Ethel, she is persuaded to invite Major Bryant's parents to Downton Abbey. This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, . The wife tells Cora that Marigold is Edith's illegitimate child, which shocks her. She only gets truly emotional when her plans are foiled. However, the same day, Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. The judge voids the divorce decree, with the result that Vera and John are still legally married. Despite the concern of her husband and of Lady Mary, Anna does keep working, although some of her duties are undertaken by other members of staff. However, Mason becomes persnickety with the living conditions, which grates on the young couple. In the first film, she is seven years old and continues to be raised with her first cousins George and Caroline, at the estate. 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. In 1921, he hosts the Crawleys at Duneagle Castle, his family's Scottish estate. When Edna insists no one can know if she is pregnant or not, Mrs Hughes asks Tom if he really thinks Edna would have let herself get pregnant before she was sure she could have him. Mary receives a surprising question, Anna freezes Bates out, Edna makes a play for Tom, and Rose meets a new friend. He returns to Downton in 1922, clearly still interested in the recently widowed Mary. She is convinced that he may take her back and they can get married, but he gently tells her that he is too old for her and that he doesn't want her to waste away her life caring for him. Affable and good-natured, he was also a competent pianist (actor Thomas Howes is a pianist) and would entertain other servants during their free time. 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. That leads Baxter to guess that Anna is pregnant. Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. In series four, Jimmy is something of an antagonist, stirring the pot for amusement and to get at Alfred, his professional rival. 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". In August 1914 they are successful and Gwen wins a position at a telephone firm. He also has a special place in his heart for Lady Mary, given she was the first child born at Downton during his tenure as butler. Contents 1 Biography 2 Personality 3 Appearances 4 Notes 5 References 6 External Links Biography 1921 1922 1921 Phyllis Baxter (played by Raquel Cassidy), is hired as lady's maid to Cora following the departure of Edna Braithwaite. [18] Jen Chaney of Vulture ranked O'Brien as the series' second most "despicable" character. Shortly after the war, Cora has Spanish influenza and nearly dies before making a full recovery. Sir Herbert leaves Downton the next morning with no knowledge of the incident. Michael follows Edith and her family to Scotland in 1921, where he meets her family. 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 does not return in the second series and is replaced by Ethel. In the second film, Mary has a flirtatious relationship with a film director named Jack Barber, but she stays faithful to Henry. Jimmy says he would try, though he's not very good at it, and then leaves the estate a broken man. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. 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. Mary tells the Bateses that their newborn son is welcome to stay at Downton's nursery during the day, as Anna wants to continue working at Downton, and that soon their son will be joined by a child of her own, as Mary is now pregnant. Despite his questions, he does so. Andrew serves drinks before a fox hunt. He was interested in studying medicine once in his life, but his father did not think it suitable for someone of his position. It's just a shame she went about it in such a manipulative and mean-spirited way, attempting to guilt and control Tom Branson. 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. 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. Edith's grandmother (and Rosamund's mother) is highly suspicious of this plan and discovers later that Edith left when she was around 34 months pregnant to give birth there. 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. He meets Lady Rose MacClare one stormy day in York in the spring of 1924, while she is leaving a pastry shop, and helps her with her packages. Thomas Barrow (played by Robert James-Collier) is under-butler at Downton Abbey and is a character who creates many conflicts. Tom and Lucy later have a child of their own, a female, named Violet after the now deceased Dowager Countess of Grantham. 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. Daisy suggests that he could take up residence with Mrs Patmore, but Mason dislikes the idea of being retired and dependent on a woman not his wife. Anna later tells Mary of her troubles. Lady Sybil quickly befriends Gwen and tries to help her get a job as a secretary. 1886) is lady's maid to Lady Mary at Downton Abbey; previously she was first parlour maid and head housemaid. She resorts to lies, blackmail, and playing upon others' emotions to further her own ends. She tells Anna that she remembers Vera had dried food under her fingernails, meaning that Vera made the pie herself knowing that her husband would be implicated for murder. Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham (ne Lady Edith Crawley; b. Thomas escorts Jimmy to the guest corridor upstairs and plans to watch the door while Jimmy goes through with it. She plays outside with her cousins Sybil and George, as the adults are having tea inside the Downton estate. His mother died of illness towards the end of the first series. 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. In series two, in the First World War, Thomas has ended up on the battlefield despite his attempts to avoid it, and has become terrified by the conflict. For example, Rosamund's influence causes complications and delays Mary and Matthew's engagement during the first two series. 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. The scheming Edna would return as Cora Crawley's second lady's maid. