The setting was suitably ominous, having served as a jail for many years and having been a real-life location of multiple executions in the past! 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. Upon arrival, the staff (except Anna Bates and to some extent William Mason) give him the cold shoulder as they do not believe he is suited to the job as Lord Grantham's valet as he uses a cane. Molesley awkwardly (yet proudly) lets it slip that the Downton staff are responsible for the fantastic dinner that ensues. Finally, both Bates and Anna can move forward. Visit our. 3:21 am. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Bates threatens Craig that he will give information to the authorities that will get Craig's sentence extended and Durrant fired, unless they get her to tell the truth. JudithDear As for Bates, he could not bare to see his wife in prison, so he gave a false confession to the Green murder and fled Downton. i think the point is that he seriously regretted who he was when he was an alcoholic. We then see Matthew his car has crashed and he is lying dead beneath it. Every week when we review the American airing of Downton Abbey, we take a little bit of a different approach than we did when watching this show when it aired in the United Kingdom. Anna is employed by Mary to help her go on a secret weekend with Lord Gillingham, but when Bates accidentally finds anti-pregnancy devices Mary asked Anna to buy for her while trying to find something else, he becomes really upset. John Bates (b. At first, Anna is the only person at Downton who is kind to Bates when he arrives, and the two share a special bond that eventually progresses into love. He explains to Anna he wanted to kill him, and was planning on going to London, but he did not get on the train despite purchasing a ticket. 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. Luckily, after Bates is found guilty of murder, his sleuthing wife Anna eventually finds the evidence needed to set him free in Season 3. 5:37 am, 2/16/14 11:31p Downton Inside the forest palace 'Putin shares with his gymnast lover and their secret children': Luxury estate Do not sell or share my personal information. He and Anna also grow closer, and she admits that she loves him. February 24, 2014 @ Sergeant Willis visits Bates and Anna, and tells the latter and the former that a confession has been made regarding Green's death, but the confession needs to be proven. Sadly, Cora loses the baby thanks to a scheme involving soap left next to the bathtub by Cora's disgruntled maid, O'Brien. Northstar Downton Abbey Season 5 Spoilers: Will Bates Face A Second Murder Charge After Mrs. Hughes Discovers New Evidence. Yikes it's safe to say this was one of the worst moments of the show! However, in the Season 3finale, viewers were dealt a very, very harsh blow. Female Its much like the comments by the Brits who reacted after this episode. But many viewers complained the finale was so dull they may not tune in to the Christmas special. O'Brien's nephew Alfred comes to work at Downton, taking on the role of Matthew's valet, a job Thomas wanted, which leads to animosity between O'Brien and Thomas. If I had any inklings that she killed Green, they were completely erased during her teary-eyed confession of her past to Bates. Anna becomes pregnant, and delivers a healthy son to much rejoicing. 1869) is Robert Crawley's valet. WHY HE MIGHT BE INNOCENT: Bates is adamant that he changed his mind at the last minute . All Rights Reserved. Bates made some friends in prison; perhaps one of them killed Green. I think if Bates or O'Brien or Anna or Sir Richard or anyone killed Mrs. Bates, we'd know about . Vera knew John Bates since childhood, and they married young and had an extremely unhappy marriage. The writer likes to keep things murky with Bates' character. New lady's maid Baxter starts working for Cora, though Thomas knows she has previously been convicted of theft. He is convinced to return to Downton, where he is welcomed back by Carson and Mrs Hughes. This is where he received his leg injury. Apparently in years past the Downton team has sucked. She was a vindictive sociopath. Season three covers 1920 to 1921, and begins with Matthew and Mary's wedding. 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. Back in Season 1 of Downton Abbey, Cora's lady's maid O'Brien was a main villain. However, one death ended up being a pretty spectacular moment. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. He sees himself as having failed to protect Anna. 134 votes. While in prison, she told Bates that the police had discovered something about her life before Downton that would help their case. Carlisle later telephones Lady Mary regarding Vera's threat to her husband. Copyright IBTimes 2023. Elgin982 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 . [1], Thomas Barrow and lady's maid Sarah O'Brien strive to have him sacked from Downton Abbey. I can't imagine Downton Abbey not clearing up this mystery in Season 6, but I'm hoping that whoever pushed Green wasn't a female victim of his she's had it hard enough without having to get convicted of his murder. Maud's maid Lucy forms a bond with Tom Branson in the meantime. The couple struggled to conceive last series after she tragically suffered a series of miscarriages. Portrayed by When Green returns with Lord Gillingham, John is listening when Green reveals he went downstairs while Nellie Melba was singing. 