Mystery of the missing airliner
EMMERDALE Virgin Media One, 7.30pm
As Nate drives off with the last of Caleb’s stolen cars, Aaron and Cain take a step further to reaching a truce. But Nate reveals he has another plan for Caleb’s car.
Caleb is incredulous later when he discovers his Bentley has been crushed and Aaron and Cain are responsible for the thefts. He feels humiliated.
Mack is relieved to hear no charges are being pressed, and goes to hug Charity, but she flinches away from him.
EASTENDERS RTE One, 7.30pm
Back on the Square, a downbeat Zack bumps into Lauren and Penny on Whitney’s stall, but Sonia is unimpressed to discover Zack has left Whitney in Milton Keynes. Lauren tries to stop him from drinking himself into oblivion, but Zack misreads the situation.
Denzel is ecstatic to see that a popular fitness influencer has messaged him about collaborating on a workout video. He enlists Nugget to help.
Meanwhile, Gina tries to cheer up George ahead of Eddie’s trial.
CORONATION STREET
Virgin Media One, 8pm Under pressure, Liam admits to Gary and Maria that Mason threatened him with a knife. They take a terrified Liam to the police station.
Evelyn and Cassie each try to impress Fiz and Tyrone with their culinary skills.
Tyrone says he doesn’t want either of them to leave and they should carry on as they are for now. Fiz reckons it’s a recipe for disaster.
Bobby records an appeal with Suki from the Gazette in a bid to find Lauren.
THE MARLOW MURDER CLUB Drama, 8pm
From the creator of global hit crime drama Death In Paradise, this new-part drama delves into more small town murder mysteries.
The always-fabulous Samantha Bond stars as retired archaeologist and crossword-setter (see, she loves a puzzle!) Judith Potts, whose peaceful evening in Marlow is shattered when she witnesses the murder of her neighbour.
While enjoying a summer’s evening swimming, she hears shouting and a gunshot.
Swimming as fast as she can, she calls the emergency services, believing that a brutal murder has taken place.
But the local police, led by DS Tanika Malik (Natalie Dew), are reluctant to believe her.
There are other eccentric characters of course. Judith forges an unlikely friendship with vicar’s wife Becks (Cara Horgan) and local dog-walker Suzie (Jo Martin).
The three become amateur sleuths, racing to stop a serial killer in their town.
With vibes of Richard Osman’s novel The Thursday Murder Club, this is thoroughly British and charming whodunit.
THE RISE AND FALL OF BORIS JOHNSON Channel 4, 9pm
Love him or loathe him, few people have had more of an impact on Britain recently than Boris Johnson.
Talking to both his friends and enemies, this series follows his spectacular rise and fall – a ride that has been filled with scandal.
Using archive material, the series unpacks the motives of the man and the strategy of the politician, tracking an unconventional childhood that led to the elite worlds of Eton and Oxford and on to politics. First as an MP, then as the surprise victor in the Mayor of London election, Boris was the political face of the 2012 London Olympics. But just a few years later, he would set himself up against the Prime Minister David Cameron.
After winning the Brexit vote, he became PM in 2019 and subsequently secured the biggest Conservative majority in 30 years. But the Covid pandemic was just around the corner.
Expect insight into the man and the timeline that changed the future of our country.
WHY PLANES VANISH: THE HUNT FOR MH370 BBC1, 8pm
TEN years after Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared with 239 people on board, this hardhitting documentary looks for answers.
The tragedy on March 8, 2014, has become the greatest unsolved mystery in aviation.
There were no distress calls or signals when the plane vanished 40 minutes into its flight leaving families of the missing passengers and crew with so many questions never answered.
Jacquita Gonzales, wife of the flight’s steward, Patrick Gomes, says: “We were just waiting for news and they couldn’t tell us anything at all.
“My children were calling me… I said everything was being done to find dad and hopefully bring him home soon.”
A decade later, this film investigates whether new evidence can help solve the mystery and asks what lessons can be learned from the disaster to make aviation safer?
As new evidence emerges of MH370’S possible location through pioneering radio technology, the documentary hears from scientists at the University of Liverpool involved in a major study to verify how viable the technology is, in the hunt for the wreckage.
There are also interviews with relatives of the missing, aviation experts, former Malaysian Airlines employees, and current and former pilots.
The film also rakes over other commercial aviation incidents to try to help them piece together what may have really happened that day in 2014.