TV tonight: a thriller with a soft, soapy edge | Television

Number One Fan

9pm, Channel 5
Jill Halfpenny and Sally Lindsay star in the silly but cute show, which runs all week. Lucy Logan (Halfpenny) is their daytime favorite with a glamorous lifestyle. But when she’s kidnapped, her best friend Donna (Lindsay) comes to the rescue – and soon she’s popping up everywhere Lucy turns. The soap is curdled. Hollie Richardson

Scam Interceptors

1.30pm, BBC One
Nick Stapleton and Rav Wilding are back with their crime team to expose the activities of tech ambassadors. The new series begins by tracking a group that is contacting cryptocurrency victims and using a “surprise method” where they request an online meeting. HR

MasterChef

8pm, BBC One
Six other teenagers enter the kitchen hoping to please Grace Dent and Anna Haugh. But only three will make it to the next stage. Nerves are to be expected but the contestant wants to call home for advice. Dent boldly lays down the rule: “You are not allowed to call your mother on MasterChef.” Graeme Virtue

Minutes

9pm, BBC One

Two scripts for an ever-expanding and unusual drama. A leak on nan’s dodgy vape sends Shannon (Emma Laird) into a frenzy, while her dad Dylan (Sam Riley) tries to change the way he’s doing in their house like he’s not a thug. GV

Virgin Island

9pm, Channel 4
It’s dating week in the Bafta-nominated drama series, which means the team must face their fears and try to be with each other – and two have hit it off so well that true love could be on the cards. But for the anxious Ellen, it all becomes too much. HR

Rooster

10pm, Sky One
Archie is on a 36-hour race to meet his deadline, fueled by caffeine: “It reminds me a little about cocaine but not the dark, dangerous side.” Meanwhile, Katie’s funk subsides when she realizes she’s on the school’s hottest teacher list. Priya Elan