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The Rumour
9pm, Channel 5
A silly but moreish thriller in which mums-at-the-school-gate gossip spirals out of control. Estate agent Joanna (live action short Oscar winner Rachel Shenton) arrives in the small town of Flinstead and becomes obsessed with the rumour that a released child killer is living there. Is there any truth to it? She and the mothers at her son’s school (including Rivals star Emily Atack) start investigating – sending the locals into a paranoid tailspin. Hollie Richardson
The National Television Awards 2025
8pm, ITV1
Live from the O2, television’s glitziest night is back, bringing together the stars of soaps, prestige miniseries and gameshows for their annual celebrations. As ever, the TV presenter nominees will include 23-time consecutive winners Ant and Dec, while Adolescence, Gavin & Stacey and The Masked Singer duke it out in other big categories. Nicole Vassell
Stranded on Honeymoon Island
9pm, BBC One
It’s partner-swapping time on the only dating show with a title that is at least candid about the fact that participation is a nightmare (“stranded”? Why not just go for “godforsaken”?). The rationale behind the swap? Valuable relationship insights. The results? Fiery drama. Alexi Duggins
The Donald Trump Show
9pm, Channel 4
This is an intriguing concept for a series: covering the president’s second White House term by taking only news footage and cutting it together as drama – no interviews or talking heads. The first episode focuses on Trump’s relationship with Elon Musk, tracing a bromance that soured and ended in a very public showdown involving the Jeffrey Epstein files. HR
9pm, U&Drama
This New Zealand sleuther may be one big cliche – detective returns to home town to confront traumatic past and solve case – but the engaging characters and fine scenery lift it above the average. Here, another old trick is used to good effect: cop confronts unpleasant but brittle rich couple in their palatial home. Jack Seale
Limbs in the Loch: Catching a Killer
10pm, BBC Two
In the penultimate part of the series investigating William Beggs’s 1999 murder of Barry Wallace, a new witness appears. Then, in Thursday’s conclusion, Beggs’s trial begins. The prosecution relies on testimony from his former friend Richard Bache who, interviewed a couple of decades on, is still traumatised by the experience. Phil Harrison
Film choice
Memory (Martin Campbell, 2022), 9pm, Film4
Before he made his recent pivot to comedy, it was getting harder and harder to distinguish between Liam Neeson’s films. He had a gun in many of them, and they were quite likely to have a vague one-word title. As such, the good ones need to be pulled out and cherished. Memory is one of the good ones. Neeson plays a hitman with early dementia on one last job, only to find that his target is a child – which is against his hitman code. He refuses, forcing him on the run. The premise allows Neeson to flex his dramatic chops more than usual, plus he’s well supported by Guy Pearce and Monica Bellucci. Stuart Heritage
