When Vera learns that her husband has a larger than expected inheritance after his mother's death, she arrives at Downton Abbey. Lord Grantham bursts into Lady Anstruther's room to sound the alarm and discovers her with Jimmy. 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. We've listed any clues from our database that match your search for "Downton Abbey maid". Whilst Anna is pregnant, she still fears that as there are months to wait, the baby is still in danger of being lost, despite her husband's insistence that nothing will go wrong. However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. 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 Matthew is injured, he thinks his spine may have been broken, but is proven wrong when Matthew walks again (he was just suffering from spinal shock, which didn't permanently disable his legs). Braithwaite had a certain interest in the book's. She does not return in the second series and is replaced by Ethel. But Mrs Hughes say that, "there are rules to this way of life and, if you don't intend to abide by them, it is not the life for you." When a witness comes forward to claim Mr Green was murdered and the investigation reaches Downton, police question Bates and Anna on several occasions. Mr Carson is in charge of the pantry, wine cellar, and dining room, as well as the male staff, who report to him. Anna reveals that she's already pregnant again. After that, the two of them are often seen in one another's company. Brown Findlay portrays Lady Sybil Crawley. . His last name remains unknown. He also reveals that Bates is no longer a suspect, as the person seen talking to Green appeared to be shorter than him. At first Sybil seems fine after the birth, but late in the night is found having fits and dies. In series four, the staff at Downton Abbey receive a letter from Gwen where she tells them she is married. Mary receives a surprising question, Anna freezes Bates out, Edna makes a play for Tom, and Rose meets a new friend. At other times, Mrs Patmore becomes flustered and takes her frustration out on Daisy. The toughs who lost the bet follow drunk Jimmy underneath a quiet bridge and jump him. Bates then leaves Downton, writing in a letter to Carson that he is going to confess to murdering Green in order for Anna to be freed. Ethel bursts into the meeting with her son, proclaiming that Charlie is their grandchild, but Mr Bryant accuses Ethel of only being after their money and insists that his son was a good man. In series six she married Mr Carson, but continued to be addressed as Mrs Hughes regardless. She firmly believed that she could guilt Tom into responding to her as she represented the same working class that he himself had been part of earlier. 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. While there, she apparently comes to like Lady Flintshire and manages to arrange to become her lady's maid. Lady Rose Aldridge (ne MacClare) (portrayed by Lily James) (b. Richard Clarkson (played by David Robb) is the Crawley family doctor. Through a series of notes and letters, all of which Jimmy desperately begs Thomas for advice on, the audience learns that Jimmy's former position with Lady Anstruther included a sexual aspect. O'Brien, Cora's lady's maid, schemes to get Cora to talk to Lord Grantham about Bates's unsuitability. When she makes others (notably Tom Branson) feel or look bad, she senses no remorse for them or what she has done to them. 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. [6] Maureen Ryan of the Huffington Post stated that she believed Matthew's death was beneficial to the story as his storylines had grown repetitive.[7]. At the end, he is seen playing football on the beach, while Thomas watches from a nearby chair. He seems to be taken aback by her behaviour, but responds in a polite way to her forwardness. In episode 2, without his knowledge, Anna visits Dr Ryder in London, who offers to perform a cervical stitch to rectify the problem with her carrying a child to term, but she must become pregnant again first. Molesley gains access to the Bateses cottage and finds a picture of Bates; he and Baxter use it as they travel around York's pubs to find out which pub Bates had been to the day Green died. Mr. Pamuk's Death. For his part, Mason knows how he is affecting them and tries to give them as much space as possible. At the end of the series five Christmas special Mrs Hughes has accepted Mr Carson's marriage proposal. In the Christmas Special, she receives a letter from Alfred, implying that they keep in touch. She is one of the few servants who smoke on a regular basis. 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. 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. Elsie May Carson (ne Hughes) (played by Phyllis Logan) (b. 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. Tom and Lucy later have a child of their own, a female, named Violet after the now deceased Dowager Countess of Grantham. 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 pub owner confirms that Bates was indeed in York and would swear to it, which clears him. 14 Oct 2013. In the third series, Ethel returns, having entered into a life of prostitution. His father was a local farmer and William used to help with the horses. Daisy Mason, who is interested in Alfred, repeatedly tries to sabotage Ivy, Jimmy and Alfred in hopes that Alfred will realise that Ivy is no good for him. At five or six years old, in 1928, she has donned braids and runs to ask her mother play with her one warm day. 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). In September 1921, Mary gives birth to their son George, but Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. 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. In 1924, news arrives that Michael was probably killed during the Beer Hall Putsch, leaving Edith devastated as she never lost hope that he might be alive in prison perhaps. 