Satellite choice
FOOTBALL Barcelona v Chelsea, 7pm, BT Sport 2
WILLIAN was man of the match in Chelsea’s tactically savvy display in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. But Barcelona have the upper hand after a late mistake from Andreas Christensen gave Lionel Messi his first goal in nine ties against Chelsea.
SITCOM STORY
dinnerladies diaries, 8pm, Gold THIS new, three-part delve behind the scenes of Victoria Wood’s canteen sitcom reunites many of the cast. They reminisce, and we hear the words of Victoria Wood as she recalls how she wanted it to look — one set, like a stage — and how the cast came together.
SPECIAL AGENTS Taken, 9pm, 5 USA
THE misdeeds of Christina (Jennifer Beals) return to haunt her in a new episode of the pacey prequel, as her team are blackmailed into an operation she believes has a ‘bad smell’. The spy boss’s instincts turn out to be spot-on, so can Bryan (Clive Standen, pictured) and his ‘very particular set of skills’ salvage the ensuing mess?
TENSE DRAMA Save Me, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
LENNIE JAMES continues to deliver a great performance as Nelly, a tightly coiled man who knows where his limits are and tries not to break them — but sometimes the situation gets the better of him. Here, he’s convinced that Melon (Stephen Graham) is behind the abduction of his child. How far will he go to prove that theory?
FREEVIEW MOVIE The Last Of The Mohicans, 9pm, 5Spike
MICHAEL MANN’S accomplished adaptation of the classic novel set during the French and Indian War in 18th-century America. Daniel Day-Lewis is superb as the white adopted Mohican scout, Hawkeye, while the cinematography and soundtrack are also excellent. (Freeview 31, Freesat 141, Sky 160, Virgin 154)
STAND-UP SHOW Ricky Gervais: Humanity, Netflix
FOR Ricky Gervais’s fifth live show, the comedian has some shocking material that seems designed to wind up the audience. Yet there is also a reflective, personal streak that makes this perhaps his best so far.
NEW U.S. COMEDY SMILF,, 10pm,p, Skyy Atlantic
FOR thoseth whoh likedlikd Girls, Gi l this graphic comedy about a single mother has a similarly unfiltered feel, but its main character is far less self-involved. Frankie Shaw (pictured) plays the twentysomething actress and single mum, trying to reconcile the sacrifice of parenthood with the desire to have a life of her own.
JUNGLE HERO Tarzan: The Man Behind The Legend, 10pm, Sky Arts
THE ape man first appeared in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s story Tarzan Of The Apes in 1912. He was born and orphaned in the jungle, then raised by apes — and Tarzan’s evolution has since continued through sequels, comic strips and movies, as this interesting new documentary reveals.
FRENCH THRILLER Scribe, 11pm, Sky Premiere
FRANCOIS CLUZET stars as Duval, a man getting his life back on track, who takes a job transcribing phone-tapped conversations — but some things shouldn’t be heard . . .