How can this be so completely horrible?

I am completely baffled at the BBC's making such a completely horrid, unsuccessful show like this. This is what I might expect from some cheap American Downton rip-off not the BBC. Jenna, bless her soul, is just not up to the role. She does not have the gravitas or grounding to pull it off. The various"downstairs" machinations are unbecoming and boring (staff stealing old candles and such to sell, planting rats to scare the Queen). That such things could go on with so many staff around and aware seems completely unrealistic and just added for shear sensationalism. There also seems little actual history included. Feels like a period soap opera and a bad one at that. The low budget is quite noticeable too. The music sounds to be stealing from both Downton and the Crown, so also unoriginal and boring. I would say this should and will be cancelled quickly but the current state of the world (Trump? Brexit?) seems completely upside down so who knows. If the Crown is steak au poivre (which it indeed is, completely fabulous) then Victoria is probably not fit to be feed the dog.