Do you think the royal family has Sky? If so, do you think a new docudrama about the Restoration would be considered a great all-together watch (“Come on, it’s time to see us take our bloody revenge on the wretched people for once! Roll up!”) or do you think Queen Camilla would send a fag-singed memo to the household telling them to keep King Charles away from the remote till it has receded deep into the platform’s back catalogue (“Chuckyegg doesn’t need to be worried at a time like this, ’kay”)?
They should watch it. Royal Kill List is great fun. It follows the same successful formula as Royal Bastards: The Rise of the Tudors, by the same people two years ago, which had the actors Sheila Atim, Philip Glenister and Sophie Rundle embody the warring houses of Lancaster, York and Tudor (you’ll never guess who wins), with their factual narratives rounded out by scripted dramatic scenes – using different actors – throughout.
