Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) (b. Edna, an unlucky lover or a bad_aimed gold digger?? Matthew is paralysed from the waist down while serving in the First World War, but, after a miraculous recovery and difficulty moving past Lavinia's death from Spanish flu, he and Mary wed in 1920. She asks for large amounts of money, refusing a divorce so he cannot marry fellow servant Anna, and blackmails him, threatening to expose Lady Mary's secret. At the end of series one, William punches Barrow for his cruel remarks regarding Lady Grantham's miscarriage and the death of William's mother. At first, it is considered to be a "house of ill repute" (as her first customers turned out to be an adulterous couple), but with the aid of her employers, who take tea there, that image is dispelled once and for all. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her. 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. 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. In the first series, she is asked to stand-in for Mrs Patmore as cook at the Abbey while she is away having an eye operation. However, when he goes to reclaim the dog, he discovers her missing, and in his panic trying to find her in the woods, trips on several fallen branches and becomes muddied. 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. 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. In response to this, the Dowager Countess decides to ask Mrs Bryant in person if Ethel could have contact with Charlie. Left virtually penniless, he makes his way to England and settles in York, where he receives aid from a charity for migr Russian refugees. [2] Edith is often the "forgotten" one as she is not considered as pretty and smooth-talking as her older sister, Mary, or as daring and passionate as her younger sister, Sybil. He formerly worked as a hall boy, but wants to become a footman. At first Sybil seems fine after the birth, but late in the night is found having fits and dies. She visits him in London, and he has a cocktail party that important artists and literary figures like Virginia Woolf attend. Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. She is the daughter of a farm-hand. In the third series, Thomas and O'Brien's alliance begins to fall apart with the appointment of her nephew Alfred as footman. She appeared in the first film. 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. Anthony Strallan (played by Robert Bathurst) was Edith's much older suitor. Mary is still inconsolable six months after Matthew's death, Edith supports Michael going to Germany to divorce his wife, Molesley looks for a job, and there is a surprise applicant for Ms. O'Brien's job. 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. 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. Through Lady Rose MacClare, who is one of the helpers, he learns of her relationship to Violet and that the Dowager Countess still lives at Downton. She says that she does not want to be in service for the rest of her life and often complains about her surroundings. Edna, still fixated on Tom, got him drunk and then snuck into his room at night. Violet attempts to find the whereabouts of Princess Irina through Lord Flintshire, who is her nephew-in-law, and eventually receives a letter from Lord Flintshire saying the Princess may have fled to Wan Chai, Hong Kong, where she might be working as a nurse. She only gets truly emotional when her plans are foiled. The episode ends with Anna and Bates sharing a Happy Christmas alone. A recurring theme during the first two series is the clash between Isobel's more modern and liberal values with the traditionalist ideas of Lord Grantham and his family. After Matthew dies in a car accident Molesley loses his job, moves in with his father and struggles to find work as a servant, forced to be a road construction worker and delivery boy. 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. Later, however, he is turned down as Mrs Hughes does not wish to leave Downton, but the two part on good terms. Edna Braithwaite - Downton Abbey. Lord Grantham bursts into Lady Anstruther's room to sound the alarm and discovers her with Jimmy. Edna believes Tom and Mrs Hughes are going to try to buy her off, and insists she will accept nothing they offer because she wants her child, if she is going to have one, to grow up with a father. Eventually he returns to his post as Robert's valet, and he and Anna rekindle their romance. 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. Albert Travis (played by Michael Cochrane) is the Rector of St Mary's Downton whose living is under the patronage of the Earl of Grantham. Thomas is then attracted to the handsome new footman, Jimmy, and walks into his room and kisses the sleeping Jimmy. 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. Ultimately, his actions do not matter, as she confesses to Matthew about Pamuk and Matthew proposes to her despite this. Brown Findlay portrays Lady Sybil Crawley. The Branson/Edna saga was swiftly ended this week . After being told he would not make it, William proposes to Daisy and tells her that he wants to marry her, not just out of love, but also to secure her a widow's pension so that she would be taken care of. Edith inherits his publishing company and reclaims their daughter, Marigold. Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. However, Tom still feels he cannot fit in; during a house party at the beginning of series three, 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. The show ran for six series and fifty-two episodes, including five . Eventually, Jimmy decides that the only thing to do is to satisfy her and hope it'll get her out of his hair. 