Who took the letter knife Downton Abbey?

Last week, it was a paper knife given to her by the King of Sweden. This week, it is a bit of ivory netsuke, which has no regal history, but which she is still very upset to have lost. She blames Pegg — an aspiring gardener whom she recently hired at the insistence of Mrs.

Who stole the letter knife Downton Abbey?

Isobel is disturbed at the Dowager Countess' sacking of new gardener John Pegg, accusing him of stealing a valuable letter opener, but is even more surprised at her reaction when she proves that Pegg didn't steal it.

Does Miss Denker get fired?

The dowager decides to fire Denker for 'over-loyal' insolence to Dr. Merton, but the maid plays the hidden kin card to make Spratt argue for a second chance. Violet blackmails Minister of Health Neville Chamberlain to attend dinner at Downton, haranguing everyone about the hospital.

What did Spratt do in Downton Abbey?

He collects stamps and is often working on his stamp collection, where there is time. (Of course, Denker finds any of his hobbies stupid!) However, besides being a butler, he is also a journalist, working for Violet's granddaughter, Lady Edith Pelham, for her magazine, The Sketch.

What happens to Violet in Downton Abbey?

Violet's death comes toward the end of the film, after a storyline about her past that brings some of the family to the South of France. As she dies, Violet's loved ones, including her on-again-off-again rival Isobel (Penelope Wilton), gather around her bed to say goodbye.

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Did Lord Grantham have an illegitimate child?

Cora decides who's inheriting – and it's not Lady Mary's son

She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of O'Brien and Lord Grantham – and the rightful heir to the house. She knows it will kill her husband to see an illegitimate child inherit Downton Abbey and she has waited a long time for this moment.

Does Tom remarry in Downton Abbey?

Fans will also have been delighted to see that chauffeur Tom has found love again as he appears to remarry in wedding scenes that see him and maid Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) tie the knot. Tom married into the aristocratic Crawley family only to be devastated by the death of his first wife, Lady Sybil.

Who was the dowager countess butler?

On ITV, Swift played Septimus Spratt, the butler of the Dowager Countess, in Downton Abbey for three seasons and has been seen as Dennis, manservant to Countess Mavrodaki (Leslie Caron) in Episodes 3-6 of The Durrells.

Is Spratt in Downton Abbey 2?

I'm not fussed but don't want to be asked about it for 2 years! The news that Spratt won't be in the Downton Abbey movie came as a sad surprise, especially considering the high point on which Lady Violet's butler ended the show, doubly employed by the Crawley family as both a butler and a columnist.

What are the accents in Downton Abbey?

Mr Mason has a Yorkshire accent. None of the others do, Anna and Thomas have Manchester accents (NORTH west) Mosely has a slight northern twang but none of the characters speaks with a strong regional accent, Yorkshire or otherwise. All artisto's speak the Queens English, received pronunciation, which is 'posh'.

What happens to Miss Baxter in Downton Abbey?

Baxter's secret has been revealed: she stole jewelry from her former mistress, Mrs Benton, which included two diamond bracelets, a pearl necklace with a ruby clasp and four rings, and pretended that a burglary had taken place. Her penance for this crime was serving three years in prison.

Why doesn't Lady Edith have a maid?

Maybe Edith's lady's maid is new and she doesn't quite trust her to do her best when she's going to be seeing the King and Queen. So Edith gave her lady's maid time off for the duration of Edith's trip to Downton.

Does Daisy leave Downton?

Both Daisy and Mrs. Patmore moved up on the final season of "Downton Abbey."

Is Prince Kuragin real?

Anatole Vasilyevich Kuragin (Russian: Анатолий (Анатоль) Васильевич Курагин) is a fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace, its various cinematic adaptations, and an operatic adaptation as well.

Who is Mr Drewe in Downton Abbey?

Andrew Scarborough (born 30 November 1973) is an English actor, most widely known for his starring role on screen as Tim Drewe in the multi BAFTA and Emmy award-winning Downton Abbey he also Co-starred as colonel Fielding in the Film ''The War Below''and as Graham Foster in the television drama series Emmerdale.

Who broke the boiler in Downton Abbey?

Tony Sellick is a plumber in the feature film Downton Abbey. He comes to Downton to fix the boiler, and flirts with Daisy Mason, infuriating her fiance, Andrew Parker, who in a jealous rage breaks the boiler. Sellick later returns to fix the boiler again, and notes that it was deliberately damaged.

Who marries Mary after Matthew?

Mary (Michelle Dockery), the family's eldest daughter, finally found love again years after the tragic death of her husband, Matthew. Given that Matthew died in a car crash, Mary agreed to marry Henry Talbot (Matthew Goode) provided he give up his dangerous racecar driving profession and open a car shop instead.

Does Mary inherit Downton Abbey?

The reason that Mary cannot inherit Downton is because the estate is entailed to a male heir. Yes, the property has an entail, as Lord Robert, Lady Cora, the Dowager Countess and many other folks kept reminding us during the first series.

Why was Mary's husband not in the Downton Abbey movie?

Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) explains his absence by saying her husband is traveling the world racing cars, and doesn't want to come home. But, in reality, actor Matthew Goode's schedule did not allow for him to appear in the second Downton film.

What does the gong mean in Downton Abbey?

etc. taking their proper places in the progression. In a proper 1920's household, the dressing gong would have been rung at 7:00 p.m. so everyone would be alerted to dress and be assembled before 8:00 o'clock when dinner was likely to be announced.

Why are the crawleys called Grantham?

A: Crawley is the family name. Earl of Grantham is the title held by Robert, which passes through heirs. Matthew Crawley was set to become the next of Earl of Grantham before his untimely death; Matthew and Mary's son is now due to receive the title.

Why did Lord Grantham go to America?

Lord Grantham is summoned to America to help out Cora's family with their money problems. Her brother needs an English Earl to make him look respectable and luckily his brother-in-law is just that! So Robert heads off to the US causing much consternation and concern both upstairs and down.

Who did Branson marry?

While Richard Branson may be one of the most successful businessmen of all time, his relationship record isn't too shabby either. Richard and his wife, Joan Templeman, have been married for more than 30 years and still seem stronger than ever.

Does Daisy get married in Downton Abbey?

She lives under the strict but caring eye of Mrs Patmore, the cook. Daisy was usually seen in a light pink dress while being a kitchen maid. She later wore grey when she was promoted to kitchen assistant. Daisy is married to her second husband, Andrew Parker.

Does Tom get the maid pregnant?

Edna Braithwaite

Ah yes, the scheming maid who tried to hit on Tom while he was mourning Sybil's death, got fired, then managed to worm her way back into Downton to work as Cora's lady's maid, then pursued Tom relentlessly until she finally hit that and then tried to convince him he had gotten her pregnant.