Woody, Stephen’s old school mate is a piece of work, he really is. We feel we’d be doing a disservice to Toerags everywhere by branding him that. But alongside the greed, sexism, boorishness and lack of basic human emotion, perhaps the most dangerous thing about him is his refusal to believe anything that doesn’t suit his world view. He even dismisses the Hong Sha bomb as fake news – didn’t happen mate.

Conspiracy theories swirl all the way through this episode. Who is behind anything and everything? The Russians, the Chinese, ISIS? Hell even Vivienne, with tearing eyes, hints at someone or some organisation pulling her strings – a mysterious “they” who “would have me killed”. As someone who relied on deepfakes for her campaign, she has courted this erosion of trust to her own end. And she still is. It’s very convenient for her to have idiots like Woody not questioning their opinions, not analysing what they believe to be true, blindly following, because that erosion of trust leads to an erosion of empathy, kindness and conscience, which means it’s then very easy to make…

Years And Years: the five most terrifying moments from episode five