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Small Town, Big Story
9pm, Sky Max
Chris O’Dowd (The IT Crowd, Bridesmaids) returns to his roots with this new creation: an offbeat Irish comedy drama with a strange sci-fi twist. The six-parter follows Wendy (Christina Hendricks of Mad Men fame), a hotshot Hollywood producer who returns to her rural home village, the fictional Drumbán, to make a movie. But when she reunites with the local doctor, Séamus (Paddy Considine), we see flashbacks to what happened more than two decades ago on millennium eve, when a light in the sky caused birds to drop dead around them in the woods. It’s kooky and fun, as the community gets involved with the movie production, and just the right amount of weird to keep it intriguing. Hollie Richardson
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Eco-friendly soap dispensers, potentially life-saving anaphylaxis kits, inclusive makeup products and hair towels are all pitched to Dragons hungry for a good opportunity to invest. But will Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett bite? HR
The Dog House
8pm, Channel 4
More feelgood tales about the power of canine companionship. Sam, a young farmer, spends long days on his tractor and wants a dog to make his life less lonely. Also hoping to find the perfect pooch are Dean – who is recovering from a stroke – and Diane, who brings her best friend of 40 years, Tracey, along for the fun. Hannah J Davies
24 Hours in A&E
9pm, Channel 4
An even more emotional than usual dispatch from Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, meeting patients whose loss would be unbearable for their families. Anita, a 44-year-old mother, was given CPR by her mother and son after having a cardiac arrest at home. After the challenges the family have overcome, living without Anita is unthinkable. Jack Seale
Bergerac
9pm, U&Drama
You may need to re-adjust the sound for the gravelly tones of the brooding detective Jim Bergerac, who is reimagined by Damien Molony in this reboot of the classic crime drama. He is a recovering alcoholic, grieving for his wife and trying to be a good dad, when the murder of one of Jersey’s wealthiest families lures him back to work. Zoë Wanamaker and Philip Glenister also star. HR
James May’s Great Explorers
9pm, Channel 5
Where would we be if it weren’t for the oafish one from Top Gear telling us that the man who charted about one-third of the planet was a nifty explorer? James Cook is the subject of this light-hearted and inexhaustive documentary, which concludes the series of profiles of adventurers. Alexi Duggins
