Downtown Abbey Cast and Characters
>> Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Downtown Abbey Cast and Characters
The film begins in 1927. Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, receives a letter from Buckingham Palace announcing that King George and Queen Mary are coming to Downton Abbey as part of a royal tour through the country. Robert first informs his daughter, Lady Mary Talbot, and son-in-law, Tom Branson. When Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, hears the news, she is perturbed that Queen Mary's lady-in-waiting, Maud, Lady Bagshaw, will also be coming to Downton. Lady Bagshaw is Robert's first cousin once removed, and the two families have fallen out over an inheritance issue.
When the royal staff arrive, including the Royal Page of the Backstairs, the Queen's Royal Dresser, and Richard Ellis, the King's Royal Dresser, the Downton staff are affronted by their arrogance. Lady Mary believes that Thomas Barrow, Downton Abbey's butler, will fall short for the royal occasion. She asks Mr Carson, Downton's retired butler, to temporarily resume his former duties, upsetting Barrow. In a moment of rare candor, Barrow strongly protests to Lord Grantham, who is impressed with Barrow's integrity. He tells Lady Mary that Barrow will not be sacked. Downstairs, the plumber who arrives to repair the broken boiler flirts with Daisy, upsetting her fiancé, footman Andy Parker.
A man calling himself Major Chetwode arrives in Downton village. He seeks out Tom, who suspects he is a royal detective involved with security for the royal visit. Lady Mary sees Tom and Major Chetwode leaving a pub together and follows them.
Before the Royal parade through Downton Village begins, Chetwode finds the king on his horse awaiting the Royal Artillery. When he aims a pistol at the king, Tom tackles him to the ground. As Tom clamps down on Cherwode's hand grasping the pistol, Lady Mary stomps his hand and kicks the weapon away. Now disarmed, Chetwode is arrested. Meanwhile, Tom has met and formed a mutual attraction with Lady Bagshaw's maid, Lucy Smith.
The household is completely taken over by the royal visitors and their entourage. The king informs Edith's husband, Bertie Pelham, the Marquess of Hexham, that he is to accompany the Prince of Wales on a three-month Tour of Africa. Edith is pleased for Bertie but also upset as she is now pregnant, and expects to give birth just as Bertie would be departing with the Prince. In the garden, Tom encounters a woman crying. Unaware that she is Princess Mary, he initiates a conversation which inspires her to remain with her intolerable husband for her children's sake. Meanwhile, Anna discovers that Miss Lawton has been stealing from Downton Abbey. She agrees to say nothing provided Lawton returns the items and alters a ballgown for Lady Edith after the wrong garment was delivered to Downton.
Downstairs, Anna and John Bates have a plan to retake the household and restore Downton's honour. The staff agree, though Mr. Carson has concerns. Barrow and Mr. Ellis implement the plan, tricking most of the royal staff into returning to London. The two men then go to York for a drink. While waiting for Mr Ellis to return from visiting his nearby parents, Barrow meets Chris Webster, who invites him to a club. Webster takes Barrow to a secret nightclub where the patrons are mostly men dancing together. The police storm the club, arresting everyone. Mr. Ellis discovers what happened and uses his position within the Royal Household to get Barrow released. After, the two confide about their respective homosexuality, and Ellis later gives Barrow a silver locket as a memento until they meet again.
At dinner, the king is impressed by the revised menu and praises his chef's culinary skills. Mr. Molesley, quick to defend Downton, responds that Mrs. Patmore prepared the dinner and that the Downton staff are serving it. Everyone is stunned by Molesley speaking to the king without permission. Robert apologises for Molesley's outburst, but the queen praises Mrs. Patmore's cooking and tells Cora that they are accustomed to people behaving strangely around them.
Violet is upset that Maud has chosen Lucy as her heiress over Robert. However, Isobel correctly surmises that Lucy is Maud's illegitimate daughter, which Maud confirms; she has named Lucy as her heiress out of love. Violet is understanding when told the facts. Henry Talbot, Lady Mary's husband, arrives home in time to accompany the family to Harewood. Princess Mary tells her parents that Tom influenced her decision to remain with her husband. The king tells Tom that he has more than one thing to thank him for.
Lady Mary asks her grandmother about her recent trip to London. Violet reveals that medical tests show she has little time left to live. Violet reassures Lady Mary that Downton's legacy will be safe in her hands. The king and queen congratulate Edith and Bertie on their forthcoming child and announce that Bertie will not go on the tour. During the festivities, Lucy enters the ballroom to bring Lady Maud a handkerchief, using it as an excuse to watch the dancing. Tom wishes they could dance together, so they leave the ballroom and dance on the terrace. Back at Downton Abbey, Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes discuss Downton Abbey's future. Carson asserts it will stand for another hundred years with the Crawley family still living in it.
Michelle Dockery ... Lady Mary Talbot
Tuppence Middleton ... Lucy Smith
Maggie Smith ... Violet Crawley
Matthew Goode ... Henry Talbot
Elizabeth McGovern ... Cora Crawley
Laura Carmichael ... Lady Edith
Allen Leech ... Tom Branson
Kate Phillips ... Princess Mary
Joanne Froggatt ... Anna Bates
Imelda Staunton ... Maud Bagshaw
Max Brown ... Richard Ellis
Robert James-Collier ... Thomas Barrow
Raquel Cassidy ... Miss Baxter
Hugh Bonneville ... Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
Sophie McShera ... Daisy Mason
Geraldine James ... Queen Mary
Jim Carter ... Mr. Carson
Brendan Coyle ... Mr. Bates
Simon Jones ... King George V
