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What they are really eating on Downton Abbey

Lisa Heathcote is a home economist who has been working behind the scenes making food for film and TV for 25 years. She's made soup for Nicole Kidman and a giant lobster tower for Batman. She's also the food brains behind the much-loved TV series Downton Abbey. Emily Thomas went to meet her in her south London kitchen to find out more.

(Picture: Highclere Castle, setting of Downton Abbey, Credit: Getty Images)

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