A documentary tries to piece together what happened in the 1995 shootings of three Essex drug dealers. Plus, the return of Springwatch. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4 “There was a lot of people queueing to waste them.” Former criminals and detectives share what they know about the “Range Rover murders”, when, in 1995, drug dealers Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe were shot dead at point-blank range in their 4x4 in Essex. There have been two convictions and plentiful conspiracies about the case – and it inspired the movie franchise Rise of the Footsoldier. But, as this two-part documentary shows, it’s still not clear what exactly happened. Hollie Richardson

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James Graham’s smash hit play Dear England comes to the small screen. Plus, a tense drama about a love triangle that ended in murder. Here’s what to watch this evening

Sunday, 9pm, BBC One

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Jessica Raine and Leila Farzad star in a fun new drama. Plus, Destination X meets The Traitors in Danny Dyer and Emily Atack’s new game show. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One

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Haley Lu Richardson, Adrian Lester and Harriet Walter also star in Ponies. Plus: inside the world’s biggest curry restaurant. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky AtlanticA starry, stylish and even fun cold war thriller. Bea (Emilia Clarke) is a highly educated Russian-speaking secretary. Twila (Haley Lu Richardson) is a very street-smart woman – the kind who calls a local a “bitch” for selling cracked eggs. Together, they make a good team as Ponies – that’s “persons of no interest” – to find out how their husbands were really killed in Moscow. Adrian Lester and Harriet Walter also star. Hollie Richardson

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Former schoolfriends and colleagues reveal all about Elon Musk’s Twitter/X takeover. Plus: the tense final of Race Across the World. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC TwoOnly two-and-a-half years have passed since the BBC’s documentary series examined the world’s most famous billionaire – but there’s a hell of a lot to catch up with in this sequel, most notably the Twitter/X takeover and endorsing Trump before publicly falling out with him. Former school friends, colleagues, associates and insiders give more insight into a man at the forefront of the culture wars. Hollie Richardson

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A two-part series shows how the film star was drawn closer to the mob by prominent men in her life. Plus: Amanda turns detective in Amandaland. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4In the golden era, it was far from unusual for Hollywood’s elite to be rubbing shoulders with underground crime’s most notorious figures – and this depressing two-parter focuses on the links Marilyn Monroe had throughout her life. She’s brought closer to the mob via production heads, Frank Sinatra and even President John F Kennedy. Hollie Richardson

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Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu test their vows in a church-set romance. Plus, a shocking true-crime story in London. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 4“May I see your cabbages?” Catholic priest David (Paapa Essiedu) asks devoted nun Anna (Keeley Hawes). “Only if you get me really drunk,” she chuckles. And with that, a forbidden love story starts to unfold. This is Jack Thorne’s new slow-burn drama about the relationship between two people committed to the church and their communities. In the opening episode, when Anna admits her “immortal thoughts of lust” to David, she doesn’t get the response she expected – but it will force her to reconsider her whole life. Does she really want to start again outside the convent? And are her feelings for Hot Priest 2.0 definitely one-sided? Jason Watkins and Niamh Cusack also star. Hollie Richardson

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She tells the untold version of the American Revolution in a fascinating two-parter. Plus, the Chelsea flower show kicks off. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two Another sparky history lesson with expert Lucy Worsley, as she tells the British perspective – or “the untold version” – of the American Revolution. Marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the two-parter starts in New York where George Washington read out “the ultimate breakup letter”, then looks at the events of King George III’s reign that led up to this moment. Hollie Richardson

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Quirky crime series Death Valley is back with its unlikely detective duo. Plus: Australian thriller The Family Next Door. Here’s what to watch this evening

8.15pm, BBC One

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The Eurovision grand final kicks off in Vienna, with Graham Norton’s iconic commentary. Plus: Ncuti Gatwa takes SNL UK on a victory lap. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, BBC One

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Phil Dunning’s cracking comedy is back with more hijinks. Plus: Fred Sirieix plays Cupid in a new series of First Dates. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC ThreeMore 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 party for Stewart but after Keith busts out his terrifying homebrew (“fermented for 37 years”), everything gets a bit psychedelic. So the timing isn’t great for Dickie (Dunning) when his ex turns up. The show never quite manages to be uproarious, but expect to sremoved happily throughout. Phil Harrison

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Channel 5’s likeable version of Downton Abbey returns for a second season. Plus: a lost episode of Marecambe and Wise. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 5This attempt to create a class-hopping version of Downton Abbey is generic but still very likable. As the second season begins, the working-class Hardacres are wondering how much longer they’ll be able to afford their country pile as a recession hits their business. Meanwhile, next door, the old money is struggling too, as Emma receives a visit from her formidable mother, Lady Imelda (Michele Dotrice). Whatever will she make of the upstart new neighbours? Phil Harrison

