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Shergar: Racehorse and IRA

8pm on Channel 4
“Someone comes up with the idea that they’re going to kidnap a racehorse.” In 1983, Shergar was the most valuable horse in the world, worth around £10 million. But with the IRA in need of cash, three masked men with automatic rifles robbed him and demanded a ransom. The extraordinary story is told by racing insiders including commentator Derek Thompson and journalist Lisa Oliver. Holly Richardson

Britain’s Got Talent: The Final Live Stream

7pm on ITV1
It’s time to choose a winner! Golden Buzzer finalists include dance group LMA, drone performers Celestial and fire juggler Liqei Yang, along with public vote finalists Anastasia, her dancing collie dog Salsa, the Hawkstone Farmers choir and magician Fabian Fox. Human resources

infection

8.25pm, BBC One
The spin-off miniseries continues the geriatric hospital drama. This week, Flynn discovers that Colonel Bard is something worse than a tyrannical army officer when a summons results in two soldiers being injured. Meanwhile, in this time of heightened stress and more demanding work, Dylan confronts his addiction to alcohol. Jack Seale

Mr. Speed

9pm – Yo & Drama
The film is set in the sunny south of France, but this reinvention of the classic special starring Clive Owen has an air of darkness. This time, Speed ​​gets his hands on the man who broke into his house, and through long and nasty interrogation, he gets some information. It’s not great news: everyone seems to want him dead. Phil Harrison

Two weeks in August

9.15pm, BBC One

The morning after the night before, Zoe (Jessica Raine) chooses to forget that she ever saw her husband embracing her date. But that doesn’t stop the gossip from spreading to the rest of the group. It’s awkward, then, when they all take a boat for a day trip. Expect more tough turns — and a bitter accident — in this holiday-ending drama. Human resources

Nobody’s a fool

At 9.30pm on ITV1
After Monday’s surprise withdrawal, this new trick-packed quiz ups the ante as the remaining contestants vote for elimination once again. With Ella harshly accused of manipulating others, the atmosphere becomes tense – and then a maths challenge forces Billy to put “morals and scruples aside and just focus on winning the money.” Nicole Vasil

Choose a movie

Ghost Trail, 9.05pm, BBC Four

In 2016, a group of Syrian exiles in Europe track down war criminals from the Assad regime. Hamid (Adam Bessa) thinks he’s found one in Strasbourg, pretending to be a university chemistry student. But as he watches him, Hamed’s growing certainty that this is the state official who tortured him in prison is contradicted by the lack of conclusive evidence. In Jonathan Millet’s slow-burning, fact-based French thriller, the search for justice is marred by obsession and PTSD, as Bessa is turned taut and caged by the literature lecturer turned amateur secret agent. Simon Wardle

Live sports

Cycling: Giro d’Italia, 9.15am, TNT Sports 3 Stage 20 from Gemona del Friuli to Piancavallo. Coverage of the women’s race begins at 4 p.m.

Tennis: French Open, 9.30am, TNT Sports 4 Day seven at Roland Garros.

Rugby League Challenge Cup: Wigan v St Helens, 11.15am, BBC Two Women’s final at Wembley. Followed by Wigan v Hull KR in the men’s final at 2pm on BBC One.

Prem Rugby Union: Saracens v Harlequins, 12.30pm, TNT Sports 1 From Stonix Stadium.

Women’s T20 Cricket: England vs India, 2pm, Channel 5 From Bristol. The final is on Tuesday, 6pm, Sky Sports Main Event.

UEFA Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain x Arsenal, 3pm, TNT Sports 1 Martin Odegaard leads the England team in the final match in Budapest.