It is clear that even years later, he never truly recovered from Sybil's death. My daughter is Irish, and she'll be Catholic, like her father.Tom. They support each other in modernizing the estate and become very firm friends and allies. After Tom and Matthew left the room to play a game of billiards, Robert told him that the family are getting used to Tom, and he hoped Sir Anthony would too. This is the first time Branson has been seen to be moved negatively by something Sybil has said. He saw Rami Malek and Lucy Boynton the night before this interview, in fact, when they went for drinks at the London Edition. Watch: The Downton Abbey movie trailer. Does Tom Branson marry after Sybil? He says Sarah felt the old government was corrupt and hopes the new one won't be. He, however, is not ready for romance because he is still in mourning for his wife, Lady Sybil Branson. By 1919 Sybil is bored. He is the husband of the late Lady Sybil Branson, with whom he had one child, a daughter, Sybbie, whom he named after his wife. 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. The film is set in 1927, 18 months after the Downton Abbey series finale, and involves the Crawley family . They also agree on many things and have similar interests in mind. Tom Branson deeply loves his daughter. Laughing, she says that that sounds more like something he would say. RadioTimes.com breaks down the dramas and massive events in the film with some exclusive help from stars Michael C Fox (Andy Parker), Laura Haddock (Myrna Dalgleish) and Sophie McShera (Daisy Parker). He returns to Downton, where Mary apologizes and professes her love for him. He insists to her that he does not want him to go, but it seems his primary reason is because Sybbie would go too, as he appears to still want to have a major role in her upbringing. Later he and Matthew began a plan to buy farmland in order to build up an income for Downton. "And if this is the last one, it's kind of a lovely way to finish it. So hes still looking for that next great project. Meanwhile, actress Michelle Dockery confirmed to the magazine that while she loves "coming back to this role and being with [her] Downton family", any potential sequel comes down to the involvement of Fellowes and the show's creators "and if they feel that it has a life after this sequel". To see Daisy and Andy get their happy ending, Downton Abbey: A New Era arrives in theaters on March 18, 2022. They later establish a friendship when Tom and Sybil return to Downton for Mary and Matthew's wedding. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Henry's passion for his hobbies appears to be causing issues in his marriage to Lady Mary who notes that marriage is a "novel" with twists and turns. That's all! He agrees to keep her secret for her. Later, when Robert commented someone upset Tom at the house party she is eager to hear who it was, but he quickly insists it was no one. Since wrapping production on Downton Abbey, Leech shot a CBS pilot, Surveillance, but the network passed. Robert and Cora are both delighted by the good news. The film crew at Downton has to pivot. That'd be amazing, but I don't know. 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. Tom chuckles, saying she was unique. A short while after this letter is sent to Lady Mary, Tom and Sybbie decided to move back to Downton. Later, when both their spouses have died and they are both left alone with young children, Mary and Tom develop a close friendship. At one point, one nanny, Nanny West, was verbally and psychologically abusive to Sybbie; it was also implied that this nanny was not feeding Sybbie properly. The new film looks to pick up after the events of the first, with Tuppence Middleton returning as the previously introduced character, Lucy Smith, as she gets married to Tom Branson (Allen. And even before the success, that blew all of our minds, that solidified us. He then left to allow Sybil to sleep. Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) decides that while she loves her home and family with the Earl of Wrexham (Harry Hadden-Paton), she decides to once again pursue her career in journalism, starting with an article on the celebrities visiting the French Riviera. The film reveals that Violet had been in love as a young woman with the Marquis de Montmirail and spent a romantic summer with him on the French Riviera. Now Hollywood Shuffle is a classic, Remember that Harry Styles Spitgate drama? 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. Bored of her life now that she is back in the same old routine that she was stuck in before the war. 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. Luckily for fans, Violet does appear in Downton Abbey: A New Era. His father-in-law thanked Tom for helping them, and the following day, he stood at Matthew's side in the church as best man. Its funny how life kind of takes you on this trajectory.. I believe in people. Youre making those decisions and showing what you can give. Despite the slow-burn romance between Joseph Molesley and Phyllis Baxter, the pair do finally get together. Did I ever think I would have the opportunity to do the jobs I have done? 