The best of tonight’s television
BEST DRAMA In The Dark BBC One, 9pm
A gangland shooting plunges Helen into a messy murder investigation in Manchester’s criminal underworld, forcing her to question everything. MyAnna Buring stars.
PROGRAMME OF THE DAY Excluded at Seven Channel 4, 9pm
A debate is raging in Britain over whether young children are behaving worse at school, or whether schools have grown more particular about weeding out the naughty ones. Filmed at a short stay school in Norfolk, this documentary tells the stories of some of the funny and riotous kids who have been locked out of Britain’s education system.
BEST DOCUMENTARY Wild West RTÉ Two, 9.40pm
New series exploring the iconic wilderness of America’s south-west, beginning with the desert landscapes from the cold deserts of Nevada to the Mojave in California.
MOVIE OF THE DAY Shutter Island Film4, 10.40pm
Martin Scorsese’s thriller stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a 1950s US marshal who visits an island mental asylum to investigate a patient’s disappearance.
WATCH BACK The Handmaid’s Tale All 4
Serena suspects that the Commander has been unfaithful to her, and Offred embarks on a dangerous mission for the Underground.