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Succession bows out in Shakespearean style; Shane Meadows changes tack with a gobby, grubby period drama; Alan Carr meets his sitcom younger self; and a TV beast exits with a smile…Succession (Sky Atlantic/Now)The Gallows Pole (BBC Two) | iPlayerChanging Ends (ITVX)University Challenge (BBC Two) | iPlayerThe good news is that Succession didn’t choke. The feature-length finale of Jesse Armstrong’s award-garlanded, 39-episode, four-series opus didn’t succumb to last episode performance anxiety. It didn’t trail off or descend into weirdness. Still, it’s over, kaput (be warned, spoilergeddon ahead). The Murdochs (the inspo-Roys) must be relieved, but what about the rest of us? Continue reading...