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FREEVIEW CRACKER The Ladykillers,y , 11am,, Film4
CLASSIC Ealing comedy,comedy with Alec Guinness as the leader of a gang of robbers who pose as musicians to pull the wool over the eyes of a sweet old landlady. It recently found new audiences on stage, but the 2004 remake with Tom Hanks didn’t quite hit the right note . . .
FOOTBALL Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund, 7pm, BT Sport 3
DELE ALLI has laughed off reports that Spurs get the jitters playing at Wembley, but tonight will be a huge test. They were outclassed by the German side in both legs of their 2016 Europa League tie.
Liverpool v Sevilla, 7pm, BT Sport 2
THE Reds also face a tricky opener in the Champions League group stage, as they host the Spanish side who welcomed winger Jesus Navas back from Manchester City in the summer.
CRIME DRAMA-LITE Castle, 9pm, 5 USA A COMPLEX sequence of events means that Castle and Beckett
are on honeymoon at a Wild West-themed ranch, where they’re also investigating a murder. A lot of effort has gone into making this new-to-Freeview episode a lot of fun — there’s even a special western-themed intro sequence.
GAME SHOW RETURNS Taskmaster, 9pm, Dave
THE celebrity panel show returns on top form, and the first challenge for a new batch of comics — including Bob Mortimer, Sally Phillips and Aisling Bea — is to give Alex Horne a ‘special cuddle’. Horne (pictured right, with co-host Greg Davies) is usually on the receiving end of far less agreeable suggestions, but some interpretations of ‘cuddle’ here aren’t exactly
traditional . . .
THE HUNT CONTINUES Salvage Hunters, 9pm, Quest
AT THE start of a new series for Quest’s popular antiques hunt, Drew Pritchard finds a valuable Howard card table in a most unexpected place. He also visits a dealer with a brilliant name — Streett Marburg — who has some high-end pieces for sale.
REAL EMERGENCIES 999: On The Frontline, 9pm, More4
THIS new series following the West Midlands Ambulance Service runs the gamut of emotions, and opens with cardiac arrests at each end of the age spectrum. In between, there is jollity from the crews — Ally and Rob hum the Casualty theme on the way to a call.
FINAL SERIES BEGINS Stella, 9pm, Sky 1
RUTH JONES’S comedy drama returns for a final series, and Michael receives a great opportunity — but it involves leaving Pontyberry, and Stella can’t bear it. There’s still charm in this series and, hopefully, the theme of this opener — moving on — will take the characters somewhere interesting.
COMEDY STAGE SHOW Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live, 9.40pm, Yesterday
THE Freeview premiere for a documentary filmed before and during the Pythons’ big run at the O2 in London. It has a relaxed feel as they discuss the reason for the show — money to pay for a lawsuit related to The Holy Grail, and for Terry Jones’s mortgage . . .