Later, he confronts Thomas about what happened, and though he is hesitant, eventually agrees to be friends. At first Sybil seems fine after the birth, but late in the night is found having fits and dies. Anna reveals that she's already pregnant again. Sharon Small (born 1 January 1967) is a Scottish actress acclaimed for her dramatic work in film, radio, theatre, and television. She is replaced in her position by Jane, a war widow. He dies hours later. Miss Baxter refuses to inform Bates that, as a convicted criminal herself, she had to speak honestly to avoid another prison sentence. In episode 7, after the accident at the car racing in Brooklands, Anna rushes after Mary, Bates warns her not to do so "in her condition" and he asks Baxter to go after her. He helps Matthew and Mary modernise Downton. They agree to be friends forever. However, the pains are nothing to worry about, as it's just her body adjusting to the pregnancy. 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. 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. This helps Daisy drop any objections she has about their pairing. There is uncertainty in the matter of the cast members because they might be changed, or the makers might introduce some new characters in the sequel or Season 7. Mr Bates goes to London to confront her and returns to Downton with a large scratch on his face, telling Anna that their meeting went terribly. She loses her virginity to him. Charles Blake stages a scene where Mabel and Tony come across Charles and Mary supposedly in a passionate kiss, and finally, Tony gives up on Mary and decides to marry Mabel. Later, when Kemal Pamuk, an Ottoman diplomat, visits Downton, Thomas attempts to kiss him. Series six deals with Carson's and Hughes' marriage and life as a married couple. However, he is killed during the Battle of Vittorio Veneto. He arrives at Downton in the first episode to replace Lord Grantham's previous valet. Birthday His father was a local farmer and William used to help with the horses. Tony instead becomes engaged to the Hon. He returns to Crawley House immediately upon Mr Carson's recovery, though he goes to the great house with Matthew Crawley to be his full-time valet after his marriage to Lady Mary. While he is recuperating, Jimmy comes to speak with him. However, because of his misdiagnosis of Matthew, Robert hires a well-known doctor who strongly disagrees with Clarkson. Downton Abbey Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. He continues to do so after Barrow returns, telling her that he does not care to know what Barrow has over her, but urges her to stand up to him and not let him make her do things she does not wish to do. After that, the two of them are often seen in one another's company. Anna's attempts to locate the ticket prove fruitless, due to Lady Mary's prior actions. Anna later tells Mary of her troubles. To prevent Carson embarrassing himself or the family, Mrs Hughes and Lady Mary conspire to have him join Lord Grantham's trip to the French villa instead. [1] She was educated at Kinghorn Primary School, where she was the Kinghorn Gala Queen in her final year, and at Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy. Daisy is devastated and blames Ivy. Matthew dies suddenly in a car crash only days later, and he never informed his wife Mary or her parents of his discussion with Gregson while fishing. In Downton Abbey: A New Era, newlyweds Daisy and Andy are sharing the farm with Mr Mason. Small is perhaps best known for her appearances in the Inspector Lynley series. Her child by him, a daughter named Marigold, was at first given to a family in Switzerland, where she gave birth. During a conversation with Bates, Anna tells him that something in her history could stack against her in a court case. When Bates catches him stealing some wine, Thomas attempts to frame him for the theft. In series six, she and her father have left for America, only for them to return to stay at Downton in the third episode. His protectiveness leads Baxter to discover Anna's pregnancy. A shocked Anna begins to ask how the case is sorted out but Bates silences her, saying they will speak of it later. Fellowes initially intended for Mrs Hughes to be a Yorkshire native. In the third series, Isobel wants to hire Ethel to work alongside Mrs Bird. Eventually he returns to his post as Robert's valet, and he and Anna rekindle their romance. 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. Barbara Havers on the series. Small is perhaps best known for her appearances in the Inspector Lynley series. 