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Graeme Virtue, Andrew Mueller, Ben Arnold, John Robinson, Jonathan Wright, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett

Saturday’s best TV: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway; Troy: Fall of a City

Ant & Dec.
Ant & Dec. Photograph: Kieron McCarron/ITV

Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway

7pm, ITV

While they clearly know a thing or two about jungle survival, Saturday night primetime has always seemed like Ant and Dec’s natural habitat. The latest series of their pick’n’mix variety show revives staples such as the latex-heavy gotcha format Undercover and remote-control prank series I’m a Celebrity Get Out of Me Ear while also debuting a new panto segment, The Honoured, wherein up-for-it stars with letters after their names play Bond-style operatives. What larks! Graeme Virtue

Hugh’s Wild West

6pm, BBC Two

Possibly because relatively little of Britain’s fauna poses a mortal threat, its marvels are generally underrated. This survey of the beasts of Dorset by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is a minor but endearing corrective. This episode introduces migrating birdlife, local otters and the Bechstein’s bat. Andrew Mueller

Take Me Out: 10th Anniversary Special

6pm, ITV

To celebrate – if that’s the word – the 10th series of Take Me Out and, weirdly, 10 years of the Australian series it’s based on, Paddy McGuinness catches up with some of the couples who have found love on the show, and brings in a few celebs for some dating game shenanigans. Ben Arnold

Modus

9pm, BBC Four

Noir almost to point of self-parody, Inger Johanne and Ingvar continue their investigation into who is overacting most in this Swedish series: will it be Kim Cattrall as the US president or Greg Wise as FBI man Schifford? Fairly nailbiting stuff, notwithstanding. Inger is resourceful but will her rescue plans be in vain? John Robinson

Troy: Fall of a City

9.10pm, BBC One

The sword-and-sandal epic continues with the Greeks planning a boat trip to reclaim Helen from Troy. Not that the Spartan royal wants to go back. “I’m not a possession, I’m a woman,” she says. Yes, it will all end badly. Meantime, Joseph Mawle is terrific as a weatherbeaten and war-weary Odysseus. Jonathan Wright

Mosaic

10pm, Sky Atlantic

That we’re not seeing Mosaic as intended – in the US it involved a choose-your-protagonist app – dogs a second episode that is mostly flashback setup for the murder of Sharon Stone’s annoying author. Not helping is the cinematography, which evokes the point of view of a glaucomic toddler. Jack Seale


Film choice

Philomena 10pm, BBC Two

Philomena.
Philomena. Photograph: Allstar/BBC FILMS/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar

Stephen Frears’s drama is based on the true story of the Irish woman who decided to trace the baby stolen from her by the Catholic nuns in the 1950s. Steve Coogan is impressively low-key as Martin Sixsmith, the journo accompanying her, while Judi Dench is a tragi-comic delight as the doughty Philomena. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Winter Olympics 2018 More from Korea including the men’s curling gold medal match. 6am, BBC Two

Six Nations Rugby Union: Scotland v England The Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield. 4pm, BBC One

ODI Cricket: New Zealand v England The opening game of the series from Hamilton. 12.30am, Sky Sports Cricket

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