1862) is the housekeeper at Downton Abbey. Anna gives birth to a healthy baby boy on New Year's Eve, much to her and her husband's delight. Her father dies shortly after and Matthew honours his deathbed wish for his ashes to be placed in Lavinia's grave. 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. 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. However, after she explains her feelings on marriage he doesn't act. 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. 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. He encounters Edith during a round of grouse shooting and keeps company with her during afternoon tea and the evening festivities. The tale becomes known to other members of the family after it becomes a rumour in London. This puts strain on the couple, as Anna is too frightened to ask John the truth of his trip to York. 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. Edith struggles with revealing the truth about Marigold to Bertie before accepting him. He is married and has several young children. 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 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. In A New Era, now seven years old, he is seen playing with his young cousins. In 1913, Mason's wife dies of a heart attack leaving him on his own on their farm. His love of automobiles was a common interest that he shared with Edith and as well as bringing them close together inspired Edith to learn to drive. Downton Abbey Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Poor Alfred is used as a pawn in his aunt's scheming, which eventually comes to nothing. Anna returns to Downton but chooses not to inform Bates of the news until she becomes pregnant again and the stitch has worked, so as not to get his hopes up. His mother later tells George that it was time for his bedtime, and about the sudden demise of his father Matthew, only moments after his birth. He goes with her to the church of St. Mary Magdalene, where Rose helps care for exiled Russians. His protectiveness leads Baxter to discover Anna's pregnancy. Following his father's premature death, George becomes heir to his grandfather Robert and the Downton estate. He hides the Crawley family dog, Isis, whom he hopes to "find" to curry favour with Lord Grantham. This greatly upsets the farmer's wife, who was led to believe that the child was the orphaned daughter of her husband's friend whom she never met. Thomas later tells Anna Bates that he's upset because he wasn't special to Jimmy, which Anna very adamantly disagrees with. In series three, she has a breast cancer scare; the lump is eventually diagnosed as benign. 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. Isobel Grey (formerly Crawley, ne Turnbull), Lady Merton (played by Penelope Wilton) is Matthew's widowed mother. Thomas does not admit to the others why he was attacked, and only sends a significant stare to Jimmy, who is guilt-stricken with the truth. Nevertheless, he maintains a fascination with medicine. During the Great War, after William is brought back to Downton mortally wounded, the Dowager Countess summons him to wed William and Daisy before William dies. 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. 1868), usually called Lady Grantham, is the wife of Robert and mother of Mary, Edith and Sybil. Ethel Parks (played by Amy Nuttall) was the new maid introduced in the second series as Gwen's replacement. Eventually, his wife persuades him to accept the child as his grandson, and Mr Bryant offers to adopt Charlie. Eventually Mary breaks off the engagement to him after the pair argue with increased frequency, and after Lord Grantham discovers the truth from Lady Grantham and advises Mary not to be unhappy with someone she does not love. Beryl Patmore (played by Lesley Nicol) is the cook at Downton. 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. Lady Edith has recently learned to drive and she volunteers to drive their tractor. He also helps cover up the scandal that the murder trial of Downton valet Bates would cause. Outspoken, Ethel does not like being told what to do by anyone, which often has her in conflict with Anna or Mrs Hughes. 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 is especially bitter and resentful towards most of the other servants, perhaps due to her family circumstances; the animosity is common knowledge, even for the Crawleys. 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 . John Drake (played by Fergus O'Donnell) is a tenant farmer on the estate of the Earl of Grantham. 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. 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. They had been too scared to come forward before but had now stepped forward and informed the police of his actions. By series four the love triangle is getting nowhere until Alfred decides to leave after catching Ivy kissing Jimmy. He meets Lady Rose MacClare one stormy day in York in the spring of 1924, while she is leaving a pastry shop, and helps her with her packages. 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. Edna Braithwaite 5 episodes, 2012-2013 Catherine Steadman . 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. Edna was somewhat of a sympathetic character, coming from nothing and doing whatever she could to scrounge up a better life for herself. By the end of the series, Molesley finds work as a schoolteacher. They then take this to Robert who ensures that the witness makes a statement, then tries to contact Bates. When Anthony Strallan reveals what Larry had done, Lord Merton asks his son if it was true. 