The Durrells
8pm, ITV
It is now season three of the justly popular comedy-drama, which may look like escapist picture-postcard fluff – and to some extent is – but also boasts a riotous sense of humour, thanks to Simon Nye’s scripts. As we mosey back to 1930s Corfu, Larry (Josh O’Connor) is aghast at the reaction to his recent novel, but there’s a more urgent parenting problem for Louisa (Keeley Hawes) in the form of Leslie (Callum Woodhouse) and his complex love life. Inevitably, the whole clan are soon noisily sticking their oar in. Jack Seale
Mercy Street
7pm, Drama
Likable leads Josh Radnor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are the doctor and nurse at the centre of this slightly stiff, returning American civil war medical drama set in Alexandria, a powder keg of soldiers, spies and wayward southern accents. Season two begins with a whiff of smallpox about the place. Graeme Virtue
Escape to the Chateau
8pm, Channel 4
Dick Strawbridge (practical, charming) and his partner Angel (resourceful, creative) are a natural TV couple. Last year they began the herculean DIY project entailed by “living the dream” in a French chateau. Now, we rejoin them as they prepare for more renovations – and to repel animal invaders. John Robinson
Famously Unfit for Sport Relief
9pm, BBC Two
For Sport Relief, unfit foursome Les Dennis, a sweary Susannah (Trinny’s mate), EastEnder Tameka Empson and comedian Miles Jupp have 10 weeks to train for the infamous Tough Guy race. The aerial yoga sequence is worth the entry price, and they turn out to be a cute friendship group. Ben Arnold
The Good Karma Hospital
9pm, ITV
Set in southern India, the medical drama returns for a new series. Ruby encounters new challenges as a blistering heatwave hits Kerala, while Lydia decides she is ready for her first solo night shift. But when a storm comes, Ruby faces an agonising test that stretches her medical skills to the limits. Candice Carty-Williams
13 Commandments
10.05pm, Channel 4
Walter Presents takes us to Belgium. Here, a killer has decided he’s a modern Moses and plans to restore moral standards – violently. Standing against him are two mismatched cops, burnt-out Peter Devriendt and ambitious Vicky Degraeve. The full series will be available following this episode one premiere. Jonathan Wright
TV film
13 Minutes 10pm, BBC Four
Downfall director Oliver Hirschbiegel returns to events prior to his Hitler-bunker epic for this account of the attempt to assassinate the Führer in 1939. Christian Friedel is Georg Elser, whose bomb exploded too late; the film follows him from his arrest to his execution in 1945, via flashbacks to his earlier years. Paul Howlett
Live sport
FA Cup Football: Wigan Athletic v Southampton With Leicester City v Chelsea to follow at 4.05pm. 1.15pm, BBC One
Scottish Premiership Football: Motherwell v Celtic Action from Fir Park. 2.15pm, Sky Sports Main Event
Anglo-Welsh Cup Rugby Final: Bath v Exeter A full English tie at Kingsholm. 2.30pm, BT Sport 1
