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Strong, defiant and determined, Lady Clem was very much a woman from the Victorian era. The thought of change scared her and she especially missed the companionship and support of her husband, whose departure from public and family life left her feeling very much alone.

Lady Clem continues to run her household and does all a mother can to bolster her eldest son Edmund’s political career. The 1920s brings about change – votes, jazz and sexual awareness. The ever-resistant Clem struggles to keep her family on an even keel and within her Victorian ideals.

"Clem has absolutely everything done for her in series 1 – she can’t even do her own hair. I found the mix of behaviour in that class curious– they have utter dependency on other people for the simpler things in their lives, whilst also having this extraordinary power over people which they exert regularly. [To research,] I looked at quite a lot of documentaries on aristocratic families. I also listened to a lot of recorded voices of that time period – as they spoke very differently.

"When you have an inquisitive mind, which I believe Clem did, the level of boredom felt in dealing with all these menial activities must have been quite high. Being waited on constantly would drive me completely nuts. A high level of patience was required in that time, particularly by the women."