Liverpool is still trapped in a crime drama Cage
When will a show get made that isn’t about criminals?
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Dear readers — after a wonderful weekend basking in the Crosby beach sunshine, we’ve dusted the sand off ourselves and marched back into the office, ready to deliver another thrilling Monday edition. On y va!
Our big story today concerns a topic we’ve returned to a few times over the years, and in some ways it’s a bit of a sensitive one.
In the past, when we’ve written about Tony Schumacher and his crime dramas (here, and here, say), we’ve had a little backlash, including from Mr Schumacher himself. So we’d like to start today’s edition by unfurling a big banner, figuratively speaking, that reads: ‘Tony Schumacher is a great writer and a great asset to the city’. The question we continue to ask, though, is this: When will a show get made about Liverpool that isn’t about criminals?
Of course, if you’re yet to read our weekend read on Reform’s chances in Sefton, then make sure to do that today, too. Laurence travelled the length and breadth of the authority’s wards, meeting conspiracy theorists in Bootle and journalist-hating turophiles in Southport to find out what they think ahead of the 7 May local elections.
Laurence Thompson
A quick editor’s note: For those of you that enjoyed our ranking of Merseyside’s towns of culture, we put out a poll across our social media last week to decide once and for all: which town deserves the crown? In a peculiar twist of fate, it wasn’t the town that we put our bets on (New Brighton) — across X and Instagram, Bootle was hailed the most hopeful. So there you have it, Merseyside has spoken. Bootle should take home that prize!
The big story: Can Liverpool escape The Cage of crime drama?
Top line: The BBC’s latest Merseyside-set crime drama has divided viewers and critics. What impact is it having on the city’s image?
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