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Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Hannah Verdier and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters conclude their South African sojourn

Not quite a holiday ... Pike (Ashley Walters) and Bishop (Noel Clarke) in South Africa.
Not quite a holiday ... Pike (Ashley Walters) and Bishop (Noel Clarke) in South Africa. Photograph: Coco Van Oppens/©Sky UK Ltd

Bulletproof: South Africa

9pm, Sky One

Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters’ hit crime drama concludes its three-part sojourn in South Africa. Having become unwittingly swept up in a kidnapping plot while on holiday, Bishop (Clarke) and Pike (Walters) now go after the mastermind of the plan, Dewalt, culminating in a signature action-packed chase sequence along the coastline. Once they return home to London, Pike faces his own reckoning in the form of new information that could reveal the identity of his birth mother. Ammar Kalia

The Repair Shop

8pm, BBC One

A rare beauty is brought into the repair shop this week, in the form of a broken 1960s guitar that belonged to Robyn Griffith’s jazz-loving late grandfather. Restorer Julyan Wallis gets to work on the guitar’s parts, including a pearl inlay, before revealing the finished product to an emotional Robyn and his grandmother. AK

This Farming Life

8pm, BBC Two

Spring has finally sprung! In this agricultural docuseries, anyway. During a bumper lambing season, vet Dani must perform an emergency C-section on a ewe just weeks after undergoing her own, at son James’s birth. Meanwhile, in Northumberland, shepherdess Emma tries to sell some livestock. Ellen E Jones

The Bay

9pm, ITV

Socially distanced ... Joe Absolom as Andy Warren and Morven Christie as DC Lisa Armstrong.
Socially distanced ... Joe Absolom as Andy Warren and Morven Christie as DC Lisa Armstrong. Photograph: Ben Blackall/Tall Story Pictures

The murder investigation in Morecambe continues, as DC Lisa Armstrong discovers that not all familial relationships with the victim were friendly. Meanwhile, a significant piece of evidence is unearthed when one suspect starts to blab, leaving Armstrong with more questions than answers. And Penny takes matters into her own hands. Ali Catterall

Grand Designs

9pm, Channel 4

Cornwall seems to be having a television moment, with shows dedicated to the county on the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV. Now, Kevin McCloud heads there to meet Leigh and Richard, who are trying to restore a derelict 17th-century flour mill. With only a 12-month timescale, things soon spiral. AK

World’s Greatest Treasure Mysteries

10pm, Sky History

Investigators Rick and Marty Lagina are famous for discovering the secrets of Oak Island and now they’re digging deeper in this new series. The intrepid brothers are on the hunt for pirate treasure in the first episode. If anyone can uncover Blackbeard’s mysterious haul, it’s these two. Hannah Verdier

Film choice

Are you sitting comfortably? Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe.
Are you sitting comfortably? Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe. Photograph: Allstar/Imaginarium Productions

Breathe (Andy Serkis, 2017) 9pm, BBC Two
Much jolly British pluck is on show in the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. It’s an unashamedly heartwarming biopic of Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield), who contracted polio in the 50s when it was practically a death sentence. However, along with his wife, Diana (Claire Foy), he fought to survive and give his life purpose. Simon Wardell

Live sport

ATP tennis: Murray River Open 8am, Eurosport 1. Day four of the Aussie Open warmup event in Melbourne.

Premier League football: Burnley v Manchester City 5.30pm, BT Sport 1. Followed by Liverpool v Brighton.

Premier League football: Fulham v Leicester City 5.30pm, BT Sport 2. Followed by Aston Villa at West Ham United at 8pm.

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