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Superb but depraved: BBC1’s The Serpent reviewed

But better eight hours of The Serpent than even half an hour in Bridgerton, Netflix’s sub-Jane Austen costume drama romp

Tahar Rahim as the sinister, charismatic and largely unknowable Charles Sobhraj. Credit: BBC/Mammoth Screen/Roland Neveu
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