Gary Stevenson Takes on the Super-Rich in New Documentary
Gary Stevenson, a working-class lad who became a millionaire by his mid-20s, is now proposing a 2% annual tax on wealth above £10m in Channel 4's documentary How to Get Filthy Rich With Gary Stevenson. The show, airing at 9pm, sees Stevenson break down economics for audiences and campaign to close the wealth gap.
“If we don’t do anything about this system, very quickly the billionaires will own everything,” Stevenson warns. His proposal is met with skepticism from one super-rich interviewee, who calls it “absolute populist claptrap.”
Other Highlights on Tonight's TV
Ambulance: Code Red
At 8pm on Channel 5, Ambulance: Code Red follows critical care teams across the Thames Valley. Cases include a woman who goes into cardiac arrest while driving and a 19-year-old who fractured his femur in a motorbike accident.
Fire Country
Sky Witness airs the fourth series of Fire Country at 9pm, with Station 42 battling a wildfire. Shawn Hatosy, known for his role in The Pitt, joins as the new battalion chief.
Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman Remember The Office
BBC Two marks 25 years of The Office at 10pm with a special featuring Mackenzie Crook and Martin Freeman. They discuss Freeman's audition for Crook's role, the US remake, and how corpsing on set almost derailed the classic comedy.
Mysteries Unearthed With Danny Trejo
At 10pm on Sky History, Danny Trejo investigates a possible discovery of a Lotus submarine car from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. A man believes he found one with “fins jutting from the sides” in his storage unit.
Film Choice: My Summer of Love
BBC Two airs My Summer of Love at 11.55pm. Directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, the film stars Emily Blunt in her big-screen debut as Tamsin, an alluring posh girl who hooks up with tomboy Mona (Natalie Press) in West Yorkshire's Calder valley. Paddy Considine plays Mona's ex-convict brother Phil, whose religious conversion conceals a violent streak. The film won a Bafta for best British film and Pawlikowski won best director at Cannes.
