History Characters / DowntonAbbey

->''"I had to come. I had to see you....were, you know all right after that ruckus."''

* BoyMeetsGirl: He's instantly taken with Rose, having met her whilst she was [[WigDressAccent posing as a maid]] at a local the dansant (see her entry for more detail).

* TheDulcineaEffect: He gets into a huge fight protecting Rose from a thuggish type who tries to force Rose to dance with him.

!!Mr Spratt, the Dowager Countess's Butler [-(Jeremy Swift)-]
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->''"I'm perfectly capable of serving luncheon to three ladies, so why are you here? I think it's my job you're after."''

* UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}: He's a native Dubliner.

* TurksWithTroops: He is an Ottoman Empire Embassy attaché.

!!Vera Bates [-(Maria Doyle Kennedy)-]

!!Kieran Branson, Tom Branson's brother [-(Ruairi Conaghan)-]

* TheBritishTitleSystem: "Merton" is his baronial title, not his family name. The fifth degree of the Peerage, baron is always referred to, both verbally and in correspondence, as Lord (Merton) rather than Baron (Merton). The title baron is never used, except in formal or legal documents.

* ShutUpHannibal: After his son, Larry, spikes Tom Branson's drink and then refers to him as a "grubby little chauffeur chappie", he stands bolt upright and angrily shuts him up.

->"''I apologize for my son, Mr Branson. Unreservedly. I only hope you'll recover before the wedding.''"

* TheBritishTitleSystem: "Merton" is his title, not his family name. The fifth degree of the Peerage, baron is always referred to, both verbally and in correspondence, as Lord (Merton) rather than Baron (Merton). The title baron is never used, except in formal or legal documents.
* DecemberDecemberRomance: After Isobel gives Dr Clarkson the brush off, she finds herself the subject of Lord Merton's affections.
* DoggedNiceGuy: He's clearly very interested in Isobel and turns up at her house unannounced to pay a call -- something that would be considered rather forward at the time.

* ShutUpHannibal: After his son, Larry, is found to have spiked Tom Branson's drink and then refers to him as a "grubby little chauffeur chappie", he stands bolt upright and angrily shuts him up.

!!Sir Philip Tapsell [-(Tim Pigott-Smith)-]
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->"''She had quite a time when she was first married, but I said to her: 'Never fear, Duchess, I'll get a baby out of you one way or another'.''"

->"''How smooth you are. What a model of manners and elegance. I wonder if you’ll be quite so serene when the papers are full of your eldest daughter’s exploits..''"

->"''My dear this is...isn't what it seems.''"

->"''You got any beer??"''

* InnocentlyInsensitive: The above quote, said to Tom Branson of all people, was well meaning but a little ill-timed. She also prattles on, assuming he is entirely familiar with various Anglo-Irish aristocrats she counts as friends without the faintest notion that Tom has ''no idea'' who she is talking about.

* StickyFingers: In the Series 4 Christmas Day Special, whilst at a society party, he pilfers incriminating love letters from the evening bag of Freda Dudley-Ward, the mistress of the Prince of Wales. It's down to the Crawleys, with Bates' help, to retrieve the letters and prevent a royal scandal.

->"''I tell you what, I think it should be our secret Milady. Ours, and no one else's.''"

->"''Please don't think too harshly of us. Father is frightened, he doesn't know how to live without money''"

->"''The Countess of Grantham, presenting the Lady Rose [=MacClare=]''"

->"''The Prince is never short of....popularity''"

* GenkiGirl: The rest of her family tends to find her indefatigable pep slightly exhausting.

* OfficerAndAGentleman: During the WorldWarOne, he served as a subaltern in the Grenadier Guards.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: She was was an English socialite best known for being a mistress of the Prince of Wales.

* GrandeDame

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* OfficerAndAGentleman: During the WorldWarOne, he served as a subaltern in the Grenadier Guards.

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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The Right Honourable Rowland Thomas Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer (29 November 1877 – 13 May 1953), was a British diplomat and courtier. In-series, he appears in his capacity as Lord Chamberlain, where he announces Lady Rose before she is presented to King George V and Queen Mary.

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* BigEater: Judging by his considerable paunch. He's also constantly munching in most of his scenes.

* BigEater: Judging by his considerable paunch. He's constantly munching in most of his scenes.

* CoolOldLady: She's witty, wise, and possesses a slightly risqué sense of humour.

* CallBack: Like her husband, she is also mentioned in Episode Six of Series 1, where, after Lady Grantham has read out how Lady Flintshire is "sorry" that Shrimpie has heard about the Pamuk affair, the Dowager Countess has this to say about her niece's personality:

* CallBack: She is also mentioned in the sixth episode of the programme, where, after Lady Grantham has read out how Lady Flintshire is "sorry" that Hugh has heard about the Pamuk affair, the Dowager Countess has this to say about her niece's personality:

* YesMan: He appears to be more concerned with looking correct in front of Lord Grantham, than admitting his patient was in danger.

* BlitheSpirit

* BigEater

* OldWindbag

* TheAlcoholic

* UpperClassTwit

* CardSharp
* FixingTheGame

* OldRetainer

* HotConsort

* YourCheatingHeart

* RebelPrince

* RequisiteRoyalRegalia

* CultureClash
* EnthusiasmVersusStoicism: American exuberance meets British equanimity head on.

* FacePalm: Due to being caught up frequently in Robert's self-inflicted financial woes.

* DeadPersonImpersonation

* QuestForIdentity

* TheCasanova

* {{Angrish}}

* FragileFlower

* CoolOldGuy

* TheCharmer

* GoldDigger: He's Lady Rosamund's suitor, and the Dowager Duchess suspects he's only after her fortune - turns out she's right.

* RomancingTheWidow

* BritishStuffiness
* ControlFreak
* DrJerk: He's drafted in to oversee Sybil's labour at Robert's behest, and won't have his medical opinions questioned.

* {{Jerkass}}: His manner is stiff, pompous and arrogant.

* WorstAid: If he hadn't been too proud to listen to Dr Clarkson's pleas to transfer Lady Sybil to the village hospital, she may not have died from post-birth eclampsia.
* YesMan

* GigglingVillain: She has an evil chuckle to herself when Anna, having actually done ''nothing'', gets a slapped wrist for being overly aggressive with her.

* StigmaticPregnancyEuphemism

* AllLoveIsUnrequited

* GigglingVillain

* VillainessesWantHeroes

* OldMaid
* PrimAndProperBun

* BabysitterFromHell

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain

* EvilAllAlong

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty

* {{Adorkable}}

* DressedToHeal

* FacePalm

* IKissYourHand

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse

* FragileFlower

* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth