RAUCOUS ROYALS

The Great, 10pm, Ch4

THIS offbeat take on Russian history isn’t to everyone’s tastes, but it thrives on the comic performances of its leads, Elle Fanning as Catherine and Nicholas Hoult as her husband — and now-deposed Emperor — Peter. As Catherine’s Coronation arrives, Peter appears to be focused on his violin playing (fingers in ears), but for how long can he suppress his violent impulses?