The Cheerful Charlies is the name given to the stage duo staring Charles Grigg Grigg and Carson. This is a secret Carson has been keeping from the rest of of the household, servants and nobility alike as he feels it will bring him shame. Knowing this Charles Grigg blackmailed him into sealing him food and drink out of Downton's kitchens. However all is revealed when Grigg appears at the main door of the abbey demanding to speak to Robert. All involved promise to keep Carson's unbelievable secret.