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FUNNY FILM Almost Christmas, 4.10pm, Sky Premiere
IF YOU are already in the festive mood, then you could do worse than this tale of a family putting aside their various woes at Chrimbo. The fine cast, headed by Danny Glover, helps a lot.
FA CUP FOOTBALL Tranmere Rovers v Peterborough United, 7.30pm, BT Sport 1
STRIKER Andy Cook’s 72nd-minute equaliser earned National League outfit Tranmere a home replay at Prenton Park against League One’s Peterborough. A secondround tie against the winners of last night’s match between Bury and Woking awaits the victors.
PLEASURE BOATING The Golden Age Of Canals, 8pm, Yesterday
AFTER the industrial importance of Britain’s many canals faded, they were saved from disrepair by fans of their leisure potential. This warmly nostalgic film, a blend of home movies from the Forties onwards, illustrates how right the enthusiasts were to do so.
LONDON SITCOM Enterprice, BBC3 (via iPlayer)
RAW new comedy, written and created by Kayode Ewumi, about two young entrepreneurs in the early stages of rolling out their home delivery service.
LIFE-SAVERS 999: On The Frontline, 9pm, More4
IN THE final episode of this reallife medical drama, paramedics treat a man who has chest pains after he was involved in a hit-andrun. Meanwhile, a 46-year-old man paralysed from his neck down after major spinal surgery has to be moved with extreme care.
MONEY NO OBJECT Tamara’s World, 9pm, ITVBe
IN THIS eye-watering new six-part series, the Formula One heiress and entrepreneur Tamara Ecclestone (pictured left) invites viewers into her life, allowing cameras exclusive access to an opulent world of private jets, lavish mansions and no-expense-spared parties.
FREEVIEW MOVIE Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, 9pm, E4
A SIGNIFICANT reboot of the sci-fi franchise after Tim Burton’s so-so 2001 effort. Scientist Will Rodman (James Franco) tries to cure Alzheimer’s with the help of some test chimps and a drug that raises the intelligence of ape Caesar (Andy Serkis). Excellent animal effects, and the human story is well-told.
LOW-KEY COMEDY Detectorists,, 10pm,p, BBC4
PART two of this comedy’s new series is full of well-observed conversations, between Lance and Andy (Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook, pictured) and between Lance and a hypnotherapist, whom he drives up the wall with his wittering. It’s so nice to have this series back, especially when the quality has remained so high.
POLITICAL SPINNER Scandal, 10pm, Sky Living
IN EPISODE one of the final season, Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington, pictured) is the puppet master behind the Presidency, but where will she be by its finale? Twisted and regretful, like her father? Or queen of the entire world? Tonight Olivia faces a crisis, while former protegee Quinn runs her old firm into the ground.