Downton Abbey’s Rob James-Collier Says New Film Shines A Light On ‘Horrific’ Treatment Of Gay People In 1920s

Speaking to PA news agency, Rob said Barrow’s storyline almost feels like a “separate film”, revealing: “You see Thomas discover a whole new world, and that is closer to who he is and there is a joy there, but then that joy may get taken away but it’s a very emotional, Thomas’s journey.”

He continued: “It also hammers home what it was like to be a gay man in those times, it was horrific and it’s brought back and it just shows how different it was.

“It must have been so hard for him and that is why the people warm to him and root for Thomas now, and they certainly will in the film if you watch it.”