Who is Robert Crawley in Downton Abbey?
The Earl holding the estate against the century · The Crawleys
Robert Crawley (The Earl holding the estate against the century) is a character in Downton Abbey, part of The Crawleys. Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, opens the series reading the Titanic casualty list — his heirs are on it, and with them the tidy plan for Downton's future. Robert married American money to save the estate and then, inconveniently for the period, fell in love with his wife; he regards Downton less as property than as employment for half the county and a trust to hand on intact. The twentieth century keeps arriving anyway — lawyers, war, chauffeurs with opinions — and Robert's decency is forever a step behind his instincts.
When does Robert Crawley first appear?
Robert Crawley first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 of Downton Abbey (2010–2015, ITV).
Who is Robert Crawley connected to?
Relationships already established when Robert Crawley first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Cora Crawley — Married the money, fell in love
- Violet Crawley — The Dowager and her heir
- John Bates — Batman to valet — the war debt
Which group does Robert Crawley belong to?
By the time Robert Crawley appears, The Crawleys also includes Cora Crawley, Violet Crawley, Mary Crawley, Edith Crawley, Sybil Crawley.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Cora Crawley — The American countess who bends, not breaks
- Violet Crawley — The Dowager Countess — what is a week-end?
- Mary Crawley — The eldest — cold front, deep water
- Edith Crawley — The middle sister, perpetually overlooked — until
- Sybil Crawley — The youngest — trousers, politics, the chauffeur
- Charles Carson — The butler — standards are the last wall standing
- Elsie Hughes — The housekeeper with the keys and the conscience
- John Bates — The valet with the limp and the locked past
- Anna Bates — The head housemaid the house leans on
- Thomas Barrow — The schemer the house slowly learns to keep
- Sarah O'Brien — Her ladyship's maid, with a bar of soap
- Daisy Mason — From scullery to her own opinions
- Beryl Patmore — The cook — steam, shrapnel wit, soft centre
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