“Paradise” is not “about” climate collapse or nuclear weapons or a giant asteroid or an unstoppable virus, or any of the things that typically polish off the world in postapocalyptic fiction.

"My father was adamant that he didn't want to spend the war polishing brass," chuckles Ms Almonds-Windmill.

They laid out a plan for his growth and ways they believed he could polish his tantalizing arsenal.

For all of the complexities and subtleties of this story, and there are plenty, the inescapable crux of it was something even the most polished public relations executive would struggle to add much gloss to.

Her red fingernail polish was fading, and she wasn’t as made up as she was for some of the photos on her IMDb page.