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* NiceToTheWaiter: She's ''particularly'' kind to the house-hold staff, particularly Gwen, her ladies' maid.

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* NiceToTheWaiter: She's ''particularly'' kind to the house-hold staff, particularly especially Gwen, her ladies' maid.
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** [[DivorceRequiresDeath]]

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** [[DivorceRequiresDeath]][[spoiler: DivorceRequiresDeath]]
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** [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide]]
** [[DivorceRequiresDeath]]


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* RevengeBeforeReason
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* MysteryOfTheWeek
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* [[spoiler: AssholeVictim: She takes her own life in order to frame Bates, as a last desperate act of revenge.]]
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** RuleOfCreepy: His deformed face, mad staring eyes, the strange finger gesture that Lord Grantham observes him make, and the bouts of rage his exhibits are all more than a little chilling.

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** RuleOfCreepy: His deformed face, mad staring eyes, the strange finger gesture that Lord Grantham observes him make, and the bouts of rage his he exhibits are all more than a little chilling.
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** LeaveThePlotThreadsHanging: So far...

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** *** LeaveThePlotThreadsHanging: So far...

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!!!"Patrick Crawley", AKA Patrick Gordon (Trevor White)

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!!!"Patrick Crawley", AKA Patrick Patrick/Peter Gordon (Trevor White)



* SpotTheImposter: Lord Grantham and Lady Mary in particular are not taken in by his claims to be Patrick ''Crawley''.

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* SpotTheImposter: Lord Grantham and Lady Mary in particular are not taken in by his claims to be Patrick ''Crawley''.''Crawley''....
** GrandTheftMe: ....believing him to have taken on the identity of Patrick sometime after the Titanic disaster.


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* {{Blackmail}}: [[spoiler: Angry at Mary's seeming reluctance to stay away from Mathew, he threatens to reveal and publish the Kemal Pamuk scandal, should she not tow the line and obey him.]]
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** RuleOfCreepy: His deformed face, mad staring eyes, the [[Squick strange finger gesture]] that Lord Grantham observes him make, and the bouts of rage his exhibits are all more than a little chilling.

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** RuleOfCreepy: His deformed face, mad staring eyes, the [[Squick strange finger gesture]] gesture that Lord Grantham observes him make, and the bouts of rage his exhibits are all more than a little chilling.
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!!!"Patrick Crawley", AKA Patrick Gordon (Trevor White)
* FaceRevealingTurn
** RuleOfCreepy: His deformed face, mad staring eyes, the [[Squick strange finger gesture]] that Lord Grantham observes him make, and the bouts of rage his exhibits are all more than a little chilling.
* MoralityPet: For Lady Edith, who is the only one it seems to believe his story.
*NeverFoundTheBody
**NotQuiteDead: He turns up out of the blue, with a badly deformed face and Canadian accent, claiming to be Lord Grantham's cousin (and heir), despite having supposedly drowned on the Titanic...
* QuestForIdentity
* SpotTheImposter: Lord Grantham and Lady Mary in particular are not taken in by his claims to be Patrick ''Crawley''.
** LeaveThePlotThreadsHanging: So far...
* YouHaveToBelieveMe

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* TrashTalk: Easily amongst the gobbiest of the staff.

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* TrashTalk: Easily amongst the gobbiest of the staff.staff.

!!! Jane Moorsum, a Housemaid (Clare Calbraith)
* {{Maid}}
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Has no shame in asking Lord Grantham to influence a prestigious grammar school to award her son a place.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For another SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute, Ethel.
* TheMistress: Grantham considers an affair with her.
* WidowWoman

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* PlainJane



* ThrowTheDogABone: Season 2 episode 3 has a moment where Edith is finally given praise by General Sir Herbert Strutt for her actions to help the recuperating veterans at the convalescent home. Although this is something she has been doing on the quiet, the other officers have noted and appreciated all the help she has provided them with. The entire table is shocked and impressed, with her mother even giving her a warm smile. The look on Edith's face afterwards is [[CrowningOfHeartWarming heartwarming]].


