Colin from Accounts is back for a new run, as is Baz Ashmawy's Best Place to Be, there's a documentary about legendary actor Alec Guinness, a Patricia Routledge night on the Beeb – and the final of Cooking with the Stars . . .
Pick of the Day
Colin from Accounts, 10.00pm, BBC Two
This quirky Australian comedy was a sleeper hit (and great fun) earlier this year and now returns for a second run.
Season one was about a couple of strangers who came together to care for a stray dog that was left without back legs after Gordon was distracted by a flashing Ash and collided with the canine, subsequently called Colin from Accounts.
As the series resumes, Ash and Gordon have moved in together, but there's a Colin-shaped hole in their hearts as they try to get their beloved, special needs dog back from his new owners.
They also attempt to work out whether what they want is a relationship with each other, or if they both just wanted a dog. That dog.
New or Returning Shows
Best Place to Be, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Back for a second season, Baz Ashmawy packs his bags once more for meetups with Irish people who’ve made their homes somewhere else.
As well as being fun, it also shows that the emigrant experience is a lot more layered than it was for previous generations. The world’s a smaller place these days.
First up, he heads off to multicultural Belgium, where he meets an Interior Designer from Laois and a young family of Gaeilgeoirs, who introduce Baz him to the Irish language community in Brussels.
Alec Guinness: A Class Act, 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
Recounted through family, friends, and peers, explore the brilliant career of late Oscar winner Alec Guinness (below, in Star Wars) - beginning with his 1934 debut at the Playhouse Theatre in London.
It’s hardly surprising that Guinness made the transition from Shakespearean theatre to the silver screen with ease. His outrageous talent, range and craft are undeniable.
The story is told by family and friends who knew and worked with him, with contributions from his peers.
Guinness’s own words will also be used to tell his story with archive interviews and voice recordings of his autobiography.
Long Lost Family, 8.00pm, Virgin Media One
Returning for a 12th season, Davina McCall (below) and Nicky Campbell tell more stories of people desperate to find missing family and answer questions that have haunted entire lives.
First up, Jacinta Hickey's dying wish was to reunite her younger brother Paul with his birth family, and the programme follows her daughter Claire's attempt to fulfil the promise.
Don’t Miss
Celebrity MasterChef, 8.00pm, BBC One
John Torode and Greg Wallace (below) present and judge as the latest batch of celebs hit the kitchen.
They are singer-songwriter Mutya Buena, dancer and choreographer Vito Coppola, TV personality Diane Carson, radio presenter OJ Borg and make-up artist Dominic Skinner compete in the final week of heats.
Here’s where they jump straight in at the deep end with an under the cloche challenge that features goats cheese, pineapple and poussin.
They then go on to cook two dinner party dishes for the judges that will decide which celebrity is eliminated.
Patricia Routledge Remembers, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Kicking off a night of programming that’s related to Patricia Routledge (below) – best know for playing Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping up Appearances – she recalls that beloved BBC sitcom.
Followed at 8.15pm by a season 2 episode of Keeping up Appearances.
After listening to Emmet's piano playing from her garden, stopping a passer-by to listen with her and rebuking Liz for collecting milk in her dressing gown, Hyacinth receives a phone call from Mrs Fortescue asking for a lift into town.
Then at 8.45pm there’s Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers - Miss Pym's Day Out.
She speaks about working on the RTS award-winning episode of the Bookmark series, in which she portrayed author Barbara Pym on the day of the 1977 Booker Prize awards.
Followed at 8.50pm by a screening of Miss Pym's Day Out: Bookmark.
Then at 9.35pm there’s Dame Patricia Routledge Remembers - Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, where she looks back on the crime drama about a part-time Post Office worker with a sideline in sleuthing.
The first episode follows, where the mysterious death of a pensioner leaves a few unanswered questions, but Hetty smells a rat and sets about solving the mystery.
Later, Rouurledge also feature in A Woman of No Importance at 10.45pm and Talking Heads an hour later.
It’s a long night, but there's loads to enjoy here.
New to Stream
Phil Wang: Wang in There Baby! Netflix
This performance was filmed in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe in London during its final two performances in April.
The hour-long show features Wang reflecting on the fear of reheating rice, being British, being Asian, octopuses, America and the trappings of minor fame.
The comic made his film debut last year with a singing role in the cinematic blockbuster Wonka.
Untold: Hope Solo vs US Soccer, Netflix
After two tumultuous decades in the public eye, two-time Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion goalkeeper Hope Solo is ready to tell her story.
Across several unflinching interviews, she unpacks the unique mix of glory and defeat that accompanied her rise to a level of fame that transcended her sport.
Solo’s competitive obsession and radical candor made her into a lightning rod of criticism, often forcing her to go it alone in her quest for the most elusive of prizes: equity, recognition, and respect.
This documentary charts Solo’s life and career from a complicated upbringing in rural Washington to the pinnacle of sports stardom.
Ending Today
Cooking with the Stars, 8.00pm UTV & 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Emma Willis and Tom Allen (below) host the grand final of the celebrity cooking contest.
And of course the pressure is on as the three remaining stars battle it out in their toughest challenge yet - but only one can be crowned as champion.
They'll be taking on their mentors' signature dishes and whoever makes it through to the final round will have to deliver a three-course meal in an epic head-to-head battle in a bid to lift the sought-after Golden Frying Pan.
Freddie Flintoff: Field of Dreams on Tour (9.00pm, BBC One) also ends tonight.
Sport
Paris Paralympics 2024, from 9.00am, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Early live coverage of the sixth morning of the Games from the French capital includes the dressage at Chateau de Versailles, mixed pairs boccia action at South Paris Arena and athletics at Stade de France.
With commentary by Will Downing and Niamh McCarthy.
From 4pm Daráine Mulvihill is joined by Joanne O'Riordan (above) for the women's T20 and T38 400m finals at Stade de France. Elsewhere, there is plenty more action in the pool, with 10 finals taking place.
At 6.55pm Evanne Ní Chuilinn is joined by Ailbhe Kelly and Jason Smyth for day six's concluding live coverage from Paris.
Another eight athletics finals take place at Stade de France. There are also three more swimming finals at Paris La Defensea Arena.
Plus, the men's MS5 singles table tennis gold medal match at South Paris Arena and several wheelchair tennis finals at Grand Palais.
