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'Downton's' Dastardly Thomas Talks Redemption

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Characters You Love To Hate. That's been an omnipresent archetype on television for decades, but rarely does a show offer these controversial characters a chance for redemption in the eyes of the audience.

Not only does the third series of PBS Masterpiece's Downton Abbey offer an eye opening and heart-breaking look behind the steely armor Thomas Barrow has built up over the years, but, by doing so, presents a rare portrait of the horrors homosexuals faced in Edwardian England.

ETonline recently sat down with Rob James-Collier to talk about his character's exciting arc, what fans can expect from season three and who would be invited to star on his dream spin-off.

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