Downton Abbey (2019)
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A mysterious stranger also arrives on the train that brings the Royal Mail to Yorkshire.
Upstairs and Downstairs are universally excited about the prestigious Royal visit, except for Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Violet is perturbed that her cousin Maud, Lady Bagshaw, who is Queen Mary's lady-in-waiting, is included in the tour. Robert is Maud's first cousin once-removed and her nearest relation, and Violet believes strongly that Robert should inherit Maud's valuable Brompton estate, but Maud has other plans.
The first wave of the royal household staff arrives. They include Mr Wilson, the Royal Page of the Backstairs; Miss Lawton, the Queen's dresser; and Richard Ellis, the King's valet. Wilson and Lawton are dismissive and arrogant toward the Downton servants and run rough-shod over Downton butler Thomas Barrow. By contrast, Ellis is decent, especially toward Barrow.
Upstairs, eldest Crawley daughter Lady Mary Talbot, concludes that Barrow is unable to manage a royal visit, so she asks Mr Carson, Downton's retired butler, to temporarily resume his duties. Barrow, strongly protesting, steps aside.
After Carson takes over, the remaining Royal advance people arrive - Mr Courbet, the chef, Mrs Webb, the housekeeper, four footmen, and two maids. Carson attempts to direct Courbet and Webb to the servant's entrance, but they walk past him and use the front door. Apparently the royal servants intend to completely supplant the Downton staff in serving the King and Queen, which is a great disappointment downstairs.
The mystery man on the train, Major Chetwode, arrives in Downton Village and seeks out Tom Branson, the Granthams' Irish son-in-law. Tom, a socialist, believes Chetwode is a detective assessing security (and him) for the royal visit.
Bertie and Edith (Crawley) Pelham, the Marquess and Marchioness of Hexham, arrive at Downton the day before the royal visit. That night the chairs for the parade seating arrive during heavy rain, and Mary leads a group effort to get the chairs in position while getting drenched.
The next morning, in brilliant sunshine, the King and Queen arrive at Downton. As all of the Downton residents stand in formation outside the Abbey, Mary notes, "The day has dawned and the weather proves conclusively that God is a monarchist." Carson responds, "Who would doubt it, milady?"
The King and Queen are introduced to the entire Crawley family. Then Violet and Maud exchange icy pleasantries. And finally, Tom has a chance encounter with Maud's maid, Lucy Smith, and there seems to be a spark.
During the subsequent luncheon at Downton, the King asks Bertie to accompany the Prince of Wales on a three-month African tour. The news distresses Lady Edith, the younger Crawley daughter, who tells Bertie she is pregnant and is due just as Bertie would depart. Bertie agrees to try to disengage from the tour.
Prior to the royal parade starting through Downton Village, Chetwode positions himself near where the King is awaiting the Royal Artillery, unaware that Tom has grown suspicious. As Chetwode aims a pistol at King George, Tom tackles Chetwode, pinning him to the ground, while Mary disarms him. The genuine royal detectives apprehend Chetwode, an Irish Republican sympathiser who erroneously assumed Tom was an ally.
After the parade, Tom encounters a sobbing woman on Downton's lawn, unaware she is Princess Mary. In the course of a solicitous conversation, he not only cheers her up, but provides her some words of wisdom that might salvage her foundering marriage to Lord Lascelles.
Meanwhile, Anna discovers Miss Lawton is stealing small objects from Downton Abbey. She demands their return, then pressures Lawton into altering an over-sized ballgown to fit Lady Edith after the wrong dress was mistakenly delivered to Downton, again saving the day for one of the Crawley daughters.
Anna and John Bates unite the staff into retaking control downstairs to defend Downton's honour. Barrow and Mr Ellis trick Mr Wilson into returning some royal household staff to London. Anna slips a strong sleeping aid into Courbet's tea, and Mr Wilson is "accidentally" locked inside his bedroom, allowing Mrs Patmore and Daisy to prepare the dinner, and Mr Carson and the three Downton footmen - Andy, Molesley moonlighting from his teaching gig, and Albert moonlighting from his hall boy gig - to wait at table. When the King praises the revised menu, Molesley impulsively blurts out that the Downton staff prepared the meal and are serving it. Robert apologises for Molesley's outburst, but the Queen graciously assures him they are accustomed to people behaving oddly around them.
That same evening, Barrow and Ellis go to York. While Ellis visits his parents, Barrow waits at a local pub. A man there invites Barrow to a hidden gay nightclub. Shortly after Barrow arrives, police raid the club. Ellis, who is secretly gay, uses his royal connection to secure Barrow's release. Afterwards, the two men develop a bond, indicating they will meet again.
Back at Downton, the inheritance conflict escalates as Isobel, Lady Merton, learns off-screen that Lucy is Maud's secret illegitimate daughter, which explains why she is Maud's heir. Isobel confronts Maud and urges her to inform Violet.
The next morning, assistant cook Daisy, who doubted if footman Andy was the right man for her, learns that Andy previously sabotaged the boiler repairs because he was jealous of Daisy having eyes for the boiler repairman. This jealousy prompts Daisy to admire Andy, and she begins planning their wedding.
Henry Talbot, Mary's husband, returns from abroad in time to accompany the family to Harewood House with the royal party. Mary, drained by the stress of the royal visit, asks Henry if they should consider downsizing from Downton, and Henry assures her that they are stuck (lovingly) with Downton.
During the ball at Harewood, Princess Mary informs her parents that Tom inspired her to remain with her husband, and asks the King to say something nice to Tom. The King walks over to Tom and says he wishes they had talked more at Downton because "I believe I have more than one reason to be grateful to you." Presumably he was referring to Tom's role in the foiled assassination attempt, although we weren't aware of any such briefing to the King.
Similarly, the King abruptly releases Bertie from the colonial tour, and we learn later that Cora had off-screen asked the Queen to intervene with the King.
Maud tells Violet about Lucy. Violet immediately schemes to unite the two households through Lucy and Tom when told they intend to correspond.
Mary privately queries her grandmother regarding her recent trip to London. Violet confides that medical tests have revealed she may die soon, but she assures a distraught Mary that Downton's legacy is safe in her hands.
Tom seeks out Lucy on the terrace and dances with her.
Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes ponder Downton's future in the modern era. Carson says, "Elsie, a hundred years from now Downton will still be standing, and the Crawley will still be here. And that is a promise." Mrs Hughes responds with, "We'll see, Charlie. We'll see."
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