Tom and Lucy's Love Story | Downton Abbey Movie (2019) | Screen Bites

[@lillianaluna-martalucrezia6407]

I am so happy for Branson. She is literally perfect for him, and he mourned for seven years before his eyes glistened again

[@helenarichard]

Did they really have to dress her exactly like Sybil?

[@melaniekendall4903]

Thought he was known as Thomas after being married to Sybil

[@flyboy152]

@@melaniekendall4903Once he became the agent, Violet was relieved she could call him “Branson” again. 😀

[@monique8641]

@@melaniekendall4903 He was Tom. The footman/valet was Thomas.

[@FarmerJAB]

‘His eyes glistened again’? Why do so comments sound text from a third rate Mills and Boon novel?

[@mmcs4973]

How Romantic was that dance in the moonlight. Breathtaking, and touching. ❤

[@zedmarlen]

Personally, I think one of many reasons Downton Abbey is so popular and successful is its romances are the opposite of the usual screen fare. Watch strangers plunge their tongues down each other's throats on the Bachelor/Bachelorette shortly after first introductions, and then watch the slow development of romantic interest on Downtown based on mutual respect, honour, friendship and attraction, and the audience's preference for decency is apparent.

[@simantha1686]

'plunge their tongues down each other's throats' 😂😂

[@gingerhiser7312]

One is fiction and the other reality.

[@danmc7815]

I do not watch such things as the Bachelor, but it is not a little passionate kissing that bothers me today, it is how it quickly escalates into exchanges of fluids that at not just saliva. And, I think that Downton Abbey was much more libertine and liberal than people would have been at the time in which it was set. A family in which one daughter married the chauffeur, another had a child out of wedlock, and then Mary had her own trusts with Kamal and Tony Gillingham. This family would have not had a Royal visit. But ... The series is well written, and the viewers all grow to really like Tom Branson. He is decent and real almost always. And, in his new position in life, few women will be available or do, and the same is true for Lucy Smith with men. Society would know she is what she is and have ostracized her. Tom would never fit in among Society, and as a pair they might have fit well together.

[@ddunnguard7746]

Bravo. ❤️

[@junewilson1629]

@@danmc7815 Same here. I could care less to watch The Bachelor - just too primitive and anything but intellectually stimulating. But....but in the Downton Abbey time frame, children out of wedlock, prostitution (ne Ethel) and marriages such as Tom Branson & Sybill were highly frowned upon. And the participants in those "disgraceful" actions were deeply penalized and shunned for it. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but slutting around (like Mary did with Lord Gillingham) was a big no no. Now, does it mean it should be a big yes yes these days? Today's society has become a lot more liberal. I venture to say it depends on how conservative or traditional a person is. What are the priorities or even interests? A lot of today's generation want to test drive the vehicle before buying it. Can one fault them? Again, that depends on how conservative or traditional one is.

[@vintage951]

00:40 Oh look at that, Umbridge and Professor McGonagall being civil. 03:45 Nevermind...

[@MLD.Ltd.]

Just keep watching :D

[@Anamika00004]

And to think I'm siding with Umbridge🤦🏿‍♀️

[@claudianovaes5981]

Que temporada é essa? Aguardando a 7.a sétima temporada @Netflix/Brasil

[@madeyed2702]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good one!

[@tracymorgan-forte7287]

Lololol

[@hmsealey3243]

I imagine Lady Bagshaw and Lucy did follow the story of Tom and Sybil. Sybil did what Lady Bagshaw was unable to do - married "beneath" her and accepted all that came with that. Maud wanted to do that with Jack but it was a generation earlier and maybe she was not the rebel Sybil was. Either way, I suspect she would see something of her and Jack in Tom and Sybil and thus take it personally.

[@amberanime]

I find it ironic that Tom, who doesnt care about wealth and status ends up falling in love with 2 women who lift him up in society. By chance, not by scheming. Plenty of gold diggers have tried and failed to achieve what Tom achieved just by following his heart. I love that his love is always genuine. He loved Sybil as Sybil the women, not the noble lady. He loved Lucy as Lucy the women, not Lucy the servant, or Lucy the heir. He doesnt care if somebody is upper class or not, he loves who he loves and he persues. I like that about him. It's just ironic how that always results in climbing up the ladder. There was even some chemistry between him and the princess, which was funny because he didnt know she was a princess. But even if he had known I doubt he would have treated her very differently. Thats why I love Tom. i dont like how he seems more removed from his roots as the show goes on. He feels a little neuterd even and not socialist enough. But his core remained the same. He treats people as people first, everything else second, if he can help it. And he is unafraid to speak up his mind, stand up for himself and those he cares for and holds his own. It's probably why he became one of Mary's favorites. He was one of the few that held his own against her. Who loved her as she was, warts and all, and stood up against her, but never turned on her. His love is unconditional. I love that the crawleys learned about this, and what Sybil saw in him. They gained a brother and son in a sense. And for all they will and do clash over, he doesnt abandon them, and they in turn do not abandon him. Tom Branson. He honestly desserved better story lines in the series to show off his spirit and capabilities more. But I do love how his relationship with the family evolved.