4:38 am. Dan Kois: I agree with June.Downton is guilty of a lot of sins, but one of them isn't misdirection. Baxter and Molesley are able to prove that Bates wasn't in London at the time of Green's death, and he and Anna are both left alone. I rewound the video and watched stolid old Mr. Carson tear up over and over again. John Bates (husband) Mrs Bates (mother-in-law) Mr Harlip (cousin) "Atticus Aldridge is the character Downton has been waiting for," one writer said at the time, comparing him to Prince William. This leaves all three of them shocked. Mrs. Hughes finds a train ticket from Downton to London in Bates' pocket for the day Green died, making her suspicious of his actions. After attending the funeral, they return to Downton and discover two officers who are waiting to arrest Bates for the murder of his wife. Nick Briggs/Carnival Films 2014 for MASTERPIECE, Stay up to date with our daily newsletter, 'Downton Abbey' Christmas Special: 6 Holiday Special Spoilers, 'Downton Abbey' Stars Tease Lady Edith's Baby Drama, Finland Gives Early Greenlight To NATO Entry, Russia's Lavrov Discusses Security, Trade With Indian Counterpart, EV Startups From Lucid To Rivian See Demand Fade, Supply Chain Issues Linger, Canada Home Prices To Drop 12% In 2023, Still Remain Unaffordable For Many: Reuters Poll, Nigeria's Tinubu Defends Win In Disputed Presidential Poll. However, she lies to him. Downton's second season begins in 1916 in the middle of the Battle of the Somme. Most of us probably remember how upsetting this storyline was when it first aired. Vera Bates (d. 10./11. It seems that the train ticket might not destroy all evidence. Edith is offered a job writing a regular newspaper column. Worst: Seeing Mr. Bates' wrongful sentencing was unbearable. Shortly after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, John Bates arrives at Downton Abbey to replace Mr. Watson as the valet to Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham. In order to improve the servants' opinions of him, Bates goes to a a shop that has devices that will supposedly correct his limp. Vanity Fair spoke to the show's producer Liz Trubridge about the infamous scene. The Entire Downton Abbey Timeline Explained. As The Telegraph noted, it was actually one of the show's most shocking scenes ever. . As Tablet recounted, the pair met in "a classic British meet-cute, in the middle of a pouring rainstorm." Mary and Matthew find themselves alone in the snow. And she certainly did an amazing job she even won a Golden Globe for her work in this season! Viewers attacked the ITV dramas unrealistic cliff hanger yesterday, saying the suspense was ruined by historical inaccuracies which meant the main suspect must be innocent. Although when Daisy witnesses Thomas bullying William even worse than before, the confesses to Carson that she lied and did it as a favor for Thomas. His parents offer to take care of the baby, under the condition that Ethel not have contact with the child. 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." When do the clocks change in 2023? He tells this to Anna as well as his disappointment that Thomas is staying on in a higher position than himself, and he has no idea what the phrase Thomas gave him means. Share some of your thoughts below, and also be sure to visit the link here if want to read some more news related to the show. One of the most shocking health scares at Downton came when Lord Grantham's ulcer burst at the dinner table in a horrifyingly bloody scene that looked like something out of the Alien movies. Mary and Tony have a good little fling, but Mary eventually rejects his proposal, much to Violet's chagrin. Thomas and O'Brien try to frame Bates for the wine theft that Thomas actually committed. As he explained, they were careful not to show too much on the series as they were more interested in following the "emotional impact" of the event. 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. As the fans at Maclean's noted, Atticus' introduction to the show was a very welcome one. Vera on the other hand is angry and swears John will not escape her wrath. Bates and Anna, to the bewilderment of the servants, are left laughing as they run up. The two become engaged at the season's end. If she had killed Green herself, would she really have been so concerned about Bates doing it? February 17, 2014 @ When Vera dies (we later find out by suicide), Bates is accused of her murder. Later, when Cora fell ill with the Spanish flu, O'Brien stayed up all night to tend to her out of guilt. I reckon he's penniless. Anna is nonetheless overjoyed that he is innocent, and that they no longer have to keep secrets between one another. As one writer gushed, "I screamed. Finally, she agrees to the marriage. The girls in the corridor carried the corpse back to his bed, and, as Fellowes said, "They got away with it.". And if a murderer is discovered, Anna and Bates will be allowed to move on with their lives and perhaps start the loving and adorable family they deserve. February 24, 2014 @ Considering how popular the series became, it's not surprising that the whole gang got back together in 2019 to make a film. