Saison 4 de Downton Abbey Wikipdia 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. 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. Outwardly prim and somewhat strict in her manner as housekeeper, Mrs Hughes is essentially kindly and generous, as shown when she assists Ethel after she leaves her position and has a baby out of wedlock. Episode #4.2: Directed by David Evans. Downton Abbey Historical drama Drama series Television. She also discusses with Charles Blake his feelings for Mary. He returns to Downton as first footman although, as always, he plans to move up to a higher position in the house staff. By 1923, he still has not been found, but pieces of what happened to him are coming to light. Mrs Bryant, who had been unhappy abandoning Ethel from the start, agrees and Ethel leaves Mrs Crawley's employment. This scheme fails, however, when he is sold worthless goods and is rendered penniless. The two part on good terms, with Madeleine promising to write to Harold frequently. 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). Bates remains ignorant of the true meaning of the words, but he soon has other concerns when Lord Grantham decides to appoint Thomas as under-butler to take advantage of his skills at cricket; Bates had only hoped to allow Thomas to leave with a good reference. In a journey to the highlands it is revealed that Dr Clarkson has developed romantic feelings for Isobel Crawley. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hughes is watching her suspicously, especially after Tom begins to feel uneasy about moving upstairs. Kemal Pamuk (played by Theo James) (d. 1913) was an attach at the Turkish Embassy in London and the son of one of the Ottoman Sultan's ministers. She has proven to be manipulative, relentless, heartless, and quite sneaky. When she turned 16, she moved to the United Kingdom and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. A distraught Bates along with Lady Mary is adamant that Anna will not be convicted or even go to trial. In August 1914 they are successful and Gwen wins a position at a telephone firm. 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. Jack breaks off the relationship to protect Rose. Mr. Pamuk's Death. Most of the staff give him the cold shoulder, while Thomas and O'Brien try to get rid of him to further their own ends. He would ask Mrs. Hughes to write her a good reference. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born September 22, 1979 Add to list Awards 1 win & 4 nominations Photos 124 Nellie Melba (Kiri Te Kanawa) gives an operatic performance at the Abbey in 1922, where Cora intervenes to ensure she is treated as a guest of the family rather than a member of staff. Edna is basically the only person in this household that remembers the fact. Molesley is not happy with the prospect, thinking it degrading to become a footman when he has been trained as a valet and butler. Deducing that Miss O'Brien is pressuring Jimmy to have Mr Carson demand Thomas leave Downton with no reference, he informs Lord Grantham of the details, and asks Thomas to give him a weapon to use against his former ally. He first appears onscreen after Lord Grantham has given Carson permission to hire another footman in addition to Alfred Nugent. He finds himself mutually attracted to Lady Grantham's new maid, Baxter. Thomas Ferguson Niall Branson (played by Allen Leech) was initially the family chauffeur, employed in series one. She appeared in the first film. But she refused him and he married a woman named Ivy and had a son, Peter. She appeared in the film, played by Geraldine James.[24]. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. George V (Guy Williams) is the king to whom Rose MacClare is presented at court in 1923. When the food does not meet her exacting standards, she takes her frustration out on the maids, especially Daisy. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. [4] Following his death, his son George becomes the heir to the earldom, and a letter is found that serves as a will for Mary to inherit Matthew's share of Downton. 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. She receives some money from a deceased family member, purchases a cottage in the nearby community of Haughton-le-Skerne and opens a Bed and Breakfast, hiring her niece, Lucy to help her. Mary enlists the help of Anna and Cora to move his body, which is seen by Daisy. He starts his employment there in 1910 as a junior footman. With its views of life from the upstairs and downstairs, it shows the perspectives of the happenings of early 20th century England's commonwealth. He is extremely tall, which Carson comments is almost too much, even though height is a desirable aspect for a footman. Andrew is hired by Carson on a temporary basis to work the week of Lady Rose MacClare's wedding at Grantham House in London. Mr Carson overhears the news of Lord Grantham's della Francesca painting selling "amazingly well" and takes advantage of this news to hire a new footman at Downton Abbey. 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". Downton Abbey season four, episode three: let's talk about sex When Violet tricks Rosamund into telling the truth that Rose is meeting a married lover she has Rose sent to Duneagle early, accompanied by her paternal aunt Agatha, whom she despises, as punishment. However, she eventually decides she does not want to marry any of them, providing a shock, especially for Tony. Edna, still fixated on Tom, got him drunk and then snuck into his room at night. 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. Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton (played by Douglas Reith) is Mary's godfather and a widower with at least two sons, Larry and Tim Grey. At other times, Mrs Patmore becomes flustered and takes her frustration out on Daisy. However, problems between the two are not over as Bates realises something has upset Anna. 