'Bridgerton': A vindication of Lord Debling's vegetarianism

Haven't you heard the classic joke? How can you tell if a Regency man is vegetarian? Don't worry, he'll tell you. 

But it fits the debonair, blond-mustachioed Lord Debling (Sam Phillips) like an independent Brooklyn-designed glove in Bridgerton Season 3, and honestly, he's right to campaign for it. The Ton's latest character not only vies for the attention of our heroine Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), but also the meat-favouring members of English 19th-century society. Yes, Debling is a conservationist and vegetarian...