Torrid affairs, wild parties and shattered friendships – White Lotus is back, and you simply won’t believe the real-life drama when the cameras WEREN’T rolling on TV’s hottest show

Settling down to watch a new series of pitch-black comedy The White Lotus has to count as one of the most delicious of guilty pleasures.

What could be more diverting than watching the billionaire class – ignoble, shady, shallow and inadequate – as they struggle through a life-changing and sometimes deadly vacation in stunning surroundings?