As Klaus and Violet Baudelaire find themselves inside a runaway caravan on the edge of a cliff, the evil Count Olaf prepares to use Sunny in his plan to inherit the orphans’ inheritance.

All credit to Netflix who with this season complete all 13 of the Lemony Snicket adventures, each two-parter clocking in at approximately 90 minutes (though the finale is a single part). It’s a winning formula and if you haven’t already been won over by the glorious set design, witty literate scripts and hilarious performance by Neil Patrick Harris as Olaf then it’s unlikely that you’d be jumping on here at Book the Tenth.

The most obvious change from the previous seasons is that little Presley Smith is noticeably growing up in real-life, meaning that there’s quite a change in adorable Sunny since the last season, but she can now emote better and say the odd word rather than just gurgles.

This far through the series we’re starting to get more of a focus on the siblings’ back story, with new characters coming in to the mix to help them complete the jigsaw puzzle of their mysterious past. Richard E Grant is barely recognisable as new villain Man With Beard But No Hair, teamed up with his crony The Woman With Hair But No Beard. While the story itself is fairly static, watching different parties at different locations on Mount Fraught, changes are occurring in preparation for the end game.

Verdict: While one of the weaker novels in the series, the sheer fun of this adaptation helps disguise the shortcomings in the source, leading to a fun romp where the kids win the day and the adults are idiots. 8/10

Nick Joy