PICK OF THE DAY

VERSAILLES, 9.30PM, BBC2

KEY player Madame de Maintenon swans back into Versailles to become a permanent member of the king’s council this week — and promptly drops her moderate views on Protestants. At the same time, the queen’s behaviour strains her relationship with her husband, and an inscription i on a d dagger leads Philippe to connect a secretive Catholic sect with the Man in the Iron Mask conspiracy. Could this plot go all the way to the very heart of the court? Ce n’est pas possible! Meanwhile, an Ottoman offers Louis a lucrative opportunity to forge trade links with Asia, and — better yet — to build an alliance against Emperor Leopold . . .