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*Jack is between the ages of 25 and 30 and he is very handsome, with charm and charisma.<ref name="the sun">[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/4812825/first-black-character-in-downton-abbey.html First black character appears in Downton Abbey], Gordon Smart, The Sun, 26th February, 2013.</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:28, 7 November 2013
Jack Ross is a black American jazz musician and singer. Formerly from Chicago, he works at the Lotus jazz club in London.
Series 4
One night, Mary Crawley, Rose MacClare, Rosamund Painswick, Tom Branson, Anthony Foyle, and John Bullock visit the Lotus. After a drunken Bullock leaves Rose on the dance floor to go vomit, Jack immediately leaves the stage and starts dancing with her, saving her from humiliation.
Upon seeing Jack and Rose dancing, her relatives, notably Rosamund, are not happy about this because he is an entertainer and that he is black. Not even Tom shakes Jack's hand. But Rose does not mind at all, and smiles at Jack when she leaves the club.
Rose greets Jack upon his arrival at Downton.
When Jack later comes to Downton Abbey to perform there with his fellow band members (as part of a surprise Rose plans for Robert's birthday), Jack enters through the servants quarters, where Rose greets him. Carson is immediately uneasy at seeing Ross, and inquires if he had ever considered visiting Africa. Ross replies he is no more African than Mr Carson. Ross remarks to the servants that Rose is quite a character.
Lord Grantham and the rest of the family meet Ross and his band members in the hall when Rose presents them. He, Edith, and other members of the family are uneasy about seeing a black man in Downton. Later, Jack is spotted by Mary Crawley kissing Rose. She pretends not to see it, and Jack thanks Mary for their hospitality.
Jack later spends a row-boat outing with Rose.
He will ignite some race-related controversy.[1]
Appearances
Behind the Scenes
- Jack Ross is based to some extent on Leslie Archer "Hutch" Hutchinson, a famous and notoriously scandalous black jazz singer who had a white female lover.
Images
Notes
- Jack is between the ages of 25 and 30 and he is very handsome, with charm and charisma.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 First black character appears in Downton Abbey, Gordon Smart, The Sun, 26th February, 2013.
2. http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/20424/20131018/watch-downton-abbey-season-4-episode-5.htm