The show ran for six series and fifty-two episodes, including five . 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. 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. As Bates is left helpless, Anna is escorted away to the police station having been arrested on suspicion of Green's murder. 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. After Thomas excels in the match, Lord Grantham decides to keep him on in the new position of under-butler, much to Bates' consternation since Barrow now nominally outranks him. Rupert Christiansen, writing in The Telegraph, bemoaned the casting and the fact checking.[23]. Anna gives birth to a healthy baby boy on New Year's Eve, much to her and her husband's delight. Barrow then attempts to gain an ally in the form of Lady Grantham's new maid Edna, a maid fired from Downton following her attempt to seduce Tom Branson, by claiming that Edna's accidental damage to one of Lady Grantham's favourite garments was in fact due to Anna Bates. With Matthew off at war and Mrs Crawley working with the Red Cross in France he and Mrs Bird, the family cook, find themselves in an empty house with no one to serve. She would be replaced by Phyllis Baxter, who had been hired on Thomas' recommendation (although he failed to reveal to Cora that she had been a criminal). 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. Bates one day sets off to York alone, and returns the same day, and the family soon learn that Mr Green died in London that day, after falling under a bus. Sybil (now pregnant) and Tom return to Downton after fleeing Ireland in the third series, where Sybil gives birth to a daughter but dies soon after due to eclampsia. When a witness comes forward to claim Mr Green was murdered and the investigation reaches Downton, police question Bates and Anna on several occasions. She is also really selfish, as she objected to Mrs Hughes invading her privacy whereas she herself repeatedly did that to Tom. 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. In the 2019 film she and Andy have become engaged, but she shows little enthusiasm for marriage. Later, at the memorial, Mary speaks to Bates, certain that Anna will not be convicted, and feels there will not even be a trial, as the police have nothing to go on. He volunteers to help Mr Mason take care of Downton's pigs and shows an interest in farming. Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. Her industrious nature, first discovered during the First World War when she opens and maintains Downton as a convalescent home for soldiers, and later put to use on the Downton hospital board, often causes conflict with Robert, especially after she becomes president of the hospital board in the final series. Outspoken, Ethel does not like being told what to do by anyone, which often has her in conflict with Anna or Mrs Hughes. While the family, guests and staff listen to Melba's performance upstairs, Green sexually assaults Anna in the servants' quarters. Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. . 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. She works unstintingly and unflaggingly to remedy what happened. O'Brien then preys on Jimmy's discomfort and embarrassment to have him blackmail Mr Carson into sacking Thomas without a reference, otherwise Jimmy will go to the police. formata da otto episodi e uno speciale di novanta minuti andato in onda a Natale 2013.. Hence, she becomes sensitive and upset when confronted with the topic of war. As Anna returns to Downton, Bates is still missing, leaving her miserable. 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. The two part on good terms, with Madeleine promising to write to Harold frequently. Season 4. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hughes is watching her suspicously, especially after Tom begins to feel uneasy about moving upstairs. Matthew is left a considerable sum by Mr Swire, and Matthew is initially consumed with guilt and refuses to accept it. Tom Branson confides in Mrs Hughes over Edna's threats. 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. It's just a shame she went about it in such a manipulative and mean-spirited way, attempting to guilt and control Tom Branson. Tom was briefly seduced by the manipulative maid Edna who made it her life's mission to trick him into marrying her. Lady Rose, who had been staying with her, would convince Cora to hire her, to make up for Sarah O'Brien having left Downton to be in the service of her mother, Susan MacClare. 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. 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. Finally, Edna says she cannot be stopped from speaking to Cora. Mary offers to take Anna to London, paying for her to visit Dr Ryder, the doctor that had treated Mary for problems when she had trouble conceiving a child with Matthew. He purposefully puts his hand in the line of fire in order to gain a blighty wound and be sent home. 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. She also refused to hand the police the ticket regarding Mr Bates's trip to London on the day Mr Green died, telling Lady Mary she could never condemn a man for defending his wife's honour against such a crime. She struck him; however, she did not kill him, merely wounded him. She plays outside with her cousins Sybil and George, as the adults are having tea inside the Downton estate. In series three, she has a breast cancer scare; the lump is eventually diagnosed as benign. When Lady Rose returns to Downton, having had a child of her own, and asks when the baby is due, Anna reveals that she is about ten days away from her due date. Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. 14 Oct 2013. 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. She is one of eleven children and her parents are deceased. She gets a new hairstyle and announces that she will move into Yew Tree Farm with Mr Mason, while still working at Downton. The wife tells Cora that Marigold is Edith's illegitimate child, which shocks her. 