Tonight With Vladimir Putin
11pm, BBC Two
He’s a noted wit with charm to burn. So the logical next step for Vladimir Putin is to host a chatshow. This semi-scripted comedy sees a 3D cartoon of the Russian leader hosting human guests in front of a studio audience. Can’t be any more discombobulating than watching Piers Morgan interviewing Donald Trump. Phil Harrison
The Lawyer: Walter Presents
11pm, Channel 4
This excellent new Scandi-noir from Hans Rosenfeldt (The Bridge) has a lot to unpack in its opening episode, but be patient and you may find it hard not to stay up and binge-watch more (all 10 episodes will be available on All 4 after broadcast). It’s an intriguing tale about a defence lawyer and his police officer sister’s search for the person responsible for an explosion that killed their parents when they were still young. A thrilling foray into the Copenhagen underworld. Mike Bradley
Gentleman Jack
9pm, BBC One
Sally Wainwright’s latest Yorkshire yarn takes a sombre turn as, having had the spring knocked out of her step after being called “repugnant and queer”, the redoubtable Anne Lister starts to feel less redoubtable on receiving a rebuff from the insipid Miss Walker. Have the smitten pair danced their last tango in Halifax? MB
Beecham House
9pm, ITV
Gurinder Chadha’s tropefest feels Poldark-like (shirtless hero meets young West Country temptress). In 1795, a British former soldier (Tom Bateman) tries to start a new life in Delhi, and to do that he needs a trading licence – but a jealous French general is set on frustrating him in more ways than one MB
S.W.A.T.
9pm, Sky One
Good news for fans of stun grenades and terse hand signals: the violent but sentimental drama about an elite LA strike team has returned. Season two kicks off with a huge earthquake disrupting operations across the city, but The Shield creator Shawn Ryan ensures that there is at least a little grit amid the soap. Graeme Virtue
Reel Stories: Noel Gallagher
10.30pm, BBC Two
Not many people have appeared on both The Word and Newsnight, but Gallagher is one of them. He is the interviewee here in a format where Dermot O’Leary shepherds a star through their life in TV moments. Also in line for wry reminiscence are trips to Maine Road and Downing Street. Jack Seale
Film choice
The Danish Girl, 11pm, ITV3
Tom Hooper’s well-crafted drama tells the story of Lili Elbe, a Danish artist who was born the male Einar Wegener, and in 1930 became one of the first people to undergo sex reassignment surgery. It’s lightweight, but Eddie Redmayne plays Elbe sensitively, with the aid of Alicia Vikander as wife and fellow painter. Paul Howlett
Sport choice
2019 European Games, 10am, BT Sport 1
Day three action from Minsk, Belarus.
Cricket World Cup: Pakistan v South Africa, 10am, Sky Sports Cricket
Group stage match from Lord’s.
Motor Racing: French Grand Prix, 2.05pm, Sky Sports F1
Coverage of the eighth round of the Formula 1 season at Circuit Paul Ricard.
