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Entertainment
Phil Harrison, John Robinson, Andrew Mueller, Hannah Verdier, Ben Arnold, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett

Wednesday’s best TV: My Millionaire Migrant Boss; A Stitch in Time

My Millionaire Migrant Boss, Channel 4.
My Millionaire Migrant Boss, Channel 4. Photograph: Channel 4 Television

My Millionaire Migrant Boss
9pm, Channel 4

Channel 4 seems both concerned about Britain’s working culture and aware of its potential to be made into cheap reality TV. Multimillionaire Marwan Koukash arrived in Britain from Palestine with £200. Can he spark four recalcitrant Brits into life? As the quartet begin placements with Koukash, the thought occurs that this isn’t much more than televised work experience. By the end, there are signs of life, along with another dose of the familiar sense of dread about how Britain will fare once it has “taken back control”. Phil Harrison

A Stitch in Time
8.30pm, BBC Four

Amber Butchart presents this snappy and engaging series examining what historic garments tell us about their wearers and their times. The series ends with Marie Antoinette’s chemise à la reine, an informal gown that proved to be another way in which the French queen could illustrate her disdain for her people. John Robinson

The New Builds Are Coming
9pm, BBC Two

Everybody agrees that Britain needs more housing. There is less consensus on where it should go, beyond the widespread sentiment “not near me”. The second part of Richard Macer’s exploration of this conundrum visits Oxfordshire and speaks to architects, developers and those who wish they would go somewhere else. Andrew Mueller

Girlfriends
9pm, ITV

Kay Mellor’s compelling drama reaches its final episode with the friends heading to Spain to identify Micky’s body. Of course, there are revelations while they are out there as the quality ensemble cast, including Miranda Richardson and Phyllis Logan, continue to give a lesson in understated class. Hannah Verdier

Peyton and Polizzi’s Restaurant Rescue
9pm, Channel 5

A new series, where the kitchen nightmare premise feels very familiar. Alex Polizzi and her brother-in-law Oliver Peyton meet a couple running a failing Italian restaurant in Bedford, a town with a huge Italian community. It should be like shooting fish in a barrel, but it has never made a profit. Ben Arnold

Don’t Tell the Bride Ireland
10pm, E4

The international flavour of this episode goes beyond it being the Irish DTTB: Eduardo, originally from Brazil, is planning a wedding without the help of his Polish fiancee, Paulina. One thing he knows is that the presence of horses is non-negotiable. How hard can it be to find the right wedding horse? Jack Seale

Film choice

Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line
Reese Witherspoon and Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line. Photograph: c. 20th Century Fox/Everett/Rex Features

Walk the Line (James Mangold, 2005), 6.20pm, Sony Movie Channel

This heartfelt biopic of country singer Johnny Cash tracks the abused early years, guilt at the death of his brother, the wooing of true love June Carter, the drug trouble and the famous Folsom prison recording. It is energised by riveting performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. Paul Howlett

Live sport

T20 cricket: Australia v England From the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. 8.15am, BT Sport 1

FA Cup football: Tottenham Hotspur v Newport County The League Two side visit the Premier League side’s temporary home, Wembley, in a fourth-round replay. 7.30pm, BT Sport 2

Winter Olympics: curling The round-robin stage of the mixed doubles curling. 12 midnight, Eurosport 1

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