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BRILLIANT BARRISTER Rumpole Of The Bailey, 2pm, Talking Pictures TV
RUMPOLE (Leo McKern) delights in cocking a snook at authority, but the earthy barrister is far from the kind of cliched maverick you see all too often in modern crime and legal dramas. This is the first of a weekday repeat for the ITV drama about the ‘Old Bailey hack’.
TAEKWONDO World Championships, 2.45pm, BBC iPlayer/BBC2
OLYMPIC medallists Jade Jones, Lutalo Muhammad and — aiming for a third successive world crown — Bianca Walkden lead the GB team in Manchester. There’s also coverage on BBC2.
ON-DEMAND MOVIE Stan & Ollie, BT TV/ Sky Store/Virgin Movies
A POIGNANT biopic set towards the end of the great comedy duo’s career, during a tour of Britain and Ireland in the Fifties. Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly deliver studied, excellent performances as Laurel and Hardy.
PRINCES IN UNIFORM Royals On The Frontline, 8pm, Yesterday
THE military has had a huge impact on the life of Prince Harry, as the last episode — focusing on his and Prince William’s service — reveals. It lingers on Harry’s deployment to Afghanistan and on stories from his childhood, such as an escape from Kensington Palace to the High Street.
TAKING A DIP Swimming Through the Seasons — The Hampstead Ponds, 9pm, BBC4
WHETHER the idea of jumping into cold water fills you with delight or dread, there’s plenty to like in this new film about outdoor swimmers in London. ‘In the winter, we used to bring a hip flask’, says one as she reflects on how the temperature of the water is nothing compared to what life can throw at you.
FINAL SHOWDOWN Game Of Thrones, 9pm, Sky Atlantic
WELL, here it is — the grand finale, a feature-length episode that picks up in the aftermath of last week’s shocking battle for King’s Landing. Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen (Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke, pictured) are still standing, so the chances of one of them claiming the Iron Throne
look high. Whatever the outcome, this isn’t a total goodbye to Westeros — prequels are coming. ISLAND LIFE Devon And Cornwall, 9pm, More4
THE last of this bewitching series takes us to the Isles of Scilly, where vineyard owner Val Thomas has a clever idea to bring in the tourists during the winter. Elsewhere, unwanted apples are turned into an income, and seagulls cause problems for mussel farmers.
FREEVIEW THRILLER Morgan,g, 9pm,p, Film4
SCISCI-FI thriller starring eerieeerielooking Anya Taylor-Joy as Morgan, a genetic experiment created in a dusky laboratory. Kate Mara (pictured) is the official sent to assess Morgan, who displays violent tendencies and is strong and agile, but is emotionally childlike. Toby Jones and Michelle Yeoh co-star.
FILM COMEDY Most Likely To Murder, 10.20pm, Sky Premiere
ADAM PALLY stars as home-for-theholidays Billy, who turns rejection into a murder mystery when he finds out his old school sweetheart is dating the school outcast.