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. He will also not allow himself to be separated from her, as she is all he has left of her mother. Instead, he signed his first long contract with the show.I thought I was gone, the actor says. After getting her affairs in order - including leaving Montmirail's villa to great-grandaughter Sybil "Sybie" Branson - the Dowager receives visits from her beloved family and servants at the end of the film as she says her goodbyes. Though technically Robert is now the head of the family, Mary was most similar to her grandmother: They both could be cruel and fearsome but also smart and brave. . Branson is very political, and once he discovered that Sybil is too, he sets out to increase her interest. Will the luck of the Irish affect the Oscars? Allen Leech at the Corinthia Hotel in London, ahead of the U.K. premiere of Downton Abbey.. Branson finally tells her that nothing else matters but the two of them: "Look, it comes down to whether or not you love me. "It was lovely that they had this common ground there and I thought it was really heartbreaking that she suddenly became a victim of her class and it hadn't held her back before that moment. Leech credits Downton Abbey with helping to push him into the spotlight, although hes reluctant to call any of his success as an actor fame. He began getting recognized on the London Tube during Season 3, but not to a degree where hes ever stopped taking public transportation. 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. Sybil hesitates and replies that she is flattered, knowing that this is not the answer he was hoping for, Branson tells her that 'flattered' is a word posh people use when they are about to say 'no'. When Tom presents the possibility of leaving Downton, perhaps for America, Robert advises him not to do anything "in a hurry". Then she tried to finalize her social climb by insisting he marry her because she was pregnant. The new issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now. It is unknown if this grandfather is his maternal or paternal grandfather. Branson was introduced as a socialist, not a revolutionary, and in his first conversation with Sybil he declared, I wont always be a chauffeur., At the time, Leech didnt realize quite how prophetic that line would be. The war has changed her irrevocably and she knows it, she cannot and will not return to her mundane existence of waiting around for a suitable bachelor, whom her parents approve of, to stumble her way. He falls for Lucy, a maid who visits . A sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era has yet to be confirmed. This meeting turns into an argument, Sybil has thought about the the consequences of running away with him, asking if she will be accepted by his people and how she could ever leave her family, she hopes that she is a free spirit like he says, but he is asking her to leave behind everything she has ever known. I wanted to do it right and I wanted to prove they took a chance on me for the right reasons. He has her baptized Catholic like himself. While Isobel and Tom did not interact much during the first two series, she is always kind to him and he mentions that he likes her. She also points out Edna was not seduced, since she was the one who got him drunk and climbed into his bed. 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. Tom is obviously saddened to hear of Matthew's death and does his upmost best to make sure that his and Matthew's plans aren't forgotten in light of this tragedy. He feels it would be better for her to have a clean slate, rather than grow up where she will constantly be reminded her father is, in his words, an "uppity chauffeur." No. Robert was then asked to intervene on Tom's behalf. And I may not have long to live, she tells her granddaughter Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the first film. Write to Eliana Dockterman at eliana.dockterman@time.com. Sarah encourages him to feel that he can be the same man again who encouraged Sybil to run for freedom. 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. 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 . After Tom and Sybil are married however she is one of the few servants who welcome Tom back to the house. He is very persistent and blunt in the early seasons; Sybil tells Mary that he is frightfully full of himself. Although Branson is visibly discouraged by this rejection, he is touched that she would not reveal his admission of feelings for her to her family, granting it would be hard for her to forget about being a nurse and her family even if she reciprocated his feelings. As the one-time chauffeur turned member of Downton Abbey's upper crust through marriage, Tom Branson has had his share of love highs and love lows. Branson tries to convince her that she loves him, otherwise she would have told her family about his feelings and intentions years ago. Caroline is Lady Mary's daughter with . Robert, who calls Bunting a harpy, angrily insists if Tom leaves he will not take Sybbie.