Ten Pound Poms
9pm, BBC One
Danny Brocklehurst’s new six-part series about the 1 million Brits who migrated to Australia after the second world war with a £10 boat ticket ticks all the right boxes for a splendid drama. “You don’t get that in Stockport precinct,” says dry-witted Annie (Faye Marsay), driving past kangaroos after arriving with her recovering addict husband and kids. Glamorous Kate (Michelle Keegan), meanwhile, has ditched her fiance and arrived alone but she’s clearly got a fishy agenda. Hollie Richardson
Bafta Television Awards 2023
7pm, BBC One
The biggest night in British TV is here, with the Ben Whishaw-starring This Is Going to Hurt, Sharon Horgan’s comic thriller Bad Sisters, and gay coming-of-age comedy Big Boys among the many excellent shows hoping to bag a Bafta mask. Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan host the coverage. Hannah J Davies
Malpractice
9pm, ITV1
Lucinda (Niamh Algar) is at breaking point as her daughter is in hospital after finding mummy’s stolen diazepam in their home and taking it – but even that might not be enough for the dodgy doctor to come completely clean about her prescription arrangement with Rob (who is stable in the hospital and about to wake up). HR
The Big Fat Quiz of Sport
9pm, Channel 4
It’s a double-Dommett weekend as the comic takes part in this sport-themed version of the Big Fat Quiz format hosted by Jimmy Carr. He’s joined by Roisin Conaty, Judi Love, Dane Baptiste, Kerry Godliman and Tom Allen to tackle head-scratchers such as: what sports have been played on the moon? Alexi Duggins
I Kissed a Boy
9pm, BBC Three
The UK’s first gay dating show is finally here and it is a fabulous feelgood fest. In an Italian villa, Dannii Minogue plays Cupid as 10 single men are coupled up. The twist? Before they even have a chance to tell each other their names, the pairs share a first kiss. But in true dating show style, they are disrupted by a shock arrival who announces: “I’m here to kiss a boy and nobody will stop me.” HR
The Man Who Played With Fire
9pm, Sky Documentaries
When Swedish PM Olof Palme was assassinated in 1986, Stieg Larsson was a journalist covering the story. The future bestselling author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo soon became obsessed with the unresolved case and this slick, cinematic four-parter sifts through his notes and theories. Episode one reconstructs that fateful night and ends on a killer cliffhanger. Graeme Virtue
Film choice
The Mauritanian, 10pm, BBC Two
Based on a harrowing memoir by Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Kevin Macdonald’s film benefits from a terrific Tahar Rahim performance as an innocent man caught up in the US government’s mission of blind revenge after 9/11. Wrongly suspected of being involved in the attack, Mohamdeou is incarcerated in Guantánamo Bay. His inhumane treatment there makes for disturbing drama, but equal focus is given to his long-running legal case. Jodie Foster brings star wattage as his lawyer, and Benedict Cumberbatch is oddly sympathetic as a Marine Corps prosecutor. Simon Wardell
Live sport
Women’s FA Cup Football: Chelsea v Man United, 1.50pm, BBC One The final from Wembley, with Alessia Russo leading the line for the Red Devils.
Premier League Football: Everton v Man City, 2pm, Sky Sports Main Event At Goodison Park. Followed by Arsenal v Brighton at 4pm.
