Sean Bean plays a scouse drug lord in a superior gangland drama. Elsewhere, a poignant portrait of Covid’s aftermath, Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire, and the return of Bridget Christie’s out-there menopause comedy

This City Is Ours (BBC One) | iPlayer
Love and Loss: The Pandemic 5 Years On (BBC One) | iPlayer
The Studio (Apple TV+)
The Change (Channel 4) | channel4.com

Oh great, I thought, when I first heard about This City Is Ours (BBC One), a gangland drama – we definitely haven’t got enough of those. But, oh me of little faith! Written by Stephen Butchard (The Last Kingdom) across eight episodes, set in Liverpool and laced with pathos, greed and everyday brutality, this turns out to be a different level of gangland drama.