Mark talks to the accomplished actress, Lesley Nicol, about the food on Downton Abbey, how the show inspired her to go vegan, and what it was actually like to wear the infamous Mrs. Beaver costume.

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Lesley Nicol on Veganism & Being Mrs. Patmore