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Entertainment
Ammar Kalia, Graeme Virtue, Ali Catterall, Hannah J Davies, Paul Howlett

TV tonight: Cardinal returns in the bone-chilling depths of winter

Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse in Cardinal: Until the Night.
Swansong ... Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse in Cardinal: Until the Night. Photograph: BBC/Entertainment One UK

Cardinal: Until the Night
9pm, BBC Two

Season four of the Canadian detective series picks up in the bone-chilling depths of winter as investigating duo Cardinal and Delorme are called in to work on the case of a missing person. This is their last case together, as Delorme awaits a transfer to Toronto, so the stakes are particularly high, not least because the missing person is the husband of a local politician whom the pair begin to realise may be the target of a revenge plot. The action is slow but steady, underpinned by Billy Campbell and Karine Vanasse’s performances. Ammar Kalia

Highland Road Rescue: Our Lives 
7.30pm, BBC One

Scottish roads can be hazardous, but the Stevenson clan are ready 24/7 to help stranded motorists. This heartwarming film shadows the family as they deal with Highland callouts. Does their prized rig, Big Red, have what it takes to dislodge an 18-tonne snowplough? Graeme Virtue

The Great British Sewing Bee 
9pm, BBC One

Joe Lycett goes back to the 80s in The Great British Sewing Bee.
Back to the 80s ... Joe Lycett in The Great British Sewing Bee. Photograph: Production/BBC/Love Productions

The six remaining contestants are whisked back to the 80s, the era of legwarmers, shoulder pads and jacket sleeves rolled up to the elbows. Challenges include an “iconic” ladies’ power jacket, a metallic puffball skirt and something so fluorescent it will take an eyeball out. Ali Catterall

Bradley Walsh: Happy 60th Birthday 
9pm, ITV

As TV schedules begin to show signs of quietening down, now is the time for ingenuity, a smattering of repeats and, er, an hour dedicated to Bradley Walsh. Jason Manford narrates this tribute to the actor, described, naturally, as a “must-watch for Bradley Walsh fans”. Hannah J Davies

Britain’s Coronavirus Catastrophe: Did the Government Get it Wrong?
9pm, Channel 4

With Britain’s death rate from Covid-19 one of the highest in the world, questions are being asked about how the UK government has handled the pandemic. Dispatches reporter Antony Barnett investigates the lead up to lockdown. AK

Code 404 
10pm, Sky One

Daniel Mays and Stephen Graham’s patchy yet ultimately entertaining cop comedy comes to an end as the pair finally hone in on Mays’ killer and prepare for a mighty showdown. First, though, Graham decides to come clean about his feelings for Mays’ ex-wife at the worst moment. AK

Film choice

Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte in Carmen Jones
A vibrant remake ... Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte in Carmen Jones. Photograph: Allstar/20th Century Fox

Carmen Jones (Otto Preminger, 1954), 2.50pm, BBC Two
A vibrant reworking of Bizet’s opera, featuring an all-black cast. Dorothy Dandridge, as the faithless Carmen, gives a sexiness lesson to divas everywhere, while Harry Belafonte’s betrayed Joe/Don Jose suffers acutely. Director Otto Preminger developed a taste for musicals: he went on to make Porgy and Bess. Paul Howlett


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