As reported 16 May: Over the last year, TV and film have largely stayed away from dealing with the subject at the front of everyone’s minds: the coronavirus pandemic.

Sure, there have been a handful of series and one-off projects which have paid homage to or referenced life under lockdown (most of which were filmed over Zoom), but for the most part, it’s been the hard-hitting crime dramas and psychological thrillers which have reigned supreme.

However, as lockdown eases, the number of pandemic-inspired TV shows and films making their way to our screens is starting to grow.

First, there was Songbird, the terrifying (and perhaps unnecessary) film which took the coronavirus pandemic four years into the future, when things have gotten a lot, lot worse. Then there’s Sky’s upcoming ‘coronavirus drama’ This Sceptred Isle, which will see Kenneth Branagh take on the role of Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a series depicting the UK’s fight to contain the virus during the first few months of the pandemic.

Together: James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan’s lockdown comedy is coming to BBC Two this week