Steven Knight has hit TV gold yet again – this time with a period drama that will have you glued to your screen, gobsmacked at discovering the true story behind the Guinness family.

After the massive success of Peaky Blinders and A Thousand Blows, anticipation has been high for the screenwriter’s latest project, which delivers in spades, or in this case, pints?

Set in the 19th century between Dublin and New York, House of Guinness lifts the lid on the explosive events in the aftermath of the brewer Sir Benjamin Guinness’s death in 1868.

By that time, the businessman had expanded the brewery his gandfather had established amassed a wealth few could even dream of (£162 million in today’s money, not to mention a string of country estates).

But determined to keep the brewery running, he ti

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