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Hollie Richardson, Ellen E Jones, Ali Catterall and Danielle De Wolfe

TV tonight: a complicated end to Martin Freeman’s family comedy-drama

Daisy Haggard and Martin Freeman as Ally and Paul in Breeders.
Daisy Haggard and Martin Freeman as Ally and Paul in Breeders. Photograph: Mark Johnson/Sky/Avalon

Breeders

10pm, Sky Comedy

“Having a mother-in-law sharing a room with our depressed daughter probably isn’t helping things … pasta OK for tonight?” Ally (Daisy Haggard) and Paul (Martin Freeman) struggle to navigate their new circumstances in a two-part finale of the slow-burning family comedy-drama. Things get even more complicated at a party where Ally meets Paul’s new “friend” Gabby (Sally Phillips). An argument erupts, but it is brought to a halt with some bad news. Hollie Richardson

Shetland

9pm, BBC One

DI Jimmy Perez continues his final case by issuing a warrant for the arrest of victim turned suspect Connor. Meanwhile, sidekick Sandy investigates the background of a stranger in their midst. Could he fill the DI’s mud-flecked shoes when Perez exits later this season? Ellen E Jones

Grand Designs

9pm, Channel 4

As if filming in North Korea with Kim Jong-un were not challenging enough, film producer Colin plans to build an ambitious “floating” curved glass family home in the Manchester suburb where he and his partner, Adele, grew up. Kevin McCloud follows the project through the pandemic and potential financial ruin. Ali Catterall

The Rehearsal

9pm, Sky Comedy

The second instalment of comedian Nathan Fielder’s hyperrealistic social experiment parody is an anxiety-inducing masterstroke. Angela, a born-again Christian, partakes in a four-month “round the clock simulation of parenting” – but will this quasi-real setup sway her view of motherhood? Danielle De Wolfe

Less deja vu and more future view: Send Nudes: Body SOS shows people what they would like after cosmetic surgery.
Less deja vu and more future view: Send Nudes: Body SOS shows people what they would like after cosmetic surgery. Photograph: Lorna Roach / Channel 4

Send Nudes: Body SOS

10.15pm, E4

Here is a slightly horrifying concept: before going ahead with cosmetic surgery, people considering procedures are shown full-size avatars of what they would look like afterwards. To start the Vogue Williams-fronted series, Steven faces the “porn star-sized penis” he’s been wanting. HR

The Great

11.05pm, Channel 4

In a well-intentioned but terribly judged move, Catherine (Elle Fanning) tricks the nobles by dressing up a maid and bringing her to dinner to pass as one of them. What could possibly go wrong when they realise the truth? Meanwhile, Peter (Nicholas Hoult) is refusing to give the empress any further sexual pleasure. HR

Live sport

Premier League football: Liverpool v Newcastle 7pm, BT Sport 1.
Tonight’s four other matches air on the other BT Sport channels.

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