John Bates
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John Bates is a central valet and later estate manager in the British period drama series "Downton Abbey," known for his loyalty, quiet strength, and complex personal struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Bates canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
Downton Abbey (2019 film) ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
Downton Abbey
ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey season 1
Downton Abbey season 2 ⓘ Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey season 3
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey season 4
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey season 5
Downton Abbey ⓘ
surface form:
Downton Abbey season 6
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| characterTrait |
honourable
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ quiet ⓘ reserved ⓘ stoic ⓘ |
| createdBy | Julian Fellowes ⓘ |
| employer | Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| fullName | John Bates ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | period drama ⓘ |
| hasBackstory | marital problems with first wife Vera Bates ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | ex-convict ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalCondition | permanent leg injury ⓘ |
| hasStoryArc |
legal troubles
ⓘ
marriage to Anna ⓘ romance with Anna Smith ⓘ wrongful imprisonment ⓘ |
| introducedAs | Lord Grantham's new valet ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Crawley family
ⓘ
surface form:
the Crawley family
|
| narrativeRole | central character ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
estate manager
ⓘ
valet ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Brendan Coyle ⓘ |
| relationship |
friend of Anna Smith
ⓘ
friend of Mr Carson ⓘ friend of Mrs Hughes ⓘ rival of Thomas Barrow ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| servedWith | Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham ⓘ |
| setting | early 20th-century England ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anna Bates
ⓘ
Vera Bates ⓘ |
| uses | cane ⓘ |
| worksAt | Downton Abbey ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.