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GET SHORTY NEW SERIES Witty crime saga: is there ever a fresh start?

Ray Romano (above) and Chris O’Dowd return for the third series of the black comedy inspired by Elmore Leonard’s much-admired novel. The story picks up two years after the events of the previous run, with Miles a free man again, having served his time behind bars. It should be a period in which he contemplat­es making a fresh start, but instead he’s focused on just one thing – revenge. Rick and Amara are, however, planning on beginning all over again with a clean slate. Sky/NowTV, from Wednesday (seasons 1-2 also available)

GREATNESS CODE NEW SHOW Are sporting legends born or made?

How do sportspeop­le become legends in their own lifetime? Is it through naturalbor­n talent or sheer hard work? This new seven-part documentar­y series attempts to find out. Each episode focuses on a different superstar, and although it’s perhaps a little US-centric, the profiles are fascinatin­g. Among those featured are basketball’s LeBron James, American footballer Tom Brady, US women’s soccer star Alex Morgan and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt right). Apple TV+, from Friday

BLACKFEET BOXING NEW SHOW Native women learn to fight back

Native American women are ten times more likely to be murdered than non-native women; more than a third have suffered rape or attempted rape, and over 80 per cent experience violence at some point in their lives. In a bid to fight back, Frank Kipp, a resident of Montana’s Blackfeet Reservatio­n, opened a boxing gym, in which women are learning to protect themselves. This inspiratio­nal documentar­y highlights Kipp’s work. ESPN Player, available now

THE DEEP BLUE SEA NEW SHOW Watch the theatrical hit in your own home

Four years ago, Helen McCrory delivered a tour-de-force performanc­e as Hester Collyer, the unhappily married wife of a High Court judge, in what is regarded by some as Terence Rattigan’s best play.

Now there’s a chance for us all to see it in this streamed performanc­e.

Tom Burke (right, with McCrory), who’s become known since then for his role in J. K. Rowling’s Strike series, also stars as a former RAF pilot with whom Hester has an affair in the hope of filling an emotional void in her life. National Theatre/YouTube, from Thursday

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