British Telly

Journalist Hazel Martin talks to Eddy and Moira Ross, whose son was the chief suspect when he was just 15. Plus: secrets are revealed in The Ridge. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoIn 1994, 26-year-old Shamsuddin Mahmood was shot dead as he served food in an Indian restaurant in Orkney. Fourteen years later, teenager Michael Ross was found guilty of the murder. Ross still denies it, and he speaks from prison in this true-crime series. As journalist Hazel Martin re-evaluates events, she also talks to Mahmood’s family, Ross’s mother and some of those who worked on the shocking case. Hollie Richardson

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Poison Water is a damning documentary that puts 1988 water contamination in Cornwall in the spotlight. Plus: Grand Designs: House of the Year – the shortlist. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two“Before I die, I want this truth to come out.” Carol Wyatt was a victim of what this damning film claims to be the biggest mass poisoning in British history – the 1988 water contamination in north Cornwall. She recalls her water being the colour of loo cleaner. Many complaints were made (“Our daughter’s hair has turned green and it’s sticking like glue,” says one phone recording) but the authorities – some speak here, including South West Water authority’s former head of operations – insisted the water was safe. Despite claims that the aluminium caused Alzheimer’s, there has not been a fully independent public inquiry. Perhaps this can change that. Hollie Richardson

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The penultimate episode of The Black Swan continues to break barriers. Plus Alan Titchmarsh learns how to bake with Mary Berry. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC Four“A storm is brewing in Amira’s office …” This remarkable Danish documentary series by film-maker Mads Brügger (above) follows the work of steely corporate lawyer Amira Smajic and her dealings with gangs. In this penultimate episode, tensions are high as money launderer Fasar threatens to “crush you with my bare hands”. As the hidden cameras roll, Amira works to solve the crisis and deal with a violent confrontation, before a twist brings this series to its conclusion in the final episode. Hollie Richardson

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Could the British Museum’s artefacts hold answers for our problem-plagued society? Plus: behind the Glastonbury ticket scam scandal. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoAs the world hurtles towards oblivion, what did the great civilisations that came before us do when on the brink of disaster? This four-part history-buff series gains access to the British Museum in London and top experts for answers. It starts with Rome, using artefacts to trace its downfall: from the eye-popping head of Augustus to a terracotta theatre mask that evoked a barbarian with a ponytail (“Romans don’t wear man buns”). Hollie Richardson

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Narges Rashidi and Joseph Fiennes star in a tense drama. Plus: Chris McCausland tries a self-driving car and glasses that talk. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One

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Fans of The Great and Mary & George will love The Serpent Queen. Plus: it’s the Blackpool bonanza on Strictly! Here’s what to watch this evening

10.05pm, Channel 4

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Gemma becomes a mum in the second series of Daddy Issues. Plus, the final episode of Empire With David Olusoga. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.35pm, BBC OneAimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey’s sweet father-and-daughter comedy returns – and they’re now joined by baby Sadie. Gemma (Wood) is grappling with motherhood and daydreaming about dating again, while dealing with her formerly estranged mother Davina (Jill Halfpenny) moving in. Eager to be a grandfather, Malcolm (Morrissey) goes to extremes to help her get rid of his ex. Hollie Richardson

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The Death of Bunny Munro is based on a Brighton-set novel about a sex-addict salesman. Plus: Celebrity Race Across the World hits El Salvador. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky AtlanticMatt Smith is at his most grotesque in an unsettling drama based on Nick Cave’s scandalous novel of the same name (Cave also executive produces). It’s set in Brighton in 2003, with Smith playing Bunny Munro – a hedonistic sex-addict salesman who manages to charm many around him while enraging others. After the death of his wife, Libby (Sarah Greene), he takes in his sweet, curious nine-year-old kid Bunny Jr (Rafael Mathé). But when social services call in to a flat littered with drugs, booze and cigarettes – plus a naked woman in the hallway – Bunny legs it with his son and together they embark on a wild road trip across southern England. Hollie Richardson

