Downton Abbey's Julian Fellowes on his new ITV drama Titanic
By LEIGH HOLMWOOD, Deputy TV Editor
Published: Today at 00:32
DOWNTON Abbey creator Julian Fellowes says his lavish new £11million Titanic drama differs from the smash hit 1997 movie – as it tells the whole story of the ship's voyage for the first time.
"Right from the start we set out to tell the story of the whole ship. It's a great tragedy, obviously, but I was thrilled by the idea of having a chance to shape another version of it." The new series, called Titanic, will air later this month to mark the 100th anniversary of the disaster, in which the ship — once dubbed "unsinkable" — hit an iceberg on its maiden voyage to New York with the loss of 1,500 lives.
Julian said the series — already dubbed "Downton at sea" — would follow his tried-and-tested formula of interweaving the lives of the upper and lower classes. And he admitted there were other similarities to Downton, which has been compared to a soap because of its pace and storylines. He said: "Yes, it has a multi-story arc. It is a structure I like, it suits me. I like the pace and all the stories happening at once."
Julian — who described himself as a confirmed Titanorak — insisted interest in the doomed vessel was greater than ever, despite the story passing from living memory. He said: "There are certain disasters that seem to latch on to our psyche. The Titanic is the perfect disaster — it has everything in a compact form.
"There are rich aristocrats, movie stars, bankers... In steerage, there are all of these desperate people heading for new lives. "They took their whole families and they were wiped out.
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