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! c. 1530s - The Dissolution of the Monasteries, under Henry VIII . Edna Braithwaite Ah yes, the scheming maid who tried to hit on Tom while he was mourning Sybil's death, got fired, then managed to worm her way back into Downton to work as Cora's lady's maid,. This makes Bertie, as the nearest male heir, the new Marquess of Hexham. Thomas is a closeted gay man. It is implied that her stepfather was a drunkard and abusive, touching her in inappropriate ways whilst she was young. Gwen Harding (born Dawson) (played by Rose Leslie) was a housemaid at Downton. Ultimately, his actions do not matter, as she confesses to Matthew about Pamuk and Matthew proposes to her despite this. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! In the 2019 film she and Andy have become engaged, but she shows little enthusiasm for marriage. He threatens Mrs Hughes with leaving Downton in order to find out what is wrong with his wife. 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. 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. When Mrs Patmore returns, they run the Garden Party for the hospital fund together. Her sister Mary is the last in the family to discover, in late 1925, that Marigold is Edith's daughter, and that she is Marigold's aunt. 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. She is a widow as her husband died during the First World War. He manipulates Daisy in order to further his plans to have Mr Bates ousted. 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. Thomas watches forlornly as Jimmy enters Lady Anstruther's room, silently wishing Jimmy was coming to him instead. 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. Violet Crawley (The Dowager Countess of Grantham) (played by Maggie Smith) (1841[1]-1928) is Robert's mother and widow of the previous earl. 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 is petite, slim, and of average height. When they win, Barrow follows Jimmy who, having won a large bet, has too much to drink. Bates is subsequently charged with murder. Eventually, she does grow close to him and learns he wishes to name her his sole heir. In series six, she gets irate when her father-in-law loses his tenancy on a nearby estate. 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. Season 4. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ethel tells Mrs Hughes that her neighbours think she is a war widow but admits that Major Bryant refuses to acknowledge that he is Charlie's father, despite Ethel and Mrs Hughes's best efforts to get him to admit paternity. She has proven to be manipulative, relentless, heartless, and quite sneaky. O'Brien is wracked with guilt, and following the incident, she becomes even more loyal and devoted to Cora. 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. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her. 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. After struggling with infertility, Mary becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, George, at the end of the third series. Bates goes with her, and it is thought that his romance with Anna is over. As a . Bates finally confronts his wife 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. 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. Gregson then has Edith sign legal papers; should anything happen to him, she will inherit his modern London apartment and the newspaper. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. Rose matures and become less self-centred. In the first film, she reveals she is pregnant with Bertie's child. He continues to notice the change in her mood after Anna tells Mary that she believes she is pregnant again. Although the neighbour at first recants her story, she eventually gives a statement that clears Bates, who is freed from prison, returns to Downton, and moves into a nearby cottage with Anna. Mrs Drake secretly witnesses the kiss and soon after, the Drakes hire a man to replace Edith. Unable to get out of his commitment himself, Bertie's mother-in-law Cora and Queen Mary intercede on his behalf. 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. He is the son of Bill Molesley, the winner of the best bloom at the Downton Flower Show in 1913. Horrified by Major Bryant's refusal to acknowledge Charlie and his father's bullying, Ethel refuses the offer. Lady Sybil Cora Branson (ne Crawley; 18951920) (played by Jessica Brown Findlay) is the youngest daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. 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 also wants her husband back since she has tried living on her own and does not like it. Andrew "Andy" Parker (played by Michael C. Fox) is a footman who starts working at Downton Abbey in 1924. 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. Erin La Rosa of BuzzFeed stated that the rape was "all pretty uncharacteristic for Downton Abbey, and all terribly upsetting. Edith inherits his publishing company and reclaims their daughter, Marigold. [5] A Huffington Post poll revealed that 85% of the respondents expressed dislike of Matthew's death. 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. 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. And while the household is lined up to receive a duke, O'Brien discreetly kicks Bates's cane on which he was leaning, knocking him on his face in the gravel, in order to cause a scene and bring attention to his disability. Edith's repeated visits began to arouse the suspicion and anger of Drewe's wife. Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. This scheme fails, however, when he is sold worthless goods and is rendered penniless. Eventually Mary breaks off the engagement to him after the pair argue with increased frequency, and after Lord Grantham discovers the truth from Lady Grantham and advises Mary not to be unhappy with someone she does not love. She is the daughter of London solicitor Reggie Swire, to whom she has been very close ever since her mother's death during her early childhood. While in England he makes the acquaintance of the Hon. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Anthony Foyle (Lord Gillingham), Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake.