Ambitious, she decides that she no longer wants to work in service and saves up her money to buy a typewriter to take a correspondence course in typing and shorthand. Ethel, however, would not be allowed contact, learning that Charlie will be told that his father died during the war and his mother died of Spanish flu. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. After a hot post-dinner make-out with Lady Mary, the dangerously handsome Turkish diplomat sneaks his way into her bedroom and forces himself on her, only to collapse in an . When Elsie turns his proposal down he later married Ivy (died 1910) and had one son Peter, who joined the army. In 1921, Rose's relationship with her mother has soured, though her relationship with her father is better. Bates goes to York for the day but does not reveal the reason for going and Mr Green dies in Piccadilly after "falling into the road". 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). She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. While in England he makes the acquaintance of the Hon. "[17] Finneran stated her belief that O'Brien's negative attitudes originated from how the character "has basically sacrificed her entire life to somebody else, for the good of their life and their home its no wonder that she would get frustrated or angry about things. He was further humiliated after being handed a white feather at a benefit concert held in the Crawley mansion. 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. When Barrow attempts suicide, it is Baxter who raises the alarm (based on Barrow's earlier behaviour that morning) and finds him in the bathroom in time to save his life. Joe Burns (played by Bill Fellows) is a former suitor to Mrs Hughes. 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. He believes she must have been lured into doing it, because it is not in her nature. She begins an affair with Major Charles Bryant (played by Daniel Pirrie) when he is being treated at Downton while it is a temporary convalescent home. In "The Finale", the final episode of the series and of the show, Anna is shown to be pregnant and still working as a ladies maid, much to the dislike and discomfort of Carson, who feels a woman in "her condition" should not be working. He has never condemned Mary for any of her more questionable actions, and Mrs Hughes once remarks that "Mr Carson would forgive (Lady Mary) if (she) attacked him with a brick.". She is employed in Crawley house by Isobel and Mrs Patmore teaches her to cook, despite Mrs Bird leaving her post. He attempts suicide but is rescued by his friends. Sybil "Sybbie" Branson, (b. late May 1920) is the daughter and only child of Tom Branson and the late Lady Sybil Branson (ne Crawley). She leaves Downton at the very beginning of the fourth series in the middle of the night to take her new position, leaving only a letter to explain her actions. 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. The older Mr Mason later explains to Daisy that William was his only surviving child and he had realised that William married Daisy not just because he cared for her but so his father would have someone to keep company. All solutions for "Downton Abbey maid" 16 letters crossword answer - We have 1 clue. George Matthew Crawley (born August 1921) is the son and heir of the late Matthew Crawley and Lady Mary Josephine Crawley. Edna approaches him again when she sees him sitting by himself and gives him a large whiskey, saying she thinks he needs it. EDNA Thanks for visiting The Crossword Solver "Downton Abbey maid". After the fire, Lord Grantham tells Carson that Jimmy has to go, but with a good reference. [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. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Anthony Foyle (Lord Gillingham), Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake. She visits him in London, and he has a cocktail party that important artists and literary figures like Virginia Woolf attend. 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. Her determination to treat the man piques the ire of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, and preparing for a showdown, Violet shows up at Mr Drake's bedside only to witness the procedure and its unmitigated success. Bates is overjoyed by the news. Mrs Hughes discovers a round-trip ticket stub from York to London in an article of Bates's clothing that Anna donates to charity. Edna has considerable charm, which she uses to her advantage. Throughout much of the series Bates is at odds with Thomas, who tries to get rid of him so that he can take his place as valet. His son Larry, who was once keen on Sybil, treats her husband Tom with rudeness and disrespect. In 1914, Matthew asks Mary to marry him, but she is hesitant because of circumstances regarding the inheritance of the estate. 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. In Downton Abbey: A New Era, newlyweds Daisy and Andy are sharing the farm with Mr Mason. John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. The two part on good terms, with Madeleine promising to write to Harold frequently. He later leaves Downton as he feels he is unfit for service. Shocked, Anna is cuffed as Mary, Robert and Bates attempt to plead her case but to no use. In the first film, she is seven years old and continues to be raised with her first cousins George and Caroline, at the estate. At the end, he is seen playing football on the beach, while Thomas watches from a nearby chair. When she feared what he might do next and knew what was about to happen, Anna hid in the dark, waiting for him with a knife. She, in turn thanks him, describing him as strong and lucky neither of which he considered himself to be. 'Downton Abbey' Insufferability Index: That Bitch Braithwaite Most of the insufferability on last night's episode of Downton was trumped by the over-the-top villainy of Edna Braithwaite. 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. 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. 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. Tom was briefly seduced by the manipulative maid Edna who made it her life's mission to trick him into marrying her. He finds himself mutually attracted to Lady Grantham's new maid, Baxter. His last name remains unknown. Isobel later receives a marriage proposal from Lord Merton, and despite a health scare and his sons' attempts to prevent the marriage, Isobel decides to marry him in the final series. He hides the Crawley family dog, Isis, whom he hopes to "find" to curry favour with Lord Grantham. This is the official YouTube channel for Downton Abbey. In the end, when Alfred does leave, Molesley seeks the job but Carson refuses, citing his great reluctance. Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. [19], Executive producer Gareth Neame stated that Finneran had chosen to leave the series. 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. 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. Gregson then has Edith sign legal papers; should anything happen to him, she will inherit his modern London apartment and the newspaper. Sir Richard Carlisle tricks Mrs Bates into selling the story, to save Mary and later threatens to expose her when she wants to break off their engagement. 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. He tells Robert in another letter how to contact him. Menu. Edna Braithwaite 5 episodes, 2012-2013 Catherine Steadman . Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Strutt KCB, DSO (played by Julian Wadham) is a senior British Army general known as the "Hero of the Somme". During the First World War, Sybil serves as an auxiliary nurse and develops feelings for Tom Branson, the family's chauffeur and a staunch Irish nationalist. However, when he sees the departing Bates leaving, Lord Grantham is overcome with feelings of guilt. He is the son of Bill Molesley, the winner of the best bloom at the Downton Flower Show in 1913. In the meantime, Bertie's unmarried cousin dies of malaria in Tangiers. However, she eventually decides she does not want to marry any of them, providing a shock, especially for Tony. 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. However, the two fail to resolve their marital problems, and agree to separate upon returning to England for Rose's wedding. [citation needed] Moreover, actor Leech wanted to audition for Thomas Barrow, but chose Branson. 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. Amused instead of scandalised at the revelation, Grantham gently declines Carson's offer, ending the matter as a non-issue. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. Just before her death she confesses to Matthew that she had seen the kiss between him and Mary and tells him that her death is the best for all of them. Daisy was worried about being William's sweetheart but Mrs Patmore urged her not to send him to the front with a broken heart, saying that if she refused, he would never return. During the Revolution many years later, Prince Kuragin and his wife, Princess Irina Kuragina, were arrested by the Bolsheviks and separated. Andrew serves drinks before a fox hunt. Lord Grantham sends Thomas after Lady Edith, and Thomas can only watch in horror, unable to protect Jimmy this one last time. For example, Rosamund's influence causes complications and delays Mary and Matthew's engagement during the first two series. She insults Barrow's arrogance and manner, though he responds in kind, and she leaves Downton once again. Edith is very worried and decides to get an abortion. 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. After William's death in 1918, Mr Mason sometimes calls at Downton to speak to Daisy, believing that she loved William as much as he did. Anna was the member of staff who helped Lady Mary and her mother Cora carry the corpse of Kemal Pamuk out of Lady Mary's bedroom and was the only one who openly welcomed valet John Bates to the household, despite everyone else's initial prejudice against him on account of his limp. When Rose responds that the prince was very popular, the king dryly remarks that "the prince is never short of popularity." Anna is freed but on bail whilst her husband is classified as being on the run. Lord Grantham bursts into Lady Anstruther's room to sound the alarm and discovers her with Jimmy. Anna and Bates both visit Scotland Yard where Anna is forced to be part of an identity parade to which Bates is outraged. Thomas then calls her a "manipulative little witch" and expresses delight that her schemes have come to nothing. Mary is concerned that the royal staff is running roughshod over Barrow. Mr Carson is in charge of the pantry, wine cellar, and dining room, as well as the male staff, who report to him. 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). While he is recuperating, Jimmy comes to speak with him. Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. From the start it is clear that Lord Grantham finds Jane attractive and he takes a great interest in the education of her twelve-year-old son, Freddie. Her father dies shortly after and Matthew honours his deathbed wish for his ashes to be placed in Lavinia's grave. After being caught stealing a bottle of wine, Thomas takes advantage of her feelings for him to persuade her to tell Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes that she saw Mr Bates take the wine. She does not return in the second series and is replaced by Ethel. When he returns to Downton to attend a house party, his valet, Mr Green, rapes Anna. Unluckily, while the tryst is occurring, Lady Edith accidentally starts a fire in a nearby bedroom, which pulls Thomas away from his post. Tom and Lucy later have a child of their own, a female, named Violet after the now deceased Dowager Countess of Grantham. 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. She attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr, who is a character actor and a prolific horror filmmaker. He arrives at Downton before leaving to settle his cousin's affairs, and Edith accepts his proposal. He announces he is in love with Mary and proposes to her surprise, but she says they barely know each other, and she is not ready to marry again so soon after being widowed. Anna worries that Mr Bates will have his revenge if her attacker's identity is ever revealed. 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. Ultimately, his actions do not matter, as she confesses to Matthew about Pamuk and Matthew proposes to her despite this. 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. Further, Edith discovers she is pregnant with Gregson's illegitimate child. 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. Though Isobel is concerned about marrying Lord Merton when his sons do not approve of her, Violet insists she should not let them ruin her future. He has worked at Downton since he was a young man, when his grandfather was its Head Groom. Robert very reluctantly agrees, and feels sorry that Edith is a "spinster" with no boyfriend or prospects in sight. By the end of the second series, the couple marry and move to Dublin, having finally gained Lord Grantham's blessing. They then take this to Robert who ensures that the witness makes a statement, then tries to contact Bates. Soap Opera Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Bates, however, manages to prove his innocence. She is 26 at the beginning of the series. 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. In the third series, she grows to like Alfred but resents Ivy, the new kitchen maid, who steals Alfred's attention. Violet convinces the local parish vicar to officiate the bedside wedding ceremony and attends along with Lady Edith and the entire staff present. . In series six, she and her father have left for America, only for them to return to stay at Downton in the third episode. British-based Swedish actress MyAnna Buring, 28, pictured, plays the new maid in the Christmas special of Downton Abbey. 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. She searches for anyone Vera may have been in contact with, and finds a neighbour who saw her the day of her death. She tells him that she believed she was pregnant, but that she had miscarried, and that it had potentially happened twice before. He writes to Robert also with an address attached so he can be contacted. He meets Mrs Hughes at a fair in Downton after the death of Ivy and asked her a second time to marry him, giving her a parting gift of a small doll. Carlisle leaves the morning before the Servants' Ball, but not before revealing that he did genuinely love her. Meanwhile, Mrs. Hughes is watching her suspicously, especially after Tom begins to feel uneasy about moving upstairs. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her. Movies. When Daisy visits him again in 1922, she is trying to avoid Alfred, who is saying his final goodbyes at the house. Eventually, his wife persuades him to accept the child as his grandson, and Mr Bryant offers to adopt Charlie. He would take on Downton footman Andy Parker as a farmhand, and at series end, would be pleased when Daisy would finally move to Yew Tree Farm with him at long last. She is very trustworthy, polite, and loyal to the Crawley family and her "downstairs" co-workers. Matthew dies because his actor chose to leave the series. 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. Daisy initially tried to avoid seeing Alfred at all, but eventually speaks to him and wishes him well as a friend. Thomas provides Bates with words that lead her to believe Bates knows of her hand in Lady Grantham's miscarriage, and she quickly backs down. He seems to be taken aback by her behaviour, but responds in a polite way to her forwardness. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. However, this . Rupert Christiansen, writing in The Telegraph, bemoaned the casting and the fact checking.[23]. Richard Carlisle (played by Iain Glen) is the fianc of Lady Mary Crawley in series two. Andy helps Mr Mason move into Yew Tree Farm with Mrs Patmore and Daisy. Before the war, he worked for Lady Anstruther and was her favourite footman. She also wants her husband back since she has tried living on her own and does not like it. During Bates's murder trial, Thomas applies for Bates's old job, but is rejected by Lord Grantham. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. She decides, with some encouragement from Mrs Patmore, to allow William his fantasy to boost his morale in battle and gives him a photo.