Liverpool TV: Not a Network — But Here Are Shows Made In or About Liverpool

Clarification: "Liverpool TV" Does Not Exist as a Broadcaster

There is no television network or channel called "Liverpool TV." However, Liverpool has a rich on-screen presence. If you're looking for shows produced in Liverpool, set in Liverpool, or featuring Liverpool talent, here are the standouts:

Produced in Liverpool (Lime Pictures / LA Productions / ITV Studios North)

• Hollyoaks (1995–) — Lime Pictures, Childwall. UK's longest-running teen soap.
• Brookside (1982–2003) — Channel 4's groundbreaking soap, Brookside Close set.
• The Responder (2022–) — BBC One, Martin Freeman, filmed Liverpool streets.
• Time (2021) — BBC, Sean Bean, Stephen Graham; Liverpool prison & streets.
• Brassic (2019–) — Sky One, filmed NW (Lancashire) but Liverpool writers/actors.
• Clink (2019) — 5Star, women's prison, filmed St. Helens/Liverpool.

Set in Liverpool (Filmed Elsewhere or Partially)

• Boys from the Blackstuff (1982) — Alan Bleasdale, BBC. Unemployment, Yosser Hughes. Filmed Liverpool.
• Bread (1986–1991) — Carla Lane, BBC. Boswell family. Filmed Liverpool.
• Cilla (2014) — ITV, Sheridan Smith as Cilla Black. Filmed Liverpool.
• The Liver Birds (1969–1979) — Carla Lane. Two girls sharing a flat. Filmed Liverpool/Manchester.
• Peaky Blinders (2013–2022) — Set Birmingham, but Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) is from Liverpool; many cast/crew Scouse.

Documentaries & Culture

• The Beatles: Get Back (2021) — Disney+, Peter Jackson. Liverpool lads.
• Liverpool 1 (1998) — ITV, police drama.
• Scouse Stories / BBC North West Tonight — regional news features.

Liverpool Talent on Screen

Stephen Graham, Jodie Comer, Ricky Tomlinson, Craig Charles, John Bishop, Alexei Sayle, Paul McCartney (docs), Melanie C, Rita Tushingham, Tom Baker — all Scousers who shaped British TV.

Local TV

Made in Liverpool (formerly Liverpool TV) — local digital channel (Freeview 7, Virgin 159, online). News, talk shows, community content. Not a national network.