The annual party pieces invariably revolve around the staples of murder, incest and stitching the skins of your victims together to fashion a crude mask to wear for your next rampage, right?
So far this is a wonderful take on a novel that has proved notoriously hard to adapt to the screen since its publication in 1993.
An 18 minute documentary featuring the show’s cast and producer takes us though the rigour of filming in both France and the UK as well as discussing the development of the characters this year.
With a richer feel, thanks to a shift onto 35mm film, plus a slightly darker tone, it appears that Merlin has come of age.
Following last week’s fantastic series opener, the team found themselves in a spot of bother in the latest episode of Hustle, this time directed by cast member Adrian Lester.
First screened at New Year, Hacks takes us on a satirical breakneck gallop through the phone hacking scandal and how it destroyed a newspaper.
This second round of classy Scandinavian drama is almost as good as the sublime first outing for the fragile yet fearless Detective Inspector Sara Lund.
Having exhausted all possible means of having grimy teenage fun in the UK, the Skins crew have jumped on a plane for the quintessential holiday of a lifetime.
When corrupt cop drama The Shield bowed out in 2008, the similarly ultra-macho Sons of Anarchy stepped up as its natural successor.
Sherlock could strangle a tune out of the violin, but what would the updated detective make of composers David Arnold and Michael Price’s soundtrack to his adventures?