CRITICS' CHOICE

TRIAL BY JURY

Judge Rinder’s Crown Court, 8pm, ITV THE daytime drama Crown Court ran for more than 800 episodes from 1972-84. Now, Judge Rinder presides over a brandnew case, inspired by actual events — a two-part murder trial in which a man stands accused of murdering his wife by arsenic poisoning. But could it have been an accident — or even suicide?

CAFE CULTURE Jamie And Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast, 8pm, Ch4

THE force is strong in Southend this week as Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty welcome Star Wars actor Mark Hamill (pictured) to their cafe. While Jamie teaches Mark to cook the perfect Yorkshire pudding and roast beef, Jimmy puts together a seafood feast — using sand and a wheelbarrow . . .

PIONEER ENGINEER Brunel: The Man Who Built Britain, 8pm, Ch5

FOLLOWING his recent series on bridges, Rob Bell returns with a two-part profile of visionary Victorian Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose creations include the Great Western Railway and the Clifton suspension bridge, both groundbreaking at the time of their construction.

ANCIENT HISTORY Eight Days That Made Rome, 9pm, Ch5

THIS fascinating series concludes with a double bill focusing on events that would shape the future not just of Rome, but of the whole world. First, Bettany Hughes looks at the day in 80AD on which Emperor Titus held his inaugural games in Rome’s newly built Colosseum. Then, she looks at the ramifications of the day in 337AD that Emperor Constantine the Great was baptised as a Christian.

FILM CHOICE Love, Rosie, 12.10am, Ch4

BRITISH romcom with Sam Claflin and Lily Collins (pictured) as best friends Alex and Rosie, who are clearly meant for each other, but who take their time — virtually a lifetime, in fact — to realise it. As the missed opportunities to get together pile up, they both become entangled with other people.