Aces of Tennis: The ATP No 1 Club
10pm, Channel 5
Just in time to get you in the mood for Wimbledon, this four-part series explores the careers of the only 29 male players who have reached No 1 in the ATP rankings. It begins in the 1970s, arguably the liveliest era in tennis history, with the controversial but charismatic figure of Ilie Năstase, a Romanian known for his sweet backhand and bad boy reputation.
Dover 24/7: Britain’s Busiest Port
8pm,
From spotting a car without an appropriate seat for a small child to detaining a man who escaped from a France-bound lorry, it’s all systems go during an overnight shift at Dover port. Later in the upbeat docuseries, there’s excitement as the Galeón Andalucía, a stunning replica 17th-century ship, docks at the major English border crossing for the first time.
The Brokenwood Mysteries
That’s not Neapolitan sauce on Ray Neilson’s apron when he opens Romano Ray’s Porky Piccione restaurant one morning. Trudy is dazed and covered in claret, and fellow patron Betty Reynold is lying dead in the next booth. Mike, Kristin, and their team soon discover that quite a few people wanted Betty out of the picture.
24 Hours in A&E
9pm,
More medical emergencies from Nottingham in this formulaic but reliably uplifting series. This time, painter and decorator Philip arrives in A&E after falling from a ladder onto concrete. There’s also young Jonah, who has sustained a pulled elbow while playing with his mum.
House of the Dragon
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Following last week’s brutally explosive season opener, the fallout from the Dance of the Dragons continues. Setting the tone for a highly emotive third season, Queen Alicent Hightower is inconsolable, while her son Aegon is acting out aggressively, throwing things and screaming at everyone nearby.
Secrets of the Celebrity Sex Tapes
11.05pm,
This series both analyses and indulges in the phenomenon of celebrity sex tapes. This episode focuses on Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee: how their tape became public, their attempts to stop its spread, and what the lionisation of Lee reveals about the gender politics of the 1990s.
Film choice
A Foreign Affair (Billy Wilder, 1948), 12.55pm, Film4
Billy Wilder, the great Hollywood director, famously stretched love-is-blind tolerance to absurdity with the “Nobody’s perfect!” closing line of the 1959 classic Some Like It Hot. But there’s a difference between overlooking a few foibles in the name of true love and an American GI taking up with a Nazi cabaret singer (Marlene Dietrich) in postwar Berlin. That’s the premise of Captain Pringle (John Lund) in this satirical screwball comedy from the early Cold War period. Meanwhile, an adorable Iowa congresswoman (Jean Arthur) looks on in heartbroken dismay.
Live sport
Tennis, Wimbledon 10.30am, BBC Two. Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu is seeded 30 as the tournament gets underway.
