IN THE FRAME WITH A DAME
Michelle Dockery, who plays Lady Mary, sparkled on the red carpet. On working with Dame Maggie Smith, she told me, ‘When I open the script and see a scene with Maggie, my heart skips.’ Co-star Penelope Wilton, who plays Isobel Crawley and has been friends with the dame for years, said, ‘Maggie gets all the best lines! I said to Julian [creator, Julian Fellowes], “Can I at least win one of the arguments?” and he said no. With Maggie you always have to be on your game to hit the ball back at her.’