Tamsin Greig has a confession to make. ‘I’ve never seen a single episode of Downton Abbey,’ she reveals in hushed tones, looking over her shoulder – as if, perhaps, someone has overheard her uttering a terrible blasphemy.
‘Ladies aren’t allowed wrinkles in this business’ ‘I have seen the film,’ she continues. ‘I watched it on a plane last year. But there are so many episodes and I doubt I’ll ever have time to catch up on the series now. I have three children, a husband and a dog, and I’m always doing other things, like folding clothes and clearing up after everyone.
‘My husband watched it, though. He’s a writer and a skilful manipulator of story and structure, so it was useful for him,’ she says, referring to her husband…
