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Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Jack Seale and Ellen E Jones

TV tonight: return of brutal Italian prison drama The King

Luca Zingaretti in The King.
Taking no prisoners … Luca Zingaretti in The King. Photograph: Andrea Pirrello/Sky Italia

The King

10.10pm, Sky Atlantic
The brutal Italian prison drama returns in full force, with Bruno Testori (Luca Zingaretti) – the “king” of San Michele prison – reinstated as director after the charges against him last season were dropped. Now he must obtain information from a prisoner, the magistrate Vittorio Mancuso, who is accused of murder. Hollie Richardson

Andi Oliver’s Fabulous Feasts

8pm, BBC Two
It’s the final episode of this uplifting series in which Andi Oliver throws a foodie party for different communities. She ends with where she lived during the 80s, Notting Hill, revisiting the individuals and groups who helped her as a single mum and planning a celebratory feast for them in the grade II-listed block Trellick Tower. HR

Race Across the World

9pm, BBC One

Reality TV done right: the key to this travel adventure series remains the way the relationships of the participants become every bit as fascinating as the journey they’re undertaking. After a relaxing time in Koh Phi Phi, the teams face a 2,000km leap into the unknown as they head for Sumatra. Phil Harrison

Secrets and Spies: A Nuclear Game

9pm, BBC Two
This riveting series continues to explore how, at the peak of the cold war, the future of humanity rested on a handful of flawed individuals. With thoughts of nuclear Armageddon looming, London-based KGB man Oleg Gordievsky is still giving the west an information advantage. Thousands of miles away, Aldrich Ames, a CIA agent, could bring the sky down on Gordievsky’s head. Jack Seale

The Red King

9pm, Alibi
Mainlander Sgt Grace (Anjli Mohindra) is now convinced that local pagan cult the True Way is behind Cai’s death. But on a little island such as St Jory, with all its secrets and strange traditions, that doesn’t make the case any easier to solve. At least the community seem to have finally accepted Grace. Ellen E Jones

Inside No 9

10pm, BBC Two
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton deliver another spine-tinglingly dark tale in the last series of their hit anthology series. When a therapist stops a man from jumping off a bridge and invites him home for a warming cup of tea and a chat, the tables soon start to turn. HR

Live sport

Horse racing: York Dante Festival, 2pm, ITV1
Day one of the three-day festival.

Women’s Super League football: Tottenham v Chelsea, 7pm, BBC Four
At the Gaughan Group Stadium.

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