Welcome to the Downton Abbey subreddit, a place to discuss all things related to the show, the 2 feature films, the cast and the real-life history/context of the franchise. She even began to tell her employer about the soap incident. Of course, Bates figures out the truth eventually, and news of Mr. Green's death in a London street accident follows quickly after. Thomas Barrow and Sarah O'Brien make several attempts to get rid of him. [1], Thomas Barrow and lady's maid Sarah O'Brien strive to have him sacked from Downton Abbey. 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. Bates then proceeds to fall flat on his face. With the war coming to an end in 1919, the Downton household is threatened by another deadly force: The Spanish flu. 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." Anna is nonetheless overjoyed that he is innocent, and that they no longer have to keep secrets between one another. 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. Baxter comes clean before Thomas can rat her out, and Cora puts Thomas on notice. Anna's joy at discovering that her husband is finally coming home is lovely to watch. 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. The moment is definitely one of the best in the show, as it was pretty much perfect. And Mrs Bates immediately suspected the crime. Suddenly, another vehicle appears. Bates then proceeds to fall flat on his face. On Sunday, PBS will air the Season 4 finale of Downton Abbey, and with it the next chapter in the seemingly interminable saga of John Batesvalet of Lord Grantham, husband of Anna Smith, bane of . No one's in a great mood in season four. Bates (Brendan Coyle) is Robert's trusted valet, who helped the Downton Abbey staff overthrow the royal servants during the king and queen's visit. A surprise from Tony Gillingham, he did not like Green, but how can he have a Valet, that is so personal and not approve of him? 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. Later, when Lord Grantham goes to America, he takes Thomas Barrow with him instead of John after Mrs Hughes expresses concern that John should stay with Anna. 1:04 am. OddOne: I believe Card Sharp Guy/Terrance Sampson, was the culprit not in Greens demise but in the disappearance of Michael Gregson, who had beaten Green at his own game of Poker. As the show's creator Julian Fellowes explained at the Cheltenham Literary Festival (via Evening Standard), "That story came from a friend of my wife and I who had a great house." Baxter and Molesley to the rescue! I know who killed Mr Green! Downton Abbey season 4, episode 7 review (PBS): Did Bates kill Mr. Green? It could be entirely coincidental with the timing too. At first glance, the period drama appeared to be stately, regal, and very proper however, after watching just a few minutes of the very first episode, viewers quickly realized that the show's glamorous faade hid plenty of scandal, gossip, and intrigue. Downton Abbey favourites Anna and John Bates welcomed a baby boy in tonight's finale. After five stressful and tumultuous seasons, its about time there is some happiness in the beloved couples lives. She begins pushing him away, lying that it has been from working too long together which is why she's keeping her distance from him. Anna doesnt seem convinced and is still quite upset about the situation, and rightfully so. Only Mary Crawley and Jane Moorsum know of the marriage, but the couple planned to tell everyone after the funeral of Lavinia Swire. But many viewers complained the finale was so dull they may not tune in to the Christmas special. After everything theyve been through, Bates let Anna know that she is what truly makes him happy and the only thing that matters. The time he spends in prison is made all the more difficult because he is confined in close quarters with characters that are described as "undesirable." As The Telegraph noted, it was actually one of the show's most shocking scenes ever. Downton's lead character Lady Mary Crawley was in little doubt he had been deliberately pushed in revenge for raping her ladies maid Anna Bates. What once was a protected and rarefied way of life makes way for a new age one viewers know will be arriving dramatically, in the form of the Great Depression and World War II. 1:49 am. And Mrs Bates immediately suspected the crime had been committed by her husband John. However, both women swore the rapist was a strangerand not Mr. Green ( Nigel Harman )to a dubious Bates. Websites CRASH as hundreds of thousands of families find out today A bargain fit for a king: Grade II-listed manor house complete with barn and gatehouse is listed at auction Who said black and white pics were flattering! As we watched Anna try to cope and keep the sexual assault hidden from her husband, it wasn't. Bates and Anna declare their love for each other before he is escorted away by the officers. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. In the meantime, Daisy and Molesley take school exams, with Molesley doing so well that he's offered a teaching position at the school. Despite their hopes that they can move on, the police arrest Anna after she is identified by a witness as being on the pavement near Green before he fell (whereas earlier they had heard whoever argued with Green was shorter than Bates). Mrs Hughes informs him of the situation regarding Thomas and Jimmy, and though he wants Thomas to go he does not want to see anyone's life ruined. Matthew, William, and Thomas are all injured and sent home (though Thomas' injury was self-inflicted to get himself out of the trenches). Press J to jump to the feed. whose real name is Crawley, as well as his servants. I think he probably also was responsible for his ex-wifes murder. And the thought did cross my mind that maybe, just maybe, Anna really had been the one to push Green out in front of London traffic. It has been way too long of a wait, if I do say so myself. The first season was set in 1912 (via The New York Times), and back then, women donning a pair of pants was pretty much unheard of. Nevertheless, according to Ho, there were some mistakes by the doctors, too. Irish chauffeur Tom Branson, a man of revolutionary politics, grows closer to Sybil. All Rights Reserved. 11:15 pm. John Bates becomes suspicious of Edna Braithwaite (becauseAnnawas blamed for something that was really Edna's fault)and visiting valet Alex Green (because Green is flirting with his wife). He survives, but Mary and Tom basically take over running Downton. Durrant finds out and pressures Audrey Bartlett to change her story when Bates' lawyer George Murray comes to see her. Mrs. Hughes finds a train ticket from Downton to London in Bates' pocket for the day Green died, making her suspicious of his actions. That relationship doesn't work out either. "She wants to have children but most of all she just wants a normal, uneventful life, really.". After learning her husband has a larger then expected inheritance after his mother's death, she arrives at Downton Abbey. 