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. Bates believes they must be content as they are, but Anna continues to believe that she cannot give him what he needs. When the Crawleys manage to reduce Bates's sentence to life imprisonment, she decides to stay at Downton, although she vows that she will not rest until Bates is free. Though he tries, Edith tells him she doesn't care that he is married, and agrees to be his secret mistress in the future. She runs into Thomas, and calls him sly, oily, and smug. 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. Jimmy continues to be manipulated against Thomas by O'Brien, while John Bates and Elsie Hughes work to protect Thomas from the fallout. He is the son of Bill Molesley, the winner of the best bloom at the Downton Flower Show in 1913. After her wedding, to avoid confusion with her husband, Anna is still called by her first name by the staff and family, unlike standard practice for lady's maids of the time. Lord Grantham insists on using his influence to get Freddie into Ripon Grammar School and paying the school fees in future. Thomas is a closeted gay man. She is the daughter of a farm-hand. 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. The Marchioness's lady's maid tells Vera about Lady Mary's liaison with Kemal Pamuk. Andrew serves drinks before a fox hunt. Later, Thomas Barrow finds her humming in the boot room, and she tells him he should be happy he is in good favor with her, while smirking unpleasantly. George V's wife, Queen Mary (Valerie Dane), appears with her husband at the debutante ball. After a financial scare, Matthew becomes a co-owner of the estate, and begins working on plans to modernise it with the new agent, brother-in-law Tom Branson. Although she is usually supportive of Mr Carson when it comes to matters of discipline, she is seldom afraid of speaking her mind when he makes decisions; Carson in turn dislikes proceeding with any choice without her approval. 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. 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. Anna and Bates also continue the plan to sell Bates's mother's London house in order to purchase a house up north and hire it out. In episode 5, Bates is insistent that nothing will go wrong with the pregnancy, when Anna begins to worry. During Bates's murder trial, Thomas applies for Bates's old job, but is rejected by Lord Grantham. 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. She would remain through the series end, after she revealed the whole story to Cora and Thomas' attempts to bully her were stopped. When Thomas decides to buy extra food and supplies on the black market to sell to Downton's kitchen staff, she refuses to get involved in his business, but she sympathises with Thomas after he realises he has been swindled. A pub owner confirms that Bates was indeed in York and would swear to it, which clears him. The final series also deals with Carson downsizing staff to adjust for the current times. Shortly after this, Green is killed near Tony's house in Piccadilly Circus, and Tony travels to Downton to tell Mary the shocking news. 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. Bates is freed, and the reunited married couple move into a cottage on the grounds shortly thereafter. Eventually, after Barrow threatens to reveal her secret to Lady Grantham, Baxter is encouraged by Molesley to do so first. Edith then invites him to a party at Downton, where he begins to earn her father's respect. Mary is concerned that the royal staff is running roughshod over Barrow. In A New Era, now seven years old, he is seen playing with his young cousins. Problems for Anna, however, continue. Eventually, she does grow close to him and learns he wishes to name her his sole heir. 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. By 1923 he has taken a keen interest in Isobel, whom he meets again at a ball at Grantham House. Edna doesn't think she has done anything wrong, insisting she is just as good as he and that there was nothing improper. He tells Anna he knows what has happened, and reassures her that he still loves her. However, problems between the two are not over as Bates realises something has upset Anna. She later takes his arm at the Thirsk Fair. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born September 22, 1979 Add to list Awards 1 win & 4 nominations Photos 124 Prince Albert, Duke of York (Jonathan Townsend), the future King George VI, is present at Rose's debutante ball. He leaves Downton, telling Carson in a letter that he has confessed to murdering Green in order to have Anna freed. When he was at school he fooled around and never learned how to read or how to write anything but his own name. When Anthony Strallan reveals what Larry had done, Lord Merton asks his son if it was true. Though unmarried, she is referred to as Mrs Hughes according to traditional titles for servants during the time period. At other times, Mrs Patmore becomes flustered and takes her frustration out on Daisy. In series 6 only credited with the main cast in "The Finale". Isobel Grey (formerly Crawley, ne Turnbull), Lady Merton (played by Penelope Wilton) is Matthew's widowed mother. 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. 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. Mary enlists the help of Anna and Cora to move his body, which is seen by Daisy. Tom kindly asks Mrs Hughes to give her a decent reference. William asked Daisy if she would give him a photo that he could carry with him. 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. Unlike many Russian aristocrats after the Revolution, Prince Kuragin does not appear to be an anti-Semite; when he meets Atticus Aldridge and realises his family fled Odessa due to the Tsar's anti-Jewish pogroms, he tells Atticus that he is "not proud of why they chose to go.". The Crawleys and Rose succeed in retrieving the letter, after which the grateful prince unexpectedly arrives and opens Rose's debutante ball at their house, dancing with Rose. Lady Sybil quickly befriends Gwen and tries to help her get a job as a secretary. She gave birth to their son on New Year's Eve, 1925. 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. 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. After hearing this news, both Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes immediately agree that she has to go.
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