Fellowes plans lifeboat drama

HAVING turned the goings-on at a country house into a hugely popular ITV series, Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has set his sights on a lifeboat station.

The Oscar winner, whose godson Olly is a member of the crew at Padstow in Cornwall, says: ‘It could be a very good contemporary drama. Because one of the things you want from a workplace drama is a believable context where people can come from very different backgrounds, occupations, ages and so on. A lifeboat station is a classic example of that.’

Lord Fellowes, who lives in Dorset and owns a beach hut in Devon, adds ‘Being on a lifeboat crew is a dangerous and brave activity that is tremendously needed.’