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Gwilym Mumford, Ali Catterall, Lanre Bakare, Hannah Verdier, Phil Harrison and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: Alan Partridge goes out with a bang

The final episode of This Time with Alan Partridge.
The final episode of This Time with Alan Partridge. Photograph: Colin Hutton/BBC/Baby Cow

This Time With Alan Partridge 9.30pm, BBC One

After a slow start, this latest iteration of Coogan’s cringe-worthy character has hit its stride in recent weeks, with the introduction of Alan’s Irish doppelganger and a perfectly pitched #MeToo episode. Now comes a victory lap of a final episode where, in true Partridge tradition, everything goes even more wrong than usual, and Alan and Sidekick Simon are forced to present the show themselves. Plus, Alan re-enacts his traumatic recent encounter with the boys in blue. Gwilym Mumford

The Brexit Storm: Laura Kuenssberg’s Inside Story
9pm, BBC Two

The BBC’s political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, has been one of the most reliably in-the-know reporters on the slow-moving motorway pile-up that is Brexit. Expect insider insights, but pity the poor editors, who will likely have been stitching this together right to the wire. GM

For Folk’s Sake: Morris Dancing and Me
9pm, BBC Four

When Richard Macer told people he was making a film about morris dancers, he received smirks. Can he save them from derision? On the verge of a vote to admit women into this male world, he explores a very British subculture in this warm and fascinating documentary. Ali Catterall

The Case Against Adnan Syed.
The Case Against Adnan Syed. Photograph: HBO

The Case Against Adnan Syed
9pm, Sky Atlantic

Documentarian Amy Berg rakes over the murder of Hae Min Lee and tries to shed new light on a case that has obsessed internet sleuths since the first season of the podcast Serial. Berg draws a detailed portrait of Lee and her complex family life in the first episode, and then moves on to Syed, who was convicted of her murder. Lanre Bakare

Celebs on the Ranch
9pm, 5Star

It is surprising there are any reality TV stars left in the UK, because this new Arizona-based show seems to have captured them all. Love Island pretty boy Eyal Booker, a couple of Made in Chelsea types and a resurrected Louie Spence are among those learning to groom horses, reverse trailers and shoot pistols. Hannah Verdier

Storyville: The Trial of Ratko Mladić
10pm, BBC Four

A striking account of the trial of the Bosnian Serb general Mladić, who was found guilty of war crimes in 2017. Filmed over five years, it makes much of the contrast between courtroom sterility and the horror of Mladić’s crimes. An important record of the process by which justice and accountability are pursued. Phil Harrison

Film choice

Barry Ward in Jimmy’s Hall.
Barry Ward in Jimmy’s Hall. Photograph: Joss Barratt/PR image

Jimmy’s Hall (Ken Loach, 2014), 1.20am, Film4
Director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty return to the era and themes of The Wind That Shakes the Barley with this lower-key but ever-angry tale. It’s based on the life of charismatic communist Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward), whose dance hall in 1920s County Leitrim incurred the wrath of the church. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Tennis: Volvo Car Open, 3pm, BT Sport 2. Day one of the tournament in Charleston.

Premier League football: Arsenal v Newcastle United 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. A top-flight clash from the Emirates.

Curling: World Championships 9pm, Eurosport 2. The men’s event from Lethbridge, Canada.

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