TV tonight: praise be! It’s the final chapter of The Handmaid’s Tale

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The Handmaid’s Tale

9pm, Channel 4

Margaret Atwood’s dystopian tale premiered in the same year as Donald Trump’s first inauguration. The horrifying resonance of this final season airing at the start of the re-elected president’s second term isn’t lost, then. But is there any hope to be found as June (Elisabeth Moss) fights to take down Gilead? Before we find out, the opener picks up on the train that she and Serena Joy (Yvonne Strahovski) boarded to escape the unrest in Canada … Hollie Richardson

99 to Beat

6pm, ITV1

This is an entertaining if ludicrous affair in which 100 people are whittled down to one. With 16 players left, fortunes hinge on speed lolly-licking and, nightmarishly, tent-packing skills. Oh, and a foot race attempted while wearing a sleeping bag. Phil Harrison

Doctor Who

7.10pm, BBC One

She was great fun as the current Doctor’s first companion but now Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) is adjusting to life back on boring old Earth. On the plus side, she has a potential love interest in the form of mild-mannered Conrad (Jonah Hauer-King). On the downside, terrifying wolf-like alien the Shreek is on the prowl. Graeme Virtue

24 Hours: The Fall of Nazi Germany

8pm, Channel 4

With the allies insisting on nothing less than unconditional surrender, the Nazis – staggering along without Hitler – scrambled to end the second world war on their own terms. Airing to coincide with VE Day, this documentary charts the final day of the conflict, via freshly colourised footage and dramatic reconstructions. Hannah J Davies

Families Like Ours

9pm, BBC Four

Denmark’s most talked-about drama of the year is a cli-fi about Danes becoming refugees because of a rising water level crisis. Directed by Oscar winner Thomas Vinterberg, it’s instantly gripping and feels terrifyingly plausible – though many experts say this scenario couldn’t happen. It opens on the eve of the prime minister ordering the citizens to evacuate the country. HR

Fake

10.05pm, ITV1

When journalist Birdie Bell (Asher Keddie) walks into a wine bar to meet dating-app date Joe (David Wenham), he might as well have a red flag draped over him. “Just find something to like about him” is her brutal mother’s advice – which she takes – and a moreish, layered Aussie thriller about dating deception unravels. HR

Film choice

Playtime, 3.35pm, Talking Pictures TV

It took him three years to shoot and led to his bankruptcy, but Jacques Tati’s 1967 film represents the high point of his comedic style – physical, satirical and mostly wordless. It’s set in an ultra-modern Parisian quartier of gleaming steel, glass and traffic that so befuddles Tati’s visiting Monsieur Hulot he immediately gets lost. Overwhelmingly detailed, there’s always something interesting going on in the background of the identikit offices and doll’s house-like flats – culminating in a glorious set piece in a half-finished restaurant. Simon Wardell