Please help by adding reliable sources. Thomas also leads on the kitchen maid, Daisy, partly for his amusement (since it annoys the second footman, William Mason, who has feelings for her) and for ulterior motives. 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. Andrew is hired by Carson on a temporary basis to work the week of Lady Rose MacClare's wedding at Grantham House in London. 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. She tells him that she believed she was pregnant, but that she had miscarried, and that it had potentially happened twice before. Mrs Hughes discovers a round-trip ticket stub from York to London in an article of Bates's clothing that Anna donates to charity. Some also appear in one or both of the film sequels: Downton Abbey (2019), and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022). During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. She experiences multiple disappointments in her romantic relationships: she is jilted at the altar by Sir Anthony Strallan in the third series, and her second fianc Michael Gregson is killed by Nazis while staying in Germany. By series four the love triangle is getting nowhere until Alfred decides to leave after catching Ivy kissing Jimmy. The overjoyed couple once again begin to discuss and plan their future. Cara Theobold plays Ivy Stuart's character. Evelyn Napier (played by Brendan Patricks) is the son and heir of Viscount Branksome and a suitor for Lady Mary, but later becomes engaged to "one of the Semphill girls". Cast during red carpet for the movie "Downton Abbey" for the third day of the Rome Film Fest. Thomas is quickly drawn to Jimmy, whose flirty and vague behaviour leads him to believe that Jimmy might be interested in sharing a homosexual relationship. Timid by nature, other characters frequently take advantage of her naivete or pull rank by tricking her or handing her the more undesirable and menial tasks. Mr Carson is in charge of the pantry, wine cellar, and dining room, as well as the male staff, who report to him. She calls it off with him but he becomes angry and refuses to break it off with her. [5] A Huffington Post poll revealed that 85% of the respondents expressed dislike of Matthew's death. It is impossible to recognise Major Gordon as Patrick Crawley because his face was severely burned during the Battle of Passchendaele. His mother died of illness towards the end of the first series. 6 Who is Sharon Small in Inspector Lynley Mysteries? Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. She is best friends with Mrs Patmore. He finds it difficult to reconcile the traditionalist, aristocratic lifestyle of Downton with his middle-class upbringing, but he is eventually accepted into the family and becomes something of a surrogate son to Lord Grantham. In March 1913, he is diagnosed as suffering from dropsy of the heart and is certain to die. He is the son of Bill Molesley, the winner of the best bloom at the Downton Flower Show in 1913. 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. The intended dinner conversation quickly becomes a heated argument in front of the bemused minister, and the Earl of Grantham collapses from a perforated ulcer, ending the gathering while he is rushed to hospital. 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. Isobel becomes disheartened after Larry and his brother Tim treat her disrespectfully. She might be a familiar face to viewers, as her acting CV includes parts in Death in Paradise and Downton Abbey. 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]. [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. Mr Bates goes to London to confront her and returns to Downton with a large scratch on his face, telling Anna that their meeting went terribly. During a dinner in his honour, Branson, the Irish nationalist and socialist chauffeur, attempts to avenge himself on the Army by pouring a soup tureen of slop over the general, but he is stopped in time by Carson the butler (who after reading Branson's apology note to Lady Sybil, found by Anna, thought Branson meant to assassinate the general). They are both in competition for the top position of first footman, which Jimmy is constantly sabotaging Alfred for. Hence, she becomes sensitive and upset when confronted with the topic of war. Sybil "Sybbie" Branson, (b. late May 1920) is the daughter and only child of Tom Branson and the late Lady Sybil Branson (ne Crawley). Her Aunt Rosamund finds out and accompanies her to get the abortion in London. His protectiveness leads Baxter to discover Anna's pregnancy. By the time series five begins, Thomas and Jimmy have grown much closer in their friendship, though it is clear Thomas is still in love with him. He is one of the few people who is prepared to speak frankly to her, and is prepared to leave Downton Abbey to join her at Haxby when she is engaged to Sir Richard Carlisle. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. 