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Graeme Virtue, Jack Seale, Hannah Verdier, Ellen E Jones, Alexi Duggins, Kayleigh Dray and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: Ralf Little returns in wildly popular tropical whodunnit

Death in Paradise on BBC One.
Death in Paradise on BBC One.
Photograph: Denis Guyenon/BBC/Red Planet Pictures

Death in Paradise

9pm, BBC One

The totally tropical whodunnit returns with a milestone 100th episode. But season 13 looks to be unlucky for veteran Saint Marie police chief Selwyn (Don Warrington), who takes a bullet to the back during a celebratory yacht club dinner. With their boss laid up in hospital, well-meaning plod Neville (Ralf Little) and his team embark on an investigation sprinkled with flashbacks and fun cameos. Graeme Virtue

Call the Midwife

8pm, BBC One

It’s the summer of 1969, but nobody’s getting their first real six-string. Instead, new mayor Violet (Annabelle Apsion) leads an excursion to the coast, prompting an episode where the trauma is suffered more by the regular cast than by strangers giving birth. One young set of parents do, however, lead a moving storyline about a new baby whose apparent healthiness is deceptive. Jack Seale

Wilderness With Simon Reeve

9pm, BBC Two

The charming traveller sets sail from Indonesia for the Coral Triangle and he’s barely out of the port before he spots a dolphin. When a crew member comes down with a fever it exposes the risks of being in such a remote location, but as they reach Raja Ampat the diving proves spectacular. Hannah Verdier

Trigger Point

9pm, ITV1

A manhunt is under way as the Met’s explosives disposal team search for suspects in the power station attack. The expertise of team members, including newbie DS Helen Morgan (Natalie Simpson) and old hand Dr Sonya Reeves (Kerry Godliman) will be called upon but, ultimately, where this trail leads, only Lana “Wash” Washington (Vicky McClure) can go. Ellen E Jones

Big Boys

10pm, Channel 4

It’s work experience week at Brent Uni: Jack mans the phones at a “youth issues” radio show, while Danny and Corinne discover that lads’ mags aren’t exactly introspective. The highlight is Shannon’s show-stealing one-liner about never having seen Harry Potter: “If I wanted to see an orphan with a scar on his face, I’d go to Luton!” Alexi Duggins

Sex, Me and Disability

11.30pm, Channel 4

In this taboo-shattering documentary, Rhys Bowler – who has duchenne muscular dystrophy – opens up about the realities of finding a partner and enjoying a sexually fulfilling relationship when you’re disabled. Expect nothing but openness and honesty as he tackles the questions that the majority of people are too scared to ask. Kayleigh Dray

Film choice

Ant-Man, 3.45pm, BBC One

Ant-Man on BBC One.
Ant-Man on BBC One. Photograph: AJ Pics/Alamy

Putting the comic back into the comic-book Avengers series, Paul Rudd’s insect-sized hero also brings the fantasy down to a recognisably everyday Earth. In Peyton Reed’s 2015 adventure, Rudd’s recidivist thief (and errant dad) Scott Lang stumbles on an incredible shrinking suit developed by scientist Dr Hank Pym (Michael Douglas). Scott’s small stature is played largely for laughs, but there’s enough sparkly action to satisfy most tastes as he helps Pym and his daughter Hope (Evangeline Lilly) recover another suit that’s about to end up in the hands of terrorists. Simon Wardell

An American in Paris, 8pm, Sky Arts

With a 17-minute dance sequence to rival the famed episode from The Red Shoes for visual and dramatic invention, Vincente Minnelli’s 1951 MGM musical is one of the greats. Gene Kelly provides the choreography and also stars as the titular struggling artist who falls in love with Leslie Caron’s Lise, though she is already involved with celebrated singer Henri (Georges Guétary). The film ladles on the romantic exoticism – at least for a US audience – of the French capital, while George Gershwin’s classical-jazz score (I Got Rhythm, ’S Wonderful) still feels fresh. SW

Live sport

Racing: Dublin Festival, 12.50pm, ITV1 Includes the Irish Champion Hurdle from Leopardstown at 2.45pm.

Premier League Football: Man United v West Ham, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event Arsenal v Liverpool follows at 4pm.

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