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. He comes to dislike the new nanny for the two young children of Downton, and refuses to pass on her instructions to other members of staff. However, having bought the train ticket to London in York, he decided not to go through with the plan at the last minute, as he considered his actions would do far more harm than good, since he would certainly have been hanged for the crime if convicted; his love for his wife proved greater than his desire to defend her honour. The actress was also in BBC crime drama The Inspector Lynley Mysteries, playing the role of DS Barbara Havers alongside Nathaniel Parkers DI Thomas Lynley. Menu. Although convinced that there is no evidence for anything to happen, Anna is later arrested for Green's murder. Chamberlain later reveals to Tom that he had been blackmailed into attending by Violet, who knew of his role in one of the notorious pranks performed by his brother-in-law, Horace de Vere Cole (in their youth, de Vere Cole, Chamberlain and some others had disguised themselves as workmen and had dug a trench across Piccadilly Circus, causing a massive traffic jam "from the East End to Belgrave Square."). She resists claiming her widow's pension as she thinks it wrong to claim money for marrying a man that she liked but would have not married under normal circumstances. She plays outside with her cousins Sybil and George, as the adults are having tea inside the Downton estate. 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. Cast during red carpet for the movie "Downton Abbey" for the third day of the Rome Film Fest. 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). 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. 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. Bates is forced to go to London and try to rationalize with her. 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. Despite the concern of her husband and of Lady Mary, Anna does keep working, although some of her duties are undertaken by other members of staff. Despite misgivings, Mrs Crawley agrees with the plan, although Ethel seems unwilling to accept any position aside from one close to Charlie's new home. 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. The weekly Downton Abbey: The Official Podcast will be hosted by Jacqueline Coley and Anita Rani and feature interviews with cast and creatives. Barrow is badly beaten instead. Joseph Molesley (played by Kevin Doyle) (b. 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. At the end of series three, Jimmy is promoted to first footman, but he holds a grudge against Thomas into the Christmas Special. When Mrs Patmore returns, they run the Garden Party for the hospital fund together. 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. [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. Her sister Mary is the last in the family to discover, in late 1925, that Marigold is Edith's daughter, and that she is Marigold's aunt. By the time series five begins, Thomas and Jimmy have grown much closer in their friendship, though it is clear Thomas is still in love with him. Violet convinces the local parish vicar to officiate the bedside wedding ceremony and attends along with Lady Edith and the entire staff present. 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. Mr Carson is in charge of the pantry, wine cellar, and dining room, as well as the male staff, who report to him. She gives it to Lady Mary, who destroys it after Bates uses his skills as forger and pickpocket in suppressing a royal scandal. Though Mary struggles to overcome her lingering grief about Matthew's death, she realises she loves Henry, and the two marry at the end of series six. However, she eventually decides she does not want to marry any of them, providing a shock, especially for Tony. Please help by adding reliable sources. Small is the eldest of five children. William Mason (played by Thomas Howes) (d. 1918) was the second footman at Downton. Isobel Crawley knows of a cure, but as a modern medical technique it is unfamiliar to Dr Clarkson, who is reluctant to try it. . At one point Grantham kisses Jane, but they are interrupted by an oblivious Mr Bates and they decide not to have an affair. Categories For his part, Mason knows how he is affecting them and tries to give them as much space as possible. Some of the family do not recognise her at first, but when they do they are surprised at her elevated status. George Matthew Crawley (born August 1921) is the son and heir of the late Matthew Crawley and Lady Mary Josephine Crawley. Andy later apologises to Thomas about his treatment towards him. Andrew serves drinks before a fox hunt. Tom doesn't learn her true identity until later. Distraught in believing that it is impossible for her to carry a child to term, Anna becomes upset, believing she had let Bates down. Michael follows Edith and her family to Scotland in 1921, where he meets her family. 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. He later leaves Downton as he feels he is unfit for service. [5] A Huffington Post poll revealed that 85% of the respondents expressed dislike of Matthew's death. While participating in the "Albanian talks" he visits Downton as a guest, accompanying Evelyn Napier. 