Frauds
9pm, ITV1
Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker have Thelma and Louise energy in this joyride of a crime drama. Jones (who co-created the series with Anne-Marie O’Connor) plays Bert, a con artist fresh out of the slammer in southern Spain on compassionate grounds after a cancer diagnosis. She reunites with her best mate and seemingly reluctant former partner-in-crime Sam (Jodie Whittaker). Bert wants to pull off one last heist – will Sam make her final wish come true? Hollie Richardson
Educating Yorkshire
8pm, Channel 4
This follow-up trip to Thornhill community academy has highlighted the pressures on teenagers today, even featuring a motivational cameo from series one’s breakout star Musharaf. But what about the challenges facing the teachers? This week sees Mr Burton – Mushy’s mentor, now Thornhill’s head – look back at 20 years on the job. Hannah J Davies
South Asian Music at the BBC
8pm, BBC Four
It’s now 60 years since the BBC started broadcasting programmes tailored for a south Asian audience. To celebrate this cultural richness, DJ Bobby Friction presents a timely musical tour, beginning with the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Ravi Shankar, and passing through Asian Dub Foundation and Apache Indian. Phil Harrison
Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip
9pm, BBC Two
Roadtrip of a lifetime … Rob Brydon’s Honky Tonk Road Trip on BBC Two. Photograph: BBC/Salamanda Media/Nick Maxted
This new three-parter sees the comic actor exploring the century-old history of country music by driving a hefty truck around the American south. He begins in Nashville, Tennessee, to hear from relocated UK singer Twinnie, crossover behemoth Luke Combs and tailor-to-the-stars Manuel Cuevas (AKA the “Rhinestone Rembrandt”). Graeme Virtue
Blackmailed: The Sextortion Killers
9pm, BBC Three
In January 2024, 16-year-old Evan Boettler took his own life after being blackmailed by an online scammer. “I hope I see you in heaven,” read a final text to his parents. In this deeply upsetting film, reporter Tir Dhondy explores the widespread, devastating impact of “sextortion”, its links to vast Nigerian “hustle kingdoms”, and interviews the unrepentant cybercriminals themselves. Ali Catterall
Murder in Paradise: The Byron Bay Killings
10.25pm, Channel 4
The numbers revealed in this documentary are startling. Beginning with cases in the late 1970s, there are 67 young women whose disappearances on the east coast of Australia near Byron Bay have never been solved. Could some of them be victims of the notorious serial killer Ivan Milat, AKA the Backpacker Murderer? Jack Seale
Live sport
Premier League Football: Newcastle v Nottingham Forest, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Brentford v Man City is at 4.25pm.
