HBO's post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us arrives, The Case I Can't Forget returns for a new run, and the always excellent Rory Kinnear stars in The Bank of Dave . . .
Pick of the Day
The Last of Us, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
Based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name, this new HBO drama takes place 20 years after modern civilisation has been destroyed.
Joel (played by Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone.
What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal and heartbreaking journey as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.
The impressive cast also includes Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Anna Torv as Tess, Nico Parker as Sarah, Murray Bartlett as Frank, Nick Offerman as Bill, and Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen.
Don't Miss
Silent Witness, 9.00pm, BBC One
The latest two-parter sees the Lyell team thrown into the dark side of social media where nothing is as it seems.
They soon discover that the perfect profiles of the influencers they are investigating raise disturbing questions.
As a heavily pregnant DI asks the team for their expertise, are they running out of time to solve this case?
The US and the Holocaust, 10.00pm, BBC Four
As this PBS documentary series continues, the US is divided as the Second World War begins, with President Roosevelt speaking out in support of European democracies and against the brutality of the Nazi regime.
Meanwhile Charles Lindbergh proves an outspoken voice for US isolationism.
Then, as the Nazis invade the Soviet Union, the Holocaust begins in secret.
What They Had, 9.30pm, TG4
Writer/director Elizabeth Chomko's moving drama stars Hilary Swank, Michael Shannon, Robert Forster (in one of his final film appearances) and Blythe Danner.
After her Alzheimer's-stricken mother, Ruth, wanders into a blizzard on Christmas Eve, Bridget Ertz travels back to her hometown.
There she tries to help her brother, Nicky, convince their father, to put Ruth in a nursing home and face the end of their marriage.
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, 8.00pm, Channel 4
George drops in on one of the most expensive builds ever seen on the show - a stunning, glass-fronted eco-lodge seemingly floating in mid-air.
He also meets a newly married couple who are trying to turn an old boat into their first ever home on a shoestring budget.
Then he visits a Japanese-inspired micro-home in London and takes an inspiration trip to Israel to see one of the most unusual, hand-built homes he has ever seen.
New or Returning Shows
The Case I Can't Forget, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
The return of the programme featuring first-hand accounts of detectives who worked on difficult cases.
This season 4 opener delves into a plot to bomb a state banquet during the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland in 2011 where the monarch was due to deliver a historic address.
Panorama, 8.30pm, BBC One
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) used to be something to admire and envy. Not any more.
The NHS Crisis: Can It Be Fixed? is the title of this Panorama special report on its current crisis.
As hospitals struggle with soaring demand, increasing waiting times and their biggest ever workforce crisis, the Panorama team investigates what can be done to fix the health and care system.
Alison Holt assesses the innovation and new ways of working that might offer the NHS the lifeline it needs.
She meets the patients getting hospital treatment at home, and the doctors, nurses and care staff desperate for change.
999: On the Front Line, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Another one-off, health service-related special, this one looks at paramedics responding to reports of a patient in cardiac arrest.
When they arrive, there's no answer at the door. Concerned that an elderly relative is attempting CPR inside, they break down two sets of doors to gain entry.
Inside they discover an exhausted wife who, despite her own physical problems, has been trying to save her husband's life. Elsewhere, a PE lesson at school ends abruptly when a young boy has an epileptic seizure.
New to Stream
Bank of Dave, Netflix
When I see Rory Kinnear’s name in a cast I immediately mark that series or film down as a must-see. And here he is again.
The cast also includes Joel Fry, Phoebe Dynevor, Jo Hartley, Paul Kaye and Hugh Bonneville also star in this biopic tells the true story of Dave Fishwick.
He’s a self-made millionaire who fought to set up a community bank after large-scale, elitist financial institutions failed the people in his local community in Burnley.
Dave’s mission to help his neighbours survive by procuring the first banking licence to be issued in over 100 years resultantly allowed Burnley partakers to thrive.
Dave began by selling vans in Burnley: once the world’s most productive and profitable mill towns, now ranking among the most deprived and neglected towns in the North of England.
Through a combination of hustle and hard work, Dave did well for himself by lending money at reduced rates to both his customers and local businesses during the wake of the last financial crisis.
After these businesses started to turnover a profit, Dave was asked to reinvest this income for them. This gives Dave an idea.
Why not set up a tiny local bank that uses local money to fund local enterprises? He will call it The Bank of Dave.
Ending Today
The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild, 9.00pm, BBC Two
With the megabuild shell nearing completion, the hotel turns its attention to the interiors, employing some of the world’s top designers and craftsmen to meet the expectations of their well-heeled guests.
A highlight is the new penthouse. With a rumoured £100,000 per night price tag, it will span the entire rooftop of Claridge’s and feature four bedrooms, a swimming pool and its own lake.
Its look is the vision of renowned Parisian interior designer Rémi Tessier, who is determined to use only the rarest materials and has suppliers quaking under the pressure of his high demands.
Meanwhile, down in the basement, Claridge’s first-ever spa is taking shape under the guidance of Inge Theron, who aims to combine imported scents from Kyoto in Japan with the latest skincare tech to provide an unrivalled experience.
But she faces plenty of unexpected challenges.
First there is the noise from tube lines that requires a rethink on the build and then, just weeks from opening, unprecedented levels of rainfall in central London cause the basement to flood and destroy much of what her team have been working towards.
