Britannia

SKY ATLANTIC, 9.00PM

 Jez Butterworth’s hallucinogenic Romans-inbritain drama hasn’t entirely lived up to its home-grown Game of Thrones promise. But while the plot rambles wildly, the series has been highly entertaining in parts and, overall, nothing if not original. Tonight’s concluding episode sees devil incarnate Aulus Plautius (David Morrissey) draw all the warring factions – Cantii, Regni, Romans and druids – together for a suitably gore-filled finale that manages to thrill and surprise, and even leave the door wide open for another series. GO