Television: As Jessop pushes for greater representation, the feelgood quality of this show continues to the end
replies and meets for a pep talk. He reveals his cousin Laurent also has Down syndrome and reads from Jessop’s treatment for the part of the villain Noel Scum.
“Tommy has proved himself,” Will says. “He wouldn’t have been offered parts such as [Line of Duty’s] Terry Boyle if he didn’t have the ability. We just want him and others with Down’s to have the same opportunities as other actors.” To his credit, Will doesn’t gloss over the challenges his brother faces as he negotiates prejudices against people with Down syndrome. Their mother, Jane, meanwhile grows emotional as she recalls doctors telling her that young Tommy would never “read, speak or do anything very much”.
The fight for greater visibility for people with Down syndrome is, in many ways, only beginning. We are only now seeing actors with the condition because, for decades, people such as her son were locked away and forgotten, she says. The painful irony is that this change is happening as fewer people with Down syndrome are born because the condition is now identifiable in the womb, and mothers can opt for a termination. “It’s sad to think they could be the last generation,” Jane says.When James Martin was born, his parents were told he would probably never speak. He has now made Oscars historyStill, the film’s optimism ultimately wins out.
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