Bodyguard
9pm, BBC One
Jed Mercurio’s outstanding political thriller thunders to a terrifying close with a 75-minute finale guaranteed to stretch your armchair detective powers to the limit – and leave you exhausted, satisfied and ever-so-slightly bereft, as your weekly appointment with the high-octane world of PS David Budd vanishes from the calendar. It’s been a rollercoaster ride throughout and this episode pulls no punches, ratcheting up the tension by degrees until it reaches a shattering denouement. One of the TV events of the year. Mike Bradley
The Leeds International Piano Competition 2018
7pm, BBC Four
The competition to find the world’s best young pianist comes to a close with final performances to decide between Croatia’s Aljoša Jurinić, Russian Anna Geniushene, Mario Häring from Germany, Eric Lu from the USA and Xinyuan Wang from China. Mike Bradley
Battle of Britain: Model Squadron 8pm, Channel 4
Chocks away one last time as the modellers recreate aerial events from 15 September 1940, the climax of the Battle of Britain. A series that has neatly mingled history with a sympathetic study of the featured enthusiasts who couldn’t give a flying one if others find their hobby nerdy. Jonathan Wright
Vanity Fair 9pm, ITV
The Georgian soap forges ahead with the Battle of Waterloo. Behind the lines, Becky Sharp sees the chance to exploit the war for financial gain as the assembled nobs take fright at Napoleon’s advance. Horses are at a premium for those desperate to escape and our (anti-)heroine just happens to have two secret steeds for sale. Mike Bradley
Celebrity Island With Bear Grylls
9pm, Channel 4
This year’s contest has seen celebrities abandon the island at such a pace that next week’s episode may well just consist of Bear swilling a mug of urine. Until then, though, Montana Brown and Anthony Ogogo head out hunting, and the camp-mates cool then warm towards Eric Roberts. Hannah J Davies
No Activity
10.30pm, BBC Two
Another beautifully observed double bill following Australian cops and crooks waiting, essentially, for Godot (or should that be G’day?). First, Hendy is joined by a prickly American, while Jimmy explains how he orders takeaways in the associated accent (“I think it’s appreciated that you’ve made a special effort”). Ali Catterall
Film choice
No, 1.35am, Film4
Pablo Larraín’s witty drama illustrates the complexities of the political referendum. It is set in Chile, 1988, when General Pinochet was persuaded by the US to hold a national vote on his presidency/dictatorship. In a Santiago advertising agency, young liberal René (Gael García Bernal) is commissioned to head a “No” campaign. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Table Tennis: The European Championships Ping pong action from Alicante. 9.30am, Eurosport 2
Premier League Football: West Ham United v Chelsea With Arsenal v Everton to follow. 12.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Premiership Rugby Union: Saracens v Gloucester Coverage from the fourth round of fixtures, from Allianz Park. 2.30pm, BT Sport 1
