Task
9pm, Sky Atlantic
A compelling start for this new crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown, set in the Philadelphia suburbs. Robbie (Tom Pelphrey) is a binman by day, coping with the death of his brother while looking after his kids and niece, and maybe even looking for love. By night, though, he and his mate Cliff (Raúl Castillo) dress in Halloween costumes and burgle members of a drug-dealing biker gang. Enter Mark Ruffalo’s Tom, an FBI agent dealing with his own family bereavement, and put on the case with an inexperienced taskforce before a turf war escalates. It’s deeply layered, fantastically written and proof that the autumn nights are here. Hollie Richardson
Thailand: The Dark Side of Paradise
10pm, BBC Three
Ex-Love Islander Zara McDermott continues her reinvention as a documentary presenter with this look at the bits of Thai backpacking that don’t involve full moon parties. She visits Bangkok Immigration Detention Centre, and delves into Thailand’s illegal sex industry – with her treatment by police suggesting they weren’t regular Love Island viewers. Alexi Duggins
The Guest
9pm, BBC One
Desperate … Ria (Gabrielle