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Fans and experts consider whether the artist may have been neurodivergent. Plus: inside the biggest Irish dancing challenge in the world. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoJMW Turner is an enigma. But while he didn’t leave behind a diary, he did leave 37,000 private sketches that give clues to his character – and they have been made public for the first time. Clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik, actor Timothy Spall (who played the painter in Mr Turner), artist Tracey Emin and naturalist Chris Packham are some of the fans who search for insight via these pages – and question whether he was neurodivergent. Hollie Richardson

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Secret cameras roll as Amira Smajic advises criminal groups. Plus: artist Yinka Shonibare tells his deeply affecting story. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC FourDenmark has been named the least corrupt country in the world for the past six years, but this astonishing documentary series by film-maker Mads Brügger shows a darker side to the nation. Secret cameras film the lawyer Amira Smajic, a once trusted adviser to notoriousgangs, and her undercover meetings with criminal clients – starting with a double bill that follows cases includingdumping illegal toxic waste and managing bankruptcy without scrutiny. Hollie Richardson

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James Blake speaks to young men about ‘taking the red pill’. Plus: Celebrity MasterChef returns with added Grace Dent. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC ThreeJames Blake meets the online community of alpha influencer Hamza Ahmed. “No one respects the nice guy,” says Shayne, who “took the red pill” after a breakup. “I don’t worship [Andrew Tate] but I crave what he represents,” says Jack, who is 57 days into his “100-day semen retention journey”. It’s an insightful, honest hour in which even Blake needs to address his past beliefs. Hollie Richardson

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Each family cabin gets its own episode in the eerie Summerwater. Plus: Sally Wainwright’s Riot Women ends with a bang! Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4

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The Bafta-winning writer takes down the filthy rich in the Gossip Girl-esque Wild Cherry. Plus: Alan Carr brightens up our screens once more. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One

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The historian heads to Australia to unearth the fallout of the American revolution. Plus: the mother of medieval smackdowns. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoBy the 1770s, Britain was transporting 45,000 Africans into slavery every year. David Olusoga visits Bunce Island, where captured Africans were sold, to continue his epic series about the empire’s legacy. The fallout of the American revolution then takes him to Australia – which, of course, had already been home to natives for at least 40,000 years, including the Tasmanian Truganini. Hollie Richardson

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The BBC’s classic strand Play for Today finds a new home on Channel 5. Plus: it’s the reliably bizarre Taskmaster final. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 5“Of all the retirement villages, she walks into mine.” In the first of this drama anthology inspired by the classic BBC strand, Anita Dobson plays quick-witted septuagenarian Cynthia, who realises charismatic old flame Frank (Nigel Havers) is her new nextdoor neighbour. Old wounds are reopened as Cynthia reckons with ageing – will she come to accept her second act? Tracy-Ann Oberman and Nina Wadia also star. Hollie Richardson

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A documentary for the Welsh icon’s centenary year also has contributions from his wife and daughter. Plus: Irish dancing and Scottish crime-solving. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoWelsh actors Matthew Rhys, Michael Sheen and Iwan Rheon join the centenary celebrations of Richard Burton – the son of a miner in Pontrhydyfen who went on captivate the world on screen and become a seven-time Oscar nominee. This colourful film charts his rapid rise in Hollywood, including the good, the bad and the two divorces from Elizabeth Taylor. His widow, Sally Burton, and daughter, Kate Burton, along with his former co-star and lover Claire Bloom, share their personal stories of the icon. Hollie Richardson

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The boxers open up in a documentary about masculinity, rivalry and rebuilding relationships. Plus: Mary Berry and Jamie Oliver team up. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC ThreeA documentary that goes beyond the boxing, and follows Chris Eubank and his son Chris Eubank Jr in behind-the-scenes footage and candid interviews filmed over the course of a year. They talk about rivalries in the ring, modern masculinity, living with grief after the death of Eubank’s other son, Sebastian, in 2021, and rebuilding a strained relationship with each other. Hollie Richardson

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Ron’s conspiracy theory deep dive is leavened by some touching moments. Plus, nightmarish horror It: Welcome to Derry continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.45pm, Sky Comedy

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A Catholic and a Protestant fall in love in emotional drama Trespasses. Plus: David Attenborough’s fierce new nature series. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4

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A special extravaganza with new songs and behind-the-scenes exclusives. Plus: Jade Thirlwall wows at the Proms. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, Sky Max

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