Patrick Melrose

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This was a great year for TV. From the drug-fuelled misadventures of Patrick Melrose (Benedict Cumberbatch) to the spicy thrills of Bodyguard, here's our 10 best shows of 2018.

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Sky Atlantic's adaptation of Patrick Melrose might just be the best TV show this year. Catch up with our reviews of all five episodes

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The fifth and final episode of Sky's Patrick Melrose series is an exquisite study of blame, compassion and resiliance

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The troubled child becomes a problematic parent as episode 4 of Patrick Melrose explores betrayal, regression and resentment

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Call us CumberBitches / CumberPeople / members of the CumberCollective – we've done a recce and these are our favourite Cumberbatch moments through the ages

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Extravagant excess and personal repression collide as a sober Patrick Melrose navigates the snobbery and scandal of a society party

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Beauty and brutality combine in this languid look at Patrick Melrose's unhappy childhood

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Benedict Cumberbatch finds his ultimate role with 'narcissistic, schizoid, suicidal alcoholic' Patrick Melrose in a compelling adaptation of Edward St Aubyn's novels