Edith, who is now running her own magazine, gets together with a nice man named Bertie Pelham, who succeeds a cousin and becomes a Marquess, moving into Brancaster Castle. "As a fan, I hope this couple will get back to the heart of their relationship, which is incredibly strong and warm. Bates, as played by Brendan Coyle, also has form of sorts, after he was convicted of murdering his wife Vera. Lord Grantham told Cora that the witness who had identified Anna was having doubts and "the police know that their case will be shredded in court." William, the second footman, offers to do some extra work for Bates if he stays, but Thomas cuts him off saying that "its not up to you." 1869[citation needed]) is Robert Crawley's valet. He sees himself as having failed to protect Anna. She was a terrible person. JudithDear But when a letter is found naming Mary as Matthew's sole heir, Violet supports the idea of Mary becoming more involved in running the estate, hoping it will give her a purpose. February 17, 2014 @ In Downton Abbey, Mr. Bates was certainly one of the most hard done by characters. She worried that he would do something stupid and illegal. Entdecke Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey - Staffel 1 (DVD, 2011, 3-Disc-Set) in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! Not long after her visit to Mrs Bartlett, Vera is found dead due to ingesting rat poison that she placed in a pie she cooked herself. In the UK, where the episode had aired on Christmas, they claimed that Christmas had been ruined. Yikes it's safe to say this was one of the worst moments of the show! Daisy goes to live and work on the farm. Lord Gillingham killed Mr Green. And Bates proved his innocence when he revealed that his train ticket to London had been unripped and thus, he had been in York when Green died in London. Vera Bates Who: Evil first wife of Downton's valet, John Bates When: November 1918 How: In an elaborate plot to frame her estranged husband for murder, Vera committed suicide by consuming a. Her near-death experience makes her resolved to be more involved in Marigold's life, and she becomes her "godmother" and patroness. Pop down to London, swift murder, home again same day., Drama: In one of the series' most controversial scenes Anna Bates is raped by gentleman's valet Mr Green, Winging to a close: Viewers were quick to condemn the nearly 90 minute finale as dull because so little of note actually occurred, A third said: The travel time seems amazing.. No wonder fans were thrilled with his first appearance. She is devastated. Mr. Bates has been a sympathetic character from the outset and everyone loves Anna. Lord Grantham and his wife Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) have 3 daughters, Mary, Edith, and Sybil. The series ends with Edith and Bertie's lavish New Year's Eve wedding. However, both women swore the rapist was a strangerand not Mr. Green ( Nigel Harman )to a dubious Bates. It has been way too long of a wait, if I do say so myself. It's a pleasant ending, but a complex one just like the rest of the series. However, she lies to him. In a shocking twist, Strallan left Edith embarrassed and heartbroken at the altar. 5:22 am. She leaves in a huff as she realizes that she was tricked and silenced, but not before telling Carlisle that ruin was not over for her husband. Lavinia dies from the virus, leaving Matthew and Mary wracked with guilt. Knowing that if Edith will outrank her if she marries Bertie, Mary spitefully reveals that Marigold is Edith's biological child. Vera knew John Bates since childhood, and they married young and had an extremely unhappy marriage. From miscarriages to war injuries, the show could sometimes feel like a historical documentary on how far the healthcare system has come in the last century. Reputation management expert reveals why it doesn't just happen to How did Russia lose HALF of its 45,000 elite paratroopers in just seven months? If he indeed has killed Mr. Green as many suspect, then I have little mercy for the character and the writer is a sadist. I suspect that Bates was off putting a down payment on that little hotel he promised Anna. No wonder viewers loved seeing them finally reunited. John Bates and Vera Bates. ", It is some time before the rest of the servants learn that Bates is an old friend, and served Lord Grantham in the Boer War as batman. Police arrive and unsurprisingly look at Bates for the murder of Mr. Green. February 20, 2014 @ 4:38 am. He and Anna were married just days before his arrest. Downstairs, Mrs. Patmore helps Daisy and new footman Andy move Daisy's father-in-law Mr. Mason onto his new farm. If I had any inklings that she killed Green, they were completely erased during her teary-eyed confession of her past to Bates. February 17, 2014 @ Edith, finally at peace with Michael Gregson's death but missing Marigold desperately, had thrown a book into her fireplace, causing the blaze. It was the whodunit moment Downton Abbey fans had been craving for weeks. He escapes to Downton with a very pregnant Sybil following shortly behind him. 3)Totally random accident. In expectation of their future troubles, Anna decides that they need to get married. Upon learning of his illiteracy, Thomas helps Andy learn to read. Andor season 2 premiere