Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace (STV, 9pm)
JUST when you thought this Bafta-winning reunion show couldn’t get any more emotional, the Born Without Trace special aired last year. The one-off programme showed that for foundlings – people who were abandoned as babies – the stakes are, if anything, higher. However, the chances of success are lower. Over the next two nights, Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell help four more foundlings to finally uncover their identities. Tonight, we hear about David McBride who was abandoned in a car as an infant on the outskirts of Belfast in January 1962, and Helen Ward, left in a telephone box in Dundalk in 1968.
Hitched at Home: Our Lockdown Wedding (C4, 9pm)
MORE than 60,000 UK couples have had their wedding plans dashed by Covid-19. Fred Sirieix from First Dates gives Patrick and Louise from London a surprise chance to get hitched in a virtual celebration, with their whole wedding party watching. With only two weeks to pull it off, Fred works around the clock to make their day as perfect as possible, using his contacts from the worlds of celebrity and hospitality.
Normal People (BBC1, 9.05pm)
CONCLUDING double bill. Marianne returns to Carricklea for the summer. After a night, she and Connell start to discuss their friendship and inevitably their attraction, but when they end up in bed, Marianne makes a request of Connell that upsets him. Later, Marianne is provoked by Alan, who ends up hitting her in the face. She calls Connell, who immediately drives over to pick her up, threatens Alan and promises her that he’ll never let anyone hurt her again.
Comedians: Home Alone (BBC2, 10pm)
LIKE most of us, top comedians have been cooped up at home. Those featured here have been busy producing a series of sketches. Tonight, Bob Mortimer’s obnoxious yuppie Train Guy comes to life in an animation, while Michael Spicer adopts his fictional adviser persona and takes on Home Secretary Priti Patel in the viral sensation Room Next Door. Married comedians Rachel Parris and Marcus Brigstocke perform a sensational lip sync battle and some remarkable cats also put in appearances.
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