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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Michael Hogan

Succession’s 20 greatest characters – ranked

Key players … Succession.
Key players … Succession. Photograph: Home Box Office/HBO

They’re some of the most indelible creations of 21st-century TV – and certainly the sweariest. As the super-rich saga enters its home stretch, we’ve consulted the shareholders, analysed the optics and compiled a countdown of Succession’s major players.

Apologies to longsuffering PA Jess, ATN boss Cyd Peach, Uncle Ewan, Sandy and Sandi Furness (the Danny and Dani Dyer of Succession), Naomi “Nay-Nay” Pierce, Berry, Comfrey, Nate “put the wine back” Sofrelli, the Raisin, the Pantsuit Barnacle, the Spooky Embryo and Bridget Randomfuck with the ludicrously capacious handbag. You didn’t quite make the cut. Hey, that’s business. Now let’s go full fucking boar and commence the countdown …

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