American Justice
9pm, BBC2
Debut of a bracing new three-part documentary filmed inside the legal system of Jacksonville, Florida. The US justice apparatus is, for better and for worse, more directly democratically accountable than most – and in this particular jurisdiction, voters tend to return officials with a vindictive approach. The cameras follow police investigating a double murder in a trailer park, against the backdrop of an uncompromising state attorney’s campaign for re-election. Andrew Mueller
Best of British Takeaways
7pm, BBC2
If the automatic washing machine helped hasten the demise of Chinese laundries on our high streets, it also aided their transformation into something just as useful. This second helping explores the incredible popularity of the Chinese takeaway (8m consumed every week in the UK). Easily fascinating enough to have worked perfectly well as a social history, without the introduction of the tedious Bake Off-style contest. Ali Catterall
Yorkshire: A Year in the Wild
9pm, Channel 5
Who needs Planet Earth when you’ve got Planet Yorkshire? This new four-part series aims to cover each of the seasons as seen by creatures within Yorkshire’s national parks, from red squirrels to fawns shivering their way through early spring, while migratory birds return to fight for prime nesting locations and adders embark on battles of their own. Sumptuously shot footage covering the seldom-seen side of the White Rose county. Mark Gibbings-Jones
Inside No 9
10pm, BBC2
It’s the night of contemporary artist Elliot Quinn’s valedictory show, Fragments. But why are those attending east London’s Nine Gallery, including a humourless council official called Kenneth Williams and an airhead reality TV star, such a motley crew? And why have they been locked in? A gloriously nasty conclusion to the anthology comedy series from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, whose distinctive style never gets dull. Jonathan Wright
Catastrophe
10pm, Channel 4
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s refreshingly modern romcom continues with the pair reaching various middle-age milestones. Sharon is left feeling obsolete after a bleak fertility prognosis, before the pair are asked to become legal guardians to Chris and Fran’s teenage son (who happens to be a superstar Hollywood actor) in the event of their deaths. Meanwhile, with a return to soul-destroying work on the horizon, Rob relaxes his strict teetotality – to ominous effect. Rachel Aroesti
The Catch
10pm, Sky Living
Shonda Rhimes’s glossy thriller returns for a new series and private investigator Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos) fears her company is about to go to the wall because her conman love interest, Ben, is in jail. With the FBI searching for evidence and confiscating her equipment, Alice will have to come up with a pretty good plan. Sharp of wit and wardrobe like every good Shondaland woman, she shouldn’t have any trouble, but expect thrills along the way. Hannah Verdier
Primodos: The Secret Drug Scandal
8pm, Sky Atlantic
While the scandal of Thalidomide remains one of the darkest in pharmaceutical history, that of the pregnancy test Primodos, given to women in the 1960s and 70s, is markedly less well known. Despite evidence that it was causing serious birth defects, it took nearly a decade for it to be removed from the market. Jason Farrell speaks to those who have campaigned to have the regulator and the drug’s manufacturer brought to account. Ben Arnold
Film choice
Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014) Tuesday, 9pm, Film4
Twelve years in the making, Linklater’s gently compelling, completely wonderful family drama is a real labour of love. It follows the life of little Mason (played by the extraordinary Ellar Coltrane) as he ages from five to 18, Linklater returning each year to shoot scenes that chart his growth from young boy to young man, a collection of small moments that feels entirely like real life. A similarly committed cast, including Ethan Hawke as the lovable dad, help make this an utterly absorbing and moving film.
The Last Sunset (Robert Aldrich, 1961) 4.20pm, Film4
Kirk Douglas’s gunslinger is pitted against upright marshal Rock Hudson down Mexico way. Rock falls for Kirk’s ex, Dorothy Malone; Kirk falls for her daughter, Carol Lynley, not knowing she’s his daughter, too. Emotional tangles and a showdown loom in one of Aldrich’s less savage westerns, benefitting from Ernest Laszlo’s glorious photography. Paul Howlett
Live sport
WTA Tennis: Miami Open Action from the largest tennis event in the world outside of the Grand Slams. 4pm, BT Sport 1
League One football: Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers Bolton continue their push towards a play-off spot. 7.30pm, Sky Sports 1
NBA: Toronto Raptors v Chicago Bulls The Eastern Conference clash at Air Canada Centre. 11pm, BT Sport 2
