Critics’ choice

Sports Personality of the Year 2017

(BBC1, 6.45pm-9pm)

It has been suggested that fourtime F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton’s hopes of a knighthood may have taken a hit after the Paradise Papers scandal. The man to beat is heavyweight boxing superstar Anthony Joshua who has had a

Agatha Christie’s Crooked House (Channel 5, 9pm-11pm)

The son of the assistant commissioner at Scotland Yard returns to London from Cairo following the end of the Second World War, only to discover his fiancee’s grandfather has been murdered. Starring Max Irons, Terence Stamp, Gillian Anderson and Glenn Close.

The Apprentice (BBC1, 9pm-10pm)

After weeks of tough tasks, dodgy decision-making and boardroom backbiting, the final two contestants battle it out to be named Lord Sugar’s business partner. Now the pair of budding business moguls receive help from the rest of this year’s line-up as they put together a strategy for their business plan. thecouriermagazine memorable year including a stunning win over Wladimir Klitschko in April and victory against Carlos Takam in October. So can Hamilton overtake his rival tonight, or will cyclist Chris Froome, swimmer Adam Peaty, tennis player Johanna Konta or cricketer Anya Shrubsole also have a say? Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan present.

Inside Bentley: A Very British Motor Car (Channel 4, 9pm-10pm)

Documentary going behind the scenes at the car company’s plant in northwest England, as work commences on a new range of 4x4s. The programme features the local people and master craftsmen working on the factory floor as well as visiting the world’s most exclusive car showroom.

Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas

(More4, 6.55pm-8pm)

Kirstie Allsopp features craft and recipe ideas, including a handmade fairy of dazzling detail and delicate diorama baubles, a recipe for salmon, a cocktail masterclass, and some Scandinavian baking. Plus, hand-printed wrapping paper, ceramic birds and bespoke Christmas cards.