Hatton Garden, STV, 9pm
IN April 2015, a gang of ageing criminals pulled off an audacious burglary in the heart of London’s diamond district, getting away with jewellery and cash. The crime captured the public’s imagination – it ahas inspired at least three films, including last year’s King of Thieves starring Michael Caine and Ray Winstone.
Now the tale is coming to the small screen with this four-part drama from Little Boy Blue writer Jeff Pope, which was originally due to air in 2017 and is now finally showing across consecutive evenings.
Thatcher: A Very British Revolution, BBC2, 9pm
THIS new series takes a fresh look at the rise and the fall of the woman who, six years after her death, still remains a hugely divisive figure, especially in Scotland. The first episode takes us back to the 1970s, when a controversial policy earned Thatcher the press nickname of “milk snatcher”. It put her political future in jeopardy, but she survived to challenge Edward Heath for leadership of the Conservatives – although as a woman from a relatively modest social background, she was the odd one out among many of her Tory colleagues.
The Hunt for Jihadi John, C4, 9pm
DOCUMENTARY telling the inside story of Mohammed Emwazi’s journey from an seemingly ordinary London boy to becoming Jihadi John – one of the most notorious terrorists ever. It explores the shattered lives of his hostages and the emotional and psychological turmoil of the family members whose relatives were murdered by him, and gives the definitive account of the hunt for Jihadi John by CIA, Pentagon and British intelligence operatives, who have never spoken publicly about the operation until now.
Ghosts, BBC1, 9.30pm
A LUXURY hotel chain makes penniless and exhausted Mike and Alison an offer they can’t refuse, but the prospect of their departure drives a wedge between the ghosts. The Captain finds himself ostracised, while Pat is voted in as reluctant leader. As the clueless spirits brainstorm money-making schemes, the Captain takes matters into his own hands, while fortune smiles on Headless Humphrey in his search for his errant body.
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