Antonia Bernath

Violet arranges for Neville Chamberlain to come to dinner at the estate, but the meal proves memorable for another reason; Thomas offers to teach Andy how to read.

The hospital board approves the merger; Daisy tries to block the burgeoning romance between Mrs. Patmore and Mr. Mason; Henry tells Mary how he feels about her.

Mary informs Bertie that Marigold is Edith's daughter; Mrs. Patmore's bed and breakfast faces a scandal: adulterers stayed the night; Molesley becomes a teacher; Thomas attempts suicide.

Mary and the family attend one of Henry's motor races; Mrs. Patmore opens her bed and breakfast; Mrs. Hughes tricks Mr. Carson into doing the housework; Bertie asks Edith to marry him.

Deke and Marge embrace new roles to accommodate his new status; things start to thaw between Gordo and Trudy.

Trudy learns that efforts are being made to quash a burgeoning astronaut training program for women; John Glenn thinks about running for public office.