At the end of the series, Bates is livid as Inspector Vyner calls Anna into Scotland Yard as part of an identity parade. Matthew Reginald Crawley (played by Dan Stevens) (18851921) is a middle-class distant cousin of the Crawleys who becomes the heir to the estate in the first episode and soon after moves to Downton. During the First World War with the men away fighting, Mr Drake needs help on his farm. In between serving in the Anglo-Boer War and joining the staff at Downton Abbey, John Bates went to prison for a theft that Vera had committed. 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. 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. As a powerful and extremely wealthy noble with palaces and thousands of acres of land, he and Violet met in Saint Petersburg in 1874 while she and her husband, the then Earl of Grantham, were in the retinue of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Bates becomes protective over Anna at the car racing at Brooklands, when she insists in running after Lady Mary after a fatal crash on the track. In series six and the 2015 Christmas Special, Andy and Daisy share some special moments with each other and it looks as if they might live at Yew Tree farm with Mr Mason and possibly get married. In 1912, she brings private papers of her uncle Jonathan Swire, a Liberal minister, to Sir Richard Carlisle since Sir Richard plans to financially ruin her father. After hearing this news, both Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes immediately agree that she has to go. By 1923 he has taken a keen interest in Isobel, whom he meets again at a ball at Grantham House. Heartbroken and angered by her hesitancy, Matthew withdraws his proposal and decides to leave Downton. The rest of Anna's pregnancy goes seemingly without a hitch. Sir Herbert leaves Downton the next morning with no knowledge of the incident. Branson's return to Downton Abbey for Matthew and Mary's wedding is off to a poor start: he doesn't own a set of tails or even a dinner jacket, and he talks politics at dinner, enraging Robert. 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. 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. Thomas then calls her a "manipulative little witch" and expresses delight that her schemes have come to nothing. Bates reveals that he kept the untorn ticket in his coat as a talisman for a time. 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. His peripheral involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal leads Martha to request that Lord Grantham appear before Congress to vouch for Harold's character late in series four he escapes with only a reprimand. Bates finally confronts Anna and reveals the truth; he realised Green was the attacker as soon as he returned to Downton, and he did intend to murder the valet the day he was killed. Anna only tells Mrs Hughes of the crime, fearing her husband would commit murder if he discovered the truth. Before 1912, she lived in Manchester with the Crawleys as their cook, but when they moved, she went with them. Daisy initially tried to avoid seeing Alfred at all, but eventually speaks to him and wishes him well as a friend. Anna Bates | Downton Abbey Wiki | Fandom Rosamund is one of the more headstrong and outspoken members of the family. Lord Sinderby was said to have been opposed to his marriage to Rose while his wife accepts her because "her son's happiness is more important". 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. Upon hearing about the sordid incident from Tom, Mrs Hughes summons Edna to her office, with Tom present. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her. 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. 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. He tends towards nostalgia and fears change (such as the installation of telephones in the house and electricity in the kitchen, as well as the election of a Labour government). He is accompanied by his boss Charles Blake as they are working on a government project studying estates and their progress. In the first film, Carson is called back to oversee the royal family's visit to Downton. 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. When Vera learns that her husband has a larger than expected inheritance after his mother's death, she arrives at Downton Abbey. However, in the third series, Tom and now-pregnant Sybil are forced to flee Ireland after Tom becomes implicated in the burning of an Anglo-Irish nobleman's house. Andy later apologises to Thomas about his treatment towards him. He has a close relationship with Mrs Hughes, built up over a quarter-century of overseeing the household staff. '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. Before she came to Downton in 1895 as head housemaid, she was courted by a farmer, Joe Burns. All solutions for "Downton Abbey maid" 16 letters crossword answer - We have 1 clue. When Mrs Bird refuses to work with a former prostitute, she chooses to leave. She is played by actress MyAnna Buring. Eventually, Jimmy decides that the only thing to do is to satisfy her and hope it'll get her out of his hair. Matthew defends Michael against his wife and goes stalking and fishing with him. She gets a new hairstyle and announces that she will move into Yew Tree Farm with Mr Mason, while still working at Downton. 