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FUNNY FILM Growing Up Smith, 6pm, Sky Premiere

CHARMING Seventies-set coming-of-age comedy about an Indian family in America. The focus is on ten-year-old Smith (Roni Akurati), who falls head over heels for the girl next door.

FOOTBALL Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur, 7.30pm, Sky Premier League & Main Event

A TOP display from Colombian winger Jose Izquierdo led the Seagulls to a win over Arsenal in March. Can they do the same to the Gunners’ North London rivals?

PAY-PER-VIEW MOVIE Brigsby Bear, BT TV/ Sky Store/Virgin Movies

INCREDIBLY quirky drama about a man who has grown up in a bunker, learning about the world through a children’s TV show called Brigsby Bear. His dad, played by Mark Hamill, wants to keep him from the world — but cannot do so for ever . . .

BATMAN PREQUEL Gotham, 9pm, E4

THE new, fourth season continues, and if you’d like to catch up, the preceding three are available on Netflix. In episode two of the current run, Gordon’s attempt to take down Jonathan Crane (The Scarecrow) leads him into a dangerous situation at Arkham Asylum.

INTO THE LANDSCAPE Tate Britain’s Great Art Walks, 9pm, Sky Arts

THE enjoyable series in which paintings are used as the inspiratio­n for walks returns, and finds Billy Connolly in the charming village of Cookham. The Berkshire enclave was the birthplace of the artist Stanley Spencer, who described it as ‘a village in heaven’.

SUPERHERO STORY Legion, 9pm, Fox

AS THE Twin Peaks of superhero dramas returns for a new, second season, the central question remains the same: What is and isn’t real? Mutant David (Downton’s Dan Stevens, pictured) wakes up in a place called Division 3, where his boss wears a wicker basket on his head. Surely, he can’t be real? Don’t bet on it . . .

GRITTY DRAMA A Taste Of Honey, 9pm, Talking Pictures

BAFTA-WINNING adaptation of Shelagh Delaney’s acclaimed 1958 stage play, directed by Tony Richardson. Rita Tushingham stars as the Salford teenager growing up fast.

U.S. SITCOM Divorce, 10.10pm, Sky Atlantic

IN A season finale that’s more tense than it is funny, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker, pictured centre with Talia Balsam and Molly Shannon) reels from the success of Robert and Jackie’s relationsh­ip and manages to offend her friend Diane, who goes off on a bender. Then, all the characters are brought together for a party, which is a sure sign that disaster is waiting in the wings.

U.S. POLITICS The Circus, 11.20pm, Sky Atlantic

AMERICAN politics has rarely been a livelier topic, or more in need of expert analysis. This is the return of a high-end show that gives us just that, and tonight, host John Heilemann is joined by new face Alex Wagner. Mark Halperin left the series after sexual harassment allegation­s.

FREEVIEW MOVIE Tremors, 11.20pm, ITV4

WHEN giant worms start devouring townsfolk, handymen Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward reluctantl­y play at the heroics. Ron Underwood’s comic adventure is one of few films that entertaini­ngly tread the line between action, horror and out-and-out spoof.

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