A new drama series tells the true story of a woman who defied norms in 19th-century England. And a documentary about Baltimore is on PBS.

What’s on TV

GENTLEMAN JACK 10 p.m. on HBO; stream on HBO platforms. The title of this new historical series refers to the nickname that residents of Halifax, in northern England, gave Anne Lister, a lesbian landowner, in the 1830s. They called her a gentleman for a number of reasons: She favored black clothes that resembled men’s wear, refused to let men take over the business dealings of her estate and openly pursued women. Her life receives an eight-part retelling here, based on her diaries. In the first episode, a heartbroken Lister (Suranne Jones) learns that her lover has become engaged to a man and that her own land is rich in coal. Romantic dramas and business rivalries ensue. “Jones’s performance is a marvel, exuding vitality, charisma and sexual confidence,” James Poniewozik wrote in his review in The New York Times. “But she also brings Anne empathy, humanity and glimpses of vulnerability that make her more than simply a flawless Regency-era Mary Sue.”

THE NEIGHBORHOOD 8 p.m. on CBS. The first season of this family sitcom about black and white neighbors in a gentrifying Los Angeles neighborhood comes to a close. Dave (Max Greenfield) can’t stop smiling when Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) invites him golfing, and Gemma (Beth Behrs) comes up with a plan to impress Grover (Hank Greenspan) after he tells her he’s had enough of boring “mom stuff.” The show was renewed for a second season, and when Greenfield found out, the news reduced him to tears (according to his 10-year-old daughter, in a recent interview in The Times).