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Death of Bunny Monroe

9pm, Sky Atlantic
Matt Smith is at his most eccentric in an unsettling drama based on Nick Cave’s scandalous novel of the same name (Cave also executive produces). Set in Brighton in 2003, Smith plays Bunny Munro, a sex-obsessed, hedonistic salesman who charms those around him while angering others. After the death of his wife, Libby (Sarah Greene), he embraces his sweet and curious nine-year-old, Bunny Junior (Raphael Matthe). But when social services call in to an apartment full of drugs, booze and cigarettes – as well as a naked woman in the hallway – Bunny boards it with his son and together they embark on a road trip across southern England. Holly Richardson

Cancer Investigators: Finding the Cure

9pm on Channel 4
Professor Sarah Blagden is working on developing a vaccine to prevent lung cancer. Richard Meier conducts research into difficult-to-treat brain cancers. Professor Caroline Dive is working on a type of blood test that can detect cancer before an examination is performed. This three-part series follows the three pioneering scientists in the “golden age of cancer research”—beginning with Blagden, who treats Navy veteran Trevor. Human resources

Celebrity racing around the world

8pm, BBC One
We have now reached the halfway point – El Salvador. Despite the campaign against gang violence, it is still not recommended to travel after dark, so teams must travel daily to Checkpoint Three, Honduras. While Molly and Tyler deal with food poisoning, Dylan and Jackie visit a food market, and Roman talks candidly about getting off his antidepressants. Ali Catterall

Classic Movies: The Story of Escape from New York

8 p.m., Sky Arts
It’s the dystopian sci-fi film’s turn to get the classic movie treatment. Regular broadcaster Ian Nathan plus critics including Christina Newland and Stephen Armstrong reflect on what makes John Carpenter’s 1981 film so great. But the answer is certainly clear: Kurt Russell in an eyepatch. Ellen E. Jones

Play for today: Big Winners

9pm on Channel 5

This laudable revival of the Play for Today format continues. There’s a distinct air of kitchen sink drama in Part Two, which stars Sue Johnston and Paul Copley as a married couple whose happy, frugal life is thrown into disarray by a lottery win. What unspoken grievances and repressed emotions might money stir up? Phil Harrison

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

9pm, BBC Three
Sophie Whelan, creator of Alma’s Not Normal, is the wonderful guest star on the penultimate stage of Drag Race. RuPaul will help coach and then judge the comedy roast challenge, alongside current funnyman Alan Carr. It’s a tough final hurdle. Human resources

Choose a movie

Amadeus (Miloš Forman, 1984), 11.50pm, Sky Cinema patrons

Sky TV’s upcoming adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play is set to be as successful as Miloš Forman’s 1984 film – eight Oscars being the norm. This historical drama about the rivalry between Viennese court composer Antonio Salieri (the idealistic F. Murray Abraham) and newly arrived musical prodigy “Wolfy” Mozart (Tom Hulse, Life Eternal) is a delight—dramatically, visually, and musically. He also reveals with great intelligence that genius is not synonymous with good character, and that history is not always written by the winners. Simon Wardle

Live sports

Women’s Champions League Football: Chelsea – Barcelona At 7.30pm on BBC Two. At Stamford Bridge.