Lets have this family be forced to have an outsider, someone theyve been very hostile toward, sit at that table without his wife and try to find his way.. As hinted at the end of the first Downton Abbey film, Violet Crawley is nearing the end of her life and spends the second film causing mischief and teasing about her past. On learning that Sybil is pregnant, he uses for the first time a derogatory term, "a Fenian grandchild", to describe his expected grandchild and Tom. Lord Grantham was very impressed by Toms eloquence and asked in return for considering Toms appeal that Tom play cricket for the house team in the upcoming match against the village. Caroline is Lady Mary's daughter with . Mary asked Tom "The brother who's coming to stay?" Mr Mason (Paul Copley) moves out of his farm where he resided with former daughter-in-law Daisy Parker (Sophie McShera) and her new husband Andy, moving in with love interest Mrs Patmore (Lesley Nichol). During a house party Tom once again feels uncomfortable mixing with nobles, and dancing with a duchess. The end of Downton Abbey was, admittedly, a bit of a disappointment for Allen Leech. Thats it. Tom Branson, the widow of Sybil Crawley, is played by Allen Leech on "Downton Abbey." Tom started off the series as an outspoken socialist chauffeur at odds with the Crawleys. She warns him he will get his heart broken and lose his job. Fifi Hart, 4, will play Sybbie Branson, daughter of the late Lady Sybil Crawley and Tom Branson, once Downton's chauffeur.Through his marriage he became the son-in-law of Robert Crawley and his wife, Cora. Despite appearing in the previous film, it appears Goode was unable to film scenes for the film due to a scheduling conflict with his television series The Offer. Lord Grantham, Tom and Matthew, do the best they can do for the family and the estate. He then left to allow Sybil to sleep. It is unknown if his father and grandfather are still alive; Tom was old enough to remember visiting his grandfather and seeing the sheep he raised. For more, check out our dedicated Movies page or our full TV Guide. Tom and Isobel defend her, Tom remarking that the war achieved nothing except igniting the Russian revolution. Tom did replace Jarvis,and movedwith his daughter and her nannyin the agent's house. In 1927, he met his future wife, Lucy Smith and subsequently married her in a lavish ceremony held at their new home, which Lucy will inherit from her natural mother, Maud Bagshaw. Both she and her husband are in business with Tom Branson. Tom appears to be well-read and loves reading. It is things like this that Branson has always admired as it shows her spirit and determination. Once they return to Downton, Tom confides in Mrs. Hughes, who brings Edna before him and manages to reveal it was all a trap, that Edna took steps to ensure she did not get pregnant and would not have until after he agreed to marry her, and it would not be by him. Whilst Sybil gave birth, Tom waited with Robert, Matthew and Violet in the library, until Mary entered to announce that Sybil had given birth to a baby girl, and that both mother and daughter were doing well. This is shown to parallel the choices made by Mary's grandmother Violet in her own marriage and romance with Monsieur Montmirail. You should let it, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Best coffee city in the world? Tom agreed. The film is set in 1927, 18 months after the Downton Abbey series finale, and involves the Crawley family . It was clear that Tom was never able to let go of Sybil, until years later, when King George V and Queen Mary visit, bringing with them Lucy Smith. The couple later goes on to enjoy a. He explains there are death duties which much be paid, with tax and that her father intends to sell part of the land in order to pay it off in one big lump. He is the husband of the lateLady Sybil Branson, with whom he had one child, a daughter, Sybbie, whom he named after his wife. Tom was forgiven and Sybil helped him back to their room so he could rest. After suffering a heartbreaking loss, Tom Branson finally made peace with his position in the family. I don't believe in types. She speaks to him about his considering leaving Downton, and they dance together when Jack Ross's band plays at Downton for Robert's birthday party. Hed been a widower for some years by then. I didnt think Julian would do the brave thing which he did which was, No, lets keep him there. Its funny how life kind of takes you on this trajectory.. He also mentions in 1924 that he has another male cousin living in Boston. She says she didn't know and he drives away upset. Despite finding love with Richard Ellis (Max Brown) in the previous film, Thomas reveals that Mr Ellis has married and he himself is resigned to not finding personal happiness. Though like Mary she tried to dissuade Sybil from marrying him, afterwards they began to grow closer as she became friendly with him. When Sybil dies, Isobel tries to comfort a devastated Tom. Mary says it would not be bad for Tom, but bad for the family. "Tom's journey in life has been so distinctive that it seemed important to find him someone that was faced by a similar experience and they would have an understanding of each other that most . She was from the East End of London. The turning point comes when Tom, after a bitter argument between Robert and the rest of the family over how the estate is to be run in the future, convinces Robert to join him and Matthew in their efforts to modernize the management of Downton. Later, Tom apologizes to Robert for arguing with him. