What secret did Bates know about Obrien?

First, we deliciously learn what Bates whispered to O'Brien: "her ladyship's soap." Yes, that would be the trump card that Thomas needed.
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What is Bates secret in Downton Abbey?

Bates was found innocent of the wine theft, but he confesses to Anna, Carson, and Mrs. Hughes that he was a drunkard "until a couple of years ago," and that he went to prison for theft.
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Is Thomas Mrs O Brien's son?

This is Cora's long-term revenge on her husband. She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of O'Brien and Lord Grantham – and the rightful heir to the house.
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Does O'Brien tell Cora?

O'Brien told Cora that the soap had gone under the bathtub, but it clearly hadn't. I wonder why Cora didn't blame her more for the "accident"? Also, why would O'Brien tell Thomas that had intended Cora to slip on the soap? I'm assuming she did, otherwise how would he have found out...
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Did O'Brien tell Thomas about the soap?

Seasons Two and Three go by, which spans the entire length of WW1 and at least two more years. O'Brien tries to get rid of Thomas by exposing his homosexuality, and with the help of Anna and Bates, he let's O'Brien know that he knows about the soap.
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What does Bates tell Obrien?

First, we deliciously learn what Bates whispered to O'Brien: "her ladyship's soap." Yes, that would be the trump card that Thomas needed.
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What illness does Mr Barrow have?

His trip to London earlier in the season had been to receive electrotherapy that would “make [him] more like other people” (to change his sexuality, that is) and he had given himself an abscess through follow-up injections with an unsterilized needle.
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Does Lord Grantham sleep with Jane?

SPOILER ALERT: Downstairs comes upstairs as Downton's Earl has secret bedroom tryst with his new maid. Things are about to get steamy at the Grantham country house in Downton Abbey. Viewers will see the Earl of Grantham commit the ultimate betrayal as he shares a steamy kiss with his maid, Jane, on Sunday night.
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Does Cora ever find out about O'Brien and the soap?

Cora ends up miscarrying the only male heir to the Crawley/Grantham fortune. Cora never suspects O'Brien's treachery, and somehow the lady's maid lasts a few more seasons. Mr. Bates went to jail and we somehow made it through the boredom.
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What surgery did Mary Crawley have?

Mrs. Crawley directing the withdrawal of fluid from around the heart of a local farmer. Mrs. Patmore's successful cataract surgery.
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Does Tom Branson 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.
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Who inherits Downton Abbey in the end?

Lord Robert has no sons, and an “entail” keeps any of his daughters from inheriting his great estate and mansion: Downton Abbey. Robert's heir is Matthew Crawley, a distant cousin. Matthew will someday inherit both the earl's title and his real estate, thanks to the entail.
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Does Lord Grantham cheat on Cora?

- Feeling ignored by Cora (who was busy running their house-turned-makeshift hospital) and useless during the war, Lord Grantham almost starts an affair with a maid. - He tries to pay off his son-in-law, Tom Branson, because he is of a lower class. He later owes much of his renewed success to said son-in-law.
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Does Mr Bates find out what happened to Anna?

Hughes and Mr. Carson's coming back from their honeymoon, Bates confronts Anna, saying that he thinks he knows what's going on. Anna confirms that she was in danger of losing another baby, but that he was wrong in his idea that she actually had lost it. Bates is very happy with the news.
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What is the age difference between Anna and Bates?

Bates is a good 15 years older than Anna, and while he's a perfectly good-looking chap, Anna is stunning. Even in a maid's uniform with her hair severely pulled back. "Bates and Anna seemed unlikely at first," says Coyle.
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Why did O'Brien leave Downton Abbey?

I talked it through with my family and it was the right decision for all of us.” Finneran said: “I had great fun doing it but I just didn't want to do it any more.” She added: I decided this before we even did the last series. When I stop loving something, I stop doing it.”
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Why do Thomas and O'Brien hate each other?

However by 1920, Thomas and O'Brien become bitter rivals, triggered by her nephew Alfred Nugent coming to Downton to work as a footman. O'Brien is fond of her nephew, and very much wants to see him succeed.
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How did O'Brien cause Cora's miscarriage?

She Had A Miscarriage

The obnoxious lady's maid, Sarah O'Brien, had intentionally left a piece of soap under the bathtub for her ladyship to slip on, and slip she did, causing her to lose the baby.
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Does O'Brien get fired from Downton Abbey?

'Downton Abbey' loses O'Brien, adds 6 new cast members in Season 4.
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Did Mary sleep with Mr Pamuk?

For a quick refresh, in Season 1, episode 3, Kemal Pamuk (Theo James) and Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) enjoyed a fleeting steamy romance, which ended when the pair got into bed together and Pamuk died in flagrante delicto.
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Who does Rose marry in Downton Abbey?

Actually, Lady Rose MacClare, the seemingly permanent houseguest at Downton Abbey (at least until she marries The Hon. Ephraim Atticus Aldridge), shares many qualities with Cinderella.
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Who does Lady Edith marry?

Lady Edith and Bertie Pelham

Lady Edith and Bertie on their wedding day. After six seasons of troubles, Lady Edith finally finds happiness. In the last episode of the series, the middle Crawley daughter marries Bertie Pelham to become the Marchioness of Hexham, a position which outranks everyone else in her family.
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What is Baxter's Secret on 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.
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What is Mr Barrow doing to himself in season 5?

Downton Abbey's resident underbutler, Thomas Barrow, will undergo a bogus gay cure to rid himself of his homosexuality in season 5 of the popular British television show.
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Does Mrs Drewe find out about Marigold?

She and Tim reveal the truth to Margie, who refuses to believe it. She tears up a copy of Marigold's birth certificate that Edith brought (though Edith has others), and does not accept the truth until Tim reveals the note he received asking him to adopt Marigold was written by his own hand.
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