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Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Ali Catterall and Hannah J Davies

TV tonight: more cringeworthy comedy in Amandaland

Poor Anne … Amandaland on BBC One.
Poor Anne … Amandaland on BBC One. Photograph: Natalie Seery/BBC/Merman

Amandaland

9pm, BBC One
Excruciating comedy in the hugely fun Motherland spin-off, with fallen-from-grace snob Amanda (Lucy Punch) reinventing herself as a lifestyle influencer – or “visual storyteller”. She’s going for a minimalist look in her downsized abode, but finds it hard to part with her treasures at the football club’s car boot sale (“Please don’t finger my pouffe!”). Meanwhile, mummy Felicity (Joanna Lumley) is reeling after a depressing funeral and making her feelings known to anyone who will listen. Hollie Richardson

Murder Trial: Body in the Warehouse

9pm, BBC Two
The gripping documentary series returns, retaining its approach of rejecting true-crime gimmicks in favour of the simple thrust and parry of a criminal trial. Human remains are found and a defendant is soon in the dock, but the how and why of the killing are unclear, which gives the defence something to work with. Jack Seale

Grantchester

9pm, ITV1
In a meta move, the body of a brutally murdered professor of archaeology is found at a dig site outside the village. Crabby detective Geordie (Robson Green) and new priest Alphy (Rishi Nair) are on the case – and make some shocking discoveries about the late academic. HR

Am I Being Unreasonable?

9.30pm, BBC One


There’s a reunion for This Country fans in Daisy May Cooper’s dark comedy drama this week, as brother Charlie guest stars as the local weirdo ready to give Nic a doomed tarot reading. No wonder she’s on edge: two teenagers who saw what she did on the train platform are back on the scene. HR

The Cockfields

10pm, BBC Two
This comedy is utterly relatable, with its awkward in-laws dynamics and pitch-perfect performances all round. While Simon and Ray visit Aunty Rose at her (unexpectedly lascivious) nursing home, Esther helps mind Sue’s stall at the local craft fair, where among the woolly offerings, a knitted blue elephant appears to be anatomically correct. Ali Catterall

Dubai: Buying the Dream

10pm, Channel 4
The Selling Sunset-esque property show that offers an uncritical look at the exorbitant property market in the influencer capital rolls on. Babyfaced Connor has racked up significant commission since leaving the UK, but now hits a rough patch. Meanwhile, party-mad Harvey is yet to make a single sale. Hannah J Davies

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