Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue, Hannah Verdier and Paul Howlett

TV tonight: the hunt for the killer of Rachel Nickell

Eddie Marsan in Deceit.
Eddie Marsan in Deceit. Photograph: Kevin Baker/Channel 4

Deceit

9pm, Channel 4

Based on a true story, this police thriller follows the investigation into the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell. Eddie Marsan stars as the criminal profiler Paul Britton, who, along with detective Keith Pedder (Harry Treadaway), come up with the plan to put the rookie cop Sadie Byrne (Niamh Algar) undercover in order to form a connection with the prime suspect, Colin Stagg, and lure him into a confession. We open with Sadie adopting her new persona of Lizzie James and trying to win Stagg’s trust. Ammar Kalia

Epic Wales: Valleys, Mountains & Coasts

8pm, Channel 4

A Brecon Beacons hill farmer attempts to bring his lambs down the Black mountain, in the second part of this series following those who live and work in Wales’s three national parks. In Snowdonia, climbing friends John and Dafydd prepare to scale the Kirkus route on Pen yr Ole Wen. Ali Catterall

Motorhoming With Merton & Webster

8pm, Channel 5

Paul Merton and his wife, Suki Webster, continue their road-tripping travelogue, driving their motorhome through the Lake District this week. First, they visit the Kendal mint cake factory, before a wild swim and a trip canoeing across Derwent Water. AK

Max Dowler as Thomas Boleyn.
Max Dowler as Thomas Boleyn. Photograph: Screengrab/BBC Studios

The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family

9pm, BBC Two

Part documentary, part historical drama, this series follows the fortunes of the different members of the Boleyn family, ultimately made notorious for daughter Anne’s marriage to Henry VIII and execution. We begin in 1508 as her father, Thomas, tries to curry favour with the royals. AK

The Murder of Halee Rathgeber

9pm, Sky Crime

This film revisits the April 2017 killing of a 20-year-old nursing student, found shot in the head near a football ground in the small town of Newburgh, Indiana. With input from Rathgeber’s mother, it follows the case, revealing a disquieting tale of avarice and betrayal. Graeme Virtue

King Gary

9.30pm, BBC One

There’s plenty of gentle comedy this week, from Gary enthusing over the perfect carvery plate to Big Gary tracing his family tree. And when Gary finds out that Stuart is heading off on a boys’ camping trip he suddenly springs into action, as only someone who once met Bear Grylls at a service station can. Hannah Verdier

Film choice

Michael Fassbender and Nicole Beharie in Shame.
Michael Fassbender and Nicole Beharie in Shame. Photograph: Allstar/Momentum Pictures

Shame (Steve McQueen, 2011), 1.20am, Film4
Michael Fassbender’s Brandon, a successful executive in Manhattan, is totally addicted to sex. But the arrival of his vulnerable sister, Sissy (Carey Mulligan), seriously cramps his tormented lifestyle. It’s this complex, screwed-up sibling relationship that centres Steve McQueen’s fascinating, disturbing film. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Cricket: England v India 10.15am, Sky Sports Main Event. Second day of the second Test in the series, live from Lord’s in London.

Golf: The 2021 Cazoo Classic 4pm, Sky Sports Golf. Second day’s coverage.

Premier League football: Brentford v Arsenal 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Top-flight clash from Brentford Community Stadium.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.