I never thought I’d have cause to write about Downton Abbey more than once. But this, I can’t resist: I’m reminded of when I was a kid and Sesame Street did Upstairs Downstairs, with Cookie Monster as “A...

The idea that anybody ever came to Julian Fellowes and said, “Hey, Gosford Park was great and all, but could you make it even longer and more boring, possibly spreading it out over the course of years?” still blows ...