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Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale and Alexi Duggins

TV tonight: Tom Daley’s kooky knitting competition is somehow incredible

Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter on Channel 4.
Chaos unravels … Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter on Channel 4. Photograph: Jamie Simpson/Channel 4

Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter

8pm, Channel 4

Tom Daley and his Technicolor dream poncho welcome you to the yarn barn, where 10 knitting nerds are competing to be named the very best. But how entertaining can people knitting garments be? Well, this is a bunch of kooky characters with stories to tell, and the end results really are incredible. First up, they must make a vest before splitting into teams to knit sofa covers. Our judges are Di Gilpin and Sheila Greenwell. Hollie Richardson

Inside Classical: Halloween Spooktacular

8pm, BBC Four

Do Halloween vibes really linger for two nights afterwards? Even if not, there are plenty of wintry treats in this concert by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ellie Slorach. On the programme are Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre and selections from the creepier end of the John Williams soundtrack canon, including Jaws. Jack Seale

Riot Women

9pm, BBC One

“Give. Me. HRT!” Get ready to scream along to the Riot Women’s menopause punk hit as they step on to the stage at the talent contest. But things take a darker turn elsewhere, as police officer Nisha (Taj Atwal) is called to deal with football hooligans. This is Sally Wainwright at her most Sally Wainwright – and that’s no bad thing. HR

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

9pm, BBC Two

To a caravan near the confluence of the Towy and Cothi rivers in Carmarthenshire, where Bob and Paul seek the elusive sea trout, and Ted hunts for his lost briefcase. As the rain comes and the fish don’t, there’s time for a trip to the pub, with Whitehouse recalling a childhood in Wales and Bob impersonating a snooty waiter. JS

Trigger Point

9pm, ITV1

Yet more daftly adrenaline-packed fun from Vicky McClure’s drama following a team of bomb disposal experts. Lana (McClure) helps the counter-terrorism unit learn more about the murders – only for the bomber to decide to step up their campaign of killing. Oopsie. Alexi Duggins

Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch

9.30pm, BBC Two

A white lady, a cat that brushes against guests and a woman-hating poltergeist called Drunk Charlie … These are just some of the ghosts that the Coopers are told they might experience during a stay at a 16th-century coaching inn in the Midlands. Charlie also learns of a family connection to a famous highwayman. HR

Live sport

International Cricket: ICC Women’s World Cup, 9am, Sky Sports Main Event The final.

Premier League Football: West Ham v Newcastle, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Man City v Bournemouth is at 4pm.

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