She is coerced by O'Brien into telling Edith, who writes to the Turkish Ambassador. 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. Lady Edith has recently learned to drive and she volunteers to drive their tractor. One of her most constant traits is her unfailing devotion to Downton as her home and, eventually, the estate which she will preside over. The female servants report to her. 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. ), moving on from Downton with handshakes and warm wishes for both those from upstairs and downstairs. Anna and Bates both visit Scotland Yard where Anna is forced to be part of an identity parade to which Bates is outraged. Violet attempts to find the whereabouts of Princess Irina through Lord Flintshire, who is her nephew-in-law, and eventually receives a letter from Lord Flintshire saying the Princess may have fled to Wan Chai, Hong Kong, where she might be working as a nurse. In the second series, William wanted to enlist in the Army but was forbidden by his father, as he was the only other surviving member of the family. The good stuff comes before and after. 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. She says that she does not want to be in service for the rest of her life and often complains about her surroundings. Robert and Cora, whove had their own marital struggles, saw both their surviving daughters happy. In the third series, Isobel wants to hire Ethel to work alongside Mrs Bird. But after Edna leaves the room, she admits to Tom she wasn't certain Edna was not pregnant, but now is. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. Furious over this, she tells the judge in her divorce case that Bates paid her off to consent to it. He returns to Downton as first footman although, as always, he plans to move up to a higher position in the house staff. They have busy careers but try not to be separated for more than eight weeks at a time. Mrs Hughes Makes Carson Cook | Downton Abbey - YouTube 0:00 / 4:27 #DowntonAbbeyThis #DowntonAbbey Mrs Hughes Makes Carson Cook | Downton Abbey Downton Abbey 174K subscribers. In series 3, Edith and Anthony reconnect and are soon engaged. Rosamund is one of the more headstrong and outspoken members of the family. She later reveals to Mrs Patmore what she saw, but is surprised Mrs. Patmore is glad to be away. "[17] Finneran believed that O'Brien "was great to play. Cora blames Robert for Sybil's death because he did not listen to Clarkson. 1862[1]) is the head housekeeper and she is in charge of all the female servants. In the first film, she reveals she is pregnant with Bertie's child. She has been married to Kevin McNally since 15 August 2011. In the end, it was Lord Granthams idea to bring Barrow back, giving the tortured serviceman something to finally smile about. However, the same day, Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. Lord Robert has no sons, and an "entail" keeps any of his daughters from inheriting his great estate and mansion: Downton Abbey. He took his new surname from a bottle of gin. Eventually, after Barrow threatens to reveal her secret to Lady Grantham, Baxter is encouraged by Molesley to do so first. Mr Carson overhears the news of Lord Grantham's della Francesca painting selling "amazingly well" and takes advantage of this news to hire a new footman at Downton Abbey. In series six, she and her father have left for America, only for them to return to stay at Downton in the third episode. Mrs. Hughes arrived at the manor sometime after the birth of Lady Mary, the eldest Crawley daughter, and has been taking care of the household ever since. Phyllis Logan was born in 1957 in Johnstone, outside Glasgow. She insists that Jimmy must have led Thomas on, calling Jimmy a "vain and silly flirt" and insists that Thomas not be ruined. Although convinced that there is no evidence for anything to happen, Anna is later arrested for Green's murder. Anna is freed but on bail whilst her husband is classified as being on the run. In series one, he tries to blackmail his former lover, The Duke of Crowborough. In the third series, Ethel returns, having entered into a life of prostitution. Cora then silences Robert. He volunteers to help Mr Mason take care of Downton's pigs and shows an interest in farming. Tom develops feelings for Lady Sybil, with whom he shares political interests and a determined personality. 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. In response to this, the Dowager Countess decides to ask Mrs Bryant in person if Ethel could have contact with Charlie. Gwen endears herself to the family by recalling the everlasting selflessness and generosity of the late Lady Sybil. The two try to continue their lives; however, both find it difficult to look past what has happened. Welcome to MsMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Downton Abbey Moments. Carson and Mrs. Hughes from "Downton Abbey" occupy the same time period (the '10s and '20s) and the same positions as Stevens and Miss Kenton; they've shared some of the same plots, too.. The show provides us with stories of romance, betrayal, loss, and love. 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. A quiet, unassuming and sensitive man devoid of any real ambition, he is a distant cousin to the current Marquess of Hexham, to whom he is very close. Deducing that Miss O'Brien is pressuring Jimmy to have Mr Carson demand Thomas leave Downton with no reference, he informs Lord Grantham of the details, and asks Thomas to give him a weapon to use against his former ally. Vera Bates (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) (d. 1918) was the estranged wife of John Bates. 