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. It is to Carlisle, as a man of influence, that Lady Mary turns to when she concludes that marrying Matthew is not an option. Upon Robert's death, he will become the 8th Earl of Grantham, though Mary will speak for his interests until he comes of age. Vera comes to Downton only to inform Bates that if he does not come away with her, she will sell the scandalous story of the death of Kemal Pamuk in Mary's bed to the newspapers, which could ruin the reputation of Downton Abbey. Some also appear in one or both of the film sequels: Downton Abbey (2019), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). 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. 14 Oct 2013. At first, Edith was told he disappeared after going out once he checked into his Munich hotel. When Lady Cora learns that Mrs Hughes is supporting Ethel, she is persuaded to invite Major Bryant's parents to Downton Abbey. Downton Abbey: 10 Most Hated Supporting Characters Of All Time - ScreenRant Bertie asks Edith to marry him the night of Charlie Rogers' death. 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. Anna later tells Mary of her troubles. British-based Swedish actress MyAnna Buring, 28, pictured, plays the new maid in the Christmas special of Downton Abbey. Rose later becomes attracted to Sir John Bullock, a guest at a Downton house party with whom she later meets up in London along with some of her relatives. She does, though she thinks Edna is not cut out to be a housemaid. Edna Braithwaite | Downton Abbey Wiki | Fandom In 1996, Julian Fellowes learned that, according to a friend's great aunt's diary, around 1890 a diplomat did die in the bed of a single woman; the woman and a matron carried the diplomat's corpse to his guest bed, where a valet later found him; the secret was kept for a century.[22]. He purposefully puts his hand in the line of fire in order to gain a blighty wound and be sent home. Under English law, her status as a lunatic cannot be used as grounds for divorce because she is neither the guilty nor innocent party. A loyal servant, he volunteers his service at the earl's mansion. 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."). He hides the Crawley family dog, Isis, whom he hopes to "find" to curry favour with Lord Grantham. However, Mason becomes persnickety with the living conditions, which grates on the young couple. The next day, Vera is found dead from ingestion of rat poison. Headstrong, ambitious, and determined, Edna sets her sights on the recent widower Tom Branson. 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. She later takes his arm at the Thirsk Fair. Prince Igor Kuragin (Russian: ; played by Rade Sherbedgia) is a former Russian nobleman forced into exile as a result of the 1917 Revolution. 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. Sarah O'Brien, who is angry with Thomas for the way he has treated her nephew, Alfred, quickly latches on to this dynamic and uses it to her own ends. 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. An unofficial will from Matthew comes into the family's hand, Thomas plots against Anna, Rose gets involved in a scrap at a servant's dance, and Mrs. Crawley tries to reconcile Carson and Trigg. Her Aunt Rosamund finds out and accompanies her to get the abortion in London. She later tells Mrs Patmore that she is ready to start planning her wedding to Andy. 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. He is initially reticent about his family, but mentions that his great-grandfather and his family were Russian Jews from Odessa who had emigrated to England during the 19th century and eventually anglicised their family name. Furious over this, she tells the judge in her divorce case that Bates paid her off to consent to it. Anna reveals that she's already pregnant again. MyAnna Buring - Wikipedia May Bird (played by Christine Lohr) was the cook for Isobel and Matthew Crawley at Crawley House. He tells Robert in another letter how to contact him. She says they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. During the time apart from Bates, Anna refuses to fall into hopelessness or despair, though there is a brief period where this wavers, when letters and visits with her husband are stopped for a time. [citation needed] Moreover, actor Leech wanted to audition for Thomas Barrow, but chose Branson. He took his new surname from a bottle of gin. Jimmy continues to be manipulated against Thomas by O'Brien, while John Bates and Elsie Hughes work to protect Thomas from the fallout. Edna comforts him, which makes him think she is the only one who understood him those two days. Specifically, the new housemaid, Edna. This is a list of characters from Downton Abbey, a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece for ITV and PBS, respectively. In the first film, he is six years old and plays with his younger half-sister Caroline, and first cousins Sybbie and Marigold. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. He runs after the car and orders Bates to get out, telling him to get back inside and that nothing more would be said about him leaving. She takes great pride in her cooking and is a perfectionist in the kitchen. 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. It is implied that her stepfather was a drunkard and abusive, touching her in inappropriate ways whilst she was young. Edna doesn't think she has done anything wrong, insisting she is just as good as he and that there was nothing improper. 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. But Edith, Mary, Matthew and Isobel defend Tom, and Mary settles the matter once and for all by revealing Sybil did not object to her child being a Catholic. They are both in competition for the top position of first footman, which Jimmy is constantly sabotaging Alfred for. After that, the two of them are often seen in one another's company. 