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FACKHAM HALL – Oli Julian

January 27, 2026 Leave a comment

The lives of the British aristocracy, and those who serve them, have been an endless source of fascination for decades, through films and books and television. The ITV drama series Upstairs Downstairs, which premiered in 1971, was enormously popular when it first aired, but this was then eclipsed by Downton Abbey, which debuted in 2010 to massive Emmy-winning acclaim and global fame. The British have always excelled at these types of soapy period costume dramas, where stiff collars and even stiffer upper lips mask all kinds of shenanigans and debauchery behind closed doors. The British are also exceptionally good at poking fun at themselves with parody, which brings us to Fackham Hall. Read more…