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. After the fire, Lord Grantham tells Carson that Jimmy has to go, but with a good reference. In 1924 they announce they are getting married, but Violet isn't so happy (because she does not want to lose her friend and companion in Isobel). 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. Cora blames Robert for Sybil's death because he did not listen to Clarkson. It is not known whether he went ahead and published the story. 1873) was the butler of Crawley House, in the village of Downton, and valet for Matthew Crawley. He has feelings for Anna, but they are unrequited and she later marries Mr Bates. As Bates is left helpless, Anna is escorted away to the police station having been arrested on suspicion of Green's murder. 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. He returns to Downton, having apparently settled affairs with his wife, but Miss O'Brien contacts Vera and once again, she returns to cause more trouble. Gregson arrives in Munich, then vanishes with no word. He attempts suicide but is rescued by his friends. We first meet the conniving woman in the second season as a general housemaid. Martha Levinson (played by Shirley MacLaine) is Cora's brash, outspoken, and wealthy American mother. During the New Year celebrations, the Bateses welcome the new year away from the others, together with their newborn son. When news reaches the Crawleys confirming Michael Gregson's tragic death, Lady Edith tells a terribly distraught Mrs Drewe the truth, reclaims her daughter, and flees to London. In series three, she has a breast cancer scare; the lump is eventually diagnosed as benign. He writes to Robert also with an address attached so he can be contacted. Edith's mother Cora suggests that Edith bring Marigold back to Downton on the pretense that Edith is adopting her because the Drewes can no longer afford to raise her. An unofficial will from Matthew comes into the family's hand, Thomas plots against Anna, Rose gets involved in a scrap at a servant . Edna Braithwaite 5 episodes, 2012-2013 Catherine Steadman . Cora then silences Robert. Over time, however, the pair grow closer, and a romance develops. 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. Thomas s'arrange alors avec Edna afin de faire passer Anna comme mdisante son sujet auprs de Cora - ce qui marche, Robert allant rappeler l'ordre M. Bates ce propos. 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. Mrs Hughes Threatens Edna | Downton Abbey | Season 4 - YouTube Whilst Anna is in Lady Mary's bedroom after the wedding of Lady Edith and Bertie Pelham, her waters unexpectedly break. [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]. Mary is concerned that the royal staff is running roughshod over Barrow. When Barrow begins treating himself to cure his homosexuality and is suffering, Baxter convinces him to see Dr Clarkson, after which Barrow treats her with more respect. In series six, she gets irate when her father-in-law loses his tenancy on a nearby estate. One of her most constant traits is her unfailing devotion to Downton as her home and, eventually, the estate which she will preside over. What really happened next remains unknown, although sexual relations are heavily implied. She is also the wife of John Bates. Anna is freed but on bail whilst her husband is classified as being on the run. He also later mentions Jimmy to Phyllis Baxter in a bout of sadness and annoyance that he's gone. 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. Edith then invites him to a party at Downton, where he begins to earn her father's respect. George V's wife, Queen Mary (Valerie Dane), appears with her husband at the debutante ball. Alfred's largest rival is fellow footman Jimmy Kent, who is shorter than Alfred, but quite handsome. On returning home, relieved to find that Isis is safe, he learns from Grantham that some children had found and returned the dog, seemingly ruining Thomas' plan. 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 . In the second Christmas special, she accompanies Lady Grantham to Scotland to visit Duneagle Castle. "They're quite well known apparently. It is to Carlisle, as a man of influence, that Lady Mary turns to when she concludes that marrying Matthew is not an option. While many of the beloved characters earned their happy endings, his . She runs off and leaves Downton immediately. Towards the end of the second series, she becomes guilt-ridden when she finds out her meddling in Bates's private life has started a chain reaction which led to Vera's threatening to expose the family secrets and bring the Crawley family into disrepute.