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Under the Bridge
9pm, ITV1
Despite 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
Inside Britain’s Poshest Bakery
7pm, Channel 5
Nice buns! This snapshot of the aggressively expanding bakery Gail’s wants to have its cake and eat it by raising an eyebrow at the eye-watering prices while also drooling over mouth-watering produce. The trifling consumer taste tests include offering the chichi chain’s signature sourdough at a Margate greasy spoon during the breakfast rush. Graeme Virtue
Vivaldi and Bach at the Proms
8pm, BBC Four
The French violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte has garnered wild acclaim for his sparkling revivals of baroque masterpieces. He makes his Proms debut here, with the pieces performed including two whose familiarity will encourage close study of his technique: Bach’s Air from Orchestral Suite No 3 and Summer from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Jack Seale
The Secret Life of Trees
9pm, Channel 5
Wait, where are you going?! It doesn’t sound like the most riveting TV, but this Michael Palin-voiced documentary is a balm. It features stunning visuals, and you’re sure to learn something unexpected. Who knew that eucalyptus trees drink a bathtub of water each day – or that a baobab can hold 120,000 litres of the stuff? Hannah J Davies
And Just Like That
9pm, Sky Comedy
Fans have just about got over the fact that, thanks to lazy writing, Lisa’s father has died twice in the series. Onwards, and Lisa has a new dilemma: her work crush is getting out of hand. Meanwhile, Harry is recovering from his cancer operation, Miranda is putting off telling Joy that she is an alcoholic, and Carrie continues to … not do much at all. HR
Whitstable Pearl
9pm, U&Drama
After Life’s Kerry Godliman returns as the seaside restaurant owner and private detective Pearl Nolan for a third series. Her first new case is helping a local photographer who is knocked out by a man who runs off with her camera, and she already has some ideas about why … Robert Webb guest stars. HR
Film choice
Kraven the Hunter (JC Chandor, 2024), 10.50am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Few recent films stumbled into cinemas as dead on arrival as Kraven the Hunter. Knocked by Sony’s repeated duff attempts to create a universe of Spider-Man baddies, none of which actually featured Spider-Man, the film was so poorly anticipated that the director was reduced to begging people to give it a chance. The good news is that Kraven the Hunter is actually a decent film. It’s less silly than Madame Web and less wild than Morbius. Come expecting nothing more than a sturdy action film and you shouldn’t leave disappointed. Stuart Heritage
Happy Gilmore 2 (Kyle Newacheck, 2025), out now, Netflix
There is a huge portion of the world that treats Happy Gilmore like a foundational text. A 1996 sports comedy about a short-tempered ice hockey fanatic who finds a surprising affinity for golf, this is arguably the archetypal Adam Sandler performance: loud, profane, occasionally syrupy. Almost 30 years later, it’s time for the sequel. Here, Gilmore is forced out of retirement to pay for his daughter’s ballet school. Expect lots of shouting, a billion cameos and – most intriguing of all – a turn by Sandler’s Uncut Gems director Benny Safdie. SH
Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017), 11.25pm, BBC One
If you need to get acquainted with the man who’ll lead James Bond into the future, this is a decent place to start. Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s original Blade Runner is monumental in every way. It moves slowly but loudly, and every frame is a maximalist spectacle. Ryan Gosling plays a replicant who discovers that his kind are able to biologically reproduce, leading him down a dark path that will take him to the fringes of society and make him question his own identity. If the next Bond is even a 10th as ambitious as this, we’re in for a total treat. SH
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