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. Anna reveals to him that she believed she was pregnant, but that morning had realised that she had miscarried their child, and that it wasn't the first time it had happened, but the third. She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. In the meantime, Bertie's unmarried cousin dies of malaria in Tangiers. Edith learns that he suffered a debilitating injury to his arm serving in the First World War, hence his refusal. Charles 'Charlie' Carson (played by Jim Carter), called Mr Carson by staff and Carson by the family, is the butler at Downton Abbey. She visits him in London, and he has a cocktail party that important artists and literary figures like Virginia Woolf attend. Baxter is not telling the whole story, something Molesley is convinced of when he hears the same story from Barrow. In 1924, she meets, falls in love with, and marries Atticus Aldridge, the Jewish son of Lord and Lady Sinderby. After struggling with infertility, Mary becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, George, at the end of the third series. When he pushes into Jimmy's room, he catches Thomas Barrow in the act of trying to kiss Jimmy. During the 2014 Christmas special, Anna awaits trial in prison as Mary and Bates visit her. Carson had expressed his concerns about Andrew's suitability after the gambling club incident, but Mrs Hughes, Barrow, and Daisy urge him to give Andrew a second chance. In 1922 he joins Violet and Isobel for lunch, later taking a walk with Isobel. 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. 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. Richard Clarkson (played by David Robb) is the Crawley family doctor. TV Shows. Sharon Small was born on January 1, 1967 in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland. She's a familiar face from her roles in 'Death in Paradise', 'About A Boy' and 'Downton Abbey'. 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. 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. Anna worries that Mr Bates will have his revenge if her attacker's identity is ever revealed. When Green returns to the Abbey, Bates is further convinced of his guilt. Her father Robert tells his wife Cora that there is no identifiable body, and "what was left of him" was supposedly buried somewhere. 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. However, he is killed during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. Later, however, he is turned down as Mrs Hughes does not wish to leave Downton, but the two part on good terms. After a confrontation with one of the Russian emigres, Count Rostov, which Rose witnesses, Atticus reveals his family had emigrated after being driven from Odessa in that city's 1859 and 1871 pogroms. 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. More is revealed about Anna's past. After visiting Bates in prison, Anna declares that she will not rest until Bates had been proven completely innocent and is free. However, the same day, Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. He has worked at Downton since he was a young man, when his grandfather was its Head Groom. Sharon Small (b. Although convinced that there is no evidence for anything to happen, Anna is later arrested for Green's murder. In the third series, Isobel wants to hire Ethel to work alongside Mrs Bird. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. Shes also starred in two other BBC Dramas, Glasgow Kiss and Sunburn, and recently played fairy queen Titania in the BBC updating of A Midsummer Nights Dream. 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. 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. He arrives at Downton before leaving to settle his cousin's affairs, and Edith accepts his proposal. Before the war, he worked for Lady Anstruther and was her favourite footman. In series six she married Mr Carson, but continued to be addressed as Mrs Hughes regardless. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. Havers, a brilliant but terminally overlooked and underappreciated sidekick to an aristocratic detective. 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. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Henry Cavill: Best Role Leading or Supporting. Recently she guest-starred on Downton Abbey and was featured on Kidnap & Ransom 's second series. 1967) is a Scottish actress most famous for her starring roles as Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers on The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (opposite Nathaniel Parker) and Trudi Malloy on Mistresses. While participating in the "Albanian talks" he visits Downton as a guest, accompanying Evelyn Napier. 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. In series Four, Alfred pursues that interest and leaves Downton to become a chef at the Ritz. 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]. She decides to move back into Downton Abbey, leaving Mr Bates hurt and confused. She loses her virginity to him. She now realises the 10-month trip to Switzerland was a farce. But Mrs Hughes and Mrs Patmore intervene and Carson eventually gives in and takes Molesley on as a second footman. 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