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Entertainment
Andrew Mueller, David Stubbs, Hannah Verdier, Ali Catterall, John Robinson, Graeme Virtue and Paul Howlett

Wednesday’s best TV: Carry on Brussels; The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs

MEPs in Carry on Brussels
MEPs in Carry on Brussels. Photograph: Ed Miller/Channel 4

Carry on Brussels
10pm, Channel 4

One effect of the UK’s departure from the EU will be the unemployment of its MEPs. This three-parter, debuting tonight, follows some of that cohort, remainers and leavers, as they make the most of their terms before clearing their desks. Featuring in this first episode are London members Seb Dance of Labour and the current Ukip leader – at time of writing – Gerard Batten. It is a shame this was not done before the referendum: it might have been a useful corrective to the UK electorate’s indifference to proceedings in Brussels and Strasbourg. Andrew Mueller

The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs
9pm, BBC One

The first in a two-part series in which Dr Chris van Tulleken examines Britain’s over-dependence on prescription drugs. Tonight, he looks at the benefits of meditation, rather than pills, for those with ADHD. He also considers the spoon-feeding of our kids with Calpol. David Stubbs

Love in the Countryside
9pm, BBC Two

Sara Cox shepherds the rural singletons through their search for love, and it is the awkward moments that are the most watchable. Ed still hasn’t made up his mind, despite the fact that Rebecca is clearly the woman for him. And there is some low-level aggression between the men hoping to woo pig farmer Wendy. Hannah Verdier

Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
9pm, BBC Four

In the first of three films on how American art was shaped by different locations, Waldemar Januszczak pitches up in the wild west, exploring the “desperado” painters of the Hudson River School, along with the Native American artists who were to influence “Jack the Dripper” Pollock. Ali Catterall

Dictators Rulebook
9pm, National Geographic

Given the repression within North Korea, this documentary delivers impressive footage. Things haven’t changed much since the days of Kim Jong-un’s grandfather Kim Il-sung. A soldier who led daring raids against the Japanese, it is with him that the NK belief in head of state as god begins. John Robinson

The Sex Business: Working the Streets
10pm, Channel 5

After delving into domestic porn production and the boom in home escort services, the final instalment of Channel 5’s snapshot of sex work in the UK follows six women who work on the streets. They share their experiences of coping with callous clients and addiction issues. Graeme Virtue

TV films

Evan Rachel Wood and Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler
Evan Rachel Wood and Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar/Saturn Films

The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2009), 11.05pm, TCM

Mickey Rourke is battered wrestler Randy “the Ram” Robinson. Told by the doc he has to give up the rough stuff, he seeks a new start with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and Marisa Tomei’s stripper, but the only place he is in control is in the ring. An authentic portrait of pride and pain. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Tennis: French Open qualifying Day three from the Roland Garros. 11am, Eurosport 2

Cycling: Giro d’Italia Coverage of stage 17 from Riva del Garda to Isco. 12noon, Eurosport 1

Royal London One-Day Cup cricket: Glamorgan v Middlesex A South Group match from Cardiff. 1.55pm, Sky Sports Cricket

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