There's new drama The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies, it’s semi-final time on Celebrity MasterChef and Bake Off: The Professionals, and Selling Super Houses starts on Channel 4 . . .
Pick of the Day
The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies, 9.00pm, BBC One
This is a five-part drama, starring Rebekah Staton, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Alistair Petrie. It looks like a lot of fun.
It follows two victims of a conman - one from many years ago, the other as she becomes his latest target.
Staton plays Alice Newman, who begins investigating her conman ex-husband (Petrie) as he starts dating a famous and recently author (Jean-Baptiste).
After 15 years, she's determined to get the truth but it turns out the pair must work together if they're ever going to stop him.
Don’t Miss
Celebrity MasterChef, 8.00pm, BBC One
The first of this year’s semi-finals is hosted in County Durham at the Beamish Museum.
The contestants are thrown in at the deep end, cooking in tents and using unfamiliar equipment to serve up a four-course meal for 100 of the museum's staff and volunteers.
AS ever, it's happening under the watchful eyes of John Torode and Greg Wallace (above).
This Is Spinal Tap, 11.40pm, BBC One
Superb spoof musical documentary, starring Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner.
If you haven’t seen it before, you’re in for a treat. If you have seen it before, you’ll enjoy seeing it again.
It’s all about an ageing British rock band who try to revive an ebbing career by embarking on a US tour, with a filmmaker on hand to record the mayhem.
But the big comeback soon turns into a series of disasters as tensions between the clueless rockers and their long-suffering manager reach breaking point.
Bake Off: The Professionals, 8.00pm, Channel 4
In a series first, guest judge Philip Khoury, Harrods' head pastry chef, surprises the semi-finalists and sets their first challenge - his signature Dawn of a New Day dessert.
In the second challenge the teams must create a miniature village scene complete with enough bûche entremet and edible elements to serve 40 guests.
Ultimate Wedding Planner, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Sparks fly as the contenders clash over plans for a multi-themed wedding, and with two venues to arrange it turns out to be the toughest challenge yet.
Can they pull together and impress judges Sara Davies, Fred Sirieix and Raj Somaiya?
In the Heat of the Night, 11.15pm, BBC Two
Oscar-winning drama from 1967, starring Sidney Poitier (below), Rod Steiger and Warren Oates.
When a wealthy industrialist is murdered in Mississippi, the bigoted local sheriff is quick to accuse a black newcomer to town - only to learn his suspect is a highly respected homicide detective from Philadelphia.
But the duo are forced to put aside their mutual loathing – one justified, the other prejudiced -and team up to track down the killer.
New or Returning Shows
Selling Super Houses, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Eight aspiring estate agents compete for the chance to sell luxury properties for property magnate Paul Kemsley at his agency RIB.
If this sounds familiar, you’re right. It’s basically the same premise as the BBC’s Crazy Rich Agents with the essence of The Apprentice. Expect lots of cringe from the start.
In the first challenge, the competitors host an open house at an exclusive property worth £20million, first impressions count and the trainees must show that they have what it takes to make it in the industry.
New to Stream
Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny, Sky Store
Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones and Mads Mikkelsen star in the final Indiana Jones adventure.
It’s a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring cinematic adventure. Probably the most fun in the series since The Temple of Doom. It absolutely rattles along.
This time around Indiana Jones (Ford) risks everything to keep an ancient dial that could change the course of history from the grip of those who want the device for their own personal gain.
With a stellar cast that includes a very impressive Phoebe Waller-Bridge, this exciting finale is directed by James Mangold – the first time Steven Spielberg isn’t at the helm of an Indy adventure.
FX's A Murder at the End of the World, Disney +
This is a mystery series with a new kind of detective at the helm – a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker named Darby Hart, played by Emma Corrin.
Darby and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire (Clive Owen) to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location.
When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use all of her skills to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life.
Star Trek: Lower Decks, Paramount+ & NOW
Seasons 1-3 of Star Trek: Lower Decks focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the USS Cerritos, in 2380.
Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi have to keep up with their duties and their social loves, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.
All three seasons are available from today.
