It was quite a thrill to be driven on an overcast November day down the winding road to Arley Hall in a section of Cheshire genial producer Simon Maloney describes as “the footballer belt … all Barbour jackets, wellies and spaniels”.
The car park is full of trailers and catering trucks. From here, we crunch up the gravel drive to the symmetrical Grade II listed pile. With Maloney and creator Steven Knight as my tour guides, I was escorted through the grand, wood-panelled house, … (View original article)