The Count of Monte Cristo<\/p>\n
9pm, U&Drama<\/p>\n
Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons star in a new epic adaptation of the swashbuckling story by Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Dant\u00e8s (Claflin) is a young sailor returning to Marseille to marry love of his life M\u00e9rc\u00e8des (Ana Girardot). But he has ruffled the feathers of two peers, who conspire to get him locked up in an island prison (\u201cNo one leaves there alive\u201d). However, Edmond meets Abb\u00e9 Faria (Irons) who will help him to escape 15 years later and claim his revenge. HR<\/p>\n
Beethoven\u2019s Fifth at the Proms<\/p>\n
6.50pm, BBC Two<\/p>\n
\u201cDah, dah, dah, dahhhh!\u201d Those unmistakable notes open Beethoven\u2019s Fifth in this Prom, which is performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev. Before that, though, French pianist Alexandre Kantorow \u2013 who played at the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony \u2013 delivers Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019 \u201cEgyptian\u201d piano concerto. HR<\/p>\n
Billy Joel: And So It Goes<\/p>\n
9pm, Sky Documentaries<\/p>\n
The original Piano Man looks back on a rollercoaster life and career in this two-part profile, which has gained extra poignancy after the 76-year-old\u2019s recent brain disorder diagnosis. As well as Joel himself, Springsteen, McCartney, Pink and Nas weigh in on his legacy. Concludes Sunday. Graeme Virtue<\/p>\n
Annika<\/p>\n
9.10pm, BBC One<\/p>\n
On the case \u2026 Annika on BBC One. Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER:\/CREDIT LINE:BBC\/UKTV\/Jamie Simpson<\/p>\n
Although this Glasgow-set series (first shown on U&Alibi) frequently teeters into cop show cliche, Nicola Walker\u2019s socially awkward detective Annika Strandhed lends it a quirky edge. She\u2019s got her work cut out for her as series two begins, with a gnarly drowning video and a victim who was last seen \u201cpished and mouthy\u201d. Hannah J Davies<\/p>\n
Griff\u2019s Great American South<\/p>\n
9.10pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n
Griff Rhys Jones travels from the Atlantic to the Gulf and takes in all the US deep south has to offer en route. First up, in Tennessee he learns how a dam created in the 30s helped to forge the atomic bomb. Then, in Nashville, it\u2019s all about the music and dancing. HR<\/p>\n
Suspicion<\/p>\n
11.35pm, ITV1<\/p>\n
Katherine begins doubting Martin \u2013 the one person she thought she could rely on, while Eddie claims he\u2019s secretly working for her, in the penultimate episode. Meanwhile, there\u2019s a tense showdown and a bombshell, before things get really messy. Ali Catterall<\/p>\n
Film choice<\/p>\n
The Thicket, 9.20am, 6.05pm, Sky Cinema Premiere<\/p>\n
\u2018Formidable\u2019 \u2026. The Thicket on Sky cinema Premiere. Photograph: Samuel Goldwyn Films\/Everett\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n
Peter Dinklage heads up this impressively bleak neo-western, as a bounty hunter on the trail of a kidnapped girl. Ostensibly in the same redemptive vein as The Searchers, it\u2019s closer in flinty spirit to something like The Revenant. His high body count decorating the snowy wilderness, Dinklage is as formidable as usual \u2013 but almost outmatched by Juliette Lewis as Cut Throat Bill, the misleadingly named varmint he\u2019s pursuing. Director Elliott Lester goes in hard on seedy saloon atmospherics and a Darwinian survivalist vibe. Phil Hoad<\/p>\n
Live sport<\/p>\n
International Rugby Union: Australia v British & Irish Lions, 9.30am, Sky Sports Main Event The final Test from Sydney, with Lions captain Maro Itoje (pictured above) aiming for a 3-0 series win.<\/p>\n
Test Cricket: England v India, 10.15am, Sky Sports Cricket The third day of the fifth and final Test from the Oval in London.<\/p>\n
Golf: Women\u2019s Open, noon, Sky Sports Golf Day three of the major from Royal Porthcawl.<\/p>\n
Cycling: Tour de France Femmes, 12.30pm, TNT Sports 1 Stage eight from Chamb\u00e9ry to Saint-Fran\u00e7ois-Longchamp.<\/p>\n
Racing: Glorious Goodwood, 1pm, ITV1 The final day, featuring the Stewards\u2019 Cup at 3.05pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Count of Monte Cristo 9pm, U&Drama Sam Claflin and Jeremy Irons star in a new epic adaptation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39682,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-39681","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}