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. The cousin who died was male, and since he said he could hire a woman or "get a cousin from Ireland" it is possible he may have at least one female cousin. Tom made arrangements for his daughter's christening at the Catholic church in Ripon. A troubling plotline that emerges in Downton Abbey: A New Era is that Lady Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern) begins preparing her own will. I always fret and worry about the next job and I did back then too. When Leech originally auditioned, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes had written the character as a chauffeur from Yorkshire named John Branson. Robert immediately asks Tom if he wants to "go back" when he has "come so far" which is what he feels Bunting is making him do, turning him into a "rebel and hater" again. I was really surprised at all of that I really was. Throughout A New Era, characters repeatedly discuss the imminent demise of the dowager countess. I know what I'll call you if you let this chance slip through your fingers.to Matthew Crawley. I also hate the way he talks to Sybil. When Mary senses something is wrong while they are in London, she asks him to tell her what it is. Fellowes said: You never know if more is going to be wanted. She kissed him goodbye. The film is set in 1927, with no nannies, no maid, no chaffeur, as the Crawley's attempt to modernise. Tom chooses to wait until Christmas to announce his decision, as he does not wish to disrupt his daughter's life then regret it. Cora insists they remain calm and talk to Tom if he does decide to leave. Rosamund was absent from Downton Abbey 2019 but she returns in A New Era. She also becomes concerned with his life beyond the estate and wishes to rekindle his politics, even defending them against Sarah Bunting. It is revealed that Lucy is pregnant and she later gives birth to a baby boy.[5]. However, Cora and Violet are very much concerned with how Sybbie will grow up away from Downton and to keep both Tom and Sybbie at Downtown, they convince Robert to make Tom the land agent. Tom marries Lucy (Tuppence Middleton), the secret daughter of a cousin named Maude Bagshaw (Imelda Staunton). Starting off as a firmly principled member of the working class at the outset . Hes learned all sorts of things from his rather unusual life of marrying up and getting on with the family of his late wife. However, after further tests by Dr Carson, Cora learns that she does not have cancer as was feared and instead is suffering from a form of anaemia which can be treated. My parents will never let me get too big for my boots. She almost immediately set her sights on Tom, going so far as to kiss him in his room whilst he was changing. "And that is one of those where I think it's extraordinary in the film, and I can't wait to watch it.". Oblivious in the art of subtly entrapping a Crawley widower into a fraudulent marriage, Edna boils Branson's rabbit and then asks him point-blank to pity-marry her, if she becomes pregnant with . At the end of the film, Lady Mary invites Mr Carson to be an interim butler at the house following the death of the Dowager Countess and Mr Barrow's resignation. Instead, he signed his first long contract with the show.I thought I was gone, the actor says. My daughter is Irish, and she'll be Catholic, like her father.Tom. While Matthew and Tom did not have many dealings during the first two series, Tom does say he is pleased to hear of Matthew's recovery from the injuries he sustained during the war, because he likes him. Speaking to RadioTimes.com, actress Laura Haddock revealed: "She was, you know, acting like a complete diva. The new outing sees Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham (Dame Maggie Smith) come into possession of a luxury villa in the South of France. The upstairs and downstairs cast of Downton Abbey is back for all-new stories as the sequel to the 2019 film outing finally arrives in cinemas on Friday 29th April 2022. Who does Tom Branson end up with after Sybil? "And if and when we go again, amazing, but I feel like I can think about so many different points, not just in this, in the previous film, where you just don't really feel like you have to think about the scene and about the acting, you just have to be receptive to what is actually happening in that moment. They slept together and Edna lied to Tom that she was pregnant as a ploy for him to marry her. But glaring gaps remain. I felt Tom Branson was the only one we hadnt really settled in the series, Fellowes explains. He later dances with Isobel while Jack Ross's jazz band plays. He reveals that his grandfather was a tenant farmer in Galway, specializing in Blackface sheep. Get our L.A. The actor, who studied drama and theater at Trinity College and left Dublin for London in 2004, is particularly compelled by Irish stories. And my parents will never let me get too big for my boots anyway., He adds, as evidence: My mom always said I should be an engineer or an architect. Tom and Sybil ran away together, but returned to Downton eventually, and the wider family came to accept her decision. Sybil's husband and the father of their daughter is Tom Branson, the former Grantham chauffeur and . Isobel praised Matthew's decision of naming Tom his best man. Write to Eliana Dockterman at eliana.dockterman@time.com. Fellowes and the producers determined to keep him on, eventually marrying Branson and Sybil. Tom and