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Entertainment
Hollie Richardson, Ali Catterall, Henry Wong, Hannah Verdier

TV tonight: Joanna Lumley is whisked away to Rome by a handsome stranger

Joanna Lumley in Rome in Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World.
Joanna Lumley in Rome in Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World. Photograph: ITV

Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World
9pm, ITV

Dragging her suitcase along a cobbled ancient road, it doesn’t take long for a handsome stranger to pick Lumley up on his Vespa and whisk her away to Rome for a few days (“Fantastica!” she yells as they speed off). Once in the Italian capital, our velvety voiced tour guide uses a packet of spaghetti for a history demonstration, chats with the city’s oldest Hollywood-star photographer and gets her hands dirty in a top restaurant kitchen. Hollie Richardson

The Apprentice
9pm, BBC One

Finale time, as our two frontrunners, Hardreep and Kathryn, are summoned to the British Museum to receive their final challenge from the Sugar lump. They must rebrand a company, produce a digital billboard and direct and edit a TV commercial pitch. Ali Catterall

Extraordinary Escapes With Sandi Toksvig
9pm, Channel 4

Toksvig goes off-grid in the Scottish Highlands and Islands with Philippa Perry, who is a self-described “party lover”. She quickly adapts to no electricity on a rural island, and instantly throws herself into shucking scallops, spotting seals and getting a fireman’s lift from a local resident. HR

Cornwall: A Year By the Sea
8pm, Channel 5

Fern Britton shows us what happens in Cornwall when it’s not brimming with tourists, starting in springtime as its farms and stately homes awaken. It’s joyful to see people do what they love, even when the work looks gruelling. As one farmer beams: “Life’s good with a sheepdog.” Henry Wong

My Brilliant Friend
9pm, Sky Atlantic

Margherita Mazzucco as Lenù in Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant friend.
Margherita Mazzucco as Lenù in My Brilliant friend. Photograph: HBO

A double bill of Elena Ferrante’s beautiful tale of friendship sees Lila’s health getting worse. She wants to move back to the neighbourhood, but can some family friends help? Meanwhile, Lenù is writing about conditions at the Soccavo plant and preparing for her wedding day – and Adele has a surprise in store. Hannah Verdier

Meet the Richardsons
10pm, Dave

Armed with her new agent, Lucy’s career is on the up – so she heads to LA to crack the States, but nobody understands her dulcet Hull tones. What will Jon do while she’s gone? “I get to finish a sentence,” he deadpans. He also has a meeting with Jed Mercurio. HR

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