The Durrells
8pm, ITV
A second series of the charming comedy-drama adapted from Gerald Durrell’s Corfu Trilogy. Gerry’s brothers have decided to grow moustaches; mum Louisa (Keeley Hawes) unexpectedly wakes up next to a sheep – although new arrival Hugh Jarvis (Daniel Lapaine), a dashing farmer, would much rather she woke up beside him instead; and boy-crazy Margo has decided she wants to become a nun. Meanwhile, an ecstatic Gerry has discovered some otter droppings … Ali Catterall
Bigheads
7pm, ITV
The ghost of It’s a Knockout haunts this strange new gameshow, where members of the public try to complete physical tasks while lumbering around wearing grotesque likenesses of Trump, Adele, Mo Farah and even Einstein. The games typically involve either falling down or being knocked over, providing fitful, mindless entertainment. Jason Manford hosts, but the real energy comes from Jenny Powell and Kriss Akabusi in the commentary box. Graeme Virtue
Line of Duty
9pm, BBC1
The penultimate episode of the peerless corruption drama and AC-12 are processing the implications of Hilton’s recusal. As better men than Hilton have discovered, this lot are no fun when they’re angry. But even so, our heroes are stretched to the limit here. And then there’s DCI Huntley. Thandie Newton’s performance is increasingly startling: borderline psychopathic blankness beginning to dissolve into something more fragile and, accordingly, more dangerous. Phil Harrison
Grantchester
9pm, ITV
“How does a man drown in the middle of a church?” Good question, and one that much concerns vicar Sidney Chambers and detective Geordie Keating as the likable, 1950s-set crime drama returns. It’s an investigation that eventually leads the duo to a decidedly spooky institution. Meanwhile, Sidney’s relationship with married Amanda deepens, an ongoing plot development that’s echoed in the personal travails of Geordie and closeted curate Leonard Finch. Jonathan Wright
The Island With Bear Grylls
9pm, Channel 4
Youth is pitted against experience in this latest series of Bear Grylls’s survival challenge show. An old and a young team are marooned under the watchful eye of the Chief Scout, with 66-year-old Frank heading up the veterans while the kids are led by 18-year-old Freddie, the youngest of the lot. Perhaps predictably, while Frank’s group are busy making fire, Freddie’s is soon lost in the jungle suffering exhaustion and dehydration. Ben Arnold
Genius: Einstein
9pm, National Geographic
Nat Geo’s first scripted series is a bio-drama flipping between disobedient student Einstein (the magnetic Johnny Flynn) and revered but still fizzy middle-aged Einstein (Geoffrey Rush). The elder man is a Jew in Berlin as Nazism rises. An irresistible story, the more so for an unusual emphasis on Albert’s personality and politics – so it survives Ron Howard’s unsubtle direction and a support cast full of Brits with loose German accents. Jack Seale
Cyberwar
9pm, Viceland
Ben Makuch investigates Israel’s growing enthusiasm for keyboard-engineered espionage with the government expanding efforts to become a cyber superpower. With military service mandatory, a stream of young Israelis keener on manipulating RAM than emulating Rambo aim for the Israeli Intelligence Agency’s digital division, not least for the promise of highly paid jobs following their service. Makuch also speaks to potentially targeted Palestinians. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Film choice
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, (Marc Webb, 2014), 6.15pm, ITV2
Among the plethora of Spider-Men, this is the one between the Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire trilogy and the upcoming Jon Watts/Tom Holland version. Still, there’s undeniably a real buzz about Andrew Garfield’s endearingly gawky Peter Parker-cum-web-slinger, who is wrestling with teen-love problems – girlfriend Gwen Stacey (Emma Stone) dumps him – and a crackling new super villain in Jamie Foxx’s Electro. Paul Howlett
The Sessions, (Ben Lewin, 2012), 12midnight, Channel 4
Here’s an awkward subject handled rather well. It’s based on the true story of Mark O’Brien (John Hawkes), a California poet mostly confined – by childhood polio – to an iron lung. Nearing 40, he decides it’s time to lose his virginity, which leads him to sex therapist Cheryl (Helen Hunt). You couldn’t call it unsentimental, but it’s also well-acted, funny and sweetly moving. Paul Howlett
The Players, (Gilles Lellouche, Eric Lartigau, Michel Hazanavicius, Jean Dujardin, Alexandre Courtès, Fred Cavayé, Emmanuelle Bercot, 2012), 1.30am, Film4
A French portmanteau movie stuffed with amour fou. The original title, Les Infidèles, better describes the antics of Jean Dujardin (Oscar-winner for the Artist) and Gilles Lellouche in a series of sketches illustrating a certain Gallic-male inability to be faithful to one’s wife; for instance, one propositions women at a conference, the other is a dentist struggling in an affair with a young patient. If the aim is to make the two look ridiculous and tacky, The Players succeeds. Paul Howlett
Live sport
World Championship Snooker More green-baize action from Sheffield. 10am, BBC2
FA Cup Football: Arsenal v Manchester City The second semi-final from Wembley Stadium. 2.30pm, BT Sport 1
IPL Cricket: Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore Big money T20 action from Eden Gardens, Kolkata. 3pm, Sky Sports 2