[@vixendreamer]

He said so himself that he doesn’t believe in types, just people.

[@hamidahamida5950]

I believe Tom (although he vehemently denied it) had a bit of flair for aristocracy himself or at the very least, unconsciously sought it in a partner.

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Tom's and Lucy's romance is sweet and innocent!💕💕👍👍😊😊

[@trinaq]

I love this film, and this couple. They are too cute for words. 💕

[@MLD.Ltd.]

“Dislike it? I would lick the stamps myself” 😂😂😂😂

[@Robert08010]

That was a very heartwarming moment.

[@olly-kai]

Shows how much Lady Grantham truly loves her son-in-law ❤

[@GeralltGymro1]

Oh no. It's because the money comes back to the family!

[@jameswg13]

​@GeralltGymro1 not really as the second movie touches upon the money would go to the heirs of Branson and Lucy rather than the daughter of Branson and Sybil tradionallym

[@mariarevoy7775]

So glad that Downton Abby will continue, an there will be season 7 coming 2024, I love all the actors.

[@GeorgeAlexopoulos-o7w]

Is this TRUE? Season 7 in 2024?

[@Rosemary-vf5ei]

@@GeorgeAlexopoulos-o7w No. Another movie but no season 7. I imagine there's nowhere to take it for an entire season without the Dowager.

[@MarklovesAngels]

When I saw the movie in the theater, I thought the scene/ending with them out on the terrace dancing was one of the most beautifully filmed scenes I'd ever seen. Well done and romantic!

[@malinhessedahl]

I love all seasons of Downton abby and Both movies of Downton abby movies❤

[@sparxstreak02]

Somehow Lucy seems an even better match for Tom than Sybil was. I know we only had a single film to establish their connection compared to the 3 seasons Sybil & Tom had, but they always seemed to find something to talk about & argued far less than Tom did with Sybil (in spite of how much he loved her). But I also know that losing Sybil led to a lot of personal growth for Tom, as well as giving him more in common with Lucy since they both grew up in humble beginnings before rising in prosperity in later life. They made each other smile & gave each other joy they didn’t have on their own. They both found a partner to share life with & gave Sybbie a mother - the one thing she’d lived without in her young life & a new family 🫱💞🫲

[@Fee212]

Tom is my most favourite of them all. Being Scottish I understand him. I wanted nothing but love and joy for him from the start. But I thought it may have been found with one of the maids or some such. Cibby was perfect for him. She was as lovely and kind as he is.

[@monique8641]

But Tom is Irish.

[@rashidahr4043]

​@moniqueThe 8641 The Scottish and Irish are very similar

[@rashidahr4043]

They have many words and phrases and foods hhst that are particular to them

[@judith_thordarson]

@@rashidahr4043 My mom was from Ireland and a long-ago boss of mine was from Scotland. They both thought that their people were "superior" to the other and would occasionally give each other the business (all in good fun, mind you 😃).

[@FarmerJAB]

He’s IRISH

[@alexpozniak4106]

"Face it. Violet I'll outlive you anyway" what a stone cold awesome line.

[@thomasplinguidy4588]

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Tom gets knighted at some point in his later years and is then allowed to call himself "Sir Thomas" - after all, at the end of the first film he has gained the respect of the king (by saving the princess's marriage and that prevented assassination attempt) and with Lucy he marries into the gentry again. They have a long memory at court, he would definitely be on some list for ennoblement.

[@junewilson1629]

I am not sure what the protocol was about that back then. These days (like Elton John was knighted) it's become more relaxed. Back then ?

[@tomrichter244]

I always thought that she was a very lovely, sweet and demure character in the story, and was happy that Tom found someone like that

[@rashidahr4043]

Better wedding than he had with Sybil thought sadly..a runaway wedding before the family grew to love him and he them

[@doris2793]

At first I wasn't sure about Branson 's intentions as he made a move when she was to inherit but thinking about it he stumbled on his luck as well and initially had no initial intention of benefitting from Sybils connections... so maybe they are well suited

[@fayesouthall6604]

She kind of initiated it but I love Tom and I was delighted for him.

[@Meerarama]

“I never argue, I explain “🤣

[@josephxuereb1978]

😂😂😂😂

[@MrMcNeillNZ]

Imelda Staunton is excellent in her craft. She's so very talented

[@heatheryovanoff6361]

"Carson's" wife of course. What a couple!

