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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Hannah Verdier, Mike Bradley, Phil Harrison, Ali Catterall and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: a star-studded tribute to ITV’s groundbreaking Up series

Tony, whose life has been chronicled by the Up series.
Tony, whose life has been chronicled by the Up series. Photograph: ITV

999: What’s Your Emergency?
9pm, Channel 4

With fly-on-the-wall TV showing no sign of slowing down, the new series following the people behind the reassuring voices that answer emergency calls focuses on the police. Depressingly, it is one of the UK’s most overstretched emergency services, a situation brought about in part by government cuts and a rise in reported crime. As always, the operators are calm and supportive despite having to sift through a constant stream of dramas of varying seriousness. Hannah Verdier

Dispatches: The Truth About Chlorinated Chicken
8pm, Channel 4

As Donald Trump’s state visit begins, a post-Brexit trade deal is top of the agenda. One of the most controversial details is whether we will have to accept chemically washed US chicken. In this Dispatches, Kate Quilton asks: should we be worried about hygiene standards in US processing plants? Mike Bradley

Panorama: The $10 Billion Energy Scandal
8.30pm, BBC One

A probing investigation into a businessman who stands to make billions of dollars by pursuing an intriguing energy deal. Reporter Mayeni Jones uncovers secret payments made to the family of a senior politician and asks why one of Britain’s biggest companies has agreed to invest in the venture. MB

Thatcher: A Very British Revolution
9pm, BBC Two

Thatcher: A Very British Revolution, a very controversial prime minister.
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution, a very controversial prime minister. Photograph: BBC

Margaret Thatcher was lucky in her enemies. This series continues with a look at the early 80s, during which time she consolidated herself in office by crushing the valiant, poorly led miners at home and the overreaching Argentinians abroad. The grim consequences of her triumphs are felt to this day. Phil Harrison

7 Up & Me
9pm, ITV

As (rather mind-blowingly) 63 Up hits the screens, celebrity fans from Richard E Grant to Michael Sheen pay tribute to producer-director Michael Apted’s epic real-life saga, while also reflecting on their own childhoods and pivotal moments in their lives. As Matthew Kelly says: “They show us ourselves like a mirror.” Ali Catterall

Love Island
9pm, ITV2

Last year’s Love Island scored record ratings with audiences who simply couldn’t switch off. That success is likely to be replicated with this fifth series in which singletons (this time including plus-size contestants) compete to pair up and win a £50,000 prize – not to mention the prospect of a massive Instagram following. MB

Film choice

Portrait of a midlife crisis: Anna and Kostis.
Portrait of a midlife crisis: Anna and Kostis. Photograph: Film company handout

Suntan (Argyris Papadimitropoulos, 2016), 1am, Film4
Middle-aged Kostis (Makis Papadimitriou) is working quietly as a doctor on a small Greek island when a beautiful tourist, Anna (Elli Tringou), arrives for treatment. She capriciously allows him into her hedonistic gang, but Kostis’s fantasy of a relationship with Anna is painfully exposed in this unsparing portrait of a midlife crisis. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Tennis: French Open 10am, ITV4. Day nine from Roland Garros.

World Cup cricket: England v Pakistan 10am, Sky Sports Cricket. Trent Bridge hosts England’s second group stage game.

Premiership speedway: Belle Vue v Ipswich 7.30pm, BT Sport 1. Top-flight action from the National Speedway Stadium.

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