Satellite choice
FREEVIEW ANIMATION Shark Tale, 1.15pm, Film4
WILL SMITH lends his voice — and face — to fasttalking fish Oscar. Tired of being small fry, Oscar gets swept up in a whirl of celebrity when he ‘kills’ a local mobster shark. A cross between Finding Nemo and Shrek, it’s fun — but the pop-culture gags wear a little thin, and the animation could have more depth . . .
ON-DEMAND MOVIE Star Wars: The Last Jedi, BT TV Store, Sky Store, Virgin
ITS LACK of reverence for Star Wars traditions irked some fans, but the sheer scale of this latest movie guarantees a good time, and such risk-taking is impressive in a big-budget enterprise.
TWENTY20 CRICKET Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rajasthan Royals, 3pm, Sky Cricket, Main Event & Mix
AJINKYA RAHANE leads out Rajasthan in their opening IPL fixture. This game could have looked very different, as suspended Aussies Steve Smith and David Warner were due to captain these sides.
WORLD WIDE Lisbon: An Art Lovers’ Guide, 9pm, BBC4
THE return of this jolly series in which Janina Ramirez and Alastair Sooke take chatty city breaks and explore the local culture. In episode one, the pair are in Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, where they have a fun time in a Fado club and listen to the local folk music.
THEY’RE BACK! NCIS, 9pm, 5 USA
WHO will replace Tony? That’s the big question as the 14th season begins in pacey and funny style. Quinn (deftly played by Jennifer Esposito, pictured with Mark Harmon) has been sending replacement agents to Gibbs, but he’s booted them out, one by one. Now, she turns up in person to find out what the NCIS
legend requires.
HISTORY MAKERS The Gilded Age, 9pm, PBS America
THE end of the 19th century was a huge time of change in the U.S., as the railroads brought the country together and the population doubled in a single generation. This finely made new film explores the stories and people of the time, such as the great industrialist Andrew Carnegie (pictured).
MOB MOVIE Triple 9, 9pm, Film4
CRIME drama with a strong cast, following criminals and corrupt cops in Atlanta. Kate Winslet is unusually brassy as a Russian mobster’s wife, pulling the strings.
GRITTY DRAMA Gone, 9pm, Universal
LAST week on this missing persons drama, it was Kick’s turn to lose her cool. This week, it’s Bishop and Novak who have personal issues to iron out as the team probe the abduction of a family. Will we finally learn why Novak drinks so much?
SITCOM Plebs, 10pm, ITV2
THE Roman lads-about-town comedy returns for a new, fourth series, and without Joel Fry as Stylax — the reason for which will become clear in the opening scene. Robert Lindsay guest stars as Crassus, a shady developer . . .