Jennings vs Alzheimer’s disease
9pm, BBC Two
If you were to develop dementia, would you want to know? This frightening yet hopeful documentary tells the story of a man who, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the 1980s, campaigned for research to show that the disease is genetic. The film follows the children of Carol Jennings, whose mutant gene was identified. Charting what happened next, the film asks us, “Are we in the era of Alzheimer’s treatment?” Holly Richardson
blue light
9pm, BBC One
No one would throw cute Tommy under the bus and run away. The response unit deals with the aftermath of the dangerous duo Canning and Shane, who sent Tommy into the club and received a beating as part of their ‘method’. For loyal but impulsive Annie, this means risking her job. Human Resources Department
The Fortune Hotel
9pm, ITV1
Stephen Mangan wears Birkenstocks as he answers ITV’s Traitor. At an exotic hotel, 10 pairs of guests are each given a suitcase. One contains the £250,000 prize, eight are empty and one contains the dreaded early checkout his card. Next, it’s time to play the game. The objective is to find money and keep it. Human Resources Department
Meet the Richardson family
9pm, Dave
In the latest episode of the mockumentary, John looks to buy a farm while Lucy shakes down quiche after a bottomless brunch, with news of their breakup heartbreaking. It’s about whether watching a couple argue about hiring a topless handyman or masturbating in front of a badger can be heart-wrenching. Hannah Verdier
Jinx: Part 2
9pm, Sky Documentary
Although the final outcome is well known, the forensically infiltrated footage of the slippery 2020 trial of tycoon Robert Durst continues to fascinate. Prosecutors are focusing on two of Durst’s oldest friends as they try to arrest him in Los Angeles at the time of Susan Berman’s 2000 murder. But are the couple technically part of his legal team? graham virtue
me and the voice in my head
10pm, Channel 4
Actor Joe Tracini has borderline personality disorder and lives with a voice in his head that he calls Mick. He has attempted suicide six times and struggles with addiction and panic attacks. In this personal documentary, he introduces Mick as he prepares for the comedy show of his career. Human Resources Department
movie selection
Outland (Peter Hyams, 1981), 9 p.m., 5 actions.
Peter Hyams’ 1981 sci-fi thriller, essentially about high noon in space, is one of the better films released after the groundbreaking Alien (the film’s composer Jerry Goldsmith provides similarly unsettling music here). Sean Connery is the last good man standing as the federal marshal of a mining colony on Jupiter’s moon Io. When he interferes with an illegal (company-approved) trade in performance-enhancing amphetamines, a hitman is sent after him. Dirty and easy to grab. Simon Wardell
