The Diplomat
Netflix
Breathlessly paced and worth watching just to see two West Wing alumni duking it out again, The Diplomat returns for a third season in which Kate Wyler’s (Keri Russell) arch enemy (Alison Janney) is now leader of the free world thanks, perhaps, to Kate’s husband (Rufus Sewell). How will she juggle her ambitions with those of the foreign secretary (David Gyasi) and First Gentleman (Bradley Whitford)?
The Celebrity Traitors
BBC One/iPlayer, 9pm
After an action-packed preceding episode, which saw Tom Daley murdered and Niko and Tameka banished, the fourth opens with a fresh kill from the Traitors. But who won’t be coming to breakfast? Charlotte Church, Ruth Codd and David Olusoga were all on the shortlist, with Codd’s vocal distrust of Traitor Jonathan Ross making her a particularly likely target.
Long Lost Family
ITV1/ITVX, 9pm
Another profoundly affecting edition of pain exposed and slowly healed, presided over with sensitivity and discretion by Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell: 44-year-old Mark goes in search of an older brother placed for adoption by his birth mother, and a flight attendant looking for her brothers after a childhood in care.
All Creatures Great and Small
Channel 5, 9pm
Beautifully judged as ever, tonight’s episode encompasses the silly (Siegfried apologising to a goat), the romantic (Tristan’s courting of Charlotte) and the veterinary (a new foal).
Mercury Prize 2025: Album of the Year
BBC Four/iPlayer, 9.30pm
Lauren Laverne is in Newcastle to introduce the shortlist and announce the winner in another diverse field of artists, including folk veteran Martin Carthy, previous winners Pulp, hometown hero Sam Fender, British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu and FKA twigs as she nudges her oeuvre towards techno.
How I Made £1 Million in 90 Days
Channel 4, 10pm
Professional mischief-maker Oobah Butler gives himself three months to become a millionaire by following the plethora of “business gurus” plying their motivational trade. After wacky detours and dispiriting brushes with tech bros, Butler realises the playing field is not a level one, methods tend to the unsavoury, and the chasm between real and projected value is wide indeed. GT
What’s on TV this week?
The Intruder
BBC Four, 9pm & 9.55pm; full series will be available on iPlayer today
What happens when the seemingly perfect au pair becomes your absolute worst au nightmare? It is a question most recently asked by Channel 5 thriller The Au Pair, which was a cosy riff on the 1992 classic The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. Four-part French psychological thriller The Intruder is an altogether more stylish affair. Although don’t let the subtitles fool you – it is just as twisty and bonkers as any UK drama.
Tonight’s opening episode introduces us to Mélanie Doutey’s Paula, a struggling mother-of-three who has hired young nanny Tess (Lucie Fagedet) to lighten the load after giving birth. Tess is young and beautiful; she is attentive and smart; her cooking is delicious. She is also, Paula suspects, trying to ruin her life. Why is Paula suddenly so tired? How have important documents suddenly vanished just before her big work meeting? Who is responsible for the inflammatory text messages sent from her phone?
There is a background hum of anxiety about Tess making Paula inadequate, and the unique difficulties women face after returning to work from maternity leave. But none of that matters much by the end of tonight’s second episode, in which Tess reveals her sinister master plan.
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