Ben’s completely right of course – Downton Abbey has become more and more tawdry and silly – but the point is, he shouldn’t have said it. It’s not big and it’s not classy. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, he’s too busy showing off sometimes to just sit on his hands (viz: ‘I’m a f*cking fantastic lover’) Yes, yes, we know it’s all terribly tongue in cheek, but you know he means it.