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Mar 7, 2016 · Tidy simply does not suffice in the Downton Abbey finale. There had to be a way to get Mr. Barrow back into the house, so that little Georgy can say “Mr. Barrow” all of the time. Enter Mr ...
- Kevin P. Sullivan
- The Sinking of The Titanic
- Matthew Crawley
- The Death of Pamuk
- A New Heir
- Lady Sybil and Tom Branson
- Downstairs Drama
- World War I
It’s 1912 when the Titanic tragically sinks, and the estate of Lord and Lady Grantham (Robert and Cora Crawley) feels the impact of this event. When Lord Grantham’s cousin and heir Patrick Crawley dies on the ship, his daughter Mary is left without a fiancé. She no longer has the assurance of receiving her inheritance through her marriage to Patric...
As Robert and Cora have no sons, Robert’s next closest male relative will inherit Downton. Enter Matthew Crawley, a lawyer of more modest means and the lawful heir of Downton. Against Mary’s wishes, Robert invites Matthew and his widowed mother Isobel to live in a house on their estate. Mary’s grandmother Violet pushes for a match between her grand...
Mary invites a potential suitor to Downton but is more attracted to his friend, Turkish ambassador Kemal Pamuk. That night, Thomas leads Pamuk to Mary’s bedroom. He has sex with her–but proceeds to die in her bed. Anna and Cora help Mary transport Pamuk back to his room. Unbeknownst to them, Daisy witnesses them move the body. And Thomas tells O’Br...
Matthew proposes to Mary, but she holds off on giving him an answer. The situation is further complicated when Cora discovers that she is pregnant. Having a boy would completely change Matthew’s status as the heir and potentially affect Mary’s consideration of his proposal. But O’Brien–mistakenly thinking that Cora is planning to fire her–causes Co...
Meanwhile, Sybil Crawley gets more involved with the local political scene. She persuades the new chauffeur, Tom Branson, to take her to political rallies. Branson finds himself developing feelings for her, despite the fact that she’s considered above his station.
All the while, drama occurs downstairs at Downton. Gwen leaves Downton for a secretarial position. Thomas and O’Brien try to get Bates fired. Anna and Bates develop feelings for each other, but Bates cannot act on his own. Anna eventually learns that this is because Bates is married. He took the fall for his wife’s theft and even served time in pri...
Season 1 of Downton Abbey comes to a close with an announcement from Robert Crawley. He interrupts a party to relay the devastating information he just received in a telegram: Britain is at war with Germany. That’s the story of Downton Abbey season 1 in a nutshell. Stay tuned for further story recaps in preparation for Downton Abbey: A New Era.
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Sep 28, 2022 · This is largely because their break-up and make-up occurs within roughly the story space of an episode, and since we all basically knew the Downton writers wouldn’t a.) end the series with Edith stuck in spinster-hood forever or b.) suddenly introduce a new, marriageable love interest for her in the show’s literal final hour, it never ...
- Lacy Baugher
Feb 18, 2013 · He does, of course. “Mine is the true Mary,” he says in their last conversation. The “real you” he alone sees in their private moments doesn’t go away when Mary chooses to be horrid. For ...
Dec 22, 2023 · Season 2 picks up with the Battle of the Somme, which took place between July 1 and November 18, 1916. The second episode of Downton Abbey season 2 is set in April of 1917 when the war is in full swing, and the Crawleys decide to convert their estate into a war-time hospital, while several of the men from Downton join the army (including Matthew and footmen William and Thomas).
- Simon Curtis
- Maggie Smith
Dec 25, 2015 · 1 The Finale. 12/25/15. Season-only. Romance abounds in the final episode of Downton Abbey, but for some the year's end is bitter-sweet. Mary endeavours to build bridges but Edith's secret...
The first series of Downton Abbey comprises seven episodes, [1] was broadcast in the UK from 26 September 2010, and explored the lives of the Crawley family and their servants from the day after the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April 1912 to the outbreak of the First World War on 4 August 1914. [2] The ties between blood relations in family ...