date: Our hopes for March, The Mandalorian season 3 premiere: A Book of Boba Fett problem. Like those other unjustly imprisoned figures, John Bates has finally secured his freedom after a long (read: five-episode) struggle for justice. Northstar: As I said in my earlier post, there is a long Queue of suspects that was tired of Green and his bragging about what he did during the concert. Things take a dramatic turn in "Downton Abbey" when Mr. Bates is sentenced to life in prison after being wrongfully accused of murdering his wife, Vera. Downstairs, Anna and Bates struggle with his imprisonment, but Anna eventually finds a way to prove Bates' innocence and has him released from jail. I reckon he's penniless. We then see Matthew his car has crashed and he is lying dead beneath it. She died and he walked free. Later he alarms Miss O'Brien when he mentions "her ladyship's soap," which Thomas has mentioned to himindicating he knows she caused Cora's miscarriage back in 1914. February 18, 2014 @ Before viewers get too excited, yes, the two found some peace, but its definitely not as simple as it appears. Worst: Seeing Mr. Bates' wrongful sentencing was unbearable. With the war coming to an end in 1919, the Downton household is threatened by another deadly force: The Spanish flu. Despite the pushback against the episode, Julian Fellowes, the show's creator, defended his choice to include the scene in an appearance on the radio show LBC. What is the age difference between Anna and Mr Bates? 8/15/2015 in General Discussion. So, when things went well for the characters, we were elated, and when things went wrong, we were devastated. In between May 31st, 1902 and April 15th, 1912, her husband admitted to a regimental-silver theft that Vera committed at the barracks. It's a lot to keep track of, especially in the wake of the 2019 movie. Americans will finally be able to (legally) watch Downton Abbey Season 5 in the New Year. However, one death ended up being a pretty spectacular moment. Physicalinformation The police begin to suspect Anna of murdering Mr. Green, so Bates writes a letter confessing he did the deed and flees to Ireland. Fortunately the kitchen maid received sensible advice from her father-in-law, a visit engineered by Mrs. Patmore ( Lesley Nicol ) with a little nudge from the . As most Downton Abbey fans will know, the show was filled with its fair share of medical mishaps. But many viewers complained the finale was so dull they may not tune in to the Christmas special. Janine Saxon Robert has an investigator look into it further, and "Patrick" abruptly departs. From Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes getting married to Lady Mary taking a strong place as runner of the Crawley estate to Lady Edith establishing a life to Lord Grantham weighing the possibilities of the times and downsizing at Downton, there is a lot of change happening, which is to be expected. No one's in a great mood in season four. Of course, Bates figures out the truth eventually, and news of Mr. Green's death in a London street accident follows quickly after. Last night on Downton Abbey, poor, wrongfully imprisoned Bates was upset because he didn't have any. John offers Vera money to keep quiet about the story that she was blackmailing him with and to leave them alone. Thankfully, his sentence was changed to life in prison, and, of course, later on in the series, the charges were reversed (via E! Born As a consequence, her husband went to prison for two years. As one writer gushed, "I screamed. The couple's meeting was definitely one of the show's greatest scenes. This is where he received his leg injury. Even Anna will never truly know. Hair colour New lady's maid Baxter starts working for Cora, though Thomas knows she has previously been convicted of theft. I rewound the video and watched stolid old Mr. Carson tear up over and over again. dinos I think if Bates or O'Brien or Anna or Sir Richard or anyone killed Mrs. Bates, we'd know about . That relationship doesn't work out either. Take the poll! As it turns out, Violet and the prince almost ran off together, but instead of rekindling their romance, Violet helps him find his missing wife. Cora, feeling neglected by Robert, spends time in London with Mr. Bricker, an art curator. Both she and Lord Grantham visit him there. In fact, as actor Dan Stevens, who went on to star in Beauty and the Beast and Legion, explained to Mirror in 2017, he was "still apologizing to people now," for asking to leave the show. Tom returns from America and calls Mary out on her nasty act, correctly discerning that it's her way of dealing with guilt over having feelings for her suitor, Henry Talbot, a race car driver. "Atticus Aldridge is the character Downton has been waiting for," one writer said at the time, comparing him to Prince William. After a five-month investigation, the police are convinced that her husband murdered her and he is convicted and sentenced to death, before the sentence is commuted to one of life in prison. The few who know about Annas rape worry that Bates killed him. Mary takes her to the doctor she saw previously, who successfully helped her conceive. She even said the actor might be the Colin Firth of our generation. Cora and Robert reconnect after her flirtations with Mr. Bricker. Anna is nonetheless overjoyed that he is innocent, and that they no longer have to keep secrets between one another. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Herself Thomas has a brush with suicide, but survives the attempt and goes to work for an elderly couple. If anyone can work through it as a team and loving husband and wife, its Anna and Bates. Downton Abbeyfollows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their household staff for six elegant seasons, taking place between 1912 and 1926. Baxter and Molesley to the rescue! "What happened still haunts them," Executive Producer Gareth Neame told TV Guide. During the Christmas special, Sybil and Tom marry and move to Ireland, and she writes home that she is pregnant. Carlisle later telephones Lady Mary regarding Vera's threat to her husband. 2/23/14 7:42p Downton Quite the scandal. Bates finds the contraceptive device, and thinks it's for Anna, which angers him he believes Anna does not want to have children with a murderer. Meanwhile, the footman Thomas Barrow was hoping to be promoted to valet himself and is personally offended to lose the job to "Long John Silver. Actor Thomas Howes, who played William, told the Daily Mail his thoughts on Daisy and William's relationship, saying, "Daisy probably does love him but doesn't realize it yet." It's heartbreaking to know that had Lord Grantham sent Sybil to the hospital, she may have lived. For most of this episode, viewers were left staring at the screen as Daisy resisted tying the knot with the lovely William. Is it even someone we've seen on Downton Abbey before? In a shocking twist, he and Mary end up sleeping together (an unheard of scandal), and he dies while in bed with her. I dont suppose youve ever imagined a loved one becoming a victim of a violent sex crime? Anna was released from jail, but that brought her no joy as Bates was a wanted man. Tom Branson manages to prevent the assassination of the King, having come a long way from his Irish revolutionary days. Anna becomes pregnant, and delivers a healthy son to much rejoicing. Mary and Matthew are overjoyed when Mary manages to become pregnant, despite earlier struggles with infertility. All content copyright 2011-2022 CarterMatt.com, This site uses cookies to track and store data. But this time, the wrongly accused party is the Mrs. instead of the Mr. Anna Bates one of a handful of Downton Abbey characters who has never done a selfish, mean-spirited thing in her life is arrested and sent to the slammer for the alleged murder of Mr. Green, the valet who raped her. Portrayed by Blue When Sergeant Willis comes back to Downton saying that the confession was real, the servants and the upstairs family have an informal ball in the servant's hall. Edith discovers she's pregnant and backs out of an abortion, heading to Switzerland with Aunt Rosamund to hide her pregnancy and give birth there. Then, Matthew says, "Would you stay, if I asked you to?" The strongest point to back up the case for Vera having ingested Arsenic for a long time is when Mrs Bartlett says that Vera was described as "wearing a halo" - Arsenic, after it has had time to get into the lungs, makes the person's breath fluorescent, which is where the halo - made from Vera's breath - would have come from. By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. Inside the forest palace 'Putin shares with his gymnast lover and their secret children': Luxury estate Do not sell or share my personal information. The Downton Abbey Season 5 finale episode acted like the greatest hits of the season with drama, humor, scandal, and intrigue. I know who killed Mr Green! And she certainly did an amazing job she even won a Golden Globe for her work in this season! As we watched Anna try to cope and keep the sexual assault hidden from her husband, it wasn't. Downton Abbey Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Mr. Bates finally says to the astonished and speechless staff with perfect timing, "You never asked." whose real name is Crawley, as well as his servants. Their deaths throw the entire plan into disarray, and mean that the inheritance of Downton falls instead to Matthew, a distant cousin the family hasn't met. Nevertheless, when Anna is going to be tried, Bates, desperate for her to be out of prison, chooses to take matters into his own hands. Okay, the show definitely doesn't want us to think he killed her, but I'll always theorise that he totally did. One said: Its about time ITV realised that bugger all ever happens at Downton Abbey and they ought to pack it in before we all die a boring death., Another added: Downton Abbey is so boring. This just so happens to also be another interesting ethical debate for the show in a way: Was the murder justified, and did Green get what was coming to him for his crime? Mary agrees to have a sexual relationship with Tony Gillingham, and asks Anna for help in procuring birth control. He said "something else may turn up" (in Season 6, I'm sure), but for now, both Anna and Bates got to come home and continue to work at Downton. Jealous of her sister's fancy wedding and successful marriage, Edith pursues a much older man, Anthony Strallan, who reciprocates her feelings but knows he's too old for her. 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