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FREEVIEW CLASSIC Great Expectations, 2.40pm,.0p, Film4
THE first of David Lean’s two classic Dickens adaptations in which young Pip (Anthony Wager) falls for cruel Estella (Jean Simmons), while tragically twisted Miss Havisham (Martita Hunt, pictured with Simmons) manipulates them both.
RUGBY LEAGUE Hull FC v Catalans Dragons, 7pm, Sky Sports 2
AFTER some busy recruiting the Perpignan-based Dragons have even been tipped as possible Super League contenders. When these two sides met last April, Hull won a tight match 28-26.
FOOTBALL Tottenham Hotspur v Gent, 7.30pm, BT Sport 2
TONIGHT’S second leg decides whether Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs progress in what is their sixth consecutive Europa League season.
ROCK LEGENDS The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon, Amazon Prime
UNDER Fidel Castro, most Western rock was banned in Cuba — but in March of 2016, the Stones played a free concert to tens of thousands in Havana. This is the film of that landmark concert.
NERDY SITCOM The Big Bang Theory, 8.30pm, E4
‘WHAT have we done?’ wails a sleep-deprived Bernadette, echoing the thoughts of many a new parent as the cheery U.S. comedy returns for a new run. She and Howard aren’t coping terribly well, which isn’t good for them — but it’s a great source of comedy.
WAX WORKS Madame Tussaud: A Legend In Wax, 9pm, BBC4
THE memoirs of Marie Tussaud are the starting point for this new profile of the entrepreneur, which also goes into some detail on wax model-making techniques. Her account isn’t always to be trusted, though, and that’s where the story really does get
interesting.
NEW COMEDY DRAMA Gap Year, 9pm, E4
THIS new comedy drama follows a couple of Brits on a ‘lads’ holiday to China’. The concept is amusingly odd, but, beyond that, this is a show in dire need of a good story — although the supporting cast, including Aisling Bea and Janeane Garofalo, provide some laughs.
FANTASY SERIES Legion, 9pm, Fox
TONIGHT David loses patience with his mutant friends’ soft approach, and there’s a thrilling glimpse of the full extent of his powers. Still, viewers expecting this to turn into an all-action blockbuster are out of luck, at least for now — this is a very different kind of superhero series, and that’s to its credit.
FREEVIEW ACTIONER Patriot Games, 9pm, More4
HARRISON FORD plays Tom Clancy’s hero Jack Ryan who, here, thwarts an IRA plot while in London — only to find that the danger has not passed.
BEAUTIFUL GAME Football: A Brief History By Alfie Allen, 10pm, History
‘I LOVE football,’ says Game Of Thrones actor Alfie Allen (pictured), who played Sunday league as a boy and sang backing vocals on Vindaloo, the football song that featured his dad, Keith. He is our engaged and smiley host for a nicely filmed new two-parter about the game.