Isolation Stories
9pm, ITV
ITV’s lockdown drama begins this week with a 15-minute broadcast each evening at 9pm. Produced by Jeff Pope, the creator of A Confession, each short has been shot within the confines of an actor’s home and directed over Zoom, providing a fictional glimpse into the dramas of our lockdown lives. Tonight’s opening episode sees Sheridan Smith playing a heavily pregnant woman isolating alone while her married partner is staying with his wife and family. It’s a subtly observed tale of discontent. Ammar Kalia
Normal People
9pm, BBC One
For those who haven’t already binged the entire series on iPlayer, this adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel continues. Having established the irrepressible connection between its starcross’d protagonists, Marianne and Connell, it follows as their burgeoning relationship continues in secret. Hannah J Davies
The Great British Intelligence Test
9pm, BBC Two
Doctors Michael Mosley and Hannah Fry present this Horizon special looking into the results of a BBC intelligence quiz taken by members of the public over the past year, finding out whether our changing lifestyles and technology has had an impact on the nation’s cleverness. AK
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins
9pm, Channel 4
The celebrity spin-off from the brutal, guiltily hilarious SAS selection show has reached the third stage: teamwork. Tonight, the celebrities are put into pairs to test their ability to form bonds and think for each other. This might not go well for such a navel-gazing bunch. Phil Harrison
Police: Hour of Duty
9pm, Channel 5
Channel 4 gave us 24 Hours in Police Custody, now Channel 5 are upping the ante with an intense hour spent in the company of Derbyshire police. Between 9pm and 10pm, the officers tackle “county lines” drug gangs, drunk drivers and domestic violence. You never know what the next 999 call will bring. Ellen E Jones
Mo Gilligan’s All Star Happy Hour
10pm, Channel 4
Comedian Mo Gilligan begins a new live late-night series filmed from the comfort of his living room. He will be drawing on his experience as Big Narstie’s hype man to entice celebrity guests and their general public contenders into performing video link challenges to win a host of prizes. AK
Film choice
The Set-Up (Robert Wise, 1949) 9.50am, Sony Movies Classic
Robert Ryan excels in this tremendous fight movie-cum-film noir. When his battered old pro Stoker refuses to take a dive – he still believes he’s “just one punch away” from success – the gangsters who have lost out come looking for revenge. Robert Wise’s taut drama takes place entirely on one grim, despairing night. Paul Howlett
• This article and its headline were amended on 5 May 2020 to remove the suggestion that Isolation Stories was the first drama to be screened about the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown. S4C’s Cyswllt (Connection) was broadcast on Wednesday 29 April and also made available on BBC iPlayer.
