PICK OF THE DAY

DEATH IN PARADISE

9PM, BBC1 ★★★★

A confession is surely a dream for murder investigators.

But when that happens in the series finale, it is anything but straightforward. Emmet Petersen says he killed his best friend after waking with a gun in his hand, but has no memory of what happened. Despite this, and there being no clear motive, Neville arrests him while he works out the truth. Elsewhere, J.P. is faced with a big decision, which puts his new bond with Marlon (Tahj Miles, far right, with

Tobi Bakare as J.P.) to the test, and Neville is still tackling his growing feelings for Florence.

GARDENING WITH CAROL KLEIN

7PM, CH5 ★★★★ She has been a stalwart on Gardeners’ World for decades, and with more than 40 years of green-fingered experience, who better to teach us the basics than Carol? In this first of two episodes filmed at her garden in Devon, she helps us to work out the conditions of our own plots, what plants suit best and how to prune them.

PIERS MORGAN’S LIFE STORIES 9PM, ITV

★★★★ In this week’s instalment of the show that sees Piers encouraging famous faces to bare all, we learn about the life of Chris Eubank, in his own words. In an emotional interview, the former world champion boxer recalls the 1991 bout in which opponent Michael Watson received a catastrophic brain injury.

ESTHER RANTZEN: LIVING WITH GRIEF

10PM, CH5 ★★★★

In the past year, the UK has lost lives on a scale we’re simply not used to, and many of us are locked in grief. In this gentle yet poignant special, Esther looks at how people are coping with different kinds of loss, and she finally faces up to the death of her husband, 20 years ago. TESSA JONES