British Telly

A flight attendant goes to extreme lengths to save her teenage son. Plus: Breaking Bad comes to north Wales. Here’s what to watch today

9pm, Channel 4Katherine Kelly is a dodgy flight attendant in this crime thriller by Mike Walden (Marcella) and Adam Randall (Slow Horses). She plays Jo, a single mum, who is well respected by her colleagues. But things take a dark turn when her teenage son, Sonny (Harry Cadby), is arrested for murder in Sofia. As well as trying to raise cash for lawyers to prove his innocence, she needs to deal with a threat to his life in prison – and that involves smuggling drugs for the criminal underworld. Hollie Richardson

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Panorama considers evidence that convicted the nurse of multiple murders. Plus: the season finale of Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, BBC One

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Why was Richard Ramirez treated like a celebrity while he was on death row? Plus: Adrian Dunbar is back playing detective. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Crime

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A new case to be cracked in hit drama Beck. Plus: the wild wigs in The Count of Monte Cristo need to be seen to be believed. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Four

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The RLPO tackles the New World Symphony at the Royal Albert Hall. Plus: murder’s on the menu in Whitstable Pearl. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, BBC FourThe Proms are in full swing, kicking the weekend off with a “musical postcard from America”. The night starts with the European premiere of Adolphus Hailstork’s An American Port of Call, followed by Jennifer Higdon’s Blue Cathedral and Arturo Márquez’s Concierto de Otoño. It ends in grand, sweeping style with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No 9 in E minor, “From the New World”. Domingo Hindoyan conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, with trumpeter Pacho Flores. Hollie Richardson

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The comedian creates a sculpture for St Helens and grapples with a diagnosis of ADHD. Plus: MasterChef, but not as we know it. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4Johnny Vegas (and his “longsuffering personal assistant” Bev) is hugely endearing in this two-parter following his public art project. The comedian graduated from art college 25 years ago and is committed to making a sculpture that gives something back to his beloved home town of St Helens – a welcome departure from other recent celebrity art exhibitions. His journey was filmed over four years; along the way, we see him navigate a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Hollie Richardson

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Shocking marital betrayal rocks relations in Mr Bigstuff. Plus: Michael Palin’s lovely series about trees concludes. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky MaxWhat’s the best way to follow up the discovery of a major marital betrayal? A slap-up meal at the carvery! That’s where Glen (series creator Ryan Sampson), Kirsty (Harriet Webb) and Lee (Danny Dyer) find themselves in the first episode of this double bill, followed by a revelatory season finale for the unlikely Bafta-winning sitcom. Ellen E Jones

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Doctors Karan Rajan and Clare Bailey Mosley separate fact and fiction about the condition. Plus, the gripping story about the Nazi Cartel. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, Channel 4Conversations around attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) feel more prevalent, as awareness and diagnoses have both increased in recent years. This programme says, in fact, that an estimated 2.6 million people in the UK have the condition. Dr Karan Rajan and Dr Clare Bailey Mosley take a deep dive into the subject, answering the most common questions and separating fact from fiction. Bailey Mosley even undergoes assessment herself. Hollie Richardson

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Campaigners in Japan share how horrified they are about the state of the nuclear threat today. Plus: Panaroma speaks to those who rioted after the Southport attack. Here’s what to watch this evening

8.30pm, BBC OneEighty years after the atomic bomb attack, a flame burns in the middle of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan. It will only go out when all nuclear weapons are destroyed, but we are moving further and further away from that point. Jordan Dunbar meets survivors and campaigners who share how horrified they are about the state of the nuclear threat today. It is moving and pressing, but limited to just half an hour. Hollie Richardson

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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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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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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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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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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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