Lucy Branson are clearly in love and will inherit Lady Maud's Brumpton Estate, plus Lady Violet ensured that Sybbie (Fifi Hart), Tom and Lady Sybil's daughter, will inherit the villa in the South of France. He is very persistent and blunt in the early seasons; Sybil tells Mary that he is frightfully full of himself. A short while after this letter is sent to Lady Mary, Tom and Sybbie decided to move back to Downton. He did so, however, only for Sybil's sake, and was able to ensure that Tom remained free so long as he stayed at Downton and did not go back to Ireland, else he would be arrested. The rest of the family came to his aid, and the matter was settled when Mary announced that before Sybil died, she had told her she had no objection to the child being Catholic. Branson finally tells her that nothing else matters but the two of them: "Look, it comes down to whether or not you love me. (Leech can also perfectly mimic Downton co-star Dame Maggie Smith. "Tom Branson" as opposed to "Thomas Branson", Although the dialogue on-screen is somewhat indistinct, DVD subtitles for. Later after Bunting leaves, Robert tells Tom that he does not wish for him to be on his own, but he would prefer someone who feels friendly toward the family, not necessarily share their values. By 1923, they had grown much closer, to the point where Tom remarked to her that they were the rebels of the family, that they should stand their ground. I felt that there was a lot left open for him, says Leech, sitting in a hotel suite in Londons Corinthia Hotel ahead of the premiere of the long-anticipated Downton Abbey film. Once she was able to express her first words, Sybbie called her grandfather, Lord Grantham, "Donk" because of a pin the tail on the donkey game. Silent film star Myrna Dalgleish (Laura Haddock) overcomes the difficulties posed to her talking picture career by her screechy cockney accent following encouragement from Daisy Parker (Sophie McShera) and Anna Bates (Joanne Froggatt) and some tutoring by Cora on how to do an American accent. Tom and Sybil's marriage in particular had very peculiar power dynamics with his inability to accept her family and continuous demands for her to reject the Crawley lifestyle, even when they . Afterwards Tom was able to convince Lord Grantham that there still is an important role for him to play,and that they will be able to turn things around together, if each of them, i.e. Towards the end of the film, Lucy reveals to Tom that she is pregnant with their child. Tom Branson, the chauffeur-turned-son-in-law and manager of Lord Grantham's sprawling estate in Sir Julian Fellows' critically acclaimed British costume drama Downton Abbey, was one of the most beloved characters on the show. Henry Talbot & Tom Branston from the Downton Abbey movie. The series ended with Tom catching Dr Clarkson out, and embracing both Robert and Matthew. After Tom presents the possibility of him and Sybbie leaving Downton, possibly for America, she speaks against it, insisting he has made a new start at Downton and that "We don't want to lose you Tom." Luckily for fans, Violet does appear in Downton Abbey: A New Era. When Robert finally accepts Matthew's letter is a will and Mary will inherit half of the estate and have a say in the running of it, Mary tells him of her disagreement in selling part of the land, to Robert's dismay, who tells Tom that he "better not have put her up to this" to which Tom maintains he has not. Through her sister Mary, she was the sister-in-law of Matthew Crawley and the aunt . Rose remarks that Tom has little life beyond Downton, to which Mary remarks he has had none since Sybil's death, but that she feels Tom is rediscovering who he is once more. He and a friend are working on adapting Claire Keegans short story Walk the Blue Fields into a short film, which Leech plans to direct. "It sounds rather romantic to say that, but also you do want to give a really good evening to the people whove been faithful to us for so many years. By 1921 they form a closer relationship when both stay behind when the rest of the Crawleys go to Duneagle, they have dinner together and talk about Tom's new role as manager of Downton. It seems that both Mary and Tom agree that this is not a good idea and think there are other measures they could take before making that kind of drastic decision. Smith has portrayed the dowager countess, Violet Crawley, a character who has become best known for her devastating zingers and obsession with maintaining tradition at Downton. The end of "Downton Abbey" was, admittedly, a bit of a disappointment for Allen Leech. to confirm if Tom was talking about Kieran when he mentioned he originally would be moving in with him, so it might be possible he has more than one brother. He saw Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton the night before this interview, in fact, when they went for drinks at the London Edition. The first time Edna Braithwaite stalked Tom, Mrs Hughes comforted and advised him. Despite the growing chasm between Mary and Henry, the eldest Crawley daughter turns down the chance of a romance with film director Jack Barber (Hugh Dancy), choosing to honour her marriage vows over pursuing her own desires. Unfortunately, because Robert is determined to make sure that letter is not seen as a will, meaning Mary would not inherit Matthew's share, Violet asks Tom to help Mary as her "instructor" and explain how the land works, such as the crops on the farm. 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