Who is Lord Grantham illegitimate child?

She knows that Thomas is the illegitimate son of O’Brien and Lord Grantham – and the rightful heir to the house.

Does Lord Grantham sleep with the maid?

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.

What is the Crawleys religion?

The family is staunchly Anglican, as Robert remarks that there has not been a Catholic Crawley since the Reformation. Tom Branson and his daughter, who are Catholic, are the exception as they are from the Branson family.

What maid kissed Lord Grantham?

Jane
The only maid who kissed Lord Grantham was Jane in season 2. Cora never knew about it; as I recall she was lying in bed with Spanish flu. Lord Grantham broke off his relationship with Jane before it even started (all they did was kiss passionately), and she soon left, knowing it was for the best.

Is Marigold on Downton Abbey autistic?

Several online comments by Downton followers suggest that the character was written to be autistic. Others speculate that the child playing the part may have been sedated to keep her quiet. I think that the casting director chose the twins who play Marigold for their resemblance to the Edith character.

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.

Is Lord Grantham unfaithful?

– 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.

Is Patrick Gordon an imposter?

Violet is then convinced Major Gordon is a fake, most likely Peter (which would explain how he knew some of the private details of the Crawley family and possibly Patrick’s strange mannerism of wiping his lips with his fingers).

Are the Granthams a real family?

Are the Crawleys of Downton Abbey a real family? The fictional Crawleys are based on the Earls and Countesses of Carnarvon, who still reside at Highclere Castle, where the series is filmed (though the fictional Downton Abbey is in Yorkshire, rather than Hampshire, where Highclere is).

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.

WHO raises Sybil’s baby?

Tom again holding baby Sybbie not long after Sybil’s death. Baby Sybbie (age 1) with her father, Tom, holding her. One-year-old Sybbie in the library with Mr. Carson.

Does Tom remarry in Downton Abbey?

Who marries Mary after Matthew?

Henry Talbot
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.

Is Thomas Barrow Lord Grantham’s son?

Lady Grantham poisons Lord Grantham (already nearly dead anyway after contracting a rare form of slow-acting rabies from Isis) and on his deathbed he acknowledges Thomas as his son.

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.