Julian Fellowes is the king of period drama. What was it like to work with him?

He was the highlight for me because he’s not only a lovely and measured man, but he’s a bit of a feminist, Julian. As a woman you often read a scene and you think, well she wouldn’t say that but that doesn’t really happen with him. He gives real power and real strength to female characters.

You filmed in amazing locations across the UK – what were they like to spend time in?

The historical houses were so cold! But they all had incredible paintings, so we were exposed to a lot of beautiful art. I loved walking around the Scottish countryside – it’s wilder than England’s, really magical.

Belgravia continues on Sundays, 9pm, ITV

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Belgravia’s Alice Eve on what it was like to work on ITV’s new period drama