[@AlbertoGarcia-wd7sc]

On this ocasion Isobel bested Violet. Probably because she is not tied to those stupid old rules, she understood quite quickly who Lucy really was

[@junewilson1629]

Eh, I am not so sure that she wasn't "tied to those stupid old rules" nor am I sure whether some of the old rules were actually stupid. They served a purpose to some extent. Isobel was just very observant and hyper sensitive (for those times anyway). She was quick to put 1 and 1 together and come up with 2. She picked up on the behavior and was also very much for the underdog wanting to work her/his way up through the mist. She kept her surrounding grounded. That's why she and the dowager were such a perfect girlfriend couple. They were such opposite extreme that they benefitted from one another. And Isobel forced the dowager to become a little less stiff and snobbish - simply by being extremely down to earth.

[@amyellis9282]

As the "illegitimate" child of an old New England family...I can so relate to Lucy ❤

[@cocochocookiedough]

❤❤❤

[@davidhutchinson5233]

NO CHILD is "illegitimate" I hope those times are past us at this point.

[@JazminAbogado]

@@davidhutchinson5233 Legally speaking, there still is.

[@kamillakash]

2:40 Edith looks magnificent here

[@lindamiller3163]

I love this show !!

[@lindachandler4750]

Aaaw I really enjoyed seeing them ❤❤ which series Was it from please and episode

[@mariahoulihan9483]

I think its from the first film.. after the series. There were two films made.

[@katerinecatindig]

I’m not British so this confused me a bit. I could never understand why is it that Lucy was allowed to be Lady Maud’s heir and is able to inherit Brampton. Isnt this the whole point of season 1? That Mary can’t inherit hence Matthew arrives? Why is Lucy’s case different?

[@lyndalamb3221]

Maybe Lady Bagshaw's estate was not entailed. And maybe it didn't involve a title.

[@andreabartels3176]

I think Lady Bagshaw inherited her estate from her father, so no entail to the male line. She is free to give her personally owned estate to whomever she chooses.​ Including her illegitimate daughter.@@lyndalamb3221

[@andreabartels3176]

Violet wants to leave her french villa to her great-granddaughter Sybbie. George will be the next earl, Marigold will inherit the magazine business that belonged to her father.

[@kcloe88]

6:31 that look of absolute love.

[@LecaroJ]

I don't see the chemistry, but Tom deserves some happiness.

[@Cab1726]

She said “I will miss our talks”, and I said out loud, “What talks?” 😂

[@mariateresagilabertlleixa2846]

Me encanta la serie ,actores vestuario dialógos ambientación...espero sábado noche para verla .Se me paso la otra vez que la emitieron por tv1 ❤❤

[@boldinorigin]

She looks so similar to poppy drayton who played madeleine allsopp

[@alleycat-oy5kv]

I thought she was the lady from Fantastic Beasts. Maybe it was just the 1920s fashion that tricked me though

[@melaniekendall4903]

If only it was like that in real life

[@bettercallme8779]

😂

[@SavingHistory]

In that last scene, for some reason, Dame Maggie Smith looks a bit cross eyed. I remember thinking that when I saw it in the theaters too. But only there, and not in the rest of the movie. At the time, it made me wonder if there was something wrong with her health?

[@diaap]

Le pusieron la pareja perfecta sencilla de clase trabajadora y mágicamente una rica heredera

[@oolala53]

It was still a little weird that Lucy took a chance letting a male in the household kiss her. Even if she did understand that her situation is actually elevated from what it looks like.

[@gingerhiser7312]

I was wondering that, too. But remember when Robert had the "affair" with one of the house staff?

[@mariahoulihan9483]

I know. had this happened in real life at a ball there would have been outrage. A well brought up young lady like Lucy would not have allowed it and Branson, a nice man wouldn't have dreamed of compromising her. I found that unbelievable in the setting and for the time it was set in. Quietly, out of sight.. maybe if Lucy agreed. Even in 1989 my beloved asked my permission to kiss me - well the first time, lol. It was old fashioned then but I really appreciated it. Far better than some oaf mauling one. lol. If more acted that way there would be no need for the ME to movement.. sadly there is.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

@@gingerhiser7312 behind closed doors..not at a ball. Big difference. I think its a clumsy scene and wouldn't have happened at a ball in front of people. Additionally, back then at a High Society function NO ONE would kiss in public like that. It wasn;t the mores of the time.

[@Haider_Khokhar2]

Tom and Lucy’s Romance is Sweet and Innocent

[@NorthAmericanDemocracy]

I preferred Sybil so much more!

