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Smoggie Queens

10pm, BBC Three
More lo-fi fun at Keith’s World of Carpets as Phil Dunning’s Middlesbrough-set LGBTQ+ comedy returns. The gang is hosting Stewart’s party but when Keith reveals his terrifying plan (“a 37-year fermentation”), everything goes awry. So the timing is not good for Dickie (Dunning) when his ex shows up. The show doesn’t end up being loud, but expect to be smelling happy throughout. Phil Harrison

A World Without a Report

7.30pm, Channel 4
In the Philippines, where, amid rising health care costs, many are turning to faith-based therapies – everything from traditional Catholic rituals to psychiatric surgeries – that promise cures for deadly diseases like cancer. While some say they have made miraculous recoveries, critics warn that the practice is only delaying proper treatment for vulnerable people. Sahar Zand says. Ali Catterall

The National Trust’s Hidden Treasures

9pm, BBC Two

A list that analyzes National Trust properties goes back to the original documents. Greenway Estate in Devon was Agatha Christie’s bolthole, inspiring her Poirot novel Dead Man’s Folly. But there is a big mystery at Max Gate in Dorset. How did Thomas Hardy create the curtain wall for his house? Graeme Virtue

Hacks

9pm, Sky Atlantic
In its final season, the comedy about women in the entertainment industry has turned to its legacy — and the stories celebrities tell themselves. The end is not far away, can veteran agent Deborah (Jean Smart) move forward, or will the ambitions of her young assistant, Ava (Hannah Einbinder), get in her way? Jack Seale

First Dates

10pm, Channel 4
Fred Sirieix opens his doors to another group of hopeful lovers in this timeless TV series, which remains beautiful and haunting in equal measure. The main points this time around are the former mayor who was incredibly funny and persistent in his search for a kindred spirit. PH

St Denis Medical

10.40pm, BBC One
“A strong cup of coffee”: that’s the name of the episode – and how the excited Alex first noticed, Nurse Pam (Lauren Weedman), who was in charge for a while at St Denis. Until the coffee starts to taste great. Meanwhile, Matt and Serena try to figure out what’s causing the patient’s illness. AC

Film selection

The Running Man (Edgar Wright, 2025), 7am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Edgar Wright’s new adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian thriller is a conscious antidote to the 1987 Schwarzenegger version. The protagonist, Ben Richards, is not a hard-bitten cop but a construction worker who learns to be an action hero, while in Glen Powell we get a smaller, better-known star. The Orwellian ideals of the future are well known: in the US where the “Network” broadcasts violence on TV to pacify the masses. Ben enters a life-or-death crisis to pay for his daughter’s medication, hoping to evade the hunters for 30 days and earn a fortune. But the game is crooked… Just looking for fun can make things worse than discussing moral issues. Simon Wardell