British Telly

Watch out for the spiders who eat their own mothers in Parenthood. Plus, inside the controversial Lucy Letby trial. Here’s what to watch this evening

Sunday, 7.20pm, BBC One

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It’s an epic tale of revenge in The Count of Monte Cristo. Plus: Nicola Walker turns detective in Annika. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, U&Drama

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More mishaps for Sue Jessop and family in Here We Go. Plus: the return of Mrs Brown’s Boys. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC OneThe impressive cast of Jim Howick, Katherine Parkinson, Alison Steadman and Tom Basden star in the third series of this sitcom about the Jessop family. It might not be any of their finest comedy hours, but this week there are laughs as the gang dress up for a role-play weekend – and Sue has trouble with a giant jar of gherkins. Hollie Richardson

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Destination X is best described as The Traitors meets Race Across the World. Plus, action drama Fire Country crash-lands on TV. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One“Where the X am I?” That’s what the contestants are going to need to work out at each stage of this discombobulating new competition, which turns Europe into a board game. Rob Brydon is the man in charge, sending the gang across the continent in windowless coaches. By the end of each episode, they need to guess where they are on a map, after being fed clues (some of them fake) at stops along the way. Whoever’s guess is the furthest away is eliminated and out of the chance of winning the £100,000 prize at the final destination. Hollie Richardson

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Irish detective Theo Richters’s job isn’t done just yet. Plus: did Queen Victoria have a secret child? Rob Rinder investigates. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two

“We believe no connection exists between recent events and the Goat Man killings.” In the first season of this crime drama, Theo Richter (Richard Flood), an Irish detective in New Zealand, teamed up with a Māori counterpart, Diana Huia (Acushla-Tara Kupe), to solve the case of a missing Irish couple. As the show returns, two people are on trial for murder. But Theo can’t leave just yet – an Irish journalist, Aileen Ryan (Carolyn Bracken), is missing. As they look for her, the town speculates over the historical “mountain murders” that were never solved. Hollie Richardson

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A documentary about the tabloid favourite who slept with more than 1,000 men in a day. Plus, the shocking story of the Nazi Cartel. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4You might have heard about Bonnie Blue – the pornographic “content creator” who made tabloid headlines when she announced she had slept with 1,057 men in 12 hours earlier this year, causing her to be banned by OnlyFans. As her profile rises, so too do the questions about empowerment v pandering to male sexual fantasy. This documentary is sure to be controversial as it follows her for six months to find out who she is and what she claims to stand for. Hollie Richardson

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Former pilots and eye witnesses discuss Japan’s special attack units. Plus, Ella Al-Shamahi gives a lesson on Neanderthal DNA. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC FourIt is still absolutely shocking to see footage of the kamikaze attacks that Japan operated for 10 months at the end of the second world war. Nearly 4,000 Japanese pilots died this way and 7,000 allied military personnel were killed. Why did they push this strategy? And why were people so willing to do it? Takayuki Oshima’s monumental film uses 15 years of research and interviews with witnesses, family members and former pilots to explore this massive system of suicide attack. Hollie Richardson

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Tom Basden says the town is an ideal setting for the BBC One comedy.

A documentary shows what happened when authorities hacked Enrochat’s dark web. Plus: Jacob Elordi’s atmospheric war epic. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4

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What was the single mother of two who turned into a Hollywood superstar really like? Plus: more renovating triumphs and disasters with Amanda Owen. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries

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The pair try to get into the minds of a young gang in Under the Bridge. Plus: the surprisingly captivating The Secret Life of Trees. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1Despite boasting Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone as its lead stars, this Canadian true-crime drama flew under the radar when it launched on Apple TV+ last year – but it’s well worth catching up with. Set in 1997, it follows the case of 14-year-old Reena Virk, who was beaten up and drowned by a gang of teenagers after a party. Gladstone plays a police officer on the case, and Keough a writer following it – both trying to get inside the minds of these teens. Hollie Richardson

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A family whose daughter survived that devastating day tell their story. Plus, Jimmy McGovern’s difficult drama about abuse. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4It’s been a year since a 17-year-old attacked a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport and murdered three young girls. It sparked riots across the nation, fuelled by extreme-right rhetoric and online misinformation. This documentary tells the experience of a family whose daughter survived the stabbing, who condemn the nature of the rioting. It also examines the bigger societal problems the riots exposed. Hollie Richardson

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Mariam Musa takes a deeper look at the social media platform. Plus: Joely Richardson guest-stars in Bookish. Here’s what to watch this evening

12.05am, Channel 4Anyone else find themself sheepishly asking for Dubai chocolate at the local corner shop earlier this year? Thank TikTok for that. Beyond making products go viral, TikTok Shop is a thriving platform where millions use videos to buy and sell items, often via livestreams. Content creator Mariam Musa takes an insightful, if depressing, look at this world and how easy it is to get sucked in. Hollie Richardson

