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PICKS OF THE DAY

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Quiz: Only Connect, BBC2, 8pm

Victoria Coren Mitchell (left) asks the questions again as the Whodunnits take on the Corkscrews in the first of the quarterfin­al matches, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. They must use patience, lateral thinking and sheer inspiratio­n to make connection­s between groups of four things that may appear at first not to be linked, with one set of clues consisting of the seemingly unrelated Roland-Garros, Chicago O’Hare, Lindy Hop and Orville the Duck.

Film: Double Jeopardy, Film4, 11.20pm

A man fakes his own death and frames his wife for murder, but after six years in prison she is released. Since the woman has already served her time, she has nothing to lose by really killing him – but her mission of vengeance is complicate­d by a zealous parole officer determined to stop her. Thriller, starring Tommy Lee Jones (above), with Ashley Judd, Bruce Greenwood and Annabeth Gish.

Documentar­y: Undercover Police: Hunting Paedophile­s, C4, 9pm

New series. Harrowing documentar­y following officers as they assume new identities online and are given the task of engaging with people who have demonstrat­ed a sexual interest in children. In the first edition, an undercover officer pretends to be a 47-year-old paedophile, claiming he enjoys abusing his 10-year-old daughter and is looking for other men to join him. The show reveals the great lengths to which detectives have to go to try to get these criminals behind bars, and comes after The National Crime Agency (NCA) expressed their worry that predators are using the current coronaviru­s pandemic to their advantage.

Travel: Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, ITV, 8pm

The duo continue their European adventure in Italy, starting at the picturesqu­e Lake Garda, where Barney surprises his dad by explaining they’ll be running off the top of Monte Baldo and paraglidin­g over the lake below. The next day Bradley (left) is treated to a hair-raising ride in a Formula 1 speed boat thanks to world champion Alex Carella (right), before they are invited to the home of opera superstar Andrea Bocelli.

Soap: Coronation Street, ITV, 7.30pm/8.30pm

Leanne lies to Nick, making out that Imran’s keeping her job open for her and she’s fine for money, while David and Shona are at their wits’ end having failed to secure a mortgage. In the second episode, as Shona tries to explain her actions, David and Tracy start a frenzied bidding war over No 8 – but who’s the mystery bidder? Meanwhile Jenny’s worried sick, aware that Joe’s overdose will bring back dark thoughts about Aidan for Johnny (Richard Hawley, right).

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