Pick of the Day
In the wake of its arrival on BBC Two, here’s season 2 of the quirky Australian romantic-ish comedy-drama created and written by, and also starring, husband-and-wife team Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer (below).
They play Ash and Gordon, two complicated people brought together by a car accident that resulted in an injured dog, the eponymous Colin from Accounts.
AS the new run opens, Ash and Gordon have moved in together, but there's a Colin-shaped hole in their hearts as they try to get their beloved, special needs dog back from his new owners.
They also attempt to work out whether they want a relationship, or if they each just wanted a dog.
New or Returning Shows
Mozart: Rise of a Genius, 9.00pm, BBC Two
Documentary about legendary composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (below), using a blend of letters, music manuscripts, performances and dramatic vignettes to tell his story.
His tale begins in Salzburg. Once a famous child prodigy, astounding audience all over Europe, the 21-year-old composer feels his glory days are over.
After trying to make it in Mannheim and then Paris he finally breaks free from his oppressive father and makes his way to Vienna.
With contributions from Stephen Fry, Sheila Hancock, Richard E Grant, Chris Addison and Adjoa Andoh.
Then at 10pm on BBC Four there’s Joy of Mozart, where Tom Service travels to Vienna and Salzburg in Austria to examine the life and times of the composer.
My Mum, Your Dad, 9.00pm, UTV
Davina McCall (below) hosts the second season of the relationship show about second chances.
This is where eight single parents are nominated by their grown-up children to spend two weeks in a countryside retreat giving love another try.
To get things started, the children decide who their parents will have their first date with - and while promising connections are made, there are also embarrassing moments for those watching revealing conversations about past relationships.
Walter Presents: 1985, 12.35am, Channel 4
To coincide with the full series streaming on All4, here's the first episode of this powerful Belgian coming-of-age drama.
It's inspired by real events in the 1980s when a murderous gang caused panic in Brussels.
Friends Marc De Vuyst and Franky Verhellen are excited about joining the Belgian police's elite gendarmes.
But they're joining at a crisis point for the corps as Major Vernaillen has uncovered a drug trafficking operation run by high-ranking Commandant Francois.
Marc becomes aware of the internal struggle over corruption and when he's openly manipulated, he puts himself at risk to try to do the right thing.
On the other hand, Franky's unquestioning attitude catches the attention of Madani Bouhouche, a cop who prefers rule-bending to policing.
Don’t Miss
Nightsleeper, 9.00pm, BBC One
The real-time drama starring Joe Cole, Alexandra Roach, David Threlfall and Sharon Small continues on from last night.
The cyber attack on the rail network prevents Abby from seeing the obstacles in the sleeper's path, leaving her in a race against time to avert disaster.
But with the Minister of Transport proving a less-than-ideal ally, and the so-called Driver always seeming to be one step ahead, it becomes clear that she's going to have to think outside the box to bring the train to a halt.
In My Own Words: Hanif Kureishi, 11.25pm, BBC One
This super series continues with the author Hanif Kureishi (below) reflecting on his life and work and recalls the trajectory of the post-war immigrant experience in the UK with the aid of personal photographs and family footage.
Since his accident in 2022, Kureishi has needed 24-hour care, and he details his response to the shock of that experience, what it has taught him, and how he has had to reinvent his process of artistic creation.
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, 11.40pm, Channel 4
Gypsy Rose Blanchard 's story continues when Hurricane Katrina devastates Louisiana, and Gypsy and her mother are relocated to Springfield, Missouri.
This is where Gypsy (above) comes to the grim realisation that she's addicted to pain medication.
And when Gypsy runs away to be with her new boyfriend, things turn sour.
Jamie: What to Eat This Week, 8.00pm, Channel 4
Jamie Oliver picks some home-grown aubergine to serve with roast chicken, and bakes feta and serves it with a fig and prosciutto salad and homemade flatbreads.
He unearths some potatoes he planted earlier in the year and uses them in a Mediterranean inspired runner bean stew with bacon wrapped fish.
He gives us some super-useful tips on how to store both blackberries and chillies for winter months.
Eddie the Eagle, 9.30pm, TG4
Biopic of British sporting underdog Eddie Edwards, starring Taron Egerton (below, left), Hugh Jackman (below, right) and Christopher Walken.
Determined to fulfil his dreams of becoming an Olympic athlete, Edwards trains as a ski jumper - a field in which Britain had no other competitors.
He secures a place in the 1988 Winter Olympics, where his can-do attitude makes him a media sensation in the face of a losing streak.
Mastermind, 7.30pm, BBC Two
Clive Myrie invites four more contestants to brave the black chair, asking questions on the specialist subjects of the films of Martin Scorsese, the American singer-songwriter Phil Ochs, the costume designer Edith Head and Mary Tudor, before each is tested on their general knowledge.
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