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Entertainment
Graeme Virtue, Mike Bradley, Hannah Verdier, Ellen E Jones and Paul Howlett

Wednesday’s best TV: Station 19; Cleaning Up; Das Boot

Jaina Lee Ortiz
Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andrea Herrera in Station 19. Photograph: Disney Media Distribution/ABC Studios

Station 19
10pm, Sky Witness

The producers of the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy launched this companion series last year, following the lives, loves and high‑pressure hoses of the attractive squad manning a nearby fire station. Season two returns to the skyscraper blaze cliffhanger that left many of Station 19’s first-responders in mortal peril, forcing young Lt Herrera (Jaina Lee Ortiz) into some life-or-death decisions. The escalating crisis is cut with timely flashbacks to help clarify key relationships, adding yet more soap to all the water. Graeme Virtue

Behind Closed Doors: Through the Eyes of the Child
9pm, BBC Two

One in five children in the UK has witnessed or experienced domestic abuse. This documentary on the subject is, as you would expect, a tough watch, but if it spreads awareness then it will have done its job. You may find it hard to believe the levels of vindictiveness and cruelty on display. Mike Bradley

Cleaning Up
9pm, ITV

Sheridan Smith continues to shine as plucky cleaner Sam in this romp about insider trading. As her ex-husband Dave notices how much Sam has changed, the office investigation is hotting up, putting the cleaning team under pressure. With the final episode coming up next week, the big question is: will Sam get away with it? Hannah Verdier

Das Boot
9pm, Sky Atlantic

This serialised sequel to Wolfgang Petersen’s 1981 film opens in autumn 1942. The allies have broken the Enigma code and the tide is turning against Hitler’s deadly U-boats. Now a secret mission is launched that has personal implications for newly arrived translator Simone (Phantom Thread’s Vicky Krieps). MB

Pure
10pm, Channel 4

The usual millennial-in-the-city dramedy gets a necessary revamp via this mental health memoir. This week, sex-obsessed Marnie (Charly Clive) makes a new London friend (Joe Cole from Peaky Blinders), who not only helps guide her to a diagnosis but introduces her to felting. And no, that’s not a weird sex thing. Ellen E Jones

Hypothetical
10pm, Dave

Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster are the co-hosts of this alternative gameshow in which comedians are awarded points for their solutions to crazy hypothetical situations. A strong first episode features schoolmates Tom Allen and Rob Beckett alongside Jessica Knappett and Liza Tarbuck. MB

Film choice

Jürgen Vogel as Kelab in Iceman
Jürgen Vogel plays the clan leader, Kelab, in Felix Randau’s Iceman. Photograph: Martin Rattini/Port-Au-Prince Film/Echofilm

Iceman (Felix Randau, 2017), 10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Writer-director Felix Randau imagines the story behind a 5,000-year-old death: that of a man whose remains were famously discovered in the ice of the Alps in 1991. It’s a familiar tale of an attack on a village and the revenge of the iceman (Jürgen Vogel), but, spoken in the ancient Rhaetian tongue, it’s oddly compelling. Paul Howlett

Live sport

T20 cricket: South Africa v Pakistan 3.55pm, Sky Sports Cricket. Final T20 clash in the three-match series.
Tennis: Fed Cup 4.15pm, BT Sport 2. Action from matches in Europe/Africa Zone Group I Pool A.
FA Cup football 7.55pm, BBC One. Coverage of the fourth-round replay between West Brom and Brighton.

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