The newest series from Julian Fellowes, Belgravia, casts Dame Harriet Walter and several other familiar faces as ITV prepares to launch a Victorian-era version of Downton Abbey.
The British actresses I like to watch most are the funny ladies. I have an affinity for British comedy anyway, but comediennes tend to show that awkward, less- than-perfect side that make them endearing; the type of woman you’d befriend rather than