Succession: The pleasure of the billionaire Roy family's pain

The grimly compelling and gross familial dysfunction of Succession is deliciously addictive, writes Suzanne Harrington

Brian Cox in Succession

Is there anything more delicious than having what feels like voyeuristic access to a hideous billionaire family? The kind that treats helicopters like minicabs, has no discernible humanity, and spends their lives cut-throating, double-crossing, and duping each other, despite being closely related?

As Succession reached a pivotal moment in its current season — look away now if you’re not up to date — watching it feels more like being a motorway pile-up rubber necker than a TV series viewer.