Dragons’ Den
(BBC1, 8pm)
EVAN Davis welcomes more budding entrepreneurs into the Den but will tycoons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Tej Lalvani and Sara Davies be impressed enough to offer financial backing to the products and services? A DJ and dancer pitch a socially distanced nightclub business and an Irish inventor presents a muscle-massaging device. Plus, a pair of optical consultants have their sights set on investment with their ready-readers business, and a tech enthusiast demonstrates his method of monetising personal online data.
Accused of Murdering Our Son –The Steven Clark Story
(STV, 9pm)
ON December 28, 1992, Steven Clark, 23, disappeared; he was last seen close to his home near Redcar. Twenty-eight years later his now elderly parents Doris and Charles were arrested on suspicion of his murder, despite the fact his body has never been found. They were released, and here, they get to tell their side of the story. Former detective Mark Williams-Thomas re-investigates the case, spending 17 weeks with the Clarks as they endure a terrifying ordeal.
Taskmaster
(C4, 9pm)
IT isn’t easy to get into Greg Davies’s good books, as Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall are discovering. Nevertheless, they’re continuing their efforts to do so, with varying degrees of success. While Jamali sets to work redecorating the caravan, a kiwi fruit leaves Sarah aghast. But it’s Mike’s shocking revelation that stuns everyone so much, Davies will be lucky if he can persuade them to do anything afterwards.
Frank of Ireland
(C4, 10pm)
EVEN if you were desperately ill, would you agree to let Frank and his hapless best friend Doofus take care of you? After watching their antics in last week’s opening episode of the Gleeson brothers’ sitcom, the answer would surely be no, but poor Mary has no choice. Giving her some sleeping pills so that they can complete the chores she needs done without her interference doesn’t seem to be a great idea. Then, to make matters worse, they return from the laundrette to find her missing.
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