Apparently it took His Serene Royal Highness Archduke Julian Fellowes something like seventeen years to write, and perfect, the first series of Downton.
Because it was such a ratings hit last year, he wrote the whole second series in seven weeks.
It shows.
Still a great cast of actors, fine locations, and well observed period detail, but the storyline, and the writing stank.
I didn't even care enough to watch to the end.
I switched over and watched TOWIE.
Much more gritty realism.
