The Trial: A Murder in the Family
9pm, Channel 4
Debut of an ambitious drama stripped across the week. The idea is to conduct a real criminal trial – with practising barristers, an actual judge and a jury genuinely selected from the public – of a fictional murder case: the only actors are those playing the accused, the witnesses and the victim (who appears in skilfully wrought home movies). Gripping in its own right, and a fascinating education in the judicial process. Andrew Mueller
Flat Pack Mansions
7pm, Channel 4
Channel 4 manages to fight off its usual aversion to property-related shows with this documentary about people building enormous, luxurious but energy-efficient houses from prefabricated materials. These include entrepreneurs Richard and Nikki Cooper, who aim to build a 5,000 sq ft home in four days and Paul Cook (not the Sex Pistol) constructing his dream house on a cliff top. Tune in and cheer them on. David Stubbs
Cabins in the Wild with Dick Strawbridge
8pm, Channel 4
Fuzz-faced chateau-meister Dick Strawbridge teams up with craftsman Will Hardie to create cabins that put the ordinary shed to shame. The aim is to create a pop-up hotel in Wales with a bed, kitchen and woodburner in each. As eight teams begin work, Strawbridge and Hardie also start on their own creation and their enthusiasm is infectious. There’s an element of competition, too, as the best one will be crowned winner of Cabin Fever 2017. Hannah Verdier
Inspector George Gently
8.30pm, BBC1
Martin Shaw’s doggedly righteous detective returns for two final mysteries: we’re now in 1970 and the social change that has underscored the series is starting to happen in earnest. A revived cold case – which suggests that Bacchus (Lee Ingleby) might have sent an innocent woman to prison – is investigated amid vigorous protests in Newcastle for gender equality. Sgt Coles (Lisa McGrillis) feels that need keenly in the workplace. Jack Seale
Arena: American Epic
10pm, BBC4
From the jug-bands of Memphis to the woebegone country blues of the Appalachian mountains, early 20th-century America was full of unique musical forms developing in isolation. This first episode of a three-part series deals with the 1920s, the first decade during which these disparate yet analogous styles took flight from their places of origin and reached the rest of the nation. It’s a treasure trove of picaresque stories, evocative footage and strange and beautiful music. Phil Harrison
Twin Peaks: The Return
2am, Sky Atlantic
Of all the innumerable TV returns, revamps and reboots of the 21st century, David Lynch revisiting the surreal soap-noir of Twin Peaks has been the holy grail. Now, more than 25 years later, it is happening again, with Lynch convening most of the key talent from the original series plus a sprawling list of guest stars, including Naomi Watts, Trent Reznor and MMA bruiser Michael Bisping. All the pieces are in place for this opening double bill. But will it be damn fine? Graeme Virtue
Motherboard
9pm, Viceland
Stealing a march on the Tomorrow’s World reboot, a new pop-science doc strand based on the Vice web series of the same name. In this opening double bill, Victoria Turk travels to Cern to hear about the Large Hadron Collider’s next phase of particle smashing. (“You’re not going to accidentally open a portal to hell?” she asks a bemused tech.) The knockabout physics fun is followed by a rather more sobering look at the rise of super-viruses. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
The Homesman, (Tommy Lee Jones, 2014) Sunday, 10pm, BBC2
This story of cussed, craggy old frontiersman George Briggs (played by director Tommy Lee Jones) helping a resilient woman (Hilary Swank’s Mary Bee Cuddy) to complete a dangerous task in the harsh wild west has echoes of True Grit. The mission is to escort three women, traumatised by the unrelenting bleakness of 1850s Nebraska life, back east to civilisation. Hailed as a feminist western, and then criticised for being no such thing, it’s nevertheless a superbly shot and compelling tale. Paul Howlett
Time Bandits, (Terry Gilliam, 1981), 2.50pm, Film4
A riotous comic fantasy from the Monty Python gang. Craig Warnock plays the lad whose wildest daydreams come true when David Rappaport and his gang of renegade time-travelling dwarfs burst out of the cupboard and whisk him off to history’s hotspots, from ancient Greece (where Sean Connery’s King Agamemnon reigns) to Napoleonic Europe. It’s a dizzying adventure that grabs your inner child and holds him/her spellbound. Paul Howlett
Rush, (Ron Howard, 2013), 11.15pm, Film4
Howard’s Formula One drama recalls the great sporting rivalry between Britain’s James Hunt and Austria’s Niki Lauda. Chris Hemsworth’s Hunt is all golden-locked charisma; Daniel Brühl’s Lauda a more thoughtful, risk-aware character who was nevertheless the one to suffer a horrific accident in the Nürburgring in 1976. It’s a fascinating tale about a time when F1 driving was a death-defying business. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Moto2: Grand Prix of France From the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans. 12.45pm, BT Sport 2
Premier League Football It’s Dead Rubber Sunday as the final day dawns with everything bar the Europa and Champions League spots settled. 2pm, Sky Sports 1
IPL Cricket: The Final The climax of the lucrative Indian T20 extravaganza. 3pm, Sky Sports 4
