Hollywood filmmaker is embroiled in bitter court battle over family's crumbling 'Downton Shabby' estate

Hopwood DePree, 56, has become embroiled in a legal battle with a council over his ancestral family home, after finding himself locked out of the building despite putting in years of hard labour to restore it.

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May 4, 2026 - 11:34
Hollywood filmmaker is embroiled in bitter court battle over family's crumbling 'Downton Shabby' estate
Hopwood DePree, 56, has become embroiled in a legal battle with a council over his ancestral family home, after finding himself locked out of the building despite putting in years of hard labour to restore it.
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