Behind the Scenes: Julian Fellowes

Julian Fellowes personifies the success of British film on the large and small screen. Yet he toiled as a mid-level actor and thwarted writer until Gosford Park won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. Further screen achievements include Vanity Fair and Young Victoria and a TV drama about the Titanic. However, it is as creator and writer of Downton Abbey, winner of this year's National Television Best Drama Series Award, that he has acquired his greatest fame. Juliet Nicolson, social historian and author of Abdication, talks to him about being a late bloomer and a chronicler of the class system.

[@Oughut88]

I don’t recall anyone ever denying that they adored Downton Abbey. Such as rude suggestion. Downton was massively popular because people the world over were fixated by it.

[@JRobbySh]

He should write a screen play based on own life.

[@davidcousins5493]

Such a pity the sound quality wasa so por.

[@danoslehoy]

Que pésima la calidad de imágen del video.

[@susanmartinez1346]

I love the fact that Mr fellows shows that despite the fact that that there was separation of classes,they all share the same feelings of human emotions of love ,greed ,death etc... I feel the rape of Anna was very close to home of the fact that it's still a subject that is hard to swallow in our generation.

[@RHlover11]

love the fist pump for Kilwillie :) :) love him!

[@MM-1225]

Me too

[@lindalgetty969]

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