Downton Abbey Just Secretly Confirmed Another Wedding
Downton Abbey: A New Era's teaser trailer confirmed that Daisy and Andy get married in the sequel, but will they wed offscreen or during the film?
The teaser trailer for Downton Abbey: A New Era secretly confirmed a second wedding will happen. After Downton Abbey, which aired for 6 seasons on BBC and on Masterpiece PBS in the United States, became a global phenomenon, the British drama jumped to the silver screen with 2019's Downton Abbey movie. The film was a critical and commercial success so the entire cast will return for the sequel, Downton Abbey: A New Era, which also promises at least one wedding although, evidently, there will be two new marriages in the film.
In Downton Abbey 2019, Tom Branson (Allen Leech) and Lucy Smith (Tuppence Middleton) fell for each other. Lucy is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Maud Bagshaw (Imelda Staunton) but her secret was revealed to the Crawley family during the film. By the end of Downton Abbey 2019, the romance between Tom and Lucy was in full bloom, and Lady Violet (Maggie Smith) was openly plotting their marriage so that Branson could inherit Lucy's dowry, the Brumpton estate. However, a second romance was happening concurrently in Downton Abbey's downstairs: Daisy (Sophie McShera) was already engaged to Andy Parker (Michael C. Fox) when the Downton Abbey TV series ended but she was unsure if Andy had the drive she's looking for in her future husband. But by the end of Downton Abbey 2019, Daisy realized Andy was as ambitious as she was and she became more determined to marry the footman so they can "build a better world together."
Daisy and Andy are among the over 2 dozen characters returning for Downton Abbey: A New Era but the teaser trailer revealed a major change: Andy and Daisy may already be married by the time the film begins. The character announcement at the conclusion of the trailer listed Daisy as "Daisy Parker" instead of Daisy Mason. However, Lucy Smith is also listed as Lucy Branson in the trailer, but the footage from Downton Abbey: A New Era shows Lucy and Tom's lavish wedding. So it's possible Daisy and Andy will be married off-screen and she's already Mrs. Parker by the time Downton Abbey: A New Era begins. But it's also possible Downton Abbey: A New Era will show both weddings, upstairs and downstairs, and the trailer only showed clips from the Bransons' nuptials.
Daisy, whose original surname is Robinson, was married once before: Out of guilt, Daisy married William Mason (Thomas Howes), Downton Abbey's previous footman, as he was dying from injuries he sustained fighting in World War I during Downton Abbey season 2. However, Daisy did become close to William's father, Albert Mason (Paul Copley), who treated Daisy as his daughter. Thanks to Mr. Mason's encouragement, Daisy pursued her education and gained greater self-confidence. Andy Parker later joined Downton Abbey as a footman at the end of season 5; Andy fell for Daisy and they became a couple by the end of Downton Abbey season 6.
Since Lucy is listed as "Lucy Branson" in Downton Abbey: A New Era's trailer but she marries Tom in the film, it's quite possible the same will happen with Daisy and she's presumptively credited as "Daisy Parker." After all, it would be a shame for fans not to see Downton's fiery assistant cook finally marry for love, especially after Daisy has literally grown up before the audience's eyes throughout Downton Abbey. Obviously, a downstairs wedding won't be as lavish as the Bransons' ceremony but it will still be a tearjerker for Downton fans. Either way, Daisy and Andy will, indeed, tie the knot in Downton Abbey: A New Era, and they will hopefully join Anna (Joanne Froggatt) and John Bates (Brendan Coyle), and Elsie Hughes (Phyllis Logan) and Charles Carson (Jim Carter), as the latest happily married couple among Downton Abbey's servants.
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