Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a class structure in England - there was a time when people knew who they were and knew whom they served and as long as management wasn't abusive, it was a good life for people.

With its high production costs the show was cancelled by NBC to clear its time slot for the much less expensive daily program The Jay Leno Show. Only half of the first season's shows were produced. Lewis himself is a devoted Liverpool F.

He stars as Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland a performance which has earned him an Emmy and Golden Globe. His roles include Soames Forsyte in the ITV remake of The Forsyte Saga Detective Charlie Crews in the NBC drama Life and Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.