When the TV series “Downton Abbey” came to an end in 2015, so many fans pondered the futures of their favorite characters. While the 2019 film gave us another beautiful chapter, there were still so many storylines that had yet to be wrapped up, and Allen Leech himself was eager for answers.
“As a fan of the show myself, I was really … As you said, there were so many loose ends. I wanted to see what happened with [Mr.] Molesley, I wanted to see what happened to Tom [Branson], and to [Thomas] Barrow, so I was excited to read [the script of ‘A New Era’],” Leech told The List during the interview. “It feels like you’re getting the first edition of something way in advance, so it’s a bit of a privilege.”
Of Tom’s development throughout his “Downton Abbey” experience, Leech confessed that his character really didn’t have a “choice” when it came to his development, as fate intervened in a cruel way. Despite the ups and downs, however, Leech always tried to keep Tom’s beginnings — and political fierceness — in mind.
“I’ve always tried to hold onto that sense of who he was when he arrived,” Leech explained. “I’ve always tried to keep a sense of the fact that he was always for the common person, the common working man or woman.”
