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Thomas Barrow: "How did Mr. Carson find you?"
Andrew: "I was working as a hall boy. Mr. Carson rang my old butler to see if he had any ideas."
Episode 5.08

Andrew "Andy" Parker is a footman who starts working at Downton Abbey in 1924. He officially joins the staff at Downton in 1925 as the second footman.

Biography

Andrew fooled around at school and never learned to write anything more than his own name or how to read.

1924

Andrew is hired by Charles Carson to work the week of Rose Aldridge's wedding at Grantham House. He was formerly a hall boy, but wants to become a footman now. Gladys Denker takes advantage of him to go out drinking, but Thomas Barrow comes to his rescue, teaching Denker a lesson in the process.

2014 Christmas Special

Mr. Carson overhears the news of Lord Grantham's della Francesca painting selling "amazingly well" and takes advantage of this news to hire a new footman at Downton Abbey. Thomas Barrow asks Mr. Carson to hire Andrew for the job as footman. Mr. Carson had expressed doubts about Andrew's suitability to fill the new footman post (because of the gambling-club incident), but Elsie Hughes, Barrow, and Daisy Mason urged him to give the Andrew a second chance.

1925

Andrew serves drinks before the fox hunt to the hunters. He appears to have been warned off Thomas by Mr Carson, Mrs Hughes, and Mrs Patmore. During an informal ball in the servant's hall, he dances with Daisy.

Andy tries to break ties with Thomas, due to Mr Carson, Mrs Hughes, and Mrs Patmore informing Andy that Thomas is a homosexual.

Andy helps Mr Mason move into Yew Tree Farm. He volunteers to help Mr Mason take care of Downton's pigs.

He later reveals to Thomas that he can write no more than his own name, which was all that was needed to get into service, and Thomas offers to teach him to read and write. Andy later apologizes to Thomas about the former's unfair treatment of him.

Appearances and Mentions
   
Series 5 Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8
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Christmas Special
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Series 6 Episode 1
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Episode 2
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Episode 3
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Episode 4
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Episode 5
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Episode 6
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Episode 7
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Episode 8
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Christmas Special
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Notes

  • Being incapable of reading or writing other than his name, indicates that Andy may be dyslexic.

External Links

  1. Get ready to say goodbye: First photos from 'Downton Abbey' Season 6 are here at Mashable
  1. Mrs Patmore (in 6.05) says that Andy has "never before stepped off paved ground" for "eighteen years" implying that he is 18 years old in 1925
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