Undercover
9pm, BBC1
As new head of public prosecutions, Maya tells her staff at the Crown Prosecution Service that they’re going after whoever was responsible for the death of Michael Antwi in 1996. Handily, a witness comes forward who could break the case wide open but Maya is distracted by events in the US, as a new date is set for the execution of Rudy. The appearance of the witness leaves Nick facing an impossible decision: to either expose himself or protect his family. Ben Arnold
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan And Me
10.20pm, ITV
Actor Jim Carter presents a personal appreciation of the skiffle pioneer. Unknown to many today save for his novelty hits, Donegan was a feral strummer whose unhinged trio repurposed US folk-blues numbers into thrilling high-speed chases. Yes, that does make him sound like Jack White, and White is one of the heavyweight interviewees, along with Sir Paul and Ringo, who both remember how Donegan enlivened the 1950s. John Robinson
The Durrells
8pm, ITV
With the more likely candidates for a male role model otherwise engaged with wanderlust, romanticism and writer’s block, Gerry needs to cast his net a little wider to find a guiding hand as this adaptation continues. So far he doesn’t appear to have been doing a great job, choosing to fraternise with Kosti, a convict on weekend release. The pair’s fast friendship seems likely to flounder when Louisa discovers the truth behind Kosti’s incarceration. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Horizon: Should We Close Our Zoos?
9pm, BBC2
Liz Bonnin’s film ponders the titular question: the drawbacks of zoos as environments for animals versus their benefits as centres of research and education. A subsidiary problem is the swiftness with which all discussion becomes overwhelmingly emotional; Bonnin visits Copenhagen Zoo, whose transparency earned it an online monstering. This film, however, is exemplary in its calmness and coherence. Andrew Mueller
Indian Summers
9pm, Channel 4
The times they are a changing. Or, to put that another way, as Shimla’s expats gather to mark “King-Emperor” George’s jubilee, the indigenous great and good are reluctant to join the celebrations. Wisely, as it happens, because nationalist Naresh Banerjee has hatched a plan. The period drama continues with an episode that also explores the friendship – if that’s the correct word – between two men who, in their different ways, are frauds: Ralph and Aafrin. Jonathan Wright
Europe’s Great Wilderness
6pm, Nat Geo Wild
From the craggy Cairngorms to the tundra of Svalbard, there are certain parts of Europe that are inhospitably cold. This episode of Nat Geo Wild’s far-flung nature documentary strand spotlights animals that have adapted to survive in sub-zero conditions, from the golden eagle of Scotland to the “blizzard-proof” musk ox of Norway. Particularly impressive are the randy mountain goats of the Alps, butting heads to coax the lady goats into some ibex and chill. Graeme Virtue
11.22.63
9pm, FOX
The JFK pretext is on the back-burner for most of this week’s episode of the time travel drama. Jake (James Franco) is preoccupied with doing a Lee Harvey Oswald on the brutish Frank Dunning, but he’s about to discover how hard history resists any attempt to alter its course. This pacing can feel sluggish and the series hasn’t yet balanced its central themes with its weekly storylines. But it’s still very likable thanks to Franco’s strong central performance. Phil Harrison
Film Choice
A Cry In The Dark
(Fred Schepisi, 1988) 6.40pm, Movie Mix
A powerful account of the dingo murder case in Australia in 1980, in which Lindy Chamberlain was convicted – despite the absence of any evidence – of killing her 10-week-old daughter during a -family camping trip to Ayers Rock: the Chamberlains always insisted the baby was taken away by a wild dog. Meryl Streep and Sam Neill are excellent as the embattled couple, struggling through a -living nightmare. Paul Howlett
Mud
(Jeff Nichols, 2012) 11.05pm, Channel 4
Like a latterday Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer, 14-year-old Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) like to mess around on the river – the Mississippi – where they discover a boat in a tree and the enigmatic fugitive Mud (Matthew McConaughey). In -agreeing to help him the boys encounter other strange and -menacing -characters: Reese Witherspoon as Mud’s girlfriend; Sam Shepard’s reclusive ex-marine; and Joe Don Baker’s bounty hunter. A rich mix -of thriller and rite of passage from Nichols, whose Midnight Special is in -cinemas now. PH
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
(Adrian Grunberg, 2012) 11.25pm, ITV4
Mel Gibson stars as a getaway driver who runs into trouble when he busts out of the US into Mexico: crooked cops take his $2m stash and dump him in a hellhole jail. Now all he has to do is escape with an incarcerated mother and child, get the loot and deal with a posse of gangsters… A tough and sparky action thriller with a touch of Elmore Leonard about it. PH
Today’s live sport
Formula One: The Chinese Grand Prix 6.30am, Sky Sports F1
Live coverage from the Shanghai International Circuit.
British Touring Car Championship 10.30am, ITV4
Round two from Donington Park.
Scottish Cup Football: Rangers v Celtic 11am, Sky Sports 2
The Old Firm in the semi-final.
Premier League Football: Leicester City v West Ham United 12.30pm, Sky Sports 1
Leicester continue their title charge against fellow high-flyers.