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. Even when she rises from housemaid to lady's maid, she shows signs of distaste at serving rather than being served. He eventually takes a position in a smaller household, but when Carson develops an illness, Barrow is invited back to Downton to become the new butler. Downton Abbey -- Critical Contexts -- Contraception Barrow finds Jimmy just as he is cornered by two members of the opposing team, and puts himself in the way so Jimmy can avoid being beaten and mugged. Jimmy continues to be manipulated against Thomas by O'Brien, while John Bates and Elsie Hughes work to protect Thomas from the fallout. Some of the family do not recognise her at first, but when they do they are surprised at her elevated status. She begins to feel he is a sensible match for her. Discuss Everything About Downton Abbey Wiki | Fandom Daisy has a close relationship with Mrs Patmore, the cook, which is frequently more mother-daughter than two servants working together. 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. Horrified by Major Bryant's refusal to acknowledge Charlie and his father's bullying, Ethel refuses the offer. Things move at such a pace in Downton Abbey, storylines can sometimes be over before you've even noticed that they've properly begun. When they win, Barrow follows Jimmy who, having won a large bet, has too much to drink. 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. Bates, however, manages to prove his innocence. At one point Grantham kisses Jane, but they are interrupted by an oblivious Mr Bates and they decide not to have an affair. She reacts callously at first, reminding him of his place, but soon comes to apologise, and finally breaks down and cries. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. During the War, he served with Charles Blake in the Royal Navy aboard Jellicoe's flagship HMS Iron Duke at the Battle of Jutland. 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. Edna Braithwaite | Soap Opera Wiki | Fandom By 1923 he has taken a keen interest in Isobel, whom he meets again at a ball at Grantham House. In the first film, they are engaged, but Daisy shows less enthusiasm; when she appears to flirt with a plumber, Andy's jealousy leads him to sabotage a pump. "They're quite well known apparently. She resorts to lies, blackmail, and playing upon others' emotions to further her own ends. 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. This suspicion leads to Lady Grantham's discovering the nanny's cruelty to Sybbie Branson, resulting in her immediate sacking. Downton Abbey - Season 4 - IMDb To prevent Carson embarrassing himself or the family, Mrs Hughes and Lady Mary conspire to have him join Lord Grantham's trip to the French villa instead. He manipulates Daisy in order to further his plans to have Mr Bates ousted. It is impossible to recognise Major Gordon as Patrick Crawley because his face was severely burned during the Battle of Passchendaele. She makes him feel guilty about having moved up in the world, going so far as to get him to eat downstairs again and suggest that he drive them to the Thirsk Fair, after urging him to come with them. 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. In the first film, set in 1927, Marigold is four or five years old and has returned to Downton with her mother and stepfather for the royal visit. Elsie worked as a maid at Duneagle Castle for an unknown period of time. Bates is angered when Miss Baxter informs the police that he could have made it to London the day Green was killed, despite her making clear she could not swear on the evidence. Downton Abbey stands as a show with great potential to become a classic for generations to come. 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. His paternal grandmother, Isobel, assures a dying Lady Violet on her deathbed that she will ensure that George will remember his great-grandmother well. 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. In episode 7, after the accident at the car racing in Brooklands, Anna rushes after Mary, Bates warns her not to do so "in her condition" and he asks Baxter to go after her. Thomas escorts Jimmy to the guest corridor upstairs and plans to watch the door while Jimmy goes through with it. When he returns to Downton to attend a house party, his valet, Mr Green, rapes Anna. His good looks are widely commented on and attract both Mary and Thomas. . During the First World War with the men away fighting, Mr Drake needs help on his farm. This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, . Though both Prince Kuragin and Violet were married, they fell in love and attempted to run away together, but did not succeed. Bates returns to London with her to live in his mother's home but soon separates after learning that she has been unfaithful to him. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. The Dowager Countess's Lady's Maid Gladys Denker takes advantage of him to go out drinking, but Thomas Barrow comes to his rescue, teaching Denker a lesson in the process. I will not post major spoilers from series 4 without warning. He had planned to make a proposal of marriage to her and took her to the village fair. He is in love with Ivy, who is in love with Jimmy, while Daisy is in love with Alfred and determined to break them up. Thomas is well aware that Lord Grantham and Carson are only keeping him on sufferance. 