Downton Abbey 2's Lord Grantham Story Beats Anything The Show Ever Did
Warning: SPOILERS for Downton Abbey: A New Era
In Downton Abbey: A New Era, Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham's (Hugh Bonneville) story was one of the best of the film, exceeding what was seen of Lord Grantham in the Downton Abbey TV series. While Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) oversees Downton as a British film company shoots a movie at the castle, Robert leads a contingent of the Crawley family to the South of France. Robert needs to investigate why a Marquis left a villa on the Riviera to his mother, Lady Violet, the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith), before he was born. The answers Lord Grantham uncovers shake him to his core and reveal a deeper understanding of Robert Crawley.
Robert is one of the central characters of Downton Abbey but he hasn't always been shown in the best light. A man who struggles between maintaining proud tradition while still accepting the changes of the world around him, Robert is, at heart, a good man and a loving husband and father. But Robert has made his share of mistakes; Lord Grantham has financially mismanaged Downton Abbey with poor investments, and perhaps Lord Grantham's gravest sin was the affair he secretly had with one of his maids, Jane Moorsum (Clare Calbraith), inDownton Abbey season 2. Robert was also fiercely opposed to his chauffeur, Tom Branson (Allen Leech) marrying his youngest daughter, Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay), although he eventually grew to accept and love Tom as well. Then again, Robert also infamously didn't recognize he had an ulcer in Downton Abbey season 6 until he literally vomited blood at dinner and was hospitalized.
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