Surely the boldest BBC show of the year.

By turns bouncy, melancholy, arrogant and sore betrayed, the face little resembles that of Charles but, somehow, within its planes, there is conveyed the selfsame sense of insane privilege, niggling grievance and open, misunderstood humanity.

If King Charles III never quite escapes its ruling conceit, it nevertheless makes for a pleasurable experience.

It all feels a bit unfair to the real-life counterparts. And then King Charles III makes a fascinating pivot.