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Channel 4 takes an unvarnished, extraordinary delve into a troubling case. Plus, could butterflies be the secret to a longer life? Here’s watch to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4

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She sets bizarre challenges for comedians like Ed Gamble and Lou Sanders. Plus: what’s the link between Trump and wrestling? Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, U&DaveMel Giedroyc hosts this cheerful gameshow in which teams of comics are placed in themed rooms that, via physical and deductive tasks, they must race to escape. The contestants (who include Ed Gamble, Lou Sanders, Nish Kumar and Chloe Petts) get their sea legs with a fishing challenge, complete with pungent seaside smells and oysters to shuck. Their general ineptitude constitutes most of the fun. Phil Harrison

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A moving documentary marks 85 years since the end of the blitz. Plus, the finale of Steve Carell’s hit comedy Rooster. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two“Don’t worry … we’ve got big strong slates on our roof.” This is how one Liverpool dad tried to comfort his young son, who was worried at the prospect of an aerial attack. Marking the 85th anniversary of the end of the blitz, this moving documentary gathers reflective testimony from people who were children in London and other cities targeted by the Luftwaffe’s bombing campaign but weren’t evacuated. Amid the vivid stories of terror and loss there are heartwarming flashes of defiance, humour and love. Graeme Virtue

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Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Daniel Mays star in this grim but sensitive true crime story. Plus, Greg Davies hosts this year’s Bafta Television Awards. Here’s what to watch this evening

Sunday, 9pm, ITV1

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Mick Hucknall belts out all the tunes on stage in Chile. Plus, the wonderfeul Hannah Waddingham hosts SNL UK! Here’s what to watch this evening

10.15pm, BBC Two

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100 Years on Planet Earth comes live and direct from London’s Royal Albert Hall. Plus, the final season of Hacks is still a total hoot. Here’s what to watch this evening

8.30pm, BBC OneHappy 100th birthday to David Attenborough! A week of celebratory programming has led up to this special live extravaganza at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The BBC Concert Orchestra will accompany the 90-minute journey through the veteran broadcaster’s most remarkable moments over the last century. Prepare to be left in awe – and probably a wee bit emotional, too. Hollie Richardson

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Sir David is joined by celebrity fans and cast members to give the much-loved sitcom a proper send-off. Plus: suspicion falls on a bride-to-be in Bergerac

8pm, U&GoldThe shop doorbell tinkles as David Jason steps on to the set of Open All Hours a whopping 50 years after the sitcom first aired. Diane Morgan narrates this two-hour special that looks back at the show with Jason, along with fans such as Johnny Vegas and cast members including Maggie Ollerenshaw. There’s also a new concluding scene that has been recorded to give the show a proper send-off. Hollie Richardson

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Lucy Punch’s titular protagonist deals with a new rival in the opener of season two. Plus: a hair-raising documentary about the Salisbury poisonings examines a near catastrophe. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC One

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A wild true-crime tale. Plus Jamie Oliver’s ultimate barbecue and a gruelling trek with Bear Grylls and Matthew McConaughey. Here’s what to watch this evening

9.45pm, BBC TwoThis heart-racing, three-part documentary tells the wild story of a casino bomb and the man behind it. In 1980, a ticking timebomb using 1,000lb of dynamite was wheeled through Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino in Lake Tahoe, with a note demanding $3m (£2.2m) attached to it. It was so sophisticated that, as one bomb squad member who was there remembers in the first episode, “all the usual techniques were thrown out of the window”. Hollie Richardson

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Jill Halfpenny and Sally Lindsay star in the watchable four-parter, Number One Fan. Plus practice makes perfect in Virgin Island. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Channel 5Jill Halfpenny and Sally Lindsay star in a silly but oh-so-watchable thriller, which runs through the week. Lucy Logan (Halfpenny) is the nation’s favourite daytime telly host with a seemingly perfect life. But when she is mugged, superfan Donna (Lindsay) comes to the rescue – and soon she keeps popping up everywhere Lucy turns. Soapy twists ensue. Hollie Richardson

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The broadcaster relives his landmark series that changed everything. Plus, gritty casino drama The Cage continues. Here’s everything to watch this evening

8pm, BBC One

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The enjoyable 2024 movie adaptation is sliced into a four-part series. Plus, White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood hosts SNL UK! Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Four

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Season two of the Oregon hospital series starts with the launch of a birthing centre. Plus, Bill Bailey’s moving portraits series. Here’s what to watch this evening

11.10pm, BBC OneIf the nonstop emergencies of The Pitt are a bit too unnerving, why not try a dose of Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin’s good (and occasionally excellent) mockumentary, set in an underfunded hospital in Oregon? As season two kicks off, Joyce is stressed about the launch of the new birthing centre, while Alex desperately tries to cling on to her blissful Hawaii holiday vibes. And Bruce’s aikido training proves useless when he’s attacked in the car park. Hannah J Davies

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