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The royal family gather at Christmas. Their arguments match any family over the festive season - only they’re battling over crowns and land, not who gets the remote.

Henry wants to enjoy the holidays with his mistress, but his estranged wife Eleanor has other plans. She’s just been released from prison for Christmas where Henry sent her for leading a rebellion against him.

Eleanor favours their eldest surviving son, Richard, for the throne, while Henry backs their youngest, John. Middle child Geoffrey, nobody’s favourite and everyone’s threat, is playing both sides masterfully.

Witty, fast-paced and packed with clever lines, this is the original Succession. 

The Lion in Winter was made into an Oscar-winning film starring Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn.