PICK OF DIGITAL & ON DEMAND TV

DINOSAUR, 9PM, BBC3

CUTE, funny and refreshingly honest, this new, Glasgow-set comedy is a breath of fresh air. Thirtysomething palaeontologist Nina (Ashley Storrie) is in for a shock when her sister, Evie (Kat Ronney, pictured near right with Storrie), comes home engaged to a man she met just six weeks ago. For Nina, who’s autistic, the news throws routines into disarray, and she must learn to cope with the changes it brings to her life, including accepting Evie’s fiancé, Ranesh (Danny Ashok). This may prove difficult given he is, in her

CLASSIC ROMANCE Tilly Trotter, UKTV Play

CARLI NORRIS (pictured with Simon Shepherd), who played Belinda Slater in EastEnders, stars in this mini-series from 1999 as the hearty lass who, in Northumberland, 1838, lives a simple life on the family farm. It’s time for her to be in service or married off, but she can read and write and has her own mind, and no interest in the brutish local lad who wants to court her. Tilly is the archetypal Catherine words, ‘arguably the most irritating man alive’. There are some wellknown faces to watch out for in the supporting cast, including Still Game’s Greg Hemphill as the sisters’ dad, along with Kate Dickie (Game Of Thrones) and Ben Rufus Green (The Cockfields). Autism is also a central theme of Storrie’s autobiographical radio show What’s The Story, Ashley Storrie?, the new, second series of which continues on BBC Radio 4 on Thursdays at 6.30pm – and you can find all previous episodes on BBC Sounds.

Cookson heroine: a plucky young woman who weathers whatever life throws at her with hope and good humour, certain that a better life, and a good man, await her.

FILM DRAMA Spoiler Alert, 2.15pm, Sky Premiere

THE Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons and British actor Ben Aldridge star in this bittersweet romance based on a memoir by journalist Michael Ausiello. Sally Field is part of the strong supporting cast.

LIVE SOCCER Southampton v Preston North End, 7.30pm, Sky Football & Main Event

THE home side, with talented Irish youngster Gavin Bazunu in goal, will be looking to keep their chances of automatic promotion alive in this EFL Championship clash. Kick-off is at 8pm.

GRITTY FLICK Pale Rider, 9pm, ITV4

WESTERN, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood as a preacher with lethal gunfighting skills who helps a community battle a ruthless landowner.