Chimerica, C4, 9pm
LUCY Kirkwood’s smash-hit, award-winning play has been expanded to fill four, hour-long episodes and features an impressive cast that includes Cherry Jones, Sophie Okonedo and F Murray Abraham. However, it’s Alessandro Nivola who takes the lead role of Lee Berger, an American photojournalist who shot to fame via an iconic image captured during the crisis in Tiananmen Square. However, 30 years on, he’s somewhat jaded after spending much of the intervening period in some of the world’s most dangerous and challenging places. Berger is forced to re-engage with his career when he’s accused of faking a photograph.
Inside John Lewis: Profits and Problems, Channel 5, 9pm
JOHN Lewis was in the news last month when it was revealed that profits at the partnership sank in 2018 by more than 45% to £160 million. This revealing documentary goes behind the scenes of the British institution to reveal how the store rose to become a high street giant. With exclusive access to the brand’s Oxford Street flagship shop, it uncovers the inner workings of the company and follows the work of its staff and the customers who visit the store. Plus, the programme looks at John Lewis’ “never knowingly undersold” promise which came under scrutiny in a consumer investigation.
The Bay, STV, 9pm
A CONFESSION to Lisa shines a possible new light on Dylan’s killer. Meanwhile Abbie has a terrifying experience with some local addicts, and Rob’s escalating actions begin to affect his family. Elsewhere Med starts to suspect Lisa is hiding something from him and begins to make his own investigations. Six-part crime drama following the work of Detective Sergeant Lisa Armstrong as she is assigned to a missing persons investigation.
MotherFatherSon, BBC2, 9pm
AS the nation stands on the brink, Max finds himself under the spotlight after his newspapers take the blame for the murder of the prime minister’s son. Kathryn must decide whether to make a huge sacrifice for the sake of exposing the truth and destroying Max’s empire. Meanwhile, at Caden’s Rehabilitation Centre, Orla is transferred to a secure unit following a second suicide attempt.
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