Romeo Coates

Festive pruning

ATTENDING TO MY ANNUAL showbiz Christmas card list is always a meticulous affair, when one takes time to carefully consider the lay of the land.

I can now regrettably confirm that former co-star Julian Fellowes has a firm line through his name, after failing to return my calls concerning “possible openings” in the next Downton Abbey movie.

On a more positive note, among those narrowly surviving the festive cull for another year were Su Pollard, Simon Russell Beale, and Dennis Waterman.

SPEAKING OF THOSE on thin ice, regular readers will recall I recently sent a strongly-worded letter to the Radio Times in support