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COUNTRY DOCTORS Peak Practice, 3.20pm, Drama
THE lives and loves of GPs in the Peak District were the business of this ITV drama, which ran from 1993 to 2002. This is the first of a weekday repeat from the start, when the cast included Kevin Whately and Amanda Burton as Dr Kerruish and Dr Glover, medics with an instant spark.
COMMUTER BELT The Architecture The Railways Built, 8pm, Yesterday
ONE of this week’s subjects is particularly close to Tim Dunn’s heart. It’s the suburban estates built by the Metropolitan Railway in the London commuter belt, where he grew up. We meet his parents (pictured with Tim), and see a picture of him with his first train set, ‘about to explode with joy’.
AIRCRAFT AFTERLIFE Plane Reclaimers, 9pm, Quest
THE afterlife of retired planes is revealed in an unexpectedly compelling new series filmed at a scrapyard in Wales. We learn that more than 90 per cent of a plane is recycled, witness the arrival of an Airbus A319, and watch as the team ready a fuselage to be shipped off for filming in a TV series.
U.S. COUPLES Arranged, 9pm, Lifetime
CHRISTIAN and Maria organise an anniversary party for his parents in tonight’s episode, and the tension between the arranged Romany couple is thick. ‘I have to cut you off in order for me to talk,’ protests Maria to her reputationconscious partner at the venue. Meanwhile, Meghan has a banana pudding emergency.
FREEVIEW MOVIE Arrival, 9pm, Film4
DENIS VILLENEUVE’S graceful and philosophical first-contact sci-fi drama stars Amy Adams as linguist Louise Banks, who tries to find out why 12 huge alien pods have landed on Earth.
AUSSIE COMIC Hannah Gadsby: Douglas, Netflix
THE Australian comic’s followup to her extraordinary stand-up special, Nanette, is much more focused on jokes — and the patriarchy.
LOCKDOWN DRAMAS Unprecedented, 10pm, BBC4
A NEW series of short plays, written in lockdown about the changes to our lives, and performed by a dizzying array of top acting talent. Gemma Arterton (pictured), Lennie James, Rory Kinnear, Katherine Parkinson, James Norton and Alison Steadman are among the cast performing tales of range and depth. Continues daily.
FOUR SEASONS A Year In An English Garden: Flicker & Pulse, 10.30pm, BBC4
THERE’S a steady beauty to this season-spanning portrait of a walled Sussex garden, which combines real-time and time-lapse footage to create a mesmerising effect. It begins in the winter months, which can look deceptively quiet on the surface.
NEO-WESTERN Disturbing The Peace, 10.30pm, Sky Premiere
GUY PEARCE (pictured) stars as a former Texas Ranger who hung up his holster after his partner was shot. Years later, he struggles to keep the peace when a gang of thieves drive into town.