After 52 episodes and three films, the world of “Downton Abbey” arrives at a comforting conclusion – for the moment, at least. The series and the two previous films, “Downton Abbey” of 2019 and “Downton Abbey: A New Era” of 2022 followed several characters over a period of 18 years, both upstairs and at the bottom of the big house. While the viewers have already said goodbye to the Imperious Violet Crawley, the dowager countess of Grantham (Maggie Smith), in the last film when she died tragically on the screen surrounded by her family, there are still much more farewell to come. Here is where we left some of the key characters as “Downton Abbey: The Grand Final” arrives in theaters on September 12.
Mary Crawley (Michelle Dockery)
Michelle Dockery in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Final”.
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Lady Mary was not always online to take control of Downton Abbey, but her unhappy marriage with Matthew Crawley and the birth of their son George assured that she could be at the head of the estate, at least until George becomes the majority. Mary finally remarked towards the end of the series, to run the car pilot Henry Talbot, but “The Grand Final” sees the divorced couple and Mary on the outings of the company. However, she has intelligent ideas about how to keep Downton Abbey afloat and push him to the modern era because she finally takes the reins of her father. “From the start, she has always had a strong personality,” the creator Julian Fellowes said in Times in 2022. “And I think what we looked at over the years is how she came to exploit her strength, master it and use it to achieve what she wants.”
Edith Pelham (Laura Carmichael)
Laura Carmichael, right, and Elizabeth McGovern in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Final”.
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For many years, Lady Edith was the second daughter spent, but at the end of the series, she was firmly installed as the formidable Marquise in Hexham. She and her husband Herbert “Bertie” Pelham happily raise two children and she became a voice of Mary’s reason, offering advice to the sister who once overshadowed her. “The grand finale” even gives Edith a moment of satisfactory courage when she defends the family. “As we leave it, Edith is a strong woman capable of major decisions,” explains Fellowes.
Robert and Cora Crawley (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern)
Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”.
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The Patriarch and the Matriar of the Crawley Clan have lived a lot since the first of “Downton Abbey”, including the loss of their daughter Sybil and multiple financial challenges. Cora has faced a fear of health in “a new era” while the two submitted the death of Violet, whose presence is still looming in “the grand finale”. Although he technically left Mary in charge of Downton Abbey at the end of “a new era”, Robert has trouble settle in the next chapter in his life. It is in Cora, his still stable companion, to help him move forward.
Tom Branson (Allen Leech)
Allen Leech in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”.
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After saving heroically the day in the first film “Downton Abbey”, the widow Tom married Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) in “Downtown Abbey: A New Era”, giving her daughter Sybbie a mother. At the end of the second film, Tom and Lucy have their own baby and live far from Downton. The character has already obtained his very well -deserved happy forever and now presents himself to extinguish the advice and support of the family. “I felt that Tom Branson was the only one we didn’t really settle in the series,” Leech told me in 2019. Now he’s.
Daisy Mason (Sophie McShera) and Andrew Parker (Michael Fox)
Sophie McShera, second on the left, in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Final”.
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Daisy started his trip to Downton Abbey as a maid of the elaborate cuisine, but ultimately the revered the kitchen of the domain Mme Patmore took her under her wing. She married the dying of William Mason during the series and then settled with Andrew Parker, a foot in the house which has now taken over for Mr. Carson. In the mind of the young generation advancing, Daisy takes control of cooking in “The Grand Final”, an important moment of growth for the character.
Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton)
From left to right, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery and Paul Giamatti in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”.
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It took a while in Isobel to settle in Downton Abbey, but her friendship with the dowager countess and her relationship with the family became invaluable throughout the series. She married Richard Gray after the death of her son Matthew and continued her good job with the community hospital throughout the episodes. After the death of Violet, Isobel took over the coat to organize the county fair – a job that accompanies certain challenges.
Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt) and John Bates (Brendan Coyle)
Joanne Froggatt in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”.
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Anna Bates has always been one of the most faithful servants of Downton Abbey and a thoughtful friend of Lady Mary. She married the valet John Bates at the start of season 3 and the couple had many ups and downs in the years that followed, including several false layers. They obtained a happy ending well deserved in the final of the series when Anna gave birth to their first child. The films have not shaken their contentment and “The Grand Finale” brings another edifying arrival for the pair.
Joseph Molesley (Kevin Doyle)
Kevin Doyle, on the left, and Michael Fox in “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”.
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Mr. Molesley attached the public with his unfortunate unknown but well -intentioned in the series, finally going from the local school. He obtained his due in “a new era” when he turned out to be a qualified screenwriter and charmed Phyllis Baxter. In “The Grand Final”, the couple is married and Mr. Molesley endeavors to stimulate his film career, although he did not give his time to Downtown Abbey in the past.
