Satellite choice
FUNNY FILM Alex Strangelove, Netflix
NETFLIX’S new U.S. film is a gentle coming-out comedy about an awkward high-school boy (Daniel Doheny) with a keen girlfriend (Madeline Weinstein).
RUGBY LEAGUE Warrington Wolves v Castleford Tigers, 7.30pm, Sky Arena & Main Event
DARYL CLARK has been the Super League’s top tackler this season. The former Tigers hooker also scored a try when the sides met in April, helping Wolves to an 18-6 victory.
SCARY SCARYMOVIE MOVIE It, 8pm, Sky Premiere
DECENT adaptation of the Stephen King chiller, in which a sinister clown stalks small-town children, preying on their fears. It’s Bill Skarsgard (pictured — son of Stellan) under the face paint.
POP LEGEND Prince: A Purple Reign, 9pm, BBC4
REVEALING profile that explores how the much-missed musician got his start and how he insisted on doing everything himself. That singular focus, combined with a fierce talent, proved to be an unstoppable combination. And here’s a fun fact: Prince was his real name.
SUPER SLEUTH Elementary, 9pm, Pick
JOAN WATSON has been kidnapped, and Lucy Liu — who plays her — directs this new-toFreeview episode. Sherlock has an ally in his rescue attempt — his brother, Mycroft (Rhys Ifans) — and this lively instalment reveals a lot about a shady character previously seen as a buffoonish restaurateur.
COMIC BOOK ACTION Cloak & Dagger, Amazon Prime
IN THIS latest Marvel show, two damaged teens (Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt, pictured) become a couple and learn that they have superpowers, then discover that one must die to vanquish a great evil. More grounded than it sounds. A new episode arrives every Friday.
TRUE CRIME The Staircase, Netflix
THIS twisty, fascinating series delves into the killing of Kathleen Peterson in North Carolina in 2001. Her novelist husband, Michael, claimed innocence, but was convicted of murder, then released after being granted a new trial.
SOCCER STAR
Bring Me The Head Of Diego Maradona, 10pm, History CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTON narrates a roundedd profile of the footballer (pictured), who became notorious for the ‘Hand of God’ incident in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup, against England. The film explores the highs and lows of his life, including his use of drugs and the resulting heart problems.
PIRATE CREW Black Sails, 10pm, 5Spike
THERE’S plenty of gruffvoiced plotting in episode two of this sweary and saucy piracy drama. In Nassau, black marketeer Eleanor (Hannah New) turns her sternest glare on a new batch of pirates, who clearly don’t think much of her. Meanwhile, her old ally Captain Flint (Toby Stephens) arrives with news. (Freeview 31, Sky 150, Virgin 154)