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. Tremendously furious, she travels to Downton to tell her former husband that she did not give him permission to return to Downton, much less restore his relationship with housemaid Anna. Born Thomas, despite this, still remains smug downstairs, but he learns one thing: Bates, despite his disability, he is not to be underestimated - and he has a temper. While this moment seems pretty preposterous, it turns out, the incident is actually based on true events. I rewound the video and watched stolid old Mr. Carson tear up over and over again. I reckon he's penniless. Mary dumps Richard and reconnects with Matthew, whose wounds have healed. He and Anna were married just days before his arrest. Anna's stepfather had also sexually abused her (!!) In between May 31st, 1902 and April 15th, 1912, her husband admitted to a regimental-silver theft that Vera committed at the barracks. Downstairs, Bates' wife Vera threatens to delay their divorce, then dies mysteriously, after which Anna . Sign up and stay up to date with our daily newsletter. 2/23/14 7:42p Downton February 20, 2014 @ Even in a modern car, the round trip would involve at least eight hours driving. As Tatler reported, scenes at York Prison were filmed at Lincoln Castle. 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. The Downton Abbey Season 5 finale episode acted like the greatest hits of the season with drama, humor, scandal, and intrigue. In fact, writers at Maclean's even called it the "best Downton moment, ever." Last night on Downton Abbey, poor, wrongfully imprisoned Bates was upset because he didn't have any. . Luckily, after Bates is found guilty of murder, his sleuthing wife Anna eventually finds the evidence needed to set him free in Season 3. Of all of Downton Abbey's love stories, the romance between Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes is certainly one of the most poignant and touching. The police begin to suspect Anna of murdering Mr. Green, so Bates writes a letter confessing he did the deed and flees to Ireland. Things are thrown into chaos in the very first episode, however, with the sinking of the Titanic, on which Patrick and his father James were traveling. Pregnancies arrive at the worst possible times. Maybe the witness who heard Green speak to someone was mistaken, and no one actually intentionally pushed Green. Another guard, Turner, warned Bates that Durrant did not like him and so he became more watchful for an opportunity to deal with Craig. 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. 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. 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. I don't think so. Fans will have to watch and see if the evidence points to him as the killer. Matthew has a job,something utterly unheard of within the Crawley family. Edith is offered a job writing a regular newspaper column. The series places heavy emphasis on British social hierarchies, and features a number of early 20th-century historical events, such as the sinking of the Titanic, World War I, the Spanish Flu pandemic, and the Irish War of Independence. When she finally received a proposal from Anthony Strallan, a man she actually kind of liked, it seemed like things might end up ok for her. Blue Thomas also ruins his attempts to kindle a romance with kitchen maid Daisy. After attending the funeral, they return to Downton and discover two officers who are waiting to arrest Bates for the murder of his wife. 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." Lets keep those fingers crossed. The couple's meeting was definitely one of the show's greatest scenes. I see a very suspenseful season ending cliffhanger involving these two ? February 17, 2014 @ Anna was arrested and sent to jail in episode 8 of Season 5 for the murder of Green. In between May 31st, 1902 and April 15th, 1912, her husband admitted to a regimental-silver theft that Vera committed at the barracks. Dent later told him that Craig and one of the guards, Durrant, were working together selling drugs. 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." As the series progressed, viewers became more and more invested in the Crawley family and their loveable troop of servants. Isobel rejects a proposal from Lord Merton because his sons oppose the marriage. Tom considers moving to America with little Sybbie. 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. Both Anna and Mary suspect John of being involved as he was absent the whole day of the accident, having told Carson he was going to York, but there is no proof he was involved, and they take the matter no further. Worst: Seeing Mr. Bates' wrongful sentencing was unbearable. Tom Branson manages to prevent the assassination of the King, having come a long way from his Irish revolutionary days. Don't know why yet but we will soon see. 2)Bates pushed him and he happened to fall into the line of the lorry. "There's a danger about Bates," Fellowes told TV Guide, "that goes back to his time in prison when he was falsely convicted of killing his first wife.". In the UK, where the episode had aired on Christmas, they claimed that Christmas had been ruined. Anna and Bates, in front of the servants, ask Carson and Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper, to conduct a search on the servant's rooms. Anna also proves herself as a maid and is promoted to lady's maid for Mary during the course of the series. Mary struggles with grieving Matthew's death and caring for her newborn son, George. All content copyright 2011-2022 CarterMatt.com, This site uses cookies to track and store data. What did Green show to Gillingham that made him dislike him but WE see why he was such a maggot. While in prison, she told Bates that the police had discovered something about her life before Downton that would help their case. Green is a rapist and this isnt the first assault, he is arrogant for a reason; multiple assaults without consequenceego. 2023 SheMedia, LLC. 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. In a shocking twist, he and Mary end up sleeping together (an unheard of scandal), and he dies while in bed with her. 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. Nevertheless, it wasn't until the 1970s that it became normal to see a woman in pants. Wow, high praise indeed! 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 . Given the series is set in the 1920s long before high speed rail the journey would have stretched the limits of possibility. The stories you care about, delivered daily. Carson addresses to the servants and decrees that Bates has left "without a stain on his character." So, when things went well for the characters, we were elated, and when things went wrong, we were devastated. All of the main cast return to their roles, alongside some new faces who bring plenty of intrigue to the storied estate. What did Bates do to Mr Green? She also asks them to do it immediately, so that none of the servants have a chance to hide the box. 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. As she explained to HuffPost, along with Mr. Bates' trial, this scene was one of her only "raw, reactive scenes." 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