As for Matthew's mother, I'm glad she was tricked in to leaving!!! I thought the Patrick person was basically begging them to belive him. Brendan Coyle chimed in, "She's always picking things off me too, she grooms me like a spider monkey, and tells me how to behave." Play trailer 1:51. Mary and Matthew disagree about Gregson's motives. I also saw the demise of Mrs. Bates coming, agree w Anon. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 05:02. She loved him, evidently, and he knew that. Not even after she's dead is Mr. Bates able to get rid of her.This is the official YouTube channel for Downton . Ivy Stuart, the new kitchen maid, draws Alfred's attention away from Daisy. Think about it. Bates's cellmate tries to get him into trouble by planting drugs in his bunk. View complete answer on downtonabbey.fandom.com. Downton Abbey recap series six, episode one - love in the air downstairs. Emmerdale spoilers: Marlon Dingle hosts a late-night lock in for LADS-ONLY chat. As one Reddit user pointed out, "Bates just kept saying they couldn't be together but didn't say why." What is the age difference between Anna and Mr Bates? There's plenty to keep fans guessing until the Downton Abbey (opens in new tab) Christmas special, which will air on Christmas Day. The only thing I would point out is that Cora because sick with influenza after Mrs Bate's death. Is Bates executed on Downton Abbey? This may come as a real shock to you, but Bates was Robert's bat man (personal servant) during the Boer War which means that he went wherever Robert went. He and his wife, Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt), have a young son named Johnny Bates, who spends the day at the Downton Abbey nursery while his parents work at the estate. Servants don't get a lot of private time, he's bound to have been in sight of someone most of the time in question. Why did Matthew quit Downton Abbey? Remember he returned to Downton Abbey late with the flimsy excuse of an auto accident. Image Via ITV. Yikes. i am writing from bosnia. First, he said, "You are made higher to me and holier because of the suffering you have been put through." As Joanne Froggatt told Harper's Bazaar, "I think this story can be never ending when you've got that many different characters, personalities, relationships whether they be romantic or friendships or feuds. 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. She killed herself to frame her husband. However, we did see that they were happily married with a seriously adorable little toddler. It couldn't have happened to a more deserving vile woman. As Brendan Coyle explained in an interview with What To Watch, "There is unspoken stuff that is troublesome." Usually, women were expected to wait for a man to propose and she certainly wouldn't be encouraged to tell him that she loved him before they were engaged. As a consequence, her husband went to prison for two years. At the trial, the juries unanimously voted that Bates was guilty. The OMG moment in the Downton finale was the arrest of Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt (opens in new tab)) in connection with her rapist's death. The Earl is addressed as Lord Grantham and the Countess as Lady Grantham. The first season of "Downton Abbey" was set in 1912. A trip to London reveals that Rose likes to drink, dance, and go to clubs. I couldn't find a thread that answered my question so I decided to post a new one about the topic. The scene showed the pair chatting about their plans to run a B&B. "I've been thinking our bed and breakfast hotel, could it be in Downton village?" Anna is right: Her proclamation of love certainly isn't "ladylike." Mrs. Bates hung out with unsavory people so someone must've had it in for her! The show ran for six series and fifty-two episodes, including five . Sir Richard said something along the lines of - if you cross me you'll regret it. I think your first idea is right, O'Brien killed Mrs Bates! Is that something that would have been shared by two men? Downton Abbey is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes.It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece Classic anthology, on 9 January 2011. Not even after she's dead is Mr. Bates able to get rid of her.This is the official YouTube channel for Downton Abbey. I heard another theory that strikes me as interesting (and somewhat plausible): Vera and Bates were very happily married until some point (I'd say after he came back from Africa), and (this is going with the post-Africa assumption) the path that Bates went down after Africa upset Vera, pushing her to the brink of her sanity (maybe over), which spawned the malicious and wicked being we know as the late Mrs. Vera Bates. Brendan Coyle. In fact, out of all of the cast, these two are possibly the best scene partners by the final season. Mr. Bates, played by Brendan Coyle, was the valet with a fiery temper. After Bates is asked to leave Downton, Anna bringsa tray of food to his room out of kindness. 