Essex Boys (1999) 18. ITV4, 10pm
Our view: When cockney gangster Sean Bean is released from prison he finds that a few things have changed on his old stomping ground of Sarf-end. First he has to get girlfriend Alex Kingston onside before settling old scores. 2/5
Critic's view: A gritty and atmospheric gangland drama, with some smart twists, Essex Boys purrs along nicely for the first 75 minutes and then suffers a dramatic loss of balance from which it only belatedly recovers. Variety