Feud (2017 Creators Jaffe Cohen, Michael Zam, Ryan Murphy)

Murphy's a creator / writer of Glee, American Horror Story, Nip Tuck and Eat Pray Love, the other two have much more limited experience, working in education, but writing in partnership. It was originally a feature script called 'Best Actress' and it was Murphy's idea to make it into an eight parter.

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange (who both also produced the series) are superb as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford - in an ironic reflection of the events, they were both nominated as best actress for Golden Globes, but both lost to Nicole Kidman in Big Little Lies.

The sterling cast includes Alfred Molina (Aldrich), Judy Davis (Hedda Hopper), Stanley Tucci (Jack Warner), Jackie Hoffman (Mamacita), Alison Wright, Catherine Zeta-Jones (de Havilland), Dominic Burgess (Victor Buono), Kathy Bates (Blondell) and Kiernan Shipka (Bette's daughter B.D.)

Great music is by Mac Quayle (Mr Robot, American Horror Story), Nelson Cragg is the cinematographer (Homeland). Graphic designer Kyle Cooper oversaw the arresting opening animation, which to us invoked Mad Men but was more inspired by Saul Bass and Catch Me If You Can.

That name 'Mamacita' really got under my skin, for some reason! Maybe it was the way Lange said it..