He [Nick Cave] talks fondly of the pop star as a “beam of light” and “the definition of joy”. The series gives you every sense of what he means.

What emerges, less through the sometimes stilted interviews with Harte and more via the archive footage, is Kylie’s sunny disposition, vitality and her immense struggle to become what she always was at heart – a magnificent pop star.

The raw revelation at the end of Kylie gives it unusual power as a docuseries, bolstering the image of a pop icon by revealing how even in the harshest limelight, her toughest battles were fought alone.