History Characters / DowntonAbbeyRecurringAndGuestCharacters

* CanadaEh: So much for recognizing him by voice alone.

** In Series 5, poor old Dickie is once ''again'' humiliated by his obnoxious sons over dinner, and has to shut both Larry and Tim up when they express their disgust over his decision to marry Isobel. To his credit, he ''does'' shut them up, and in no uncertaion terms.

* InterClassRomance: In Series 5, his sons are furious that he, an upper-class baron, is in a relationship with Isobel, a ''middle''-class doctor's widow, and determinedly set out to break happy pairing.

** In Series 5, poor old Dickie is once ''again'' humiliated by his obnoxious sons over dinner, and has to shut both Larry and Tim up when they express their disgust over his decision to marry Isobel.

-->'''Lord Merton''': Larry as my son I love you, but I have tried and failed to like you.

[[folder: Mr Mason]]
!!Mr Albert Mason

* GoodShepherd: He takes Daisy, his daughter in law, under his wing during the Christmas special, following William's death.

* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Ruairi Conaghan is particularly well-cast as Tom's older brother, and shares similar features, the same sandy hair colour and even the same pale blond eyebrow colour with his on-screen sibling.

* SilentMovie: He's a film director for British Lion Films, and he his crew arrive at Downton in 1928 to shoot a silent film, using the Abbey's interiors for various glamorous locations. However, due to the UsefulNotes/RiseOfTheTalkies, he's in danger of having his funding pulled -- until Lady Mary and the staff step in and help him reshoot the film with sound dubbed over it.

* ExperimentedInCollege: An older variant of this. He dismisses his love affair with Thomas as a mere " youthful dalliance". Considering the time period, he may just be gay and [[TheBeard feigning interest in women]]; the fact that he seems to be selecting them purely based on money/connections doesn't help matters.

* GutturalGrowler: Has a voice like gravel.

* GutturalGrowler: Has a voice like gravel.

* BlueBlood: His title, as he explains to Mrs Levinson, is a "lowly" barony in the English peerage (barons are the lowest of the five grades of peers, following viscounts in rank), but apparently the title, while "only" a barony, is an old one as well, suggesting his family has been noble for centuries. Indeed, "baron" is the oldest of the English peerage titles, and there are baronies (such as the Baron de Ros, or the Baron Mowbray) that go back to the 13th Century, while the oldest earldom (namely the Earl of Shrewsbury) only dates from the 15th Century.

* LandDownUnder: Carson presumes that she'll be some sort of vulgarian, and organizes for her to eat alone in her room during the pre-concert dinner. However, once she is invited back downstairs by Lady Cora, she shows herself to be something of a [[HiddenDepths claret connoisseur]], much to Lord Robert's surprise and relief.

-> A celebrated New Zealand-born soprano who visits Downton and bonds with Robert over her impressive knowledge of wine.

* MultiethnicName: Despite sporting a name that sounds quintessentially (posh) English, Rose reveals that his full name incorporates the very Jewish ''Ephraim''.

* HypocrisyNod: After almost being deeply humiliated by it, he acknowledges that it is rather rich of him to judge the MacClares for their divorce and advocating for the severity of marriage while he himself has been cheating on his wife for years.