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The story takes a dark turn as the ex-lovers meet up in Sydney. Plus, a very grownup cartoon from James Gunn. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoThe will-they-won’t-they drama about two people who fell in love and parted 20 years ago takes a heartbreakingly dark turn, as we learn the real reason Alison (Teresa Palmer) left Sheffield without telling Daniel (Jim Sturgess). The pair finally meet up in Sydney, but it was always going to be an awkward reunion – especially as they both now have spouses. Was their love only ever meant to stay in the past? Beautiful, tragic and set to a top-notch soundtrack. Hollie Richardson

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Mandy enrols on an re-employment scheme – what could possibly go wrong? Plus: steamy thriller The Couple Next Door. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC TwoHurrah for the return of Diane Morgan’s gormless heroine in this fourth series. Mandy – quite believably – still hasn’t got a job, so in the first of this week’s double-bill, she needs to enrol on the Restart scheme. Cue a Pretty Woman style makeover, a run-in with an old school bully (“I’ve got mental health cos of you!”) and a Martin Lewis cameo. Sian Gibson and Cheryl Fergison (Heather from EastEnders) also guest star. Hollie Richardson

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Booker prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North comes to the small screen. Plus: The Veil is Elisabeth Moss’s new spy thriller. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.15pm, BBC One

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The suspects team up to expose who’s trying to frame them in Suspicion. Plus: a night of royal gossip on Channel 5. Here’s what to watch this evening

10.40pm, ITV1

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Composer Errollyn Wallen kicks off this year’s concert season at the Royal Albert Hall. Plus, PBS America celebrates the unsung heroines of the second world war. Here’s what to watch this evening

6.45pm, BBC TwoIt’s Proms season again! Highlights this year include Claudia Winkleman presenting a night of music from The Traitors, St Vincent making her Proms debut with Jules Buckley and his orchestra, and a starry after-hours concert beneath the Royal Albert Hall’s grand dome. But first it’s the big opener, featuring a world premiere of The Elements by Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen, and Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture. Wonderful stuff. Hollie Richardson

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Former US intelligence officials and White House insiders speak out in an explosive Dispatches investigation. Plus: rude and ridiculous comedy Such Brave Girls concludes. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4This film promises to be an explosive behind-the-scenes investigation into the biggest political story of the decade – and Dispatches always delivers on its word. Former US intelligence officials and White House insiders speak out about Donald Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin to help answer the questions: what is really underpinning it? And what will happen next? Hollie Richardson

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The Sherlock star plays a bookshop owner with a penchant for solving crimes. Plus: the devastating story of a sycamore tree. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, U&AlibiAn atmospheric postwar drama created by and starring Emmy-winning writer Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentleman, Sherlock). He plays enigmatic bookshop owner Gabriel Book, who has a taste for solving crimes – armed with a letter from Winston Churchill that allows him to investigate crime scenes. His first case is a bunch of remains “tossed together like a skeletal salad” at a nearby bomb site, with his bewildered new worker Jack (Connor Finch) in tow. Hollie Richardson

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Ex-lovers reunite over the music they used to share in Mix Tape. Plus, Doon Mackichan guests in biting comedy show Transaction. Here’s what to watch this evening

Tuesday, 9pm, BBC Two“You don’t forget the first mixtape a boy makes you.” Cracking music soundtracks this four-part will they/won’t they story, starting with New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle, as teenagers Daniel (Rory Walton-Smith) and Alison (Florence Hunt) first talk sheepishly at a Sheffield house party in 1989. Twenty years later, Daniel (Jim Sturgess) has stayed put and is a music journalist, while Alison (Teresa Palmer) is a successful novelist in Sydney. Both have families, but as they remember the mix tapes they shared and unanswered questions, is a reunion on the cards? Think One Day (incidentally, Sturgess starred in the film version) except grittier. Hollie Richardson

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Poor Helen George is immediately thrown in at the deep end. Plus: the steamy second season of The Couple Next Door. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, ITV1At the risk of sounding cold-blooded, the fact that no celebrity gets gobbled up by a shark ruins any real jeopardy in this new reality series. Lenny Henry, Lucy Punch and Ross Noble are some of the stars swimming with their new fish friends – the aim being to prove that sharks are misunderstood. But they’re a good bunch and it’s worth rooting for Helen George – who is too scared to even go in the sea with her kids – as she dives straight in with bull sharks. Hollie Richardson

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When a teenager goes missing, it leads police to a much more sinister problem. Plus: a Dutch sci-fi for Black Mirror fans. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4

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Half a century ago, John Thaw’s flawed and fallible detective Jack Regan introduced the antihero to mainstream British TV audiences. Decades later, the show’s influence is still visible all over our modern drama series, writes Jonathan Wells

Mariska Hargitay’s emotional film about her Hollywood star mother. Plus: Ian Wright inspires young female footballers. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries

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