Satellite choice
FOOTBALL Leicester City v Newcastle United, 7pm, Sky Premier League & Main Event
AYOZE PEREZ scored the winner a year ago to give Newcastle a first victory at the King Power Stadium. But with the Foxes having taken maximum points from their last four, a rare away win looks unlikely for the Magpies. In rugby, it’s the reverse tonight, as Newcastle host Leicester at 7pm on BT Sport 1.
ON-DEMAND MOVIE Huge In France, Netflix
IN THIS fish-out-of-water comedy, a French comic travels to the U.S. — where no one finds him funny — to reconnect with his son. Look out for an appearance from Jerry Seinfeld.
COMEDY DRAMA Christopher Robin, 8pm, Sky Premiere
DISNEY’S fantasy Winnie the Pooh adventure stars Ewan McGregor (pictured) as an adult Christopher Robin. A visit by a honey-loving bear leads him back to Hundred Acre Wood to reconnect with his childhood and solve his more grown-up problems.
FIFTIES HIT Rock Island Line: The Song That Made Britain Rock, 9pm, BBC4
POPULARISED by Lonnie Donegan, the song Rock Island Line was the biggest hit of Britain’s skiffle craze. Billy Bragg presents an evocative reflection on a style that saw sales of acoustic guitars soaring from 5,000 a year to 250,000.
SOLVING CRIMES Perception, 9pm, 5 USA
WILL & Grace’s Eric McCormack returns for a new-to-Freeview second season as Daniel Pierce, the paranoid schizophrenic professor who helps the FBI. It opens with a case that questions his own and the perpetrator’s stability, and includes a twist on his personal life that raises questions for the future.
THRILLER FINALE Curfew, 9pm, Sky One
THE racers, such as Joker Jones (Billy Zane), get down to brass tacks in the finale, which is a straight run for the finish accompanied by the kind of pulsing soundtrack that has been Curfew’s strongest suit.
CALL 911 Chicago Fire, 9pm, Sky Witness
IN A packed new crossover episode with Chicago PD, Detective Voight tells the firefighters that one of their own has been stealing keys from apartment blocks, leading to a spate of robberies. Chief Grissom (Gary Cole) reacts with disbelief, but a plan is soon hatched to catch the perpetrator.
CANADIAN COPS The Murders, 9pm, Universal
SERVICEABLE new drama, with Jessica Lucas (pictured) as a rookie homicide detective following her dead father’s footsteps into the Vancouver PD. She faces sexism on the force (‘It’s a boy’s club’) and then loses her gun on her first day — a deadly mistake that drives her to improve. The only way is up . . .
POP ROCK DUO Chas And Dave: Last Orders, 10pm, BBC4
THIS rich tour through the duo’s career has taken on added poignancy since the death of Chas in 2018. It details their final tour and lingers on their musical ability, which is often underappreciated. ‘They’re both amazing musicians who could play the pants off a lot of people,’ clarifies Jools Holland.
BRITISH FILM Poor Cow, 10pm, Talking Pictures
KEN LOACH’S big-screen debut is a powerful snapshot of the Sixties, a point from which so much of British life has changed — and yet, much here still feels relevant. Carol White is Joy, the woman for whom a series of bad choices arise from loneliness and necessity.