49. "And he'd be diminished by it," creator Julian Fellowes added. Ethel Parks - maid. The only thing I would point out is that Cora because sick with influenza after Mrs Bate's death. Also, Mary took a big risk by burning the ticket and showing the utmost loyalty to Bates and Anna. Lavinia? Tragedy strikes when Sybil dies from eclampsia shortly after giving birth. They later agree just to be friends. Bates was immediately sentenced to execution. As we watched Anna try to cope and keep the sexual assault hidden from her husband, it wasn't long before Bates figured out what exactly happened and just who violated his wife. I was hoping that Mrs. Bates would kill Sir Richard and then go to prison herself, thus freeing everyone from their undesirable presence. and none of you mentioned the thrilling - literally - moment when Carson is pushing Matthew's chair, but I'm not going to repeat it.. Hi,I did!!! In expectation of their future troubles, Anna decides that they need to get married. It's almost time for the return of the hit period drama on PBS! . Her first husband had already been the Duke of Firgo when they married, but he was killed three years ago in the Second World War. And if Bates was in battle, it's because so was Robert. April 1920. He has shown violence towards her before, but then again she was a despicable woman. "She wont even be tried. Matthew soon joins her, but while returning to Downton Abbey, he is killed in a car accident. Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. Yes, we all love Anna and Bates they're sweet, caring, and totally in love. So, when did Bates first begin to see the potential for more than friendship? He claims that he survived the Titanic sinking, but had developed amnesia and was sent to Canada since he was mistaken for a Canadian. That made me laugh. She's the one who listened in on Bates being bullied by the Mrs. O'Brien is harboring some secrets that have yet come out - me thinks. Bates saw and did some horrible things whilst his superior sipped sherry in Cape Town. Tom married an aristocratic Crawley family that had just collapsed after the death of his first wife, Lady Sybil. Given the fact that Anna's first instinct was to lie to her husband, because, as Time put it, she wanted "to protect him from whatever calamities he'd cause seeking revenge," clearly she knows that Bates has a serious anger problem and even though she never believed he killed his first wife, it doesn't mean she didn't think he was capable of murder. Bates encourages Anna to stay at Downton but live a full life. Surely she wasn't having a moment of conscience? She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of OBrien and Lord Grantham and the rightful heir to the house. O'Brien had motive, she wouldn't see Downton torn down and she has ability, we've seen how devious she is and poison is a woman's weapon! It was a time when men were expected to be strong and stoic. 134 votes. I agree. Michael Gregson tells Lady Edith that he will be in Scotland as well. "Cervical incompetence is one cause of late miscarriage or premature delivery," Dr. Morton's wrote. The remaining staff at Downton look forward to the approaching country fair, and Carson struggles to keep them concentrating on work. Can't wait till the new season starts in Sept. Carlisle had something to do with Mrs Bates murder to get rid of the scandal that might consume Mary and make him look bad. An alternative to the marriage-gone-wrong bit is that she became very upset with herself for her inability to give Bates kids, which made her incredibly jealous when (and if) she saw Bates with Anna (my theory is she spotted them one day or another, purely by chance). Before we knew it, Mr. Green (Anna's attacker) was dead and all signs pointed to Bates. And for many men, showing emotion was seen as a sign of weakness. In the second season, Bates is plagued by his estranged wife Vera, who is out for revenge. However, looking back at their early days, it's clear that Anna and Bates really did begin as friends there wasn't any kind of romantic connection. Does Thomas get fired from Downton Abbey? As Matthew points out, the sentence is simply a "matter of routine.". Anna and Bates had a baby! poor Matthew better hold on to Lavinia, even though Mary foolishly didn't go for it when she had the chance.Dowagers, especially Dame Maggie, are fantastic! Too delicate for the Crawley dynasty - something is likely to happen to her as well to clear the path for a Mary-Matthew story continuance. Towards the end of the first season, Anna comes right out and bluntly tells Mr. Bates how she feels. Eventually, Mary convinces Anna to visit a gynecologist in London, who is able to help, telling her she has an issue with cervical incompetence. At the trial, the juries unanimously voted that Bates was guilty. Andrey is a coach, sports writer and editor. I believe that Bates had a spell of battle that Robert was eminently unsuited for. Joanne Froggatt won a Golden Globe and was three-times EMMY nominated for her role as 'Anna Bates' in Downton Abbey and reprised her role in the recent film. Sybil goes into labour and Lord Grantham hires a famous obstetrician, Sir Philip Tapsel. I think if Bates or O'Brien or Anna or Sir Richard or anyone killed Mrs. Bates, we'd know about it by now. Patrick was a fake but why didn't he try harder with Edith on his side. I think that Bates did kill Mrs. Bates or at least had her killed. But her reaction also tells us about the dynamic between her and Bates, too. Indeed, though there is the argument that Vera was legitimately driven to suicide, that she didn't just do it on a whim. Mary is angry when she discovers their collaboration. Are Brendan Coyle and Joanne Froggatt friends? 2. There are a couple references to Robert and Bates being in battle together during the Boer War in the first series. Have been put through. six, episode one - love in the downstairs. 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