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. Mabel Lane-Fox, whom Mary refers to as "the greatest heiress of the season." Leech's audition for the role convinced Julian Fellowes to expand his role and to transform Branson into an Irishman. His mother died of illness towards the end of the first series. In The Bay, she plays Rose Marshbrook, wife of Stephen Tompkinsons character Stephen Marshbrook, who was brutally murdered in front of his son at the family home. Search instead in Creative? Later he arranges Lavinia Swire's funeral and then the wedding for Matthew and Mary, even though the Archbishop of York performs it. The wife tells Cora that Marigold is Edith's illegitimate child, which shocks her. Carson is reluctant to go along with the servants' plan to overpower the royal staff and take over serving the royal family, but ultimately agrees under prodding from Mrs Hughes. It is implied that her stepfather was a drunkard and abusive, touching her in inappropriate ways whilst she was young. Contents 1 Residents 1.1 Current Residents 1.2 Former Residents 2 Known rooms and locations 2.1 Main house 2.2 Outdoors and estate 3 Media 3.1 Images 3.2 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 See also Residents Cora Crawley (ne Levinson), Countess of Grantham (played by Elizabeth McGovern) (b. Having known each other since childhood, they married young and had a very unhappy marriage. Mini Bio (1) Sharon Small was born on January 1, 1967 in Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. 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. During the Revolution many years later, Prince Kuragin and his wife, Princess Irina Kuragina, were arrested by the Bolsheviks and separated. She is unsure how to handle the situation, especially when he is drafted during the First World War and convinces himself that she is his sweetheart. Sir Herbert leaves Downton the next morning with no knowledge of the incident. See full bio Biography | Trailers & Videos Official Sites. O'Brien, Cora's lady's maid, schemes to get Cora to talk to Lord Grantham about Bates's unsuitability. Lavinia Catherine Swire (played by Zoe Boyle) (18951919) is the sweetheart and fiance of Matthew Crawley. This engagement is broken off and during the war he is injured. However, the investigation into Green's death begins to wind down, as the police have failed to find anything more than circumstantial evidence to link Bates to the crime. After Lady Grantham is struck by a severe case of Spanish flu, O'Brien maintains a bedside vigil, attempting to atone for the miscarriage. 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. During the summer of 1914, Cora discovers she has become pregnant for the first time in 18 years, but she suffers a miscarriage caused by her maid O'Brien. As Anna returns to Downton, Bates is still missing, leaving her miserable. Veteran American actress Shirley MacLaine is amused at reports of Dynasty-style catfights between herself and acting legend Maggie Smith now that she's joined the cast of Downton Abbey . Beginning as a junior footman, he rose to become butler by 1890. Cara Theobold plays Ivy Stuart's character. Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. In the first episode, someone posing as a courier asked for Stephen while he was enjoying a party with his family and shot him at point blank range when he came to the door. At the end of series one, William punches Barrow for his cruel remarks regarding Lady Grantham's miscarriage and the death of William's mother. Marigold Shore Cora agrees, though, that Marigold should be brought up at Downton. 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. Anthony Strallan (played by Robert Bathurst) was Edith's much older suitor. Browse 1,157 downton abbey cast stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. 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. 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. In the 2019 film she and Andy have become engaged, but she shows little enthusiasm for marriage. She also tells Bertie she is feeling unfulfilled in the role of marchioness. She reacts callously at first, reminding him of his place, but soon comes to apologise, and finally breaks down and cries. Matthew dies because his actor chose to leave the series. Bates informs the judge that Bates paid her to agree to a divorce, and the judge can withdraw the decree for divorce. It is revealed that she was poisoned by eating rat poison cooked in a pie, and Bates is put under suspicion. Jimmy Kent (played by Ed Speleers) was one of two new footmen introduced in series three, after the end of World War I. In the third series, Thomas and O'Brien's alliance begins to fall apart with the appointment of her nephew Alfred as footman. Thomas is a closeted gay man. In A New Era, now seven years old, he is seen playing with his young cousins. Poor Alfred is used as a pawn in his aunt's scheming, which eventually comes to nothing. 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. She also has a nephew, Alfred Nugent, who later becomes a footman at Downton. He is in love with Ivy, who is in love with Jimmy, while Daisy is in love with Alfred and determined to break them up. 