There are some general rules in life that almost go unsaid. Christmas comes earlier every year; no matter what you vowed beforehand, you’ll want to replace that dearly departed beloved pet almost immediately; any week now Morrissey is going to say something awful to dilute his legacy even further.

New seven-part mini-series A Murder At The End Of The World tackles another classic life staple: if a reclusive billionaire invites you and an octet of seemingly unconnected people to his remote luxury compound in a snowy location . . . Just . . . Say . . . No. Even if said cash-unstrapped individual is Clive Owen. In a cream turtleneck. Before you can utter the words ‘Agatha Christie knock-off’, chances are one of the ‘randomly selected’ guests is going to croak and unleash a mystery where everyone is a suspect and no one is safe blah blah.

However, this series perhaps has a few things flying in its favour to avoid being a total cliché. Natty knitwear aside, the main star is Emma Corrin playing Darby Hart, a Gen Z amateur sleuth with a disturbing backstory, and it has been co-created by Brit Marling (Babylon) and Zal Batmanglij (Sound Of My Voice) whose previous collaborations have included The OA and The East. But above and beyond all that, it’s obvious that no one carries off a dodgy mullet quite like Harris Dickinson. 

A Murder At The End Of The World starts on Disney+, Tuesday 14 November.