Dracula
9pm, BBC One
An appropriately doom-laden version of the Bram Stoker classic to kick off 2020 and blow away the cobwebs from that apocalyptic hangover. The League of Gentlemen’s Mark Gatiss and his Sherlock co-writer Steven Moffat take the reins in this sensual, fly-infested adaptation. John Heffernan plays the lawyer Jonathan Harker, dispatched to Count Dracula’s labyrinthine castle for work. It soon becomes clear, though, that they are not alone – and that Dracula desperately wants Harker to stay … Ammar Kalia
Doctor Who
6.55pm, BBC One
Jodie Whittaker is back as the Doctor in the 12th series of the rebooted time-travelling alien drama. Whittaker is joined once more by Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole, and the show kicks off with a two-parter – named Spyfall – in which the Doctor is recruited by MI6 to tackle alien forces threatening Earth. Guest-stars Lenny Henry. AK
Earth’s Tropical Islands
9pm, BBC Two
The oldest island in the world, Madagascar, is the focus of the first episode of this new three-part series exploring the extraordinary wildlife that the planet’s most isolated isles have to offer. We follow ring-tailed lemurs – the ancestors of some of the earliest mammals on Earth – as well as tiny Labord’s chameleons. AK
Bancroft
9pm, ITV
The second series of the baroque bent-cop drama opens after a time jump, with Elizabeth Bancroft (Sarah Parish) flying high. It can’t last. Supt Cliff Walker (Ade Edmondson) has his suspicions, while Bancroft’s estranged adult son, Joe (Adam Long), is about to invite more unwelcome scrutiny. Ellen E Jones
Mrs Brown’s Boys New Year Special
10.30pm, BBC One
The second festive edition of the bawdy panto is almost a whodunnit, even if Agatha Christie would probably disapprove of the eye-watering innuendo. Peggy Piper the Pernod Poisoner is out of jail and gunning for the eyewitness who put her there: Winnie. The question is: can Mrs Brown unravel the case? Graeme Virtue
A Year in the Life of a Year
11pm, BBC Two
The one-time Fast Show star Rhys Thomas returns with a gently comical take on the key events of 2019. Don’t expect scathing satire; instead, Thomas’s modus operandi is cleverly tweaking and re-editing real-life footage and adding his own mischievous scripts on top. Phil Harrison
Film choice
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (Taika Waititi, 2016), 9pm, Film4
There is plenty of heart and humour in Waititi’s New Zealand comedy-drama. Julian Dennison is Ricky, a troubled, Tupac-crazy orphan fostered out to the farm of Bella and Hec. Circumstances plonk Ricky and Hec (Sam Neill) in the bush, pursued by, well, everyone. It is a terrific odd-couple tale. Paul Howlett
Live sport
Premier League football: Brighton v Chelsea Noon, BT Sport 1. Southampton v Spurs (2.45pm), Man City v Everton (5.15pm) and Arsenal v Man U (7.45pm) follow.
Championship football: West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United 5pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Slaven Bilić and Marcelo Bielsa go head to head.
World Darts Championship 7.15pm, Sky Sports Main Event. The final from Alexandra Palace in London.
