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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

Having attended last weekend’s "slapgate" Oscars, where his film Don’t Look Up was nominated for Best Picture, Adam McKay is probably still picking his jaw off the floor. But away from the big screen, the director – his CV also includes Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy and The Big Short – has carved out a blockbusting parallel career in TV.

He was a leading force behind chattering-class favourite Succession, serving as executive producer and directing the pilot (and it was his idea to cast Daniel Day-Lewis acolyte Jeremy Strong as tragic chosen son Kendall Roy). He repeats that one-two on Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty (Sky Atlantic Monday), a zinging retelling of the glory years of the LA Lakers basketball team through the 1980s.