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Not Going Out
9pm, BBC One
Lee Mack’s broad family sitcom switches things up for its 14th series by jumping a few years forward. The kids are grownup and gone, which means that Lee (Mack) and Lucy (Sally Bretton) are empty nesters and looking to downsize. When they view their “for ever home” it, of course, turns into a farce of a broken toilet, koi carp and the couple pretending to be brother and sister. The laughs may be light, but they are consistent. Hollie Richardson
Alison Hammond’s Big Weekend
8.30pm, BBC One
The informal interview series has been an unexpected delight, with Hammond’s warmth bringing out the best in everyone she meets. Her final chat is with Lenny Henry – and there’ll be few more cheerful half hours of TV this year. The pair discuss food, bereavement and identity, and take some sheep for a walk in Dudley. Phil Harrison
Sam Thompson’s Match Ball Mission for Soccer Aid
9pm, ITV1
Sam Thompson, a former cast member of Made in Chelsea and I’m a Celebrity … winner, takes on five back-to-back endurance days to deliver the Soccer Aid ball to Old Trafford and raise some cash. He’ll be running five marathons and cycling more than 130 miles as he makes pitstops at football grounds and meets celebrities en route. HR
And Just Like That
9pm, Sky Comedy
In an episode reminiscent of, but nowhere near as good as, Carrie and Samantha’s jaunt to San Francisco, Carrie takes reluctant travel companion Seema to … sunny Virginia! It’s for a work event, of course, but Aidan just happens to live there. Back in New York, Miranda continues to be a hoot as a single lady again. HR
The Power of Parker
9.30pm, BBC One
Up to now there’s been a nagging feeling that this sitcom is the sort of show that ought to have Elizabeth Berrington in it. That’s remedied this week when she turns up as Veronica, the magnificently awful proprietor of shiny ladies’ boutique Pastiche. Jack Seale
St Denis Medical
10.40pm, BBC One
Dr Ron tries to prove superstition and woo-woo are nonsense by jokingly calling on evil spirits to put a “hex – no, a triple-hex!” on the hospital. Cue, inevitably, a series of calamitous “coincidences”. Also, Matt turns detective, convinced that Chaplain Steve is more conman than clergyman. Ali Catterall
Film choice
Naked (Mike Leigh, 1993), 11.20pm, Film4
Leigh’s unsettling drama features his most complex lead character. David Thewlis, in a searing performance, is Johnny, who has to flee Manchester for London and imposes himself on a former girlfriend, Louise (Lesley Sharp), and her flatmate Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge). But he soon finds himself adrift in the city and endures a dark night of the soul. The lonely, desperate people he encounters, including Peter Wight’s security guard and Gina McKee’s cafe waitress, are mirrors of his own misanthropic, eloquently despairing worldview. Simon Wardell
Anora (Sean Baker, 2014) 10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
It was a surprise multiple Oscar winner this March, but Sean Baker’s brilliant indie drama deserves all the plaudits. The writer-director’s ability to immerse us fully in the lives of society’s marginal characters is here focused on Mikey Madison’s titular Brooklyn stripper and sex worker. When a Russian oligarch’s son, Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), falls impetuously in love with her, Anora seizes the chance of a better life. But she is up against some formidable in-laws … From slapstick comedy to gritty drama, a superbly acted, manic treasure. SW
