PICK OF THE DAY

Ordinary Lies

9PM, BBC1

Danny Brocklehurst’s compelling drama returns for a second series, with an allnew ensemble cast and an allnew backdrop – this time, the headquarters of a sports sales company. The first episode follows Joe (the always terrific Con O’Neill), head of sales and office joker, who starts to suspect his wife Belinda (Jill Halfpenny, right, with O’Neill) is having an affair. Joe, it turns out, has deep-rooted issues due to some ‘bad stuff’ in his past and, before you know it, he’s put his family under 24hour CCTV surveillance – and found himself a new addiction.

Who’s Spending Britain’s Billions?

8PM, BBC2

With more and more public sector cuts, just how are our taxes being spent? Jacques Peretti investigates in this oneoff, and comes up with findings so shocking that you could be inspired to write to your local MP. Night-vision goggles to spy on Staffordshire dog-walkers? That’s not even funny.

Your Face Says It All

8PM, CH4

Whether our own or other people’s, faces are endlessly fascinating. But how much can they tell us? Can they reveal our inner secrets? Our character traits? This new series explores the human face in all its diversity, with the help of famous examples such as Lindsay Lohan,

Katie Piper and Keith Allen.

Married At First Sight

9PM, CH4

Can science play Cupid? Nearly 3,500 singletons applied in the hope of finding out; just eight were chosen. This new series follows them as, having been paired off by experts, they meet and marry on the same day, and spend four weeks deciding whether to stick together, or get divorced.

First up: Melissa and Clark.