Football’s Financial Shame: The Story of
the V11
9pm, BBC Two
In a documentary postponed from last month, the former Liverpool player Danny Murphy says a scandal in which financial advisers allegedly caused players to lose millions of pounds led him to drink, drugs and gambling. He is one of the V11, a group of ex-football players including Craig Short, Rod Wallace and Michael Thomas, who say they lost everything because of the people they trusted with their futures. They tell their stories in this report that also looks at the wider football culture in which earnings boomed. Hollie Richardson
The Repair Shop
8pm, BBC One
Lost memories of wartime and service in the armed forces are to the fore this week, as a leather jerkin, worn by female dispatch riders in the second world war, requires restoration, as does an old cine projector with precious footage of a naval officer stuck inside it. Jack Seale
The Great British Bake Off
8pm, Channel 4
An influencer known as “the Yeastie Boy”, a Cornish drag king and a woman desperate for a hug from Paul Hollywood … Say hello to the 12 new bakers entering the tent. As introductions are made, they are set to work on the first round of tasks, which include swiss rolls, fondant fancies and a landscape cake showstopper. HR
The Yorkshire Vet
8pm, Channel 5
While vet Julian Norton usually finds himself dealing with cats, dogs and, most of all, sheep in this series, occasionally there’s a wildcard. In this episode, a llama called Ozzy needs his attention. He requires surgery, but, with no suitable facilities available, Norton must improvise a makeshift operating theatre in the barn. Phil Harrison
The Great British Sewing Bee
9pm, BBC One
Movies week! Edith Head was a renowned costume designer who made the jacket worn by Tippi Hedren in The Birds. A high bar indeed for the team, who need to take inspiration in the pattern challenge. But the final task is the most terrifying: making a costume for a horror character. HR
Resident Alien
10pm, Sky Max
The Mantid menace may have been neutralised but Harry (Alan Tudyk) has other problems: dealing with the hungry chirps of six alien tykes and their mother Heather (Edi Patterson). She is keen to rekindle their romance, but Harry – trapped in puny human form – has some body issues to work through. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
Sisters (Brian de Palma, 1973), 11.50pm, Talking Pictures TV
In this 1972 murder mystery, Brian De Palma succumbed fully to his Hitchcock obsession – he even got Bernard Herrmann to do the score. Thankfully, he’s very good at it, offering up a warped tale of twin sisters (one sweet, the other psychotic, both played by Margot Kidder), a missing body in a Staten Island apartment, and a crusading journalist (Jennifer Salt) who lives opposite and is determined to solve the case. It was also De Palma’s first sustained use of split screen, providing double the plot and double the sweaty tension. Simon Wardell
Live sport
One-Day International cricket: England v South Africa, 12.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event The first in a three-match series. The second is on Thursday at 1pm.
