DRAMA

WACKY Host Alex holds court

C4, 9pm The synths and the humans are at war, and it all makes for unsettling telly.

After a police raid at the grim Railyard, Max (Ivanno Jeremiah) is grieving and must deal with the fallout of his actions.

Meanwhile, back in humanville, Laura (Katherine Parkinson) is preparing for her first meeting with the Dryden Commission.

But first the doorbell rings. “Don’t worry, the nutters don’t get up this early,” she says. But it’s her new DAVE, 9pm

APPROACH with caution. The opening theme tune (if you can call it a tune) will stick in your head for days. Remember the Go Compare jingle? Yeah, worse than that. Sorry.

government appointed, orange-eyed synth Stanley.

He wants to be her “domestic and professional assistant”, as well as her driver and bodyguard.

“How can I call for synth equality when I have one carrying my bag?” she yells.

Then at the meeting she realises she really does have a mountain to climb, but finds a possible ally in Dr Neil Sommer (Mark Bonnar).

Elsewhere, Mattie keeps vigil at Leo’s side and Joe (Tom Goodman-Hill) makes a discovery.