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. He has worked at Downton since he was a young man, when his grandfather was its Head Groom. Edith accepts him, and they marry on New Year's Eve 1925. After being told he would not make it, William proposes to Daisy and tells her that he wants to marry her, not just out of love, but also to secure her a widow's pension so that she would be taken care of. Bates sneaks up behind Anna, surprising her, then pulls her aside. When she asks how it is possible that he has returned, he silences her, insisting that they speak later about it but for the moment, enjoy their Christmas. The Honourable Ephraim Atticus Aldridge (played by Matt Barber), more commonly known by his middle name, Atticus, is the son and heir of Lord and Lady Sinderby. The overjoyed couple once again begin to discuss and plan their future. Lord Merton remarks that both his sons are very much like his late wife, to whom he was not happily married. She is an actress, known for About a Boy (2002), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) and Downton Abbey (2010). When a witness comes forward to claim Mr Green was murdered and the investigation reaches Downton, police question Bates and Anna on several occasions. Here are five of our top tips to make your Downton Abbey castle visit go smoothly. Sharon Small (1 January, 1967; Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland - 15 June, 2020; Drumchapel, Glasgow, Scotland) appears in a cameo role as Marigold Shore, ladies maid to Rosamund Painswick in the 2011 Christmas Special of Downton Abbey . 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. 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. 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. 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. However, Lady Edith misses Marigold and decides to have Marigold grow up on the farm of Timothy Drewe, a sympathetic local farmer. Jimmy's whereabouts post-Downton are never revealed. 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Nevertheless, he maintains a fascination with medicine. Fellowes wrote the . By 1923 he has taken a keen interest in Isobel, whom he meets again at a ball at Grantham House. In "The Finale", feeling guilty about ruining Edith's happiness, Mary arranges for Bertie and Edith to reunite at a restaurant. A wealthy American heiress, she married Robert in 1890 when the Crawleys were in straitened circumstances; her fortune helped rescue Downton. Bertie later encounters Edith in London and helps her with her all-night push to get her magazine to the printer. 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. More is revealed about Anna's past. His aunt is Sarah O'Brien, who brings him forward as a candidate for the empty post based on his previous experience as a waiter at a hotel. 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. He has feelings for Anna, but they are unrequited and she later marries Mr Bates. He continues to notice the change in her mood after Anna tells Mary that she believes she is pregnant again. She is very trustworthy, polite, and loyal to the Crawley family and her "downstairs" co-workers. She is unhappy in her marriage, and seeks to end it. Tony later calls off his engagement to Mabel, because of his interest in Mary. Nevertheless, Tony remains lukewarm about Mabel and seems keen on Mary. When the Crawleys manage to reduce Bates's sentence to life imprisonment, she decides to stay at Downton, although she vows that she will not rest until Bates is free. Bates finally confronts his wife 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. 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. She is an actress, known for About a Boy (2002), The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001) and National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016). [20] Finneran herself confirmed this.[21]. 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. Over the next few weeks she continues to help while Drake has taken a liking to her. 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. For example, he recalls that he and the sisters disliked their governess, which Edith identifies specifically as Frulein Kelder. However, Rosamund also supports Edith throughout Edith's unplanned pregnancy and with finding a way to raise the child. In episode 6 Anna begins to experience uncomfortable pains again and Bates insists he pay for her to see Ryder again. During the Great War she learns that her nephew Archibald "Archie" Philpotts deserted and was shot for cowardice at the front. By series four the love triangle is getting nowhere until Alfred decides to leave after catching Ivy kissing Jimmy. [2] Early on, she is portrayed as a petulant and cold young woman; as the series progresses, however, she shows more vulnerability and compassion. There also isnt a huge number of parts for women my age, so you have to take what you can. Bates tries to ignore him at first. Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Robert is immensely proud of Downton as the place he grew up and takes his responsibility for the estate very seriously; he sees himself as its caretaker, not its owner.