By the end of the second series, the couple marry and move to Dublin, having finally gained Lord Grantham's blessing. 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 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. She is an actress, known for About a Boy (2002), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) and National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016). 1892) (played by Laura Carmichael) is the middle daughter of Lord and Lady Grantham. Expect to wait in line. She is originally from Argyll, Scotland, where her father was a farmer. 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 hides the Crawley family dog, Isis, whom he hopes to "find" to curry favour with Lord Grantham. Herbert "Bertie" Pelham (played by Harry Hadden-Paton) first appears in the 2014 Christmas special "A Moorland Holiday" as the land agent of the Brancaster estate. Edith does not hear from him, which worries her, especially when she receives a shocking letter from a London doctor informing her that she is pregnant. However, Edith reveals to him that she is pregnant, and the child's birth will coincide with Bertie's departure date. Travis insults the Catholic faith and believes the Anglican Church is superior. Lenker states that the character is initially "a solid villain" but develops and "he gradually became one of the most beloved members of the Crawley family staff". When Elsie turns his proposal down he later married Ivy (died 1910) and had one son Peter, who joined the army. Who is Sharon Small in Dear Frankie Marie? Horrified, Alfred is pressured by his aunt, O'Brien, to report the incident to Carson, as homosexuality is considered a crime at this time. 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). Sharon Small is a Scottish actress from Glasgow, renowned for her works across television, film, theatre and radio. She decides, with some encouragement from Mrs Patmore, to allow William his fantasy to boost his morale in battle and gives him a photo. He returns to Downton as first footman although, as always, he plans to move up to a higher position in the house staff. [src] Marigold Shore is Rosamund Painswick 's new lady's maid who spends most of her time in London at Rosamund's residence. 1886) is lady's maid to Lady Mary at Downton Abbey; previously she was first parlour maid and head housemaid. Julian Fellowes wanted to have Matthew die in series four, but the actor wanted to leave sooner. She is employed in Crawley house by Isobel and Mrs Patmore teaches her to cook, despite Mrs Bird leaving her post. However, when he sees the departing Bates leaving, Lord Grantham is overcome with feelings of guilt. 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. Lady Edith has recently learned to drive and she volunteers to drive their tractor. In September 1921, Mary gives birth to their son George, but Matthew is killed in a car crash while driving home from the hospital. During the New Year celebrations, the Bateses welcome the new year away from the others, together with their newborn son. In the series three Christmas Special, he tries to call Jimmy off his aggressive streak towards Thomas, and then spends the rest of the episode talking about his interest in cooking. Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey's Robert Crawley) Instagram / Getty Images. During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. Daisy initially tried to avoid seeing Alfred at all, but eventually speaks to him and wishes him well as a friend. Sharon is famous as one half of the crime-cracking pair in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. Thomas is a closeted gay man. 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. For her explosion of anger, she almost loses her job, but Cora, who understands her frustration and anger, talks Carson into letting her stay. It is not known whether he went ahead and published the story. 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. Her father dies shortly after and Matthew honours his deathbed wish for his ashes to be placed in Lavinia's grave. Rose's society debut is in 1923, when Cora presents her before the king, queen, and Prince of Wales. After Lady Edith has a letter published in a newspaper proclaiming support for women's rights, Michael writes to her at least twice offering her a column in his magazine. When Mrs Bird refuses to work with a former prostitute, she chooses to leave. Carson's main complaint is that a valet should perform extra duties outside of just seeing to Lord Grantham, including carrying trays and acting as a third footman if necessary. Bonneville will most likely be the lord of Downton Abbey for the rest of his life. 