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. Mrs. Hughes had come and gone two mornings ago, briskly and with her usual touch of kind sentimentality. Bates remains ignorant of the true meaning of the words, but he soon has other concerns when Lord Grantham decides to appoint Thomas as under-butler to take advantage of his skills at cricket; Bates had only hoped to allow Thomas to leave with a good reference. May Bird (played by Christine Lohr) was the cook for Isobel and Matthew Crawley at Crawley House. Daisy initially tried to avoid seeing Alfred at all, but eventually speaks to him and wishes him well as a friend. Gregson then has Edith sign legal papers; should anything happen to him, she will inherit his modern London apartment and the newspaper. But Mrs Hughes steadfastly reminds him he alone is to blame, and warns him to watch himself. 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. Ethel Parks (played by Amy Nuttall) was the new maid introduced in the second series as Gwen's replacement. Joe Burns arrives in town with the intent of a second proposal. Thomas later tells Anna Bates that he's upset because he wasn't special to Jimmy, which Anna very adamantly disagrees with. Anna is then given a trial date and Bates is forced into taking action. I dont think 40 is unreasonable. 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. Daisy admits she loved Alfred, but that is gone and they need to go their separate ways. Anna and Bates die in a suicide pact motivated . O'Brien, whose brother suffered from shell shock and eventually died in combat, is uncharacteristically sympathetic and kind to him. Years of gentle friendship and mutual respect between Downton Abbeys butler Mr Carson and housekeeper Mrs Hughes have blossomed into the slowest and most tender of courtships. In the second season, Bates is plagued by his estranged wife Vera, who is out for revenge. Phyllis Baxter (played by Raquel Cassidy), is hired as lady's maid to Cora following the departure of Edna Braithwaite. Bates then invite O'Brien to his cottage, and whispers the words "her ladyship's soap" in her ear, before warning her that unless she calls Jimmy off, he will not keep her secret. Phyllis Logan (born 11 January 1956) [1] is a Scottish actress, known for playing Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986-1993) and Mrs Hughes (later Carson) in Downton Abbey (2010-2015). She replies that she does not know what would happen in the future and that if he were to decide to change his life or move away, he would be stuck with her. Prince Igor Kuragin (Russian: ; played by Rade Sherbedgia) is a former Russian nobleman forced into exile as a result of the 1917 Revolution. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Anthony Foyle (Lord Gillingham), Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake. Major Bryant. During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. More or less, she runs the entire servant branch of Downton Abbey alongside Thomas Barrow, after he replaced her husband, Charles Carson, as butler. They then take this to Robert who ensures that the witness makes a statement, then tries to contact Bates. A shocked Mrs. Hughes finds new maid Ethel and house guest/patient Major Bryant in bed in the servant's quarters. Mrs Hughes has revealed that she has never actually been married, but adopted the "Mrs" title as befits a housekeeper. 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. This helps Daisy drop any objections she has about their pairing. Mrs. Elsie Carson (ne Hughes) "We must all have our hearts broken once or twice before we're done." A perennial favorite, Mrs. Carson possesses many positive qualities. "They are mad for it! Anthony Foyle, Viscount Gillingham, also known as Tony Gillingham (played by Tom Cullen), is a love interest of Lady Mary in series four and five. I remember we were in bed one night, reading our books before going to sleep, and I said to him: Do you think we are doing the right thing? Kevin glanced up from his book for a second and said: Our child is going to give meaning and relevance to the rest of our lives together., I was gone. She is one of eleven children and her parents are deceased. Mrs. Hughes of Downton Abbey: The Older Woman's Body Shame. Though Jack loves her, he fears the repercussions of an inter-racial romance. "It wasn't anything, my girl. He continues to notice the change in her mood after Anna tells Mary that she believes she is pregnant again. When Lady Sybil later dies after giving birth toa daughter, Mrs Hughes (like the rest of the staff) is utterly heartbroken and comforts Mr. Carson as they mourn together. Jimmy ignores this advice and continues to behave recklessly, winning a large bet at the village fair only to spend most of it on alcohol. His father was a local farmer and William used to help with the horses. Isobel becomes disheartened after Larry and his brother Tim treat her disrespectfully. Whilst Anna is pregnant, Bates continues to attempt selling his mother's house in London as well as purchasing a house in the north. In the second film, Mary has a flirtatious relationship with a film director named Jack Barber, but she stays faithful to Henry. For a brief time before entering into household service, Mr Carson was a music hall performer in the vaudeville duo the "Cheerful Charlies" alongside former friend Charlie Grigg. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. By the end of the episode she is awaiting results that will tell her whether or not she has breast cancer. Mr. Bates' mean old first wife killed herself and made it look like he'd murdered her. Horrified by Major Bryant's refusal to acknowledge Charlie and his father's bullying, Ethel refuses the offer. Eventually they do, and she even takes a picture of Carson's old love Alice Neal and frames it for him. Robert says they will do their best for Marigold for both Michael's and Edith's sake, while still keeping the truth confined to the family. Bates is subsequently charged with murder. She has a strong bond with her granddaughter Mary, to whom she is the most similar. 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. Furthermore, she looks out especially for William, who is often melancholy due to homesickness and Thomas Barrow's bullying. It was the loveliest sentence Ive ever heard. He was present for the birth of David, now 19 and at university, and told Phyllis: Darling, I can see our little baby, its a beautiful boy.. Nevertheless, he maintains a fascination with medicine. He crosses the final line when he takes Ivy out and gets a bit too familiar with her. "She's not one to just roll over and die with her legs in the air," Logan toldTown & Country. "People in my area in London know me mainly as I have lived there 25 years. 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. Mr Green briefly returns to Downton, and Lady Mary persuades Lord Gillingham to dismiss him, although she does not give him a reason. Mary, claiming the emergency to be for herself, rushes Anna to London to see Ryder and manages to get there in time to save the baby. 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). Patrick Gordon (played by Trevor White) is a major in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who made a request to stay at the convalescent home at Downton Abbey because he claims he is related to the Crawley family. The king is later heard in a radio broadcast, voiced by Jon Glover. After a long and somewhat secretive courtship she married Mr Bates in the end of the second series in a private ceremony at a registrar's office. At five or six years old, in 1928, she has donned braids and runs to ask her mother play with her one warm day. He was further humiliated after being handed a white feather at a benefit concert held in the Crawley mansion. Upon his return to Britain, he gets permission to work at Downton as sergeant in charge when the residence is made into a centre of recovery for injured officers. Mabel Lane-Fox returns and begins pursuing him again, but he is still convinced that it would be dishonorable not to marry Mary after their affair. 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]. Baxter is hired on Barrow's recommendation, and Cora is pleased with Baxter. Andy helps Mr Mason move into Yew Tree Farm with Mrs Patmore and Daisy. During an informal ball in the servant's hall, he dances with Daisy. He, Lucy and members of the Crawley family travel to the South of France, after discovering that the Dowager Countess was gifted a villa in the South of France and arranges for her great-granddaughter, Tom's daughter Sybbie Branson, to inherit it. She gives it to Lady Mary, who destroys it after Bates uses his skills as forger and pickpocket in suppressing a royal scandal. 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. Mr Mason becomes father-in-law to Daisy when she marries his son on his deathbed. They keep their relationship mostly private, but, in a 2017 interview with The Guardian, Logan confirmed that they "make sure we speak to each other every day," regardless of how busy their work schedules might be. During the 2014 Christmas special, Anna awaits trial in prison as Mary and Bates visit her. Despite not hearing from him, her intense romantic affections for him never falter. Before she can bring herself to tell him about Marigold, Mary peevishly reveals the truth. 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. Mr Carson is in charge of the pantry, wine cellar, and dining room, as well as the male staff, who report to him. Anna later tells Mary of her troubles. 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. We Bought a New House My Audition as a Story Teller The Car Ride The (almost forgotten) Jump Rope Blog Post [19], Executive producer Gareth Neame stated that Finneran had chosen to leave the series. 1862) is the housekeeper at Downton Abbey. 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. Jimmy is mentioned by Thomas during the Series Five Text Santa short while the servants are playing strip poker. I burst into tears. 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 it is revealed the new valet, Henry Lang, had shell shock, she was uncharacteristically sympathetic towards him and it was revealed that her own brother suffered from it due to the War. She is best friends with Mrs Patmore. Mrs Bryant, who had been unhappy abandoning Ethel from the start, agrees and Ethel leaves Mrs Crawley's employment. Bates tries to ignore him at first. With the announcement of a movie sequel scheduled for release in March 2022, we're celebrating the best Downton Abbey quotesfrom both upstairs and down. 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. Series 6 deals with Carson's and Hughes' marriage and life as a married couple. Anna returns to Downton in a lighter mood, which does not go unnoticed by Bates. Mrs Hughes discovers a round-trip ticket stub from York to London in an article of Bates's clothing that Anna donates to charity. A recurring theme during the first two series is the clash between Isobel's more modern and liberal values with the traditionalist ideas of Lord Grantham and his family. 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