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Do forgive us if we've kept you all waiting. Only, I had to see where they've
locked up my poor darling." |
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—Grace and Joseph Rushton | ||
Grace Rushton is a fictional First Class passenger of the RMS Titanic in the 2012 Miniseries. She is the wife of Joseph Rushton and the owner of Pekinese Sookee. She was portrayed by Celia Imrie.
Episode 1[]
Episode 2[]
On the Sunday of the maiden voyage, Captain Smith hosts a church meeting with passengers of all classes. Grace is quite turned off by the presence of other classes that she wants to leave, but Joseph Rushton manages to hold her back. Lord Manton laughs with it, but Lady Manton agrees with Grace.
That evening, Grace complains to Second Officer Lightoller about the rude behavior of Mrs. Widener and Molly Brown. Joseph doesn't stop her and just sighs.
Episode 3[]
Episode 4[]
At the beginning of the episode, she and Joseph are seen having dinner at the dining saloon alone, while the Wideners who are having a party at À la Carte Restaurant don't invite them.
After dinner, she and Joseph are approached by Margaret Brown, who asks why they are having dinner alone and not joining the Wideners party. Joseph replied that he and Grace had not been invited, which embarrassed Grace a little.
Mrs. Brown then asked Grace and Joseph if she had ever been to New York before, to which Grace answered that it was her first time, while Joseph was a quite traveler. Mrs. Brown was impressed and said that she also likes to travelling. Grace asked her what Mr. Brown mind about that, to which Mrs. Brown that Mr. Brown didn't say anything, because they weren't together anymore. Grace expressed concern, thinking that Mr. Brown has died. Mrs. Brown laughed, saying that they were just divorced.
At midnight, Grace woke up, unable to stop thinking about her Pekinese dog Sookee. Joseph who also woke up told her that Sookee would be fine. Grace then heard the ship's bell ringing.
During the evacuation process, Joseph asks Grace to get into Lifeboat 3, while Grace refuses because she doesn't want to leave without Sookee. Joseph tells her that maybe Sooke has drowned because the cage is far below deck, making Grace hysterical. Second Officer Lightoller asked if she would join the women on the boat, which Grace answered no.
They then went to the port side, near Emergency Lifeboat 2. John Jacob Astor then appeared carrying a pack of dogs, including Sookee, which he immediately gave to Grace. Grace thanked John and agreed to get into the lifeboat, and also bring John's dog Kitty. The dogs were initially denied entry to the lifeboat by Fourth Officer Boxhall, but Grace paid him no heed.
After the Titanic sank, Grace's lifeboat was one of the few lifeboats gathered by Fifth officer Lowe. Grace notices that Madeleine Astor is in a nearby lifeboat, and immediately hands Kitty over to her.