The best box sets to binge watch this Christmas

It’s Christmas and we’re facing into days of overeating and telly. So now’s the perfect opportunity to do some serious boxset binge watching, says Ed Power

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without precious time frittered away in front of the television. Back in the day, this meant sitting through a Roger Moore Bond movie or an RTÉ seasonal “special” guaranteed to have you in a stupor by the first ad break. But now we live in the era of the boxset and are no longer at the mercy the TV schedule.

With the big day just one sleep away, here is our ultimate guide to the best boxsets to give and receive. For lovers of...