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. 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. Edna Braithwaite. After his return, he receives a telegram informing him of her death. Though both Prince Kuragin and Violet were married, they fell in love and attempted to run away together, but did not succeed. Although he says his feelings for her are sincere, and he offers to buy a stately home near Downton where they can live together and start a family, he demands near-total control and threatens that if she leaves him he will expose her liaison with Ottoman attach Kemal Pamuk, which he has covered up from exposure. 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. She is petite, slim, and of average height. Thomas is then attracted to the handsome new footman, Jimmy, and walks into his room and kisses the sleeping Jimmy. A fanpage for the lovely Myanna Buring and her role as Edna Braithwaite on Downton Abbey. 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. He seems to be taken aback by her behaviour, but responds in a polite way to her forwardness. Leech's audition for the role convinced Julian Fellowes to expand his role and to transform Branson into an Irishman. When Anthony Strallan reveals what Larry had done, Lord Merton asks his son if it was true. However, the same day, Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. Phyllis Baxter (played by Raquel Cassidy), is hired as lady's maid to Cora following the departure of Edna Braithwaite. 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. Bertie later encounters Edith in London and helps her with her all-night push to get her magazine to the printer. Soap Opera Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Charles Blake stages a scene where Mabel and Tony come across Charles and Mary supposedly in a passionate kiss, and finally, Tony gives up on Mary and decides to marry Mabel. Anna's attempts to locate the ticket prove fruitless, due to Lady Mary's prior actions. Edith inherits his publishing company and reclaims their daughter, Marigold. The 20 Most Despicable Characters in Downton Abbey History - Vulture Sensing him as vulnerable, since his wife had just recently died, she proceeded to get him drunk on whiskey and to try to get him into bed. During Bates's murder trial, Thomas applies for Bates's old job, but is rejected by Lord Grantham. 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. 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. She is one of the few servants who smoke on a regular basis. In the final episode of the series, she falls for Andy Parker, the new footman who has been helping at Mr Mason's farm. The Prince of Wales (Oliver Dimsdale), the future King Edward VIII, is also present at Rose's debutante ball, and his affair with the married Freda Dudley Ward is the centre of Sampson's blackmail plot. O'Brien, Cora's lady's maid, schemes to get Cora to talk to Lord Grantham about Bates's unsuitability. 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. During the first series he had strong feelings for Daisy. 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. 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. In series three, Edith and Anthony reconnect and are soon engaged. Before she can bring herself to tell him about Marigold, Mary peevishly reveals the truth. Branson and Edna: Branson has adapted to his new life as Downton's agent quite well, but there are those who make him feel ashamed. In the end, when Alfred does leave, Molesley seeks the job but Carson refuses, citing his great reluctance. Mr Mason becomes father-in-law to Daisy when she marries his son on his deathbed. In series 6 only credited with the main cast in "The Finale". Gwen endears herself to the family by revealing that the late Lady Sybil had gone to great lengths to help Gwen become a secretary, and that Sybil's kindness had changed her life. It is revealed that she was poisoned by eating rat poison cooked in a pie, and Bates is put under suspicion. During her visit to Violet in 1920, she unexpectedly joins Edith and Matthew on a trip to London, claiming that she is planning a surprise for her mother. At Christmas there is still no sign of him, but at the Christmas carol service Bates manages to sneak in; he surprises Anna, and pulls her away from the crowd. A quiet, unassuming and sensitive man devoid of any real ambition, he is a distant cousin to the current Marquess of Hexham, to whom he is very close. . A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early twentieth century. Bates is suspicious that the attacker could be Mr Green, valet of Lord Gillingham. Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) (b. In the series three Christmas Special, he tries to call Jimmy off his aggressive streak towards Thomas, and then spends the rest of the episode talking about his interest in cooking. After failing to persuade Dr Clarkson to "bend the rules", a furious Violet manages to pull some strings to have William sent back to Downton, where he was cared for by Lady Edith. She dies at the end of the second film. 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. Matters are not made better when the Crawleys' lawyer, Murray, confirms that things do not look good for Anna and Bates is forced into action when a trial date for Anna is set. The end of "Downton Abbey" was, admittedly, a bit of a disappointment for Allen Leech. Despite these virtues, Robert's adherence to tradition lets him down in other ways. Mrs Drake secretly witnesses the kiss and soon after, the Drakes hire a man to replace Edith. She uses her position to curry favour with Lady Grantham to consolidate her influence, although her actions usually benefit them both. Cora blames Robert for Sybil's death because he did not listen to Clarkson. . Robert very reluctantly agrees, and feels sorry that Edith is a "spinster" with no boyfriend or prospects in sight. Furthermore, she reasons that once Edna had what she wanted, namely Tom's word to marry her, she would have made sure she became pregnant by using another candidate. As Bates is left helpless, Anna is escorted away to the police station having been arrested on suspicion of Green's murder. However, Anthony jilts Edith at the altar, devastating her. Downton Abbey stands as a show with great potential to become a classic for generations to come. 