It can’t be denied that The Walking Dead started dark and got progressively gloomier over the course of its first two seasons. To be fair, a show about the zombie apocalypse was hardly going to be all sweetness and light, was it?

YES, ACTUALLY. It’s all a question of interpretation. Just chuck in a jaunty theme tune (from US sitcom Growing Pains), find a few smiley clips and BINGO! A happier bunch of end times survivors, you couldn’t hope to find…