Philip Glenister - ‘He's a grafter who's going places'

Philip Glenister stars in lavish new drama Belgravia…

- RICHARD ARNOLD'S

You leapt at the chance to do this. Why?

Well, creator Julian Fellowes [Downton Abbey] has a pretty good track record! I read the book, and it was a real page-turner with plenty of secrets that could affect the characters’ status in society. I play James Trenchard, a self-made property developer who helped build Belgravia. He’s a grafter who’s mixing with the Duke and Duchess of Richmond and the Duke of Wellington. He’s going places! James and his wife Anne are hiding a dark secret about their daughter and grandson.