John Bates (played by Brendan Coyle), who is mainly known as Mr Bates or just Bates, is Lord Grantham's valet. During the time apart from Bates, Anna refuses to fall into hopelessness or despair, though there is a brief period where this wavers, when letters and visits with her husband are stopped for a time. The Honourable Ephraim Atticus Aldridge (played by Matt Barber), more commonly known by his middle name, Atticus, is the son and heir of Lord and Lady Sinderby. In the third series, Thomas and O'Brien's alliance begins to fall apart with the appointment of her nephew Alfred as footman. In the fourth series, Mary is pursued by three suitors: Tony Gillingham, Evelyn Napier, and Charles Blake. In August 1914 they are successful and Gwen wins a position at a telephone firm. The evidence does not portray Bates in a good light; the jury finds him guilty of the murder of his wife, and he is sentenced to be hanged. She is one of eleven children and her parents are deceased. Doch Downton Abbey wäre nicht Downton Abbey, wäre es den sympathischen Bediensteten letztlich nicht doch möglich, das Runder gegen Ende herumzureißen. At the beginning of Series 6 Anna is in a dark place as the case of Green's death lingers over her and Bates as she's still out on bail. Marigold is born in Geneva, Switzerland and adopted by a Swiss couple. After William's death in 1918, Mr Mason sometimes calls at Downton to speak to Daisy, believing that she loved William as much as he did. She is coerced by O'Brien into telling Edith, who writes to the Turkish Ambassador. Edith is very worried, and decides to get an abortion. Robert says they will do their best for Marigold for both Michael's and Edith's sakes, while still keeping the truth confined to the family. Harold then accompanies his mother to England in July 1923. This all occurs when Matthew and his mother were away in France, in the trenches and field hospitals respectively. Under British law, her status as a lunatic cannot be used as grounds for divorce because she is neither the guilty nor innocent party. Rose's society debut is in 1923, when Cora presents her before the king, queen, and Prince of Wales. Baxter is not telling the whole story, something Molesley is convinced of when he hears the same story from Barrow. However, having bought the train ticket to London in York, he decided not to go through with the plan at the last minute, as he considered his actions would do far more harm than good, since he would certainly have been hanged for the crime if convicted; his love for his wife proved greater than his desire to defend her honour. Before the war, he worked for Lady Anstruther and was her favorite footman. He also helps cover up the scandal that the murder trial of Downton valet Bates would cause. Rose later becomes attracted to Sir John Bullock, a guest at a Downton house party with whom she later meets up in London along with some of her relatives. Just disappointing all the way around. An overconfident Thomas makes a snide remark that Mr Bates can do nothing to stop him only for Bates to violently grab him and shove him against the wall, proving that despite his disability he is not to be underestimated. In 1912, she brings private papers of her uncle Jonathan Swire, a Liberal minister, to Sir Richard Carlisle since Sir Richard plans to financially ruin her father. When Matthew is injured, he thinks his spine may have been broken, but is proven wrong when Matthew walks again (he was just suffering from spinal shock, which didn't permanently disable his legs). Horrified, Alfred is pressured by his aunt, O'Brien, to report the incident to Carson, as homosexuality is considered a crime at this time. Thomas is then attracted to the handsome new footman, Jimmy, and walks into his room and kisses the sleeping Jimmy. We get kids ready to learn and we give you opportunities to explore the world around you. He is a recent war veteran and suffers from severe Combat Stress Reaction (CSR, or shell shock) that causes him to be very nervous and somewhat disconnected to his surroundings. Vera Bates (played by Maria Doyle Kennedy) (d. 1918) was the estranged wife of John Bates. While in England he makes the acquaintance of the Hon. Richard "Dickie" Grey, Lord Merton (played by Douglas Reith) is Mary's godfather and a widower with at least two sons, Larry and Tim Grey. 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Miss Baxter refuses to inform Bates that, as a convicted criminal herself, she had to speak honestly to avoid another prison sentence. Also, it was so random for Mary's husband to show up at the end. It was a cute fun film but the gay subplot was unexpected and a little embarrassing in a theater full of gray-hairs. O'Brien is wracked with guilt, and following the incident she becomes even more loyal and devoted to Cora. Although implied in the series, it was not the main focus. Mrs Patmore is in charge of the kitchen and kitchen staff. Bates believes they must be content as they are, but Anna continues to believe that she cannot give him what he needs. Richard Carlisle (played by Iain Glen) is the fiancé of Lady Mary Crawley in series 2. In the film, she has had a daughter with Henry named Caroline. He is arrested in front of the entire Downton staff after Lavinia's funeral and is put on trial, during which some other staff members at Downton and Robert are called to testify. She visits him in London, and he has a cocktail party that important artists and literary figures like Virginia Woolf attend. In series one, he tries to blackmail his former lover, The Duke of Crowborough. He is accompanied by his boss Charles Blake as they are working on a government project studying estates and their progress. In series six, she gets irate when her father in-law loses his tenancy on a nearby estate. When Mary discovers that it was Green who assaulted Anna, she asks Tony to dismiss him, but says she cannot tell him why. O'Brien and Thomas were the only servants who never did like Bates and the duo constantly try to find faults and uncover his past in an attempt to force Mr Carson to sack him. Bates is subsequently charged with murder. Outwardly prim and somewhat strict in her manner as housekeeper, Mrs Hughes is essentially kindly and generous, as shown when she assists Ethel after she leaves her position and has a baby out of wedlock. She tells Anna that she remembers Vera had dried food under her fingernails, meaning that Vera made the pie herself knowing that her husband would be implicated for murder. Gordon decides to leave, rather than commit to his claim, after learning the earl's agents will be investigating Peter Gordon's history after his emigration to Canada. Angry, she casts Jimmy off, and Jimmy laments to Thomas that the whole venture was a waste of time and money. Ryder informs Anna that he has identified the problem and that she has a common issue of having cervical incompetence, a condition which results in a baby becoming too heavy for the womb to support after about three months, but also tells her that the condition is easily treatable with cervical cerclage, a stitch inserted into the womb after a woman has been pregnant for about 12 weeks; however, it does not always work. He returns to Downton in 1922, clearly still interested in the recently widowed Mary. He would take on Andy Parker as a farmhand, and at series end, would be pleased when Daisy would finally move to Yew Tree Farm with him at long last. At Brancaster Castle, she helps him embarrass Lord Sinderby's butler at Mary's behest (because the butler was being rude to Tom), and helps Molesley find evidence exonerating Bates of the murder of Mr Green. After being informed that this story was untrue by Isobel Crawley, the doctor corrected the report to the War Department, and William is drafted shortly thereafter. During the First World War with the men away fighting, Mr Drake needs help on his farm. Anna reveals to him that she believed she was pregnant, but that morning had realised that she had miscarried their child, and that it wasn't the first time it had happened, but the third. Julian Fellows wanted to have Matthew die in series 4, but the actor wanted to leave sooner. However, having bought the train ticket to London in York, he decided not to go through with the plan at the last minute, as he considered his actions would do far more harm than good, since he would certainly have been executed had he been convicted. She also seems to have protective feelings towards Daisy when she suspects that some of the other staff such as Thomas or Miss O'Brien are trying to make a fool or take advantage of her. Keep up-to-date with the latest film news, film releases, reviews and trailers as well as what to watch at the cinema, on Netflix and TV at RadioTimes.com. Andrew "Andy" Parker (played by Michael C. Fox) is a footman who starts working at Downton Abbey in 1924. He comes to dislike the new nanny for the two young children of Downton, and refuses to pass on her instructions to other members of staff. 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