Based in a 19th century country house dubbed as Norfolk's Downton Abbey, the new business will run various courses for those wanting to serve the rich and famous. (Bylaugh Hall, pictured)

The film version of Downton Abbey showed the morally upright Earl of Grantham - portrayed by Hugh Bonneville - resplendent in the uniform of the Lord-Lieutenant of Yorkshire.

According to The Sun , executives at distributor Focus Features have approached writer Julian Fellowes to begin work on a sequel to make the most out of the film's success.

Laura Carmichael partied with Lily James and Billie Piper at the Mr Porter Health In Mind Fund bash, held at Quaglino's in London on Thursday night. 

BRIAN VINER: Jesse is on the run, needing money to fund a new identity, the instinct to stay alive and ahead of the law just about overcoming the travails of post-traumatic stress disorder. It sounds grim.

Hugh Bonneville received an honorary doctorate from Winchester University for services to dramatic arts on Wednesday.

The Queen's second son, Andrew, 59, threw the star-studded bash at his home in Windsor, and invited celebrities such as Ellie Goulding, Robbie Williams and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellows.

The actress, 63, showed off her quirky sense of style as she arrived for the photocall with co-star Michelle, 37, at the Rome Film Festival on Saturday.

The actress, 37, led the glamour in a stunning patterned sheer maxi dress with a black camisole underneath.

The first images of Harriet Walter Tamsin Greig, and Ella Purnell were released by ITV on Wednesday, which saw the stars dressed in their finery for the period drama.

Author Jessica Fellowes from Oxfordshire was fired by a magazine for being 'too posh', and said that you wouldn't get the same 'reverse snobbery' towards someone from a council house.

Lesley Nicol, who played Downton cook Mrs Patmore in the long-running period drama, told DailyMailTV talks for a second film are underway following the success of the first movie last month.

Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter has hinted that the big-screen adaptation of the hit period TV series will return for a sequel.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: I can reveal that Lord Bathurst has not been left a penny by his late American stepmother, Gloria, Dowager Countess Bathurst.

Allen Leech from Downton Abbey stopped by the kickoff even over the weekend at the Barnsdall Theatre in Hollywood. The actor left his standard dapper suits from his hit TV series at home.

The actress, 39, who played Anna Bates in the series and the film adaptation, was joined by her fellow Downton stars Kevin Doyle and Michael C Fox.

Michelle Dockery put on a slightly sombre display on Sunday as she headed out for coffee and a walk while dressed mostly in black.

The award-winning screenwriter said that the incurable 'essential tremor', often mistaken for Parkinson's disease, doesn't hurt but is a 'nuisance' and 'tiresome'.

EXCLUSIVE: She has gone from working-class prisoner in Vera Drake to the aristocracy as Lady Bagshaw in the Downton Abbey movie. Now Imelda Staunton has achieved royal status in The Crown.

Michelle Dockery, 37, and her partner Jasper Waller-Bridge, right, were photographed together shopping in Sainsbury's near the Downton star's home in north London on Friday.

Edward Kemp claims that middle and upper class actors are being cast because of a rise in the success of British TV shows such as The Crown and Downton Abbey.

Close friends say Claire Foy is providing a consoling shoulder for Matt Smith, whose relationship with girlfriend Lily James, has been the subject of increasing talk among showbiz insiders.

The actor, 57, was in good company as he joined by stunning Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery at Monday evening's British Fashion Awards, held at the Royal Albert Hall in south-west London.

Producer Gareth Neame said that after the first film's huge success there have been early talks about making a follow-up, after they were left 'holding their breath' regarding the reaction to the film.

Dame Maggie Smith has revealed she didn't feel 'satisfied' with her roles in the Harry Potter and the Downton Abbey franchise.

Ms Dockery has been dating creative director Jasper Waller-Bridge (with her, top right) for the past three months, it is understood. (Bottom right, with her fiance, John Dineen, in 2013.)

The annual 20ft Norwegian Spruce has been hoisted at Downton Abbey's Highclere Castle. It is the same traditional tree as Trafalgar Square and the job requires a structured plan.

The actress, 38, posed in a series of stunning images for the publication while reflecting on her career and forthcoming role in Guy Ritchie's latest flick, which is set for release in January 2020

Tom Cullen, 34, is a Welsh writer, actor and director who played Viscount Gillingham in Downton Abbey. His directorial debut, the film Pink Wall, is out now.

The Downton Abbey star, 38, put on a stylish display in the all-black ensemble as she joined her male co-stars at the event at the event in The Whitby Hotel

The former Downton Abbey star, 30, cut a stylish figure at the event, donning a black top with a matching skirt while she added height to her frame with brown boots.

Tamsin Grieg and Alice Eve took to the stage to discuss their roles in upcoming period drama Belgravia during the 2020 Winter TCA at The Langham in Pasadena on Saturday.

While chatting during the Winter TCA press tour session to promote his new ITV drama Belgravia, he confirmed work will start on the movie

Successful applicants will be paid a 'competitive' hourly rate and offered shared accommodation on the 5,000-acre Berkshire estate owned by The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon.

Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt has revealed that she has separated from her husband James Cannon after eight years of marriage.

The trailer for the exciting new show by Downton Abbey's creator Julian Fellowes was released on Friday, and teased an intense family drama.

Ioan Gruffudd is set to return to ITV's Liar as Andrew Earlham next month. Father-of-two who lives in LA, says he's now 'old and weathered enough' to represent anti-heroes.

The event, called Scenes in the Square, is being hosted in the capital's iconic Leicester Square famed for its movie premieres and is celebrating a century of cinema.

Joanne Froggatt promoted series two of Liar alongside co-star Katherine Kelly in London on Thursday, in her first public appearance since announcing her split from husband James Cannon.

Lisa Sewards met the cast of new ITV 19th-century period drama Belgravia on set. Tamsin Greig, an Olivier-winning stage actress, appears as Anne Threnchard.

JAN MOIR: Like Downton, Belgravia starts with a tragedy - only this one develops into a secret that threatens to engulf two families in scandal and could start or end a dynasty.

JAN MOIR: If only victualler's daughter Sophia Trenchard (Emily Reid) and posho Lord Edmund Bellasis (Jeremy Neumark Jones) had been in control of their lust, we wouldn't be here at all.

Following the premier of Belgravia, FEMAIL takes a look at the historical references weaved into Julian Fellowe's narrative - including the real life scandal that inspired the protagonists' love affair.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Three months after splitting from The Crown actor Matt Smith, Lily James nipped to a florist near her home in Primrose Hill, North London, to buy a large yellow bouquet,

The second episode of the ITV programme Belgravia aired last night, but some fans claimed that it was too similar to Julian Fellowes' previous hit and asked why he didn't just keep making Downton Abbey.

Now that Greta Gerwig's Oscar-winning adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic is available to stream, eagle-eyed audiences have noticed a major error in a shot from the period film.

Belgravia was written by Julian Fellowes, and airs on Sunday nights on ITV. Fellowes also wrote Downton Abbey and viewers have noticed many similarities between the shows.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Michelle Dockery, who plays Lady Mary was on a mission to buy essentials for herself and boyfriend Jasper Waller-Bridge, the brother of Fleabag star Phoebe.

The Downton Abbey star, 58, joked on Wednesday that she made the Hollywood icon, 56, 'the man he is' today thanks to their scenes in 1994 rom-com The Favour.

CONTAINS SPOILERS. Last night's Belgravia, which aired on ITV at 9pm, left viewers disappointed, after some complained the conclusion had been tied up with a speed that gave them 'whiplash'.