Mr Loverman
9pm, BBC One
A beautiful adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s bestselling novel about a 74-year-old Caribbean immigrant who has been in a secret gay relationship for most of his life. Barrington “Barry” Walker (Lennie James) is a dapper, self-made man, who has a family with his wife Carmel (Sharon D Clarke). She knows her husband has been having an affair, but doesn’t know it is with his best friend Morris (Ariyon Bakare). Will Barry be able to live his truth within a conservative, judgmental community? The story unfolds over eight emotional, nuanced and sometimes very funny episodes: a Sunday lunch scene, with gags about Oxford one minute and cutting homophobia the next, is a great example. Hollie Richardson
Panorama: Britain’s Newest Bank: How Safe Is Your Money?
8pm, BBC One
Trendy new app-based banks may be more user-friendly than old high-street lenders, but can they be trusted? Catrin Nye looks into the billion-pound success of British online neobank Revolut, and accusations – strongly rejected by the company – that it hasn’t done enough to protect its customers from fraudsters. Jack Seale
Michael Mosley: Just One Thing
8.30pm, BBC One
Would you take a 30-second cold shower every morning? That’s the first instruction health expert Michael Mosley gives to mum Jayne – who recently decided to concentrate on her wellbeing – in this TV version of his hit radio series about transforming people’s habits. This two-parter is the last work Mosley recorded before his accidental death earlier this year. HR
Solar System
9pm, BBC Two
Yet more exciting science programming from physics’ premier keyboardist in his space wonders series: Brian Cox enthuses about a recently discovered bright pink dwarf planet. Rumbling, primal sound effects and eerie shots of celestial bodies bring drama to asteroid showers, while a subterranean lake is illuminated by a trip into a stalactite-filled cave. Alexi Duggins
The Penguin
9pm, Sky Atlantic
The gangster-focused Batman spin-off hits pause for an extended flashback. How did mob princess Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) end up in Gotham’s grimmest asylum for a decade? We also get to see a younger, less receding Oz (Colin Farrell) and Sofia’s domineering father Carmine (guest star Mark Strong). Graeme Virtue
Alma’s Not Normal
10pm, BBC Two
More from Sophie Willan’s wonderful Bolton-set comedy, and a cancer diagnosis isn’t going to stop Grandma Joan (Lorraine Ashbourne) from dressing up in a leopard-print leotard and smoking ciggies at her hospital appointment. It’s Alma (Willan) who seems to be taking the news badly, so she tries to cheer herself up at a dating party – with some success. HR
