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Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Ellen E Jones, Graeme Virtue and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: Anne Boleyn spices up the action with Henry VIII

In a dangerous game … Rafaëlle Cohen as Anne Boleyn in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family.
In a dangerous game … Rafaëlle Cohen as Anne Boleyn in The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family. Photograph: Jeremy Campbell/BBC Studios

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

9pm, BBC Two

It’s the final episode of this drama-documentary series, and Anne Boleyn is primed for her biggest gamble: she’s going to force the hand of Henry VIII, with her family’s actions changing the course of British history and upsetting the clerics of mainland Europe. Eventually, the Boleyns will pay the price. It’s a spicy story, but the format makes for slightly uneasy viewing as half-hearted dramatisations jostle for screen time with the words of real-life historians. Phil Harrison

Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains & Coasts

8pm, Channel 4

That this series is indistinguishable from a thousand other slightly grandiose beautiful Britain documentaries doesn’t matter: it’s as stirring and visually impressive as any of them. Ordinary folk well met in this instalment include a sheep farmer and a sand artist. Jack Seale

Deceit

9pm, Channel 4

The tense drama based on a real-life entrapment scandal from 1992 continues. Tonight, Niamh Algar’s undercover officer Lizzie/Sadie meets her target for the first time. The idea is that she’ll establish trust with murder suspect Colin Stagg (Sion Daniel Young) who will then confide in her. Stagg, however, has nothing to tell (and was later acquitted). PH

Erika Sainte as Camille Delaunay and Olivier Marchal as Pierre Niémans in The Crimson Rivers.
New mystery … Erika Sainte as Camille Delaunay and Olivier Marchal as Pierre Niémans in The Crimson Rivers. Photograph: Thierry Valletoux/Channel 4

The Crimson Rivers

9pm, More4

France’s answer to Mulder and Scully have a new mystery on their hands when the body of a woman is discovered with a hash symbol carved into her forehead. Investigations lead the detectives (Erika Sainte and Olivier Marchal) to a migrant camp with a palpable sense of demonic presence. Ellen E Jones

Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Wembley or Bust

9pm, Sky Arts

Mr Blue Sky hitmaker Jeff Lynne has a formidable back catalogue of Beatles-inflected, occasionally overblown but ridiculously catchy baroque pop. In this 2017 concert, he performs at Wembley Stadium, digging into his back catalogue and his work as a Traveling Wilbury, too. PH

King Gary

9.30pm, BBC One

With Mr Noisy brogues, tweedy plus fours and a flat cap, Gary seems to be going full Guy Ritchie for his destination wedding in rural Ireland. There’s only one problem: where’s the castle? Venue confusion is just the tip of the mishap iceberg in what ends up being a standout episode of the big-hearted farce. Graeme Virtue

Film choice

Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984.
Taking the whip hand … Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984. Photograph: Clay Enos/AP

Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, 2020) 10.40am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot take the whip hand again in a not-very-Orwellian action fantasy sequel set in Reagan-era America. Do-gooder Diana is working at the Smithsonian in Washington DC when a wish-fulfilling stone appears, leading her colleague Barbara (Kristen Wiig) down a dark path. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Paralympics Live 6am, Channel 4. Kadeena Cox seeks to retain her title in the 500m bike time trial.

Test Cricket: England v India 10.15am, Sky Sports Main Event.
The third day of the third Test from Headingley.

Cricket: Kent Spitfires v Birmingham Bears 6.55pm, Sky Sports Main Event. T20 Blast match from the Spitfire Ground, Canterbury.

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