[@CrossCuntyRic]

Maybe because of how it started

[@catcauldron217]

I need to get out my dancing shoes! 😘🎶

[@PriscilaTrevino-ps8he]

Call me crazy but I don’t like Lucy for Tom. She is too nice, and I just don’t like characters that have no depth. Sybil was also very nice but there was something special about her, but I find Lucy to be blah.

[@Pmoney77-yn7bc4wj4q]

Her beauty sensible/gorgeous

[@darwinapala960]

I'm so ready for the 3rd movie. September 2025

[@Cab1726]

Why on earth did they include those shots of Maggie Smith in some sort of medical episode when they contributed so very little to the actual plot? I would have scrapped them completely rather than put something so confusing and distracting in the movie.

[@luminitaturcutiu9695]

Unde este restul filmului

[@GeorgeAlexopoulos-o7w]

Is this TRUE? Season 7 in 2024?

[@yamilethgutierrez2415]

En que temporada se casa Tom con Lucy❤

[@anniekinsmishkamouse7575]

Was Robert unhappy he would not inherit the Estate?

[@fayesouthall6604]

Absolutely not.

[@renamcferrin4956]

Who is Lucy?

[@SerenaOkoli]

"It doesn't hurt anymore, but it's still there". Impossible

[@MissGBinFrance]

1:13 why Mrs Hughes? Surely he means Mrs Carson ??

[@ravercat4]

They decided for work she would remain Mrs Hughes

[@peadar-o]

At home they are Elsie & Charlie.

[@mskimrn9636]

I will lick the stamps myself- 😂😂😂😂

[@Coco-yo8cy]

I have never seen those chapters in Netflix! Why?? 😢

[@flyboy152]

These are all scenes from the first movie, not the series. However, the movie is currently on Netflix as of February 2024.

[@rashidahr4043]

How can I see it I don't have Netflix

[@judith_thordarson]

@@rashidahr4043 I bought both movies at the local department store for like 5 bucks each. It's better than watching on streaming service, because of the bonus features.

[@audreykennedy90]

​@@rashidahr4043 buy the DVD.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

they are not chapters or episodes.. they are from one of the two films which came afterwards.

[@thelmahardy9931]

Amen🥰

[@LoboFfrf]

😊😊😊

[@QueenY-co7es]

That’s a Grantham

[@velloremel]

Branson is such a toothache! 😘

[@mariahoulihan9483]

what do y ou mean?

[@shahjehan]

Greedy gold digging Robert mad he doesn’t get her riches 😂

[@mariahoulihan9483]

are we warching the same thing? he didn;t come across that way to me at all. His Mother did.

[@shahjehan]

@@mariahoulihan9483 we see reality different

[@KDJi399s9cd0]

Tom is such a player, the moment he learns she will inherit a fortune he goes for the kill. He only "falls in love" with rich women.

[@MsPandachen]

She was written for Tom so it’s fine 😂

[@julianabarros3253]

He already looked at her with different eyes when he met her, before he knew her fortune.

[@KDJi399s9cd0]

@@julianabarros3253 how convenient...

[@Lidiane25ify]

Watch it again because you have serious perception problems. Or simply find something else to watch. A fighting or action film would be more suitable for you!😉

[@KDJi399s9cd0]

@@Lidiane25ify lol this coming from someone watching a soap opera ... I am sorry buddy they don't teach this in Harvard.

[@lbw1325]

My least favourite of the Downton love stories. Although he’s getting his just desert’s with that one. Second least favourite, Tom using his position of trust to snag his employers youngest, and completely inexperienced daughter. Ugh. Guess I just don’t like Tom

[@mariahoulihan9483]

I jut don;t get why some of you on here think this way.. it was definitely not what was intended in the writing and not conveyed in the acting. yes.. I think you just don;t like Tom.. you have a skewed view of the entire drama.

[@mariahoulihan9483]

after all.. girls in Lady Sybil's position could fully expect to be disinherited.. Lord Grantham said he would give her an allowance only after they had got married if you watched it.

[@junewilson1629]

But don't you think it takes two to tango? Sybil was rather attracted to Tom and if she hadn't been the rebel and liberal that she essentially was, she would never have given Tom a chance and they would never have been a couple. She had plenty of chances to step away from him. But the "empty" and "boring" lifestyle she was used to (until the war) didn't suit her. She was one for more hustle and bustle. As was Edith - that's why she did the magazine. And then there was Mary in later days. So they all started going with the times. And don't forget Tom took her to Ireland where Sybill didn't have a "position" and where she was a nobody. Had all that gold digging been so super important to him, he would have stayed with Sybill at Downton and started digging early on. And we all have our favorite characters and highly dislikeful characters. For you Tom is just not your cup of tea. Just like other actors or characters are not that for other viewers. It happens.