True Horror: The Witches’ Prison
11.05pm, Channel 4
Writer/director Amanda Boyle’s genuinely scary docudrama recreates the extraordinary chain of events that followed caravan saleswoman Vanessa Mitchell’s purchase of the Tudor cottage The Cage in the Essex village of St Osyth. We watch as Vanessa and her friend Nicole move into a home rumoured to have been a witches’ prison, and experience a strange atmosphere, ghostly apparitions and a feeling of “walking on jelly”. With a fine performance by Michelle Ryan. Mike Bradley
Black Earth Rising
9pm, BBC Two
As Hugo Blick’s thriller comes to a thundering close, Kate encounters fierce resistance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as she searches for the truth about her past. In London, Michael fights to expose a devilish conspiracy that, it seems, is the real reason why Patrice Ganimana came to the UK. MB
Strangers
9pm, ITV
The conspiracy thriller series concludes with Jonah finally getting some answers about the fate of his wife. However, not before we’re offered another set of twists in a series that, while making much of Hong Kong’s kinetic hyper-modernism visually, relies more on solid performances and clever plotting for its emotional impact. Jonathan Wright
First Dates
10pm, Channel 4
First Dates has reached its 11th series unchanged, still repelling cynicism by finding the best in people – and who would want it any other way? As the restaurant again opens its doors, diners include Bianca, a beauty ambassador who has worries about her appearance, and Teza, whose cockiness hides insecurity. JW
Storyville: Selling Children
10pm, BBC Four
Prompted by the suicide of a family servant’s teenage daughter, who had been trafficked into sexual slavery, Indian documentary-maker Pankaj Johar asks how, in the world’s largest democracy, is it possible for children to be bought and sold so easily? A shocking, heart-rending film. MB
Busy Tonight
10pm, E!
Hot on the heels of her headline-creating memoir This Will Only Hurt a Little, former Freaks and Geeks and Dawson’s Creek actor Busy Philipps gets her own chatshow. Expect hilarious interviews and outspoken opinions from the Instagram phenomenon on the latest trending topics and entertainment goss. Ali Catterall
Film choice
A Touch of Sin, 1.50am, Channel 4
Jia Zhangke’s angry tale of social dysfunction in modern China won best screenplay at Cannes, but was initially banned by the Chinese censors. Inspired by true-life tales, it follows four people driven to violence by the pressures of a palpably corrupt society, including a miner who takes up arms against his greedy boss. Paul Howlett
Today’s best live sport
Tennis: Paris Masters 10am, Sky Sports Main Event Opening day’s play.
World Gymnastics Championships 1pm, BBC Two Coverage of the men’s team final from Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar.
Premier League football: Tottenham v Manchester City 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event Spurs’ Wembley stay continues with an encounter against champions City.
