'They're damaged': Succession’s Jeremy Strong on sibling hell – and that cringey rap

It was the show of the year and he was its cold heart. The actor talks about fracturing his feet, concocting that ludicrous rap - and what's next for the Roy evil empire

One of the most exquisitely embarrassing moments of 2019 centred on a rap, and it wasn't Michael Gove quoting Stormzy. Late in the second season of Succession, Kendall Roy, the son and possible heir of the monstrous media titan Logan Roy (Brian Cox), paid tribute to his father's 50th anniversary in the business, not with a watch or a touching speech, but with a burst of hip-hop: "L to the OG, dude be the OG, AN he playin ..."

His brother Roman quips that he is "Ken W A". Roman's girlfriend, Tabitha, can't look away, even though she says it is burning her eyes to watch. It is a horrifying spectacle. And yet it is hard to deny that Kendall can, kind of, well, rap.