Fan favorite couple, Anna (Joanne Froggatt) and Mr. Bates (Brendan Coyles), are expected to get into a lot of trouble at "Downton Abbey" in Season 5. This was revealed by Froggatt herself during an interview with Vanity Fair.
When she was asked by the magazine about her character's marital relations with Coyles' character in the upcoming season, she said, "They start Season 5 in a not-so-positive light. Obviously they have a lot to overcome and it won't happen very quickly. And they may never get to the end. There's still this cloud hanging over them. They're trying to find the space to heal themselves and move forward with their lives."
Froggatt also said that it was obvious that Mr. Green's (Nigel Harman) death was a sensitive issue for the fictional couple, and that Anna is haunted about her doubts that her husband might have a hand in the valet's death. Enstarz recalled that Mr. Green had died in a car accident. And of course, Mr. Green's death has not addressed the complications in Anna and Mr. Bates' marriage following her rape to the valet, of which Mirror UK said was controversial that it had launched complaints from several watchdogs and concerned citizens.
"There's also the issue of Mr. Green's death. Which keeps getting brought back up. It's difficult to escape this thing they're trying to escape. There are some moments of happiness though," Froggatt teased.
Aside from Anna and Mr. Bates, Anthony Gillingham (Tom Cullen), Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and Charles Blake (Julian Ovenden) will all be caught in a love triangle that fans will see in Season 5. Christian Today quoted Dockery, who explained that for the upcoming season, she perceived that her character will not settle with anyone on her suitors any time soon especially since she has to deal with Matthew's (Dan Stevens) death. She also sad that for the upcoming season, her character would show a very impulsive and humane side of her, and that a lot of the things she has been getting into would not turn out well, which leaves her most of the time regretting what she had done.
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