2013 Christmas Special [ ]
Into the 1923 just like the Crawley family members prepare for Woman Flower?s are displayed in the legal, Tom Branson is still this new house land agent at the Downton. They are viewed which have Edith revealing their being required to get in on the friends when you look at the London area for an enormous ball to-be hosted by their mothers-in-laws. Although many of the family relations already are for the London, Tom is during just costs out of Downton hence arouses new jealousies regarding underbutler Thomas. There can be a go meeting anywhere between Tom and you will Sarah Bunting during the new community and you will Tom encourages their particular to dining from the Grantham Possession. She seems to build your shameful along with her constant bantering however, at the same time he is apparently mildly searching for their. Violet sees them speaking in the pub and you can finishes their unique auto to speak with Tom and result in the area that he now is one of the higher classes which is likely to join all of them for the golf ball inside London. Whenever Tom is pressured because of the Sarah to show their particular our home this really is observed because of the Thomas who purposefully misconstrues it as Tom?s capitalizing on this new Crawleys absence to start an excellent dalliance having Sarah. Robert asks him suspiciously about this nights the guy lead Bunting to the house. Inside London, Tom looks hotter than in the past mingling for the higher categories, which have small talk together with them and you may putting on their white tie and tails. Inside basketball Violet reminds him why these was their someone today and therefore the Crawleys are his loved ones. The guy will follow her from the his being a member of the Crawley family unit members but demands Violet on the upper kinds are their people. Then he asks their own so you’re able to dance hence she accepts. Later talking to Edith, he tells her which he enjoyed gonna golf ball. Still, the guy obviously thinks about himself along with her once the rebels from inside the the family given that the guy says to their own that they both have to withstand them. He insists while they ily, they have to both challenge the corner for just what they feel within the, and that Edith gratefully welcomes.
1924 [ ]
Tom continues to really loves his daughter, exactly who means Robert once the „Donk“ – a reference to Pin the brand new Tail with the sexede fransk piger Donkey, an effective children’s game. Tom reunites which have Bunting within an awards ceremony at the university. Rose, seeing as Tom are members of the family with Bunting, decides to receive Sarah so you can Robert and you can Cora’s anniversary dining. Sadly, the evening does not wade so well immediately after Sarah is actually impolite to help you many people, also Kitty Colthurst, and you can argues with Robert along the battle art gallery. Tom and you will Isobel protect their own, Tom remarking that the war reached absolutely nothing but igniting the new Russian revolution.
After, Tom apologizes so you can Robert getting arguing that have him. Robert immediately requires Tom if the guy desires „get back“ when he enjoys „started up to now“ which is just what he seems Bunting is and come up with your carry out, turning your into the a „rebel and hater“ once more. Tom acknowledges Sarah’s feedback reminds him regarding exactly how he used to feel, but the guy doesn’t hate people throughout the family unit members, and additionally Robert. Later that evening, Tom deal Sybbie and you will George to cover immediately following a flames happen to starts.
Later, immediately after Sarah facilitate Daisy Mason with statistical studies, Tom treks Sarah on the vehicles. He says to her it’s nice having him to listen their unique cam including he has a future. She claims he comes with a future, yet not at Downton together with his when you look at the-laws and regulations. She ideas within a little bit of really love having his late spouse, discussing her due to the fact „unique“ and you may „free of prejudice“ and you can „narrow-thinking“. Tom chuckles, stating she try book. Sarah encourages him to feel which he could be the same man again whom advised Sybil to perform to possess freedom.