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Bates then proceeds to fall flat on his face. dinos Meanwhile, downstairs, O'Brien and an ambitious footman named Thomas scheme against Bates, a friend of Robert's from the Boer War who's been brought on as Robert's valet. Maria Doyle Kennedy, Mrs Bates (mother-in-law) Mr Harlip (cousin). Some serious excitement wraps up the TV series. Taking Vitamin D each day could cut your chances of getting dementia, study claims. Beloved family members die abruptly, leaving behind mountains of unfinished business. Plus, Gillingham isn't short or that bright (as Mary discovered in Season 5). Janine Saxon However, at the end, a police officer announced that Anna is off the hook. Rose has a scandalous fling with a Black jazz singer named Jack Ross. Bates wasn't there. 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. In between May 31st, 1902 and April 15th, 1912, her husband admitted to a regimental-silver theft that Vera committed at the barracks. And I heaved a collective sigh of contentment with the Downton nation.". One thing that Downton Abbey did exceptionally well was romance. She even began to tell her employer about the soap incident. Molesley (in a moment of not complete uselessness) decided to prove Bates's innocence by going around York and showing Batess photo to all of the pubs in the town. Red killed the arsonist at Park's implicit request. Instead of being seen as the victim of sexual abuse that she is, she is now looked at as a woman with a history of attacking men. Tom becomes the new land agent for the Downton estate at the suggestion of Violet, the Dowager Countess. Vera knew John Bates since childhood, and they married young and had an extremely unhappy marriage. 1:04 am. Eye colour Lavinia dies from the virus, leaving Matthew and Mary wracked with guilt. As a consequence, her husband went to prison for two years. I cried. It was her last resort to ruin his life, and she was willing to die to make him miserable. "Downton Abbey" Season 5 will force Bates (Brendan Coyle) and Anne (Joanne Froggatt) to deal with the murder of her rapist. As the Daily Mail reported, Andy Chapman took his girlfriend to the estate where the show was filmed and got down on one knee during the tour. He left. Apparently, this friend found an old diary which contained the story of a girl who had slept with a diplomat who died in her bed. But Vera shows up at Downton and blackmails him with the threat to publish Lady Mary's scandal involving Kemal Pamuk, which could damage Anna's reputation since she helped cover it up. After five stressful and tumultuous seasons, its about time there is some happiness in the beloved couples lives. Knowing that if Edith will outrank her if she marries Bertie, Mary spitefully reveals that Marigold is Edith's biological child. BREAKING NEWS: TikTok will LIMIT screen time for users under-18 to 60 minutes a day - and they will be Meghan Markle was 'hugely disappointed' by life in the royal family and as a 'global superstar' she 'hated Parents' fury as schools STILL won't tell them if they are closed tomorrow as teacher strikes continue. 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. 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Using her husband's name, she obtains a service post in the household of the Hugh MacClare, the Marquess of Flintshire since Susan MacClare, the Marchioness of Flintshire is the cousin of the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley. Bates and Anna, a lady's maid, have their budding relationship put on pause by Bates' wife, Vera, from whom Bates is estranged. Despite this, he is eventually able to earn the respect of much of the staff, such as Anna Smith and Mr Carson, who are impressed by his . Now in 1922, Mary is presented with a number of new suitors, including Lord Gillingham and Charles Blake. I dont suppose youve ever imagined a loved one becoming a victim of a violent sex crime? A number of other romances proliferate in season four. John Bates and Vera Bates. 7:22 pm, 1)Bates was on his way to confront Green and witnessed him getting struck or the aftermath of it. I think indeed Mr. Bates killed Green. As a consequence, her husband went to prison for two years. Sunday's brand new episode opened up with Anna being released on bail, but still not officially cleared of the murder. Zara's husband announces a two-month tour with his rugby podcast Behind-the-scenes at fashion week with the Spencers! After going through the ups and downs of Mary and Matthew's relationship, fans of the show finally thought everything was going to be alright. However, at the end, a police officer announced that Anna is off the hook.. During the Christmas special, Sybil and Tom marry and move to Ireland, and she writes home that she is pregnant. He may even try to harm dear Anna, leaving her in a state of despair, which she plays very well. February 21, 2014 @ He believes he can finally divorce Vera and therefore proposes to Anna. Bates had bought some arsenic to kill rats in their house when they were married, and believes that it was her spur of the moment decision to eat the poison. As Town & Country put it, "She was a fashion risk taker.". 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