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. The Duke of Crowborough (played by Charlie Cox) was one of many potential suitors for Lady Mary, but he was seeking a wealthy wife to cure his financial problems. 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. Daisy Parker (formerly Mason (ne Robinson)) (played by Sophie McShera) is the kitchen maid, later assistant cook, at Downton. Overjoyed that her husband is once again innocent, Anna then attempts to locate the untorn ticket to London, as Bates kept it in his coat as a talisman for a time, and its existence would prove Bates could not have been in London when Green was killed. Pamuk rebuffs him and later uses this incident to blackmail Thomas, threatening to inform Lord Grantham about his indiscretion unless Thomas agrees to guide Pamuk to the room of Lady Mary later that same evening. Mabel Lane-Fox, whom Mary refers to as "the greatest heiress of the season." Andy helps Mr Mason move into Yew Tree Farm with Mrs Patmore and Daisy. In the first feature film, Bertie is asked by King George V to accompany him on a three-month tour of Africa. They kiss and enjoy their reunion. Thomas is well aware that Lord Grantham and Carson are only keeping him on sufferance. Things move at such a pace in Downton Abbey, storylines can sometimes be over before you've even noticed that they've properly begun. 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. Barrow accepts that Jimmy can never give him what he wants, so they instead agree to be friends. 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. Vera Bates uses the story to blackmail Bates into going back to her, which he does to save Anna's reputation. Tom kindly asks Mrs Hughes to give her a decent reference. His paternal grandmother, Isobel, assures a dying Lady Violet on her deathbed that she will ensure that George will remember his great-grandmother well. When Elsie turns his proposal down he later married Ivy (died 1910) and had one son Peter, who joined the army. However, after James-Collier had filmed the first two episodes of the show the producers contacted his agent and asked if he would like to be optioned for the second and third series.[15]. Though unmarried, she is referred to as Mrs Hughes according to traditional titles for servants during the time period. Isobel becomes disheartened after Larry and his brother Tim treat her disrespectfully. Edna also remarks to Lady Grantham that anyone would be lucky to be a member of the Crawley family. Downton Abbey Recap: The Tragedy You Didn't See Coming Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. Thomas is a closeted gay man. Alfred's largest rival is fellow footman Jimmy Kent, who is shorter than Alfred, but quite handsome. 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. 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. But Mrs Hughes and Mrs Patmore intervene and Carson eventually gives in and takes Molesley on as a second footman. Edith stays on (she had intended to resign because she was repulsed that a married man was flirting with her) after Michael expresses his hope that she will, citing how much it cheers him to meet her when they do and to read her column. When it is revealed the new valet, Henry Lang, had shell shock, she was uncharacteristically sympathetic towards him and it was revealed that her own brother suffered from it due to the War. 1886) is lady's maid to Lady Mary at Downton Abbey; previously she was first parlour maid and head housemaid. However, Lady Edith misses Marigold and decides to have Marigold grow up on the farm of Timothy Drewe, a sympathetic local farmer. When the staff see that he uses a cane, they are at best surprised and at worst angry feeling that they will have to pick up the slack for him, due to his disability slowing him down in the large house. Edna's the fucking worst! The tale becomes known to other members of the family after it becomes a rumour in London. He also helps cover up the scandal that the murder trial of Downton valet Bates would cause. Horrified by Major Bryant's refusal to acknowledge Charlie and his father's bullying, Ethel refuses the offer. Harold Levinson (played by Paul Giamatti) is Cora's younger brother. 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. 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. Nevertheless, Tony remains lukewarm about Mabel and seems keen on Mary. Matthew eventually relents and uses the money to save Downton Abbey from bankruptcy following Lord Grantham's having lost his wife's fortune through bad investments. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. Jimmy's whereabouts post-Downton are never revealed. 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. Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Strutt KCB, DSO (played by Julian Wadham) is a senior British Army general known as the "Hero of the Somme". Barrow succeeds him as butler, with Carson serving in a supervisory role. Bertie tells Edith that he misses her terribly and still wants to marry her. In the series finale, Carson begins to suffer from palsy that ultimately forces him into semi-retirement. She is baptised as a Catholic in accordance with her father's wishes, despite her grandfather Robert's strong preference that she be christened into the Anglican faith.