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Entertainment
Graeme Virtue, Mark Gibbings-Jones, John Robinson, Jonathan Wright, Ali Catterall and Paul Howlett

Tuesday’s best TV: Bulletproof; Nigeria’s Stolen Daughters

Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters in Bulletproof.
Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters in Bulletproof. Photograph: Ali Painter/Sky TV

Bulletproof

9pm, Sky1
Co-created by its stars, Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters, this crashy, splashy cop drama casts them as bickering Bad-Boys-style partners in the NCA, an elite London thief-taking unit where Adidas trackie tops and shoulder holsters are seemingly compulsory. The charismatic leads have chemistry to burn when needling each other, but this high-octane opening episode veers wildly between callous and cartoonish as the NCA targets an Uzi-toting, vaguely eastern European carjacking gang who have a heavy dislike of informants. Graeme Virtue

Pangolins – the World’s Most Wanted Animal

8pm, BBC Two
Oddly endearing and quietly absurd, the pangolin is a unique example of a scaly mammal. As the world’s most frequently trafficked animal, it’s also in real danger of extinction within a decade. Conservationist Maria Diekmann hopes to address that threat in Namibia. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Nigeria’s Stolen Daughters

9pm, BBC Two
Michelle Obama helped to draw attention to the plight of the 276 teenage girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 and this documentary looks at what happened next. For the first time, cameras follow family reunions and look at how victims have dealt with their harrowing experience. Hannah Verdier

The Windsors: Royal Wedding Special

9pm, Channel 4
A welcome note of satire into the celebrations of the “big day” as this ensemble comedy returns. Charles and Harry visit Meghan’s mother in LA – as Meghan attempts to prevent a disastrous stag night. Meanwhile, Pippa (she’s married to a billionaire, you know) “helps” Kate get in shape. John Robinson

Meet the Markles

10pm, Channel 4
Amelia Dimoldenberg, more usually seen interviewing grime stars on YouTube in Chicken Shop Date, tries to land an invitation to Harry and Meghan’s wedding. Not wasting time on the Windsors, she heads for the US where, among other highlights, she visits a cannabis trade fair with Meghan’s nephew. Jonathan Wright

The First Men in the Moon

10pm, BBC Four
“We shall be able to get back, shan’t we?” “Yes of course … probably.” Rory Kinnear, Alex Riddell and Mark Gatiss star in the latter’s adaptation of the HG Wells classic. Gatiss sets the drama in July 1969, with 90-year-old Julius Bedford recalling how he got there 60 years before the Apollo 11 crew. Ali Catterall

Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Seven.
Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Seven. Photograph: Allstar/New Line/Sportsphoto Ltd

Film choice

Seven (David Fincher, 1995), 9pm, TCM
In a rain-soaked city, a sadistic serial killer is at work, each murder linked to one of the seven deadly sins. Veteran cop Morgan Freeman mentors rookie Brad Pitt through his first case. Despite the unremitting nastiness, there is little graphic violence; director David Fincher lets the audience’s imagination do the work. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Cycling: Giro d’Italia Stage 10 from Penne to Gualdo Tadino. Noon, Eurosport 1.
WSL football: Bristol City Women v Chelsea Ladies From Stoke Gifford Stadium. 6.45pm, BT Sport 1.
Championship football: Aston Villa v Middlesbrough The second leg of the semi-final play-off from Villa Park. 7.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event.

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