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Hollie Richardson, Hannah Verdier, Phil Harrison, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: a thrilling end to Peaky Blinders

Out of the shadows … Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders.
Out of the shadows … Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders. Photograph: Robert Viglasky/BBC/Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd.

Peaky Blinders

9pm, BBC One

We’ve reached the end of the Brummie road (well, not quite: there’s a Peaky film and, intriguingly, a ballet on the way). With Michael out of prison and hungry for Tommy’s blood, how will Aunt Polly’s prophecy – “One of you will die, but which one I cannot tell” – play out? Will Tommy’s terminal illness catch him before anyone else does? And has he been playing a bigger game than we thought with Mosley and Mitford? With Tom Hardy back as Alfie Solomons for the final hurrah, it’s sure to be a big one. Hollie Richardson

Ukraine: On the Front Line With Johnny Mercer

5.30pm, Channel 4

Army officer turned MP Johnny Mercer teams up with veteran Levison Wood to make a secret trip to Ukraine for this documentary. The pair meet MPs who are now taking up arms, visit those injured in the conflict and experience what life is currently like in Kyiv. Hannah Verdier

Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War

8pm, Sky History

Harriet Tubman … Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman … Black Patriots: Heroes of the Civil War. Photograph: HB Lindsley/AP

The role of Black Americans in the civil war is often overlooked. But this stirring film, produced by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, offers a new spin. Particularly fascinating is the story of the heroic Harriet Tubman, whose war encompassed fighting, nursing and recruitment for the abolitionist cause. Phil Harrison

Thatcher & Reagan: A Very Special Relationship

9pm, BBC Two

A timely look at two western leaders who formed a close relationship in the wake of the cold war and an impending nuclear threat. Margaret Thatcher’s biographer Charles Moore examines how the Iron Lady initially allied with Ronald Regan in the first episode of this comprehensive two-part series. HR

The Ipcress File

9pm, ITV

Harry Palmer (Joe Cole) is in peril as this pleasing spy drama slinks into its penultimate episode. While the hero languishes painfully and we continue to enjoy the retro stylings, that alluring Russian might be causing a potentially problematic distraction. Jack Seale

The Big Fat Quiz of Everything 2022

9pm, Channel 4

Big Fat Quiz is best known for its New Year’s Eve scheduling, but TV will apparently combust if it goes too long without a Jimmy Carr-led quizshow – so here’s an April edition. Tonight’s contestants include Richard Ayoade and Rosie Jones with Charles Dance, as ever, making an appearance. HR

Film choice

Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman … All the President’s Men.
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman … All the President’s Men. Photograph: Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy

All the President’s Men, Sunday, 11.10pm, BBC Two

After his apex conspiracy thriller The Parallax View, Alan J Pakula found real life providing similar raw material with this 1976 take on the Watergate scandal, based on the book by journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford bring a touch of Hollywood glamour to a nuts-and-bolts tale of persistence and – courtesy of anonymous source Deep Throat – huge scoops, as the two Washington Post reporters “follow the money” right to the door of the Oval Office. A compelling drama that is, unfortunately, still utterly topical. Simon Wardell

Live sport

Women’s Super League Football: Leicester v Arsenal Sun, 12.15pm, BBC Two. The title contenders visit the King Power Stadium.

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