At the time, director Michael Engler defended the storyline as “realistic,” calling it a “reminder, in a few places here and there, that it’s not so kind of rosy and easy for everybody.”Ĭreated by Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey” follows the lives of a British noble family and their household servants with equal measure, using the stately manor as a site of (mostly) amiable class collision. The character softened when he was slowly accepted by the household, upstairs and downstairs, revealing his tender heart and desire to find love.īut fans were disappointed by Thomas’ storyline in the first movie, “Downton Abbey” (2019), which dangled the possibility of romance for Thomas only to end in a violent brush with the law. Over the seasons, the series revealed that Thomas’ schemes were motivated by his struggle as a closeted gay man living in early 20th century England. Played by the effortlessly poised Robert James-Collier, Thomas launched the early days of “Downton Abbey,” when it was still just a runaway hit TV series, as a slick foil to the good-natured characters filling out most of the wholesome storylines. Thomas Barrow, dashing butler of “Downton Abbey,” has taken quite a journey from nefarious footman to stalwart captain of the Grantham household.
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