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Hannah J Davies, Phil Harrison, David Stubbs, Graeme Virtue, Ben Arnold, Mark Gibbings-Jones and Paul Howlett

Friday’s best TV: Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago; Scruffts: Britain’s Favourite Dog

Starting out on their journey: (from left) Neil Morrissey, Ed Byrne, Debbie McGee, Raphael Rowe, JJ Chalmers, Kate Bottley and Heather Small.
Starting out on their journey: (from left) Neil Morrissey, Ed Byrne, Debbie McGee, Raphael Rowe, JJ Chalmers, Kate Bottley and Heather Small. Photograph: Brigid McFall/BBC/CTV


Scruffts: Britain’s Favourite Dog
8pm, Channel 4

A week after the primped perfection of Crufts comes its less rarefied, but eminently preferable, crossbred cousin. The competitors at Scruffts are still beautiful dogs, but they come with a few more rough edges and some charming and picaresque backstories, too. Alan Carr presents. Phil Harrison

Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago
9pm, BBC Two

First of a gentle new three-part series in which seven celebrities of varying stature take on the Camino de Santiago or “way of Saint James” pilgrimage to Galicia in Spain in a 15-day trek. Some, such as Gogglebox priest Kate Bottley, are Christian, while others have a more complicated relationship with organised religion, such as singer Heather Small – who has encountered racism in British churches – and Catholic-turned-atheist Neil Morrissey. Along the way there are revelations for the entire group. Hannah J Davies

Requiem
9pm, BBC One

For those gripped by this series, but disinclined to binge on it on iPlayer, here is the finale. Matilda ignores all warnings to leave town as she wends slowly towards her fate, natural or supernatural as that may be. Graves, meanwhile, is increasingly suspicious of Kendrick. Just who is in on this? Finally, we find out. David Stubbs

Lethal Weapon
9pm, ITV

Lethal Weapon is technically a Christmas movie so a yuletide episode of the TV spin-off seems appropriate. Murtaugh’s plans for a festive getaway are kiboshed by a shooting. Riggs tries to help by filing some overdue paperwork. (“We bashed in the door. The bad guy was a dick. I shot him.”) Graeme Virtue

Jamestown
9pm, Sky1

As the situation in Jamestown heats up, Maria makes a terrible choice and finds that another man’s life soon hangs in the balance. She flees the colony, but only finds more trouble. Elsewhere, Temperance is pushed to the brink, and Jocelyn forms an unlikely alliance in her search for a plot of land of her own. Ben Arnold

Will & Grace
10pm, Channel 5

Not that Jack will celebrate just any event, but his determination to toast his one-month anniversary with hot cop Drew cannot be contained. Silence those party poppers, though; Drew’s marriage to Angela means modesty is a must. Plus, Grace longs to be at home as she lands a QVC gig. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Film choice

Jason Statham in Parker
Jason Statham in Parker. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar

Parker 9pm, 5Star

Pretty much an action-crammed rerun of John Boorman’s Point Blank: like that gritty thriller this is based on a Donald E Westlake fiction featuring his honourable antihero, Parker. Jason Statham takes the Lee Marvin role, adding some martial arts to the tough-guy demeanour as he hunts down the thieves who double-crossed him. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Scottish Premiership Football: St Johnstone v Hibernian 7.30pm, BT Sport 1, from McDiarmid Park.

Super League Rugby: St Helens v Leeds Rhinos 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Action from the Totally Wicked Stadium.

Winter Paralympics 2018 12.15am, Channel 4. Wheelchair curling, alpine skiing and cross-country skiing.

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