Emily Blunt’s new film The Young Victoria will help people relate to the young queen, according to its writer Julian Fellowes.

The actor and writer, who was also behind Oscar-winning Gosford Park, said the film – which tells the story of the former Queen of England’s early life – strikes the right balance for a period drama.

Julian said: “I think the point about good period drama is that you care about the people, you are invested in the people but they haven’t been so dumbed down and modernised in order to connect to the audience that you cease to believe they’re in their real predicament. Those are the two risks – that it’s too distant and you can’t connect or it’s been so modernised that you don’t believe and somehow you’ve got to believe and connect, then you get it right. Read more…