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* ThrowTheDogABone: Season 2 episode 3 has a moment where Edith is finally given praise by General Sir Herbert Strutt for her actions to help the recuperating veterans at the convalescent home. Although this is something she has been doing on the quiet, the other officers have noted and appreciated all the help she has provided them with. The entire table is shocked and impressed, with her mother even giving her a warm smile. The look on Edith's face afterwards is [[CrowningOfHeartWarming [[CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming heartwarming]].

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* ThrowTheDogABone: Season 2 episode 3 has a moment where Edith is finally given praise by General Sir Herbert Strutt for her actions to help the recuperating veterans at the convalescent home. Although this is something she has been doing on the quiet, the other officers have noted and appreciated all the help she has provided them with. The entire table is shocked and impressed, with her mother even giving her a warm smile. The look on Edith's face afterwards is [[CrowningOfHeartWarming heartwarming]].

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* InnocentBystander: He's often caught between the warring Crawley women.


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* InnocentBystander: He's often caught between the warring Crawley women.

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**FacePalm: Constantly.
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* VillainBall: With the onset on World War 2, he plots to have himself signed up to the medical corps for an easy ride, but in reality [[spoiler: he ends up on the front line.]]

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* VillainBall: With the onset on World War 2, I, he plots to have himself signed up to the medical corps for an easy ride, but in reality [[spoiler: he ends up on the front line.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As seen at the flower show.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As seen at the village flower show. show, and with the [[MamaBear protective attitude]] she displays towards William, [[spoiler: especially with regard to arranging his repatriation to Downton after he is mortally wounded at Amiens - She even threatens the ''vicar'' when he initially refuses to conduct William's last request to marry Daisy.]]

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** TearJerker: [[spoiler: His death-bed wedding to Daisy is particularly upsetting.]] Even the Dowager Countess is moved by it.



* TearJerker: [[spoiler: His death-bed wedding to Daisy is particularly upsetting.]] Even the Dowager Countess is moved by it.

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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: His death-bed wedding to Daisy is particularly upsetting.]] Even the Dowager Countess is moved by it.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan
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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: His death-bed wedding to Daisy is particularly upsetting.]]

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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: His death-bed wedding to Daisy is particularly upsetting.]]
]] Even the Dowager Countess is moved by it.
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* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Her schemes include trying to get Bates fired [[spoiler: and to expose Lady Mary's affair with Pamuk, riling Cora up against Sybil becoming a nurse, repeatedly sending Ethel on fool's errands, getting Thomas transferred to the Downton hospital, and then getting him placed in charge of the convalescents in order to take Isobel down a peg, and trying to get Mrs. Bird and Mrs. Patmore in trouble for feeding the indigent veterans.]] So far.

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* [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]]: Her schemes include trying to get Bates fired [[spoiler: and to expose Lady Mary's affair with Pamuk, riling Cora up against Sybil becoming a nurse, repeatedly sending Ethel on fool's errands, getting Thomas transferred to the Downton hospital, and then getting him placed in charge of the convalescents in order to take Isobel down a peg, and trying to get Mrs. Bird and Mrs. Patmore in trouble for feeding the indigent veterans.veterans and telling Vera that Bates is back at Downton.]] So far.
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!!!Dr. Clarkson (David Robb)
*DressedToHeal
*InnocentBystander: He's often caught between the warring Crawley women.

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* [[spoiler: AnyoneCanDie: Having bravely saved the life of Mathew during the final push at Amiens.]]




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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: His death-bed wedding to Daisy is particularly upsetting.]]
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* ControlFreak: Present in series 1, but by the 4th episode of series 2, her bossy attitude reaches its zenith and causes huge ructions between her and Cora....[[spoiler: which sees her up sticks and leave for France.]]

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* DracoInLeatherPants: For a proportion of the fanbase.



!!! Daisy, a Kitchen/Scullery Maid (Sophie McShera)

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!!! Daisy, a Kitchen/Scullery Maid (Sophie McShera)Mc Shera)
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** StoicWoobie: As seen when is initially asked to leave Lord Grantham's service.

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** StoicWoobie: As seen when he is initially asked to leave Lord Grantham's service.
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