FOUR OF THE BEST
Paul O’grady: For The Love Of Dogs STV, 8pm
In the second episode, Paul meets Staffie-cross Roxi, who has been at Battersea for five months, in part because even though she’s five years old, she has the energy of a puppy. It’s hoped a massage will calm her down for long enough to meet a new owner. By contrast, new arrival Dottie is very subdued and shy, but the staff hope her fellow bulldog Mo will help her become more confident. Floyd, a rare West African Azawakh, also seems unhappy, but Paul is just the person to lift his spirits.
Bent Coppers: Crossing The Line Of Duty BBC2, 9pm
Who polices the police? In the hit drama Line Of Duty, it’s AC-12, but this new documentary series explores the formation of the first internal anti-corruption unit, A10, prompted by a story that went to the top of the Met. The first episode begins in 1969, a time when British police were held up as the most trusted and effective force in the world. However, a different picture began to emerge when a desperate south London villain went to a newspaper with claims that a detective in the Metropolitan Police was extorting money from him. That would have been shocking enough, but further investigation suggested that rather than just one bad apple, there was a secret network of corrupt coppers at the heart of the Metropolitan CID.
Here Come The Gypsies! Channel 5, 9pm
A new series explores the world of Gypsy and Traveller communities, and their struggle to keep their culture alive. The opening episode takes viewers to South Wales, where Romany Gypsy Jim “Beb” Price is organising his first ever horse drive, a communal ride-out which acts as both a pub crawl and an opportunity to sell horses. It’s a chance for
Beb to earn some cash, but it risks descending into chaos. Meanwhile, in Surrey, Romany Gypsy cage fighter Tony “The Rhino” Giles arranges a bareknuckle fight.
Sudden Death: My Sister’s Silent Killer BBC1, 10.45pm
In this devastating documentary report, a man sets out to learn more about the death of his 19-year-old sister from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, a cause of cardiac death even the experts don’t completely understand. In seeking answers, Patrick is shocked to discover the true extent of the problem, and talks to former footballer Fabrice Muamba, who famously survived SADS after collapsing during a televised match.