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. She insults Barrow's arrogance and manner, though he responds in kind, and she leaves Downton once again. She would be canned after she tried everything to derail Tom's transition to the upstairs family. Anna reveals that she's already pregnant again. O'Brien, always against Bates, writes to Vera to tell her where he is and about his and Anna's blossoming romance. Who is mismanaging downton? Explained by Sharing Culture Martha has a slightly strained relationship with her daughter Cora and frequently trades barbed insults with Violet. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. In the series four Christmas Special, Jimmy travels with the Crawley family to London for the season. He knew Mary since they were young children, but they did not become reacquainted as adults until after Matthew's death at the end of series three. Edna, the vampire maid of Downton | Daily Mail Online Before she came to Downton in 1895 as head housemaid, she was courted by a farmer, Joe Burns. She later takes his arm at the Thirsk Fair. Residence Downton Abbey, Downton, Yorkshire, England Boston, Massachusetts, United States (formerly) Dublin, Ireland (formerly) Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland (formerly) Title (s) Tom Branson Mr Branson The Chauffeur A grubby little chauffeur chap (by Larry Grey) Sir The Firebrand (by Molesley) Tommy (by Kieran Branson) Daddy (by Miss Sybil Branson) Edna Braithwaite is a supporting antagonist on the series, Downton Abbey, serving as the final antagonist in Series 3, (the main antagonist in the Series 3 Christmas Special) and the central antagonist in Series 4. Edith decides she wants the child back and plans to reclaim her, then places her in the care of a local pig farmer and his wife. In series four, Jimmy is something of an antagonist, stirring the pot for amusement and to get at Alfred, his professional rival. Mrs Patmore tries to hide her deteriorating eyesight but Lord Grantham decides to send her to Moorfields in London for treatment when she accidentally puts salt on the pudding instead of sugar. 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. 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. 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. Shortly beforehand, Thomas signs up to the Royal Army Medical Corps in an effort to avoid being sent to the frontline for the war that is soon coming. Full of regret, Shrimpie later privately confesses to Robert that he has to sell his estate to pay off debts and says that he admires Robert for thinking ahead and modernising Downton. He would ask Mrs. Hughes to write her a good reference. In series six, she gets irate when her father-in-law loses his tenancy on a nearby estate. [20] Finneran herself confirmed this.[21]. She also tells Bertie she is feeling unfulfilled in the role of marchioness. This eyesight problem is declared to be cataracts, the surgery for which is new and daunting to Mrs Patmore, but the operation is successful and she regains the full use of her eyesight. 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. Henry Lang (played by Cal MacAninch) was Lord Grantham's valet in the absence of Mr Bates. 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. By the end of the series, Molesley finds work as a schoolteacher. This helps Daisy drop any objections she has about their pairing. She later tells Mrs Hughes and Mr Carson that she had made plans to meet Tom, inappropriately using his first name, when they ask her to do a job that clashes with those plans, asking them if she must do what they asked her to do. 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. Edith is very worried and decides to get an abortion. This engagement is broken off and during the war he is injured. She describes Edna as dreaming of a life above her station and being waited on rather than waiting on others. Cora instantly takes a liking to him, whereas Mary and Robert do not. 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. Vera Bates (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) (d. 1918) was the estranged wife of John Bates. Shortly after this, Green is killed near Tony's house in Piccadilly Circus, and Tony travels to Downton to tell Mary the shocking news. Anna May Bates (ne Smith) (played by Joanne Froggatt) (b. 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. Lord Grantham, after being pressured by Cora and Carson to see how Bates is not fulfilling his job properly, regretfully tells Bates that it is not working out. He refuses to assume his title publicly until his cousin's memorial service, though Carson instructs the Downton staff to address him as "Your Lordship" nonetheless. She also seems to have protective feelings towards Daisy when she suspects that some of the other staff such as Thomas or Miss O'Brien are trying to make a fool or take advantage of her. 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. She says they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. His last name remains unknown. 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. She is also entrusted with teaching Lady Sybil how to cook, something which the pair enjoy. Tom develops feelings for Lady Sybil, with whom he shares political interests and a determined personality. 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. She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. Jimmy's whereabouts post-Downton are never revealed. He threatens Mrs Hughes with leaving Downton in order to find out what is wrong with his wife. Edna was somewhat of a sympathetic character, coming from nothing and doing whatever she could to scrounge up a better life for herself. 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. 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.
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