Richard Gadd's follow-up to Baby Reindeer, Half Man, comes to regular television tonight at 10:40pm on BBC One, having premiered on iPlayer last week. The drama stars Mitchell Robertson and Stuart Campbell as weak Niall and violent Ruben, a duo of 1980s schoolboys. We flash forward to glimpse Jamie Bell and Gadd himself playing them as adults, who are about to form a toxic lifelong bond. Jack Seale reviews.
Michael Portillo in Stockholm
At 7pm on Channel 5, Michael Portillo explores Stockholm, indulging in meatballs, schnapps, and saunas. This Swedish travelogue feels rather overfamiliar, as it has been thriftily recycled from Portillo's previous Euro-hopping Long Weekends series. Nevertheless, the inquisitive Tory grandee is reliably chummy company and sports items from a startling yellow wardrobe, writes Graeme Virtue.
Interior Design Masters With Alan Carr
At 8pm on BBC One, Alan Carr's designers are tasked with creating love nests at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire for a romantic weekend in a medieval castle. Nobody's imagination runs too wild, which is a good job because guest judge Linda Boronkay has classy taste, notes Hollie Richardson.
Our Welsh Chapel Dream
At 8pm on Channel 4, Keith Brymer Jones and Marj Hogarth complete the transformation of the courtyard and guest bedroom. They now prepare to turn the chapel's Sunday school hall into a pottery studio. Meanwhile, Keith has a significant birthday coming up, and the celebrations include Welsh gin, a 50-strong male voice choir, and a unique cover of a Talking Heads song, reports AC.
MasterChef
At 9pm on BBC One, the heats continue with an eager new bunch. Yuvi has undentable confidence and prepares duck three ways, but factory worker Tony's ways with pork are sixfold. The apron cook-off featuring fishfinger sandwiches is glorious carnage, and the Grace Dent lyricism is plentiful, the highlight being her description of a solitary boiled egg as a visiting dignitary, writes Lucinda Everett.
Better Date Than Never
At 9pm on BBC Three, a double bill of the gentle Aussie documentary about first-time daters from the makers of Love on the Spectrum. Charles struggles with small talk, and Olivia is instantly taken with a fellow Taylor Swift fan. Elsewhere, Liv is already planning her wedding, though she is yet to find the groom, reports Hannah J Davies.
Film Choice: Small Things Like These
Available on Netflix, Tim Mielants's heart-rending drama Small Things Like These is adapted by Enda Walsh from Claire Keegan's novel. It approaches Ireland's Magdalene laundries scandal from a more domestic angle than other campaigning films but is no less devastating. Cillian Murphy uses his haunted visage to great effect as 1980s coal merchant Bill Furlong, the son of an unmarried mother and the father of five daughters. The brutal treatment of girls at a convent where he makes deliveries ignites his compassion, but he butts up against the community's omertà in the face of the church's power, writes Simon Wardell.
Live Sport
At 7pm on Prime Video, Champions League football features the semi-final first-leg tie between PSG and Bayern Munich.