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. Plot - Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century on the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926. Series six deals with Carson's and Hughes' marriage and life as a married couple. Despite being upset that she kept it from him, he comforts her when she tells him she thinks she's let him down. Who did Sharon Small play in Downton Abbey? Mary struggles to move past her grief, but after the discovery of a letter from Matthew stating he intended to name Mary his sole heiress, she recovers and begins helping her father and brother-in-law Tom manage the estate. In series four, Barrow is as shocked as anyone when his old ally Miss O'Brien leaves Downton in the middle of the night. Nellie Melba (Kiri Te Kanawa) gives an operatic performance at the Abbey in 1922, where Cora intervenes to ensure she is treated as a guest of the family rather than a member of staff. 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. Sharon Small Amy Nuttall has been seen for the first time after it was reported her husband Andrew Buchan walked out on the Downton Abbey star. Small lives in London. When she is older, she affectionately nicknames Robert "Donk" (much to his consternation) after playing a game of "Pin the Tail on the Donkey" with him. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. Barrow finds Jimmy just as he is cornered by two members of the opposing team, and puts himself in the way so Jimmy can avoid being beaten and mugged. The pair see each other often in London during series six and they fall in love. Januar 1967 in Glasgow, Schottland) ist eine britische Schauspielerin. Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Samantha Bond. George V (Guy Williams) is the king to whom Rose MacClare is presented at court in 1923. Whilst Anna is in Lady Mary's bedroom after the wedding of Lady Edith and Bertie Pelham, her waters unexpectedly break. During the Battle of Amiens, he threw himself in front of Matthew to shield him from a shell explosion and both men were seriously wounded. As Bates is left helpless, Anna is escorted away to the police station having been arrested on suspicion of Green's murder. Sharon once revealed that Hollywood star Sally Field inspired her to pursue a career in acting. 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. Gregson then has Edith sign legal papers; should anything happen to him, she will inherit his modern London apartment and the newspaper. He also reveals that Bates is no longer a suspect, as the person seen talking to Green appeared to be shorter than him. He is initially reticent about his family, but mentions that his great-grandfather and his family were Russian Jews from Odessa who had emigrated to England during the 19th century and eventually anglicised their family name. 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. In August 1914 they are successful and Gwen wins a position at a telephone firm. Barrow is badly beaten instead. Waiting in line - or queueing as it's known in Britain - is common at Highclere Castle. However, Edith also experiences success when she pursues a career in journalism and takes charge of Gregson's magazine publishing company. Brown Findlay portrays Lady Sybil Crawley, Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Herbert "Bertie" Pelham, 7th Marquess of Hexham. Gordon decides to leave, rather than commit to his claim, after learning the earl's agents will be investigating Peter Gordon's history after his emigration to Canada. He tells Anna he knows what has happened, and reassures her that he still loves her. In episode 5, Bates is insistent that nothing will go wrong with the pregnancy, when Anna begins to worry. 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. She decides to move back into Downton Abbey, leaving Mr Bates hurt and confused. Year Title Role Production Notes 2004 Dear Frankie Marie Universal 2004 Belly Button Kika Satellite Pictures 2008 Last Chance Harvey Nurse Overture Films 2008 Pop Art short film Mrs. Gannon Forward Films. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. In series four, Anna is violently raped and Bates is confused and hurt at her attempts to push him away, as he is unaware of Anna's distress. Anna is freed but on bail whilst her husband is classified as being on the run. Cora agrees, though, that Marigold should be brought up at Downton. She is very trustworthy, polite, and loyal to the Crawley family and her "downstairs" co-workers. However, problems between the two are not over as Bates realises something has upset Anna. While participating in the "Albanian talks" he visits Downton as a guest, accompanying Evelyn Napier. However, the pains are nothing to worry about, as it's just her body adjusting to the pregnancy. The Marchioness's lady's maid tells Vera about Lady Mary's liaison with Kemal Pamuk. Please help by adding reliable sources. He arrives at Downton before leaving to settle his cousin's affairs, and Edith accepts his proposal. He dies hours later. Here are five of our top tips to make your Downton Abbey castle visit go smoothly. Sharon is an actress from Glasgow and she has two teenage sons, Zac and Leo. In series three, Edith and Anthony reconnect and are soon engaged. Alfred's largest rival is fellow footman Jimmy Kent, who is shorter than Alfred, but quite handsome. Edith struggles with revealing the truth about Marigold to Bertie before accepting him. Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. She says they do not have enough in common, and Violet later says it is because Tony was not clever enough for her. Eventually, she does grow close to him and learns he wishes to name her his sole heir. However, Violet and the family remain suspicious of him as he is "new money" and is described by Lord Grantham as "a hawker of newspaper scandal". When Bates is deemed guilty and is sentenced to be hanged, Anna breaks down and briefly prepares to leave Downton Abbey with Lady Mary, whom she is very close to, offering to accompany her mistress on an extended holiday to America, much to Mary's delight. He is a recent war veteran and suffers from severe Combat Stress Reaction (CSR, or shell shock) that causes him to be very nervous and somewhat disconnected to his surroundings. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. At other times, Mrs Patmore becomes flustered and takes her frustration out on Daisy. In 1922 he joins Violet and Isobel for lunch, later taking a walk with Isobel. The papers Lavinia stole inadvertently helped create the Marconi scandal. 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. 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. In series four, Jimmy is something of an antagonist, stirring the pot for amusement and to get at Alfred, his professional rival. The actress also played Marigold Shore in an episode of Downton. After Matthew dies in a car accident Molesley loses his job, moves in with his father and struggles to find work as a servant, forced to be a road construction worker and delivery boy. When she does, Alfred apologises to her, regretting being blinded by his infatuation for Ivy and failing to see how good and true Daisy had been to him. In the first feature film, Bertie is asked by King George V to accompany him on a three-month tour of Africa. Fellowes is known professionally simply as Julian Fellowes and is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter as well as a Conservative member of the House of Lords. In series three, she has a breast cancer scare; the lump is eventually diagnosed as benign. This suspicion leads to Lady Grantham's discovering the nanny's cruelty to Sybbie Branson, resulting in her immediate sacking. His good looks are widely commented on and attract both Mary and Thomas. Before 1912, she lived in Manchester with the Crawleys as their cook, but when they moved, she went with them. Daisy Parker (formerly Mason (ne Robinson)) (played by Sophie McShera) is the kitchen maid, later assistant cook, at Downton. She is an actress, known for About a Boy (2002), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) and Downton Abbey (2010). 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. Sarah O'Brien (played by Siobhan Finneran), who is mainly known as Miss O'Brien by the other servants or just O'Brien by the family, was Lady Grantham's lady's maid, a post she has held since 1910. She first meets Matthew when he is back in England on leave from the Army and they later become engaged. 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". Also in series four, Alfred is still caught up in the downstairs "love square". Edith's grandmother (and Rosamund's mother) is highly suspicious of this plan and discovers later that Edith left when she was around 34 months pregnant to give birth there. 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. Elsie May Carson (ne Hughes) (played by Phyllis Logan) (b. During the Great War, she opened a soup kitchen at Crawley House, in secret, and was helped by Mrs Patmore and Daisy to run it from the money given by the government for the hospital. Cora instantly takes a liking to him, whereas Mary and Robert do not. Matters are not made better when the Crawleys' lawyer, Murray, confirms that things do not look good for Anna and Bates is forced into action when a trial date for Anna is set. Though unmarried, she is referred to as Mrs Hughes according to traditional titles for servants during the time period. He appears to have been warned off Thomas by Mr Carson, Mrs Hughes, and Mrs Patmore. Sharon Small. Barrow asks Mr Carson to hire Andrew for the job. They then take this to Robert who ensures that the witness makes a statement, then tries to contact Bates. She also begins to see Albert Mason, Daisy's father in law, and between the two of them, help Daisy to realise that no matter what happens with them, they will always be there for Daisy, and that they love her very much. 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. 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. 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