TV tonight: the great pandemic drama you might have missed | Television

TV tonight: the great pandemic drama you might have missed | Television

Station Eleven

9pm, Sky Atlantic
A great – and someway hopeful – apocalyptic drama, which deserved extra love when it first streamed in 2022. (Perhaps the story of a pandemic wiping out 99% of the world was too near house.) It’s set throughout two timelines, with younger actor Kirsten (Matilda Lawler) being taken care of by author Jeevan (Himesh Patel) when the killer flu strikes; 20 years later (now performed by Mackenzie Davis) she excursions with the Travelling Symphony. Hollie Richardson

Prog Rock at the Proms

7pm, BBC Four
It was most likely solely a matter of time earlier than this as soon as scorned however now largely rehabilitated rock subgenre obtained its Albert Hall second. Stuart Maconie presents a number of musically advanced epics, with music by Genesis, Jethro Tull, Mike Oldfield and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Phil Harrison

Abbey Clancy: Celebrity Homes

7.30pm, ITV1
One of these issues all of us take without any consideration in life is the ease of furnishing a contemporary subterranean house. So thank goodness for this profile of influencer Lorna Luxe’s abode, the place she’s capable of reveal its challenges. Clancy additionally visits an off-grid farmhouse owned by Jo Wood. Alexi Duggins

Granite Harbour

8pm, BBC One

Fashion-forward … DC Davis Lindo (Romario Simpson) in Granite Harbour. Photograph: LA Productions/BBC Scotland

The Aberdeen-set cop drama returns for a 3rd outing. Fashion-forward duo DC Lindo and DS Bartlett examine the demise of a younger lady on a rustic property that hosts a Traveller group. Monarch of the Glen star Alastair Mackenzie is properly forged as the native laird terribly involved by all of it. Graeme Virtue

Boris Johnson: Into Ukraine’s Kill Zone

9pm, Channel 5
Our erstwhile prime minister travels past Kyiv to witness the realities of recent struggle at shut vary and discover the human value of Ukraine’s determined battle. Embedded with Ukrainian troopers, he visits shattered villages, a frontline chapel, drone bases and a makeshift bomb manufacturing unit. PH

Ann Droid

9.30pm, BBC One
Diane Morgan has discovered her good position as hilariously vacant, deeply unhelpful assist robotic Linda on this sitcom. Sue (Sue Johnson) affords to work in the charity store for a day however due to the interventions of her automaton pal, nothing is straightforward. PH

Film alternative

The Dink (Josh Greenbaum, 2026), Apple TV

Amiable … Mary Steenburgen and Jake Johnson. Photograph: Andrew Cooper/Apple TV

There is loads of comedian potential to be present in has-been sports activities professionals nonetheless dwelling off former glories. In Josh Greenbaum’s amiable comedy, that determine is Dusty “the Hammer” Boyd (New Girl’s Jake Johnson), a tennis prodigy who didn’t make the grade and is now diminished to teaching nine-year-olds at his father’s nation membership. Dad Chuck (a splendidly dismissive Ed Harris) is combating a rearguard motion in opposition to tennis’s more and more common offshoot pickleball – “the coronavirus of sport” – and his son is determined to please him. But when Dusty checks out the new sport, he meets sparky older lady Candace (Mary Steenburgen, pleasant) and his priorities change. Simon Wardell

Preschool (Josh Duhamel, 2026), Paramount+
Michael Socha is turning into a really completed comedian actor, and his trademark deadpan desperation is properly utilized in Josh Duhamel’s amusing caper about stupidly aggressive dads. Brian (Socha) and Alan (Duhamel) simply need the greatest for his or her youngsters – however when there is just one place up for grabs at an unique personal preschool, they may do something to beat the different man. Antonia Thomas and Charity Wakefield play their extra smart different halves, diminished to spectators in a sport of class-tinged male one-upmanship involving indoor skydiving, judo, padel violence and extra. SW

Janet Planet (Annie Baker, 2023), 11.05pm, BBC Two
Friendless 11-year-old Lacy (Zoe Ziegler) has simply demanded to come back again from summer time camp early. So for the remainder of the holidays her world revolves around her acupuncturist single mom Janet (Julianne Nicholson). Pulitzer-winning playwright Annie Baker’s languid drama affords a toddler’s-eye view of grownup relationships, with Lacy celebration to conditions involving her mum she solely partly comprehends or cares about – from Janet’s troubles with boyfriend Wayne (Will Patton) to the go to of Sophie Okonedo’s sort-of-cult escaper Regina. SW

Live sport

Commonwealth Games, 8.30am, TNT Sports 2
Day one from Glasgow, that includes swimming and para swimming, boxing, para powerlifting and inventive gymnastics. Scotland’s Duncan Scott shall be aiming for an additional medal in the 200m particular person medley.

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