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Robin Wiggs’s guide to the best shows and movies on iPlayer, Netflix and more…

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CATCH-UP TV DRAMA The NHS: To Provide All People

BBC This affectiona­te iPLAYER tribute to the National Health Service is an absorbing ‘film poem’ by Owen Sheers that follows a day in the life of a regional hospital. The cast includes Michael Sheen, Celia Imrie, Eve Myles and Martin Freeman. Agent Carter MY5

The shiny Marvel series stars Hayley Atwell as the post-war heroine and friend of Captain America. The first two episodes are available on catch-up, and find Carter (Atwell) helping industrial­ist Howard Stark (Iron Man’s dad), who is played with style by Dominic Cooper.

COMEDY Brooklyn Nine-Nine ALL 4

High-energy US comedy that zips among the mismatched staff of a New York police precinct. The highlight is the incredibly calm and incredibly serious Captain Holt.

DOCUMENTAR­Y Over The Limit BBC iPLAYER

The Russian gymnast Margarita Mamun undergoes a brutal regime – the mental looks worse than the physical – in a surprising­ly intimate film that follows her in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics. She would go on to win gold, but is what she endures here worth the medal? Smashing Hits! The 80s Pop Map BBC iPLAYER The history of 1980s pop is a well-trodden path on TV, so this three-part series takes a different approach – taking it city by city, beginning with London, Coventry and Sheffield. Midge Ure (Ultravox) and Kim Appleby (Mel and Kim) go on a road trip, and hear some surprising stories along the way. Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars BBC iPLAYER When he was just a young boy, the great singer-songwriter turned to music to ‘take the pain away’ of learning that his mother rejected him at birth, and that the people he believed were his parents were actually his grandparen­ts. This compelling and personal film explores the ups and downs in his life.

ENTERTAINM­ENT Return Of Alright On The Night

ITV HUB

Following in the footsteps of Griff Rhys Jones, David Walliams attempts to fill Denis Norden’s mighty shoes as host of the blooper series, which began on our screens in 1977.

LAST CHANCE Grenfell

BBC iPLAYER

This poignant, feature-length documentar­y was filmed over the course of a year, and tells the story of the tragic fire through the lives of those it affected. Until Wednesday.

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