Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING

DAZZLING DEMISE OF A MARRIAGE

Christina Ricci is superb as the flamboyant but troubled southern belle Zelda (right) who finds fame, misery and mental health problems when she marries the yet-to-be celebrated writer

F Scott Fitzgerald. The period detail is excellent as this one-off series (a second was ordered and then, sadly, cancelled) chronicles the early days of their marriage in literary New York and the French Riviera; the lustre gradually becoming tarnished by affairs and too many drinks and drugs. Look out for other real-life figures as the story evolves, such as the famously lively Hollywood star Tallulah Bankhead.