Former Sopranos' star Edie Falco returns to TV as cop boss Tommy, UK comedy legend Les Dawson’s the focus of Urban Myths, and it’s the last call for Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip and Two Weeks to Live . . .
Pick of the Day
Tommy, 9.00pm, Alibi
The great Edie Falco - formerly of Oz, The Sopranos and Nurse Jackie - returns to the world of telly with this procedural that was cancelled after a solitary season.
Abigail 'Tommy' Thomas becomes the first female Chief of Police for the LAPD and steps into her job surrounded by her predecessor's staff.
Thomas, a former NYPD captain became well-known for accusing her superior of sexual misconduct, making her a feminist hero but also ruining her career.
In her first week as Chief of Police of the LAPD, Thomas inserts herself into a standoff between the city and ICE over Maria de la Puerta, an undocumented woman with a mysterious past.
Don't Miss
The Comey Rule, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic & NOW TV
The limited series starring Brendan Gleeson as Donald Trump concludes with a virtual day-by-day account of the tempestuous relationship between Comey and Trump through the intense and chaotic first months of the Trump presidency.
New or Returning Shows
Urban Myths: Les Dawson’s Parisienne Adventure, 10.00pm, Sky Arts
The International Emmy Award-nominated series returns for a fourth instalment, fictionalising some of the most peculiar stories leaked out of Hollywood, the music industry and the worlds of art and culture.
Inspired by his heroes, the writers Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, a young Les Dawson (John Bradley) left his home in Manchester to live in Paris in order to pursue his dream of becoming a serious novelist.
Unfortunately, things didn’t quite work out as he planned, and he ended up becoming a pianist in a brothel.
Murder Case, 9.00pm, BBC Two
In January 2018, 37-year-old Paul Mathieson was found fighting for his life on a street in Scotland’s Renfrew.
The victim of a brutal assault, Paul succumbs to his horrific injuries and the skilled investigators of Police Scotland’s Major Investigations Team take up the case.
For over five months some of the most skilled detectives in Scotland work tirelessly to try and identify the perpetrator. With a lack of any forensic evidence, vulnerable and unreliable witnesses the elements conspire against them.
Althea, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries & NOW TV
This film documents Althea Gibson’s journey from a truant on the rough streets of Harlem, to becoming the most unlikely queen of the highly-segregated tennis world of the 1950s.
Overcoming more obstacles than any other player in the history of the sport, Althea became the first African American to play, and win, at Wimbledon and the US Open.
Despite being welcomed home with ticker tape parades, there was no female tennis circuit at the time, and she was eventually forced out of the game in order to make a living.
Ar Lorg Annie, 9.30pm, TG4
Driven by his curiosity about a reproduction picture hanging in a pub in Donegal’s Glencolmcille, investigative journalist Kevin Magee goes in search of the lost Irish paintings of controversial American artist Rockwell Kent.
He uncovers a tale of romance and political intrigue, and reveals how these led to iconic Donegal images being scattered across the globe.
New to Download
Private Lives, Netflix
This Korean drama is set in a world where data is no longer private, and con artists uncover a sinister surveillance scheme headed by the government and a greedy corporation.
Hubie Halloween, Netflix
In this family comedy, Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) thanklessly spends every Halloween making sure the residents of his hometown, Salem, celebrate safely and play by the rules.
But this year, an escaped criminal and a mysterious new neighbour have Hubie on high alert.
When people start disappearing, it’s up to Hubie to convince the police (Kevin James, Kenan Thompson) and townsfolk that the monsters are real, and only he can stop them.
Ending Today
Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip, 10.00pm, Channel 4
On the third leg of his journey, Grayson Perry travels through the swing state of Wisconsin in the American Midwest - a predominantly White, predominantly rural location, and one of the states that gave President Trump his victory in 2016.
Grayson finds a state that is increasingly bitterly divided over identity politics and hot-button cultural issues like abortion and vaccination.
Why are these 'culture wars' happening, asks Grayson, and what might help to overcome the divisions?
Two Weeks to Live, 10.00pm, Sky One & NOW TV
In the series finale of the Miaise Williams-starring comedy, the gang reach the safety of the cabin and Kim finds herself back where she started - her plans now shattered and her mum’s lies revealed.
Beth’s surprise arrival forces mother and daughter to reunite in action, as Tina realises Beth has inadvertently led Brooks and Thompson to the hideout.
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