Over time, however, the pair grow closer, and a romance develops. 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. Bates, however, manages to prove his innocence. Still a man of high standards, his reactions to Hughes' cooking lead to a comic incident where he is forced to cook dinner and fails, teaching him to respect her efforts. 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. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. She manages to stop the divorce that Mr Bates thought was a foregone conclusion, and he goes to London to confront her. She gives it to Lady Mary, who destroys it after Bates uses his skills as forger and pickpocket in suppressing a royal scandal. Unlike Carson, she privately views Lady Mary as a silly girl whose misfortune comes mostly from her own mistakes; her attitudes have likely softened over the years. Specifically, the new . 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. Edith Pelham, Marchioness of Hexham (ne Lady Edith Crawley; b. She uses her position to curry favour with Lady Grantham to consolidate her influence, although her actions usually benefit them both. Do skupiny sester a jeptiek se pid nov vyuen Jenny Lee, aby enm v nelehkm kolu pomohla. He tries to convince her that despite wanting children, she alone is enough for him, which she has trouble accepting. In the final series, after losing his tenancy at a neighbouring estate, he is offered the tenancy of Yew Tree Farm in Downton, thanks to the unflagging efforts of Daisy. 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. She later retracts the statement as she feels guilty and over time, her feelings for Thomas diminish and she notices that Downton's other footman, William, likes her. Thomas is then attracted to the handsome new footman, Jimmy, and walks into his room and kisses the sleeping Jimmy. During the Great War she learns that her nephew Archibald "Archie" Philpotts deserted and was shot for cowardice at the front. She plays outside with her cousins Sybil and George, as the adults are having tea inside the Downton estate. Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. This sums up her second appearance quite well She's not either, she's a rapist. Patrick Gordon (played by Trevor White) is a major in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who made a request to stay at the convalescent home at Downton Abbey because he claims he is related to the Crawley family. 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. His attitudes occasionally clash with that of the more progressive and pragmatic Cora. Season 4. She maintains a quarrelsome rivalry with Violet, the Dowager Countess, but this eventually develops into a genuine friendship, especially after Isobel is grief-stricken by Matthew's unexpected death and Violet's brief illness. Richard Carlisle (played by Iain Glen) is the fianc of Lady Mary Crawley in series two. In the first film, Carson is called back to oversee the royal family's visit to Downton. 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. 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. 1862) is the housekeeper at Downton Abbey. Shortly after their wedding night, Bates is arrested for murdering his previous wife, although Anna and the rest of the residents at Downton are convinced that he is innocent. Despite his questions, he does so. He is accompanied by his boss Charles Blake as they are working on a government project studying estates and their progress. With its views of life from the upstairs and downstairs, it shows the perspectives of the happenings of early 20th century England's commonwealth. 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. Vyner tells Mary and Anna that the witness has confirmed that they had seen Anna on the pavement near Green in Piccadilly when the incident occurred. She is played by actress MyAnna Buring. Edith learns that he suffered a debilitating injury to his arm serving in the First World War, hence his refusal. 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. He has feelings for Anna, but they are unrequited and she later marries Mr Bates. After his return, he receives a telegram informing him of her death. 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 episode 6 Anna begins to experience uncomfortable pains again and Bates insists he pay for her to see Ryder again. When Green returns to the Abbey, Bates is further convinced of his guilt. 1886) is lady's maid to Lady Mary at Downton Abbey; previously she was first parlour maid and head housemaid. While the family, guests and staff listen to Melba's performance upstairs, Green sexually assaults Anna in the servants' quarters. 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. Months later, while on vacation, he tells Edith he knows about Marigold, and he believes Michael was an honourable man, with which she agrees, stating Michael would have married her as soon as he could. Daisy has a close relationship with Mrs Patmore, the cook, which is frequently more mother-daughter than two servants working together. Turning up in the servants' hall unannounced, his good looks and charm quickly impress a number of the maidsas well as Thomas Barrow, currently valet to Lord Grantham. However, the two fail to resolve their marital problems, and agree to separate upon returning to England for Rose's wedding. She starts pursuing Tom relentlessly until she finally convinces him that she is pregnant with his child. Edna's the fucking worst! She volunteers with a charity in Leeds to help Russian refugees who have resettled in England. In the end, Alfred realises too late that he was chasing the wrong girl, while Ivy comes to a similar realisation about Jimmy, who was clearly out for sport. Some also appear in one or both of the film sequels: Downton Abbey (2019), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). In the second Christmas special, she accompanies Lady Grantham to Scotland to visit Duneagle Castle. 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. 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. He is portrayed by Simon Jones in the film. Distraught in believing that it is impossible for her to carry a child to term, Anna becomes upset, believing she had let Bates down. Shortly after this, of her free will, Jane leaves service at Downton. Michael Gregson (played by Charles Edwards) (d. around 8 November 1923) is a London editor for the society magazine The Sketch. Jane Moorsum (played by Clare Calbraith) was a maid at Downton Abbey and Ethel's replacement. They go to the Lotus night club, but Bullock gets drunk and leaves Rose on the dance floor. 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. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. She also begins to see Albert Mason, Daisy's father in law, and between the two of them, help Daisy to realise that no matter what happens with them, they will always be there for Daisy, and that they love her very much. When he was at school he fooled around and never learned how to read or how to write anything but his own name. Her child by him, a daughter named Marigold, was at first given to a family in Switzerland, where she gave birth. In the second feature film, Sybbie's great-grandmother, the Dowager Countess, names Sybbie as heir to her villa in the South of France, ensuring Sybbie a more equal social and financial standing with her cousins. Upon Robert's death, he will become the 8th Earl of Grantham, though Mary will speak for his interests until he comes of age. Ultimately, his actions do not matter, as she confesses to Matthew about Pamuk and Matthew proposes to her despite this. Although convinced that there is no evidence for anything to happen, Anna is later arrested for Green's murder. . However, problems between the two are not over as Bates realises something has upset Anna. Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. It is revealed that she was poisoned by eating rat poison cooked in a pie, and Bates is put under suspicion. 1891) is the eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham and arguably the centre of interest of all the family story arcs in the series. Specifically, the new housemaid, Edna. Hence, she becomes sensitive and upset when confronted with the topic of war. She would be canned after she tried everything to derail Tom's transition to the upstairs family. Before going to Munich to begin his path to obtain German citizenship, he and Edith spend their last night together, making love for the first and last time. His son Larry, who was once keen on Sybil, treats her husband Tom with rudeness and disrespect. 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. However, in episode 4 she begins to suffer severe cramps and fears she is suffering another miscarriage. Defeated, Edna leaves the room. Downton Abbey (TV Series 2010-2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Anthony Strallan (played by Robert Bathurst) was Edith's much older suitor. Before the war, he worked for Lady Anstruther and was her favourite footman. [5] A Huffington Post poll revealed that 85% of the respondents expressed dislike of Matthew's death. He informs Lady Grantham that he suspects the new nanny may be mistreating the children in some way. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. Robert is immensely proud of Downton as the place he grew up and takes his responsibility for the estate very seriously; he sees himself as its caretaker, not its owner. Mrs Hughes threatens to summon a doctor to examine her if she persists with her lie. 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 episode 3, Mary asks if Anna has considered Dr Ryder's advice. She is best friends with Mrs Patmore. While John is in prison, Anna is able to track down a neighbour of Vera's who saw her on the day of her death. Matthew is left a considerable sum by Mr Swire, and Matthew is initially consumed with guilt and refuses to accept it.