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Entertainment
Hollie Richardson, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue and Phil Harrison

TV tonight: the blood-boiling reality of the UK’s most troubled housing estates

Ed Stafford on Channel 4’s 60 Days on the Estates.
Ed Stafford on Channel 4’s 60 Days on the Estates. Photograph: Chanel 4

60 Days on the Estates

9pm, Channel 4

Dionne lives in a mould-infested council flat with her six young children. She informed the council of a letter from their paediatrician that stated: “Due to the recent child death related to mould, I strongly put forward that they need to be rehoused.” The council has done nothing since replying: “We acknowledge your letter.” She is one of a handful of people that Ed Stafford meets in this first episode of a blood-boiling three-part series in which he investigates what life is really like on some of the UK’s most troubled housing estates. Hollie Richardson

Sitting on a Fortune

7pm, ITV1

There’s something rather Partridge-y about this literal-titled gameshow, hosted by Gary Lineker: in execution, a quizzical musical chairs; in appearance, the top deck of a bus, or line of pub rowers singing Oops Upside Your Head. But it’s oddly compelling in its relentless simplicity, by which contestants must stay in the golden chair to win £100,000. Ali Catterall

Midsomer Murders

8pm, ITV1

Midsomer Murders on ITV1.
Midsomer Murders on ITV1. Photograph: ITV

Stage fright: DCI Barnaby and DS Winter must untangle the personal dramas of a local amateur operatic society when a stranger’s body is discovered during rehearsals. Regular injections of Gilbert and Sullivan make this an enjoyably theatrical Midsomer case, with Sunday night ITV crime drama royalty Kevin Whately among the deft guest stars. Graeme Virtue

The Man Who Played With Fire

8pm, Sky Documentaries

In Sweden they call it the Palme Virus. It manifests as an obsessive fascination with the unsolved 1986 assassination of the then prime minister Olaf Palme. Writer Stieg Larsson was one of those afflicted – this series follows former diplomat Jan Stocklassa as he follows the clues Larsson unearthed. In this penultimate episode, he’s investigating leads in South Africa. Phil Harrison

Ten Pound Poms

9pm, BBC One

We last saw troubled Terry turning himself in for the hit-and-run – but will he actually go through with it? And is doing the right thing worth facing Dean’s wrath? Meanwhile, his wife Annie decides to go on the road with Kate, whose hunt for her son leads them to an orphanage. HR

I Kissed a Boy

9pm, BBC Three

The result of last episode’s Kiss Off is revealed and things turn super-catty after the unkissed dater’s departure (“Just because you are all boring bitches,” is one stunning comment that stirs things up). But the big question: what show-stealing dress will host Dannii Minogue be wearing this time? HR

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Tennis: French Open, 9.30am, Eurosport 1 Day one at Roland-Garros.

League Two Football: Carlisle v Stockport, 1.30pm, Sky Sports Football The play-off final at Wembley.

Premier League Football: Everton v Bournemouth, 4pm, Sky Sports Main Event Final day of the season.

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