Downton star makes West End debut
Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith, is making her West End debut alongside Anna Friel in a production of Uncle Vanya at the Vaudeville Theatre.
Our correspondent Lucrezia Millarini went along to meet her:
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