The Tourist
9pm, BBC One
One minute Jamie Dornan is animatedly singing along to Bette Davis Eyes while driving around, the next he is being violently knocked off the road by a truck driver on a mission. This is the tense opening to a six-part thriller from The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams, set against a sparse yet claustrophobic Australian outback in which we immediately feel lost. When Dornan’s character later wakes up in hospital, he has no idea who he is or why he is there (although his eclectic taste in music remains intact). Cue a twisty-turny retracing of his life, with plenty of cinematic action and some licks of welcome comedy along the way. Hollie Richardson
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
8pm, Sky Max
Ignoring the disappointment of recent screen reunions, it’s time to regather the Harry Potter cast two decades after the first film. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are all confirmed to join in, along with Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter and Matthew Lewis. For Pottheads everywhere, it will likely be an emotional blast of magical nostalgia (even for Slytherins). HR
Doctor Who
7pm, BBC One
Lock the doors and head upstairs, because your nightmare is about to unfold: being stuck in a time loop with angry Daleks. Sarah (Aisling Bea) hopes she’ll just have the one regular customer at her storage unit on New Year’s Eve – Nick (Adjani Salmon). But then it all kicks off in true Who style. Hannah Verdier
This Is Joan Collins
9pm, BBC Two
A sumptuous feature-length documentary sharply narrated by the great dame herself, who promises to show us “what it feels like to get what you want”. Watching archive from her seven-decade career in showbiz, the star of Dynasty is unfiltered as she tells all – and that really does mean every detail. HR
Taskmaster’s New Year Treat
9pm, Channel 4
Six game celebrities join Greg and Alex to provide New Year’s Day comedy balm. Adrian Chiles, Claudia Winkleman, Lady Leshurr, Sayeeda Warsi and Jonnie Peacock try their hands at vinegar detection, ball decoration and egg presentation. Effortlessly, irresistibly funny. Phil Harrison
Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year’s Special
10pm, BBC One
The second festive episode of this raunchy domestic farce features a wayward take on Shakespeare and the usual demolition of the fourth wall. There is also a surprise visit from Grandad’s sketchy brother Micky. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
The Sound of Music, 2.20pm, BBC One
Sneaking into the festive schedule in time for the dregs of the mulled wine, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s nun-on-the-run musical makes its welcome, perennial appearance. Julie Andrews, coming off the back of Mary Poppins, is a natural as Maria, the novice governess whose real calling is turning the seven Von Trapp children into a happy family of choristers. Christopher Plummer has more gravitas than charm as the stern father, and the looming Nazi peril is at a family-friendly level, but the songs are the clincher – Edelweiss still wrings out a quiet tear. Simon Wardell
Live sport
Premier League Football: Arsenal v Manchester City 11.30am, BT Sport 1. The first top-flight match of 2022 from the Emirates Stadium.
Premiership Rugby Union: Sale Sharks v Wasps 1.30pm, BT Sport 2, Followed by Exeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears at 4.15pm.
World Cup Ski Jumping 1.40pm, Eurosport 1.
The Four Hills competition from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
International Test Cricket New Zealand v Bangladesh 9.30pm, BT Sport 3. Day two of the first Test in the two-match series at Bay Oval.
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