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Smoggie Queens

10pm, BBC Three
More endearingly lo-fi hijinks at Keith’s World of Carpets as Phil Dunning’s Middlesbrough-set LGBTQ+ comedy returns. The gang are throwing a coming-out occasion for Stewart however after Keith busts out his terrifying homebrew (“fermented for 37 years”), every part will get a bit psychedelic. So the timing isn’t nice for Dickie (Dunning) when his ex turns up. The present by no means fairly manages to be uproarious, however count on to snigger fortunately all through. Phil Harrison

Unreported World

7.30pm, Channel 4
To the Philippines, the place, amid hovering healthcare prices, many are turning to faith-based therapies – every part from Catholicism-infused conventional rituals to psychic surgical procedure – that promise cures for severe diseases similar to most cancers. While some declare they’ve skilled outstanding recoveries, critics warn the practices are solely delaying correct remedy for weak individuals. Sahar Zand stories. Ali Catterall

Hidden Treasures of the National Trust

9pm, BBC Two

The sequence that explores National Trust properties returns with a literary-themed opener. The Greenway Estate in Devon was Agatha Christie’s bolthole, inspiring her Poirot novel Dead Man’s Folly. But there’s an even bigger thriller at Max Gate in Dorset. How did Thomas Hardy design his dwelling’s vertically mounted sundial? Graeme Virtue

Hacks

9pm, Sky Atlantic
In its last season, the canny comedy about ladies within the leisure trade has turned its focus to legacy – and the tales celebrities inform about themselves. With the finale not far off, can veteran standup Deborah (Jean Smart) conclusively exit on a excessive, or will the ambitions of her youthful collaborator, Ava (Hannah Einbinder), get in the way in which? Jack Seale

First Dates

10pm, Channel 4
Fred Sirieix opens his doorways to a different batch of hopeful romantics on this actuality TV perennial, which stays cute and awkward in equal measure. Highlights this time embody a former mayor with a surprisingly puerile sense of humour and an earnest activist searching for a kindred spirit. PH

St Denis Medical

10.40pm, BBC One
“A strong cup of coffee”: that’s the identify of this episode – and the way an excited Alex initially perceives her outdated mentor, Nurse Pam (Lauren Weedman), quickly in cost at St Denis. Until that espresso begins to style very bitter certainly. Meanwhile, Matt and Serena try to seek out out what’s triggering a affected person’s narcolepsy. AC

Film alternative

The Running Man (Edgar Wright, 2025), 7am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Edgar Wright’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian thriller is a acutely aware antidote to the 1987 Schwarzenegger model. The protagonist, Ben Richards, isn’t a hard-bitten cop however a development employee who learns tips on how to be an motion hero, whereas in Glen Powell we get a much less beefy, extra relatable star. The Orwellian near-future setting is acquainted: a US the place “the Network” broadcasts violent TV reveals to pacify the lots. Ben enters the titular life-or-death problem to pay for his younger daughter’s drugs, hoping to evade hunters for 30 days and win a fortune. But the sport is rigged … A enjoyable motion flick that may relatively blow issues up than grasp round debating the ethical points. Simon Wardell