Trouble in paradise! The White Lotus cast – ranked by awfulness

Privileged, greedy, traitorous and pretending to be woke - the characters in HBO's hotel drama hit new lows in villainy. But who was the worst?

Mike White's series The White Lotus, which concluded its UK run last night, has been the breakout hit of the summer. This is partly because it acts as an amuse bouche for Succession's return in October - they both feature rich people doing terrible things in beautiful locations - and partly because its characters are all so unbelievably ghastly that you can lose days trying to quantify precisely how ghastly they are.

With that in mind, here is my official White Lotus character ranking, from least awful to most awful. Should you disagree, I would like to hear about it. Before you read on, beware: this piece is absolutely dripping with spoilers for the whole series.