Electric Dreams 10pm, Channel 4
10pm, Channel 4
“He’s my father but he’s not my father, because my father is an alien.” As the Philip K Dick anthology series returns for its second half, young Charlie Cotrell (Jack Gore) wakes up to a stealthy Bodysnatchers-style alien invasion on his doorstep, beginning with his own dad (a creepy Greg Kinnear). A riff on juvenile growing pains with a Stranger Things flavour, this may be a standard sci-fi narrative, but it is afforded contemporary currency with its theme of oppressed youth battling a hostile adult world.
Ali Catterall
Classic Mary Berry
8.30pm, BBC One
Mary Berry has finessed many perennial dishes down to the last crumb. Here she shares savoury secrets, with tonight’s menu including eggs benedict and lamb shanks. There are also some new tricks, with Swedish fire-chef Niklas Ekstedt introducing counterintuitive culinary charms.
Mark Gibbings-Jones
MasterChef
9pm, BBC One
Cometh the hour, cometh the embarrassment: five minutes into the new series and Gregg Wallace is already singing with a contestant. The objective, as ever, is a “lovely plate of food” and the ability to speak as if at a job interview at all times. Look out for Jess: eclectic flavours; even temperament.
John Robinson
Collateral
9pm, BBC Two
David Hare’s measured thriller comes into some focus tonight as the big baddie is revealed, but the way it sidles from one elegant, slightly inert two-hander to another as stories spread out like shrapnel makes it a shade too languid. Jeany Spark does strong work as the indelibly traumatised Sandrine.
Jack Seale
24 Hours in Police Custody
9pm, Channel 4
Following an altercation outside a kebab shop, a driver mounts the pavement and hurtles directly towards a group of men, critically injuring one of them. Investigators quickly establish the identity of the assailant, but is he guilty of attempted murder or GBH? A truly sorry case.
David Stubbs
The Walking Dead
9pm, Fox
Season eight of the zombie soap resumes with a special jumbo episode. But how will returning hero Rick react when he learns that someone close to him has been bitten? Meanwhile, Aaron and Enid cope with chaos at Oceanside and pregnant Maggie weighs up being wartime leader of the Hilltop colony.
Graeme Virtue
Film choice
The Selfish Giant 1.55am, Film4
Chippy little Arbor and gentle Swifty are two kids scavenging waste metal in the rough end of Bradford – a pastime that brings them into the orbit of dodgy scrap dealer-cum-pony race organiser Kitten (Sean Gilder). A wondrously shot, modern urban take on Oscar Wilde’s story, with heart-melting performances.
Paul Howlett
Live sport
Snooker: The Welsh Open 12.45pm, Eurosport 1
The opening day at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.
Bundesliga Football: Borussia Dortmund v FC Augsburg 7.15pm, BT Sport 1
A German top-flight clash from Signal Iduna Park.
NBA: New York Knicks v Golden State Warriors 12.30am, BT Sport 1
From Madison Square Garden.