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. He first appears onscreen after Lord Grantham has given Carson permission to hire another footman in addition to Alfred Nugent. She insults Barrow's arrogance and manner, though he responds in kind, and she leaves Downton once again. She is the daughter of London solicitor Reggie Swire, to whom she has been very close ever since her mother's death during her early childhood. In the first series, she is shown to have feelings for first footman Thomas, something that Mrs Patmore tries to discourage as she can see that Thomas is "not a ladies' man". However, he is killed during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. 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. They agree to be friends forever. 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. Also in series four, Alfred is still caught up in the downstairs "love square". He continues to notice the change in her mood after Anna tells Mary that she believes she is pregnant again. As Anna returns to Downton, Bates is still missing, leaving her miserable. Anna insists that they marry so that she will have legal rights if the worst happens. Daisy has a close relationship with Mrs Patmore, the cook, which is frequently more mother-daughter than two servants working together. She decides, with some encouragement from Mrs Patmore, to allow William his fantasy to boost his morale in battle and gives him a photo. When the war ends, Thomas tries to make a profit by taking advantage of the nationwide rationing by selling goods on the black market. While participating in the "Albanian talks" he visits Downton as a guest, accompanying Evelyn Napier. We first meet the conniving woman in the second season as a general housemaid. In episode 6 Anna begins to experience uncomfortable pains again and Bates insists he pay for her to see Ryder again. Bates is freed, and the reunited married couple move into a cottage on the grounds shortly thereafter. But she refused him and he married a woman named Ivy and had a son, Peter. She tells Anna that she remembers Vera had dried food under her fingernails, meaning that Vera made the pie herself knowing that her husband would be implicated for murder. 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. Amused instead of scandalised at the revelation, Grantham gently declines Carson's offer, ending the matter as a non-issue. He tells Anna he knows what has happened, and reassures her that he still loves her. In 1924, she meets, falls in love with, and marries Atticus Aldridge, the Jewish son of Lord and Lady Sinderby. Tom is enraged when she tells him if he was good enough for his late wife then she is good enough for him. However, Lady Edith misses Marigold and decides to have Marigold grow up on the farm of Timothy Drewe, a sympathetic local farmer. The conniving Miss O'Brien left Downton Abbey very suddenly (who will keep Thomas in check now?! He previously served in the Army alongside the earl as his batman during the Boer Wars and suffered an injury to his right leg. Anna May Bates (ne Smith; born possibly in 1886) was head housemaid at Downton Abbey and is currently lady's maid to Lady Mary Crawley. She also feels, knowing Michael granted her power of attorney and she might inherit all he has if he is confirmed dead, that she must give something to their daughter, whom she then decides to reclaim. In 1913, three years after Ivy dies and his son joins the army, Joe comes to Downton and asks Elsie to marry him, but once again she refuses him, even though she has previously expressed doubts about choosing a life of service over having a husband and family. She and her late husband, Marmaduke Painswick, had no children. Though Jack loves her, he fears the repercussions of an inter-racial romance. 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.". However, when Logan auditioned for the role, the casting directors liked her Scottish accent so much that they decided to turn Mrs Hughes into a Scot.[11]. 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. 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. She plays the victim, and accuses him of using her, then casting her aside, and not being a man of honor. Edna has considerable charm, which she uses to her advantage. In August 1914 they are successful and Gwen wins a position at a telephone firm. They slept together and Edna lied to Tom that she was pregnant as a ploy for him to marry her. Lord Merton remarks that both his sons are very much like his late wife, to whom he was not happily married. Furious that Mrs Hughes went through her things, Edna tries to stand her ground, saying Mrs Hughes could not prove anything. Downton Abbey: Created by Julian Fellowes. It's not such a free place any more. 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. 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. When Green returns to the Abbey, Bates is further convinced of his guilt. When he pushes into Jimmy's room, he catches Thomas Barrow in the act of trying to kiss Jimmy. Eventually he returns to his post as Robert's valet, and he and Anna rekindle their romance. With Violet's help, Isobel proposes to Lord Merton, who accepts, to the horror of his son and daughter in-law, and they are married in the series finale. However, this alliance does not last very long, as Edna is fired after she successfully seduces Tom Branson but is foiled in her effort to blackmail him into marrying her. He is arrested in front of the entire Downton staff after Lavinia's funeral and is put on trial, during which some other staff members at Downton and Robert are called to testify. It is suggested by the earl's solicitor, George Murray, that Major Gordon might actually be Peter Gordon, who worked with the real Patrick Crawley at the Foreign Office, which would explain how he knew some of the private details of the Earl's family. Edna also remarks to Lady Grantham that anyone would be lucky to be a member of the Crawley family. 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. 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. Henry Lang (played by Cal MacAninch) was Lord Grantham's valet in the absence of Mr Bates. 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". LONDON . Downton Abbey Historical drama Drama series Television. Lavinia dies at Downton of Spanish influenza after Matthew regains use of his legs and shortly before their wedding. However, it would endanger Anna once again, who is released on bail. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. Later on, his father and Daisy become quite close. Bates is suspicious that the attacker could be Mr Green, valet of Lord Gillingham. This section is for listing events that take place prior to the beginning of the series. Thomas is a closeted gay man. However, Anthony jilts Edith at the altar, devastating her. She replaced another maid named Ethel Parks, who had been sacked after being caught with a soldier while Downton Abbey was a convalescent home for war wounded soldiers. At the end of the series five Christmas special, Carson has purchased a house and added both his and Mrs Hughes's names to the registry, with the intention of asking Mrs Hughes to marry him; she accepts. The Marchioness's lady's maid tells Vera about Lady Mary's liaison with Kemal Pamuk. They insist that they can give Charlie a far better future than Ethel ever could. She gave birth to their son on New Year's Eve, 1925. One evening Drake kisses her and Lady Edith is pleased. She visits him in London, and he has a cocktail party that important artists and literary figures like Virginia Woolf attend. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. Later, having returned to Grantham House, Mrs Hughes interrupts Anna and Lady Mary and informs them that Vyner has returned and has come to arrest her. 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. O'Brien, whose brother suffered from shell shock and eventually died in combat, is uncharacteristically sympathetic and kind to him. Michael Gregson (played by Charles Edwards) (d. around 8 November 1923) is a London editor for the society magazine The Sketch. 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. Bertie accepts that Edith has an illegitimate daughter, but he is also hurt that she may have tried to trick him, so he breaks off their engagement. Bertie asks Edith to marry him the night of Charlie Rogers' death. Thomas is then attracted to the handsome new footman, Jimmy, and walks into his room and kisses the sleeping Jimmy. Further, Edith discovers she is pregnant with Gregson's illegitimate child. In the series finale, Carson begins to suffer from palsy that ultimately forces him into semi-retirement. Mrs Drake secretly witnesses the kiss and soon after, the Drakes hire a man to replace Edith. Time skips to 29 December 1925, and Anna is shown to be close to giving birth. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Thomas Barrow (played by Robert James-Collier) is under-butler at Downton Abbey and is a character who creates many conflicts. After the fire, Lord Grantham tells Carson that Jimmy has to go, but with a good reference. He began flirting with her, later admitting he is attracted to her. They love to dislike her. She has proven to be manipulative, relentless, heartless, and quite sneaky. Thomas tells Jimmy to run, while Thomas is left to take the beating in Jimmy's place. She gets a new hairstyle and announces that she will move into Yew Tree Farm with Mr Mason, while still working at Downton. In March 1913, he is diagnosed as suffering from dropsy of the heart and is certain to die. They go to the Lotus night club, but Bullock gets drunk and leaves Rose on the dance floor. 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. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. She is played by actress MyAnna Buring. In the series four Christmas Special, Jimmy travels with the Crawley family to London for the season. It is Bates who intervenes to save Thomas's prospects after he attempts to seduce Jimmy, as he is unwilling to see another man lose his livelihood due to the schemes of others. Tony later calls off his engagement to Mabel, because of his interest in Mary. This suspicion leads to Lady Grantham's discovering the nanny's cruelty to Sybbie Branson, resulting in her immediate sacking. 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. She is a widow as her husband died during the First World War. In the first film, she reveals she is pregnant with Bertie's child. 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. "They're quite well known apparently. Before she can bring herself to tell him about Marigold, Mary peevishly reveals the truth. Sir Herbert leaves Downton the next morning with no knowledge of the incident. She is coerced by O'Brien into telling Edith, who writes to the Turkish Ambassador. 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. She is 26 at the beginning of the series. He drugs Tom's drink so that he appears drunk. In 1920, he expresses his wish to name Daisy his sole heir, and asks her to come live at the farm so he may teach her how to run it. 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. 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 they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. 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. However, problems between the two are not over as Bates realises something has upset Anna. Cora blames Robert for Sybil's death because he did not listen to Clarkson. After Ethel attracts considerable gossip, the Dowager Countess intervenes, having Lady Edith place an advertisement for Ethel, so she may find a position elsewhere and have a fresh start.

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