Charles Charlie Carson is the butler at Downton Abbey. Mr Carson is ultimately in charge of the staff at Downton and specifically manages the pantry, wine cellar and dining room, as well as the male staff, who report directly to him. He has worked at Downton since he was a young man and has a respectful working relationship with Mrs. Hughes, to whom the female staff report and who serves as Carson's right hand and confidant in many ways. Carson is a nostalgic man who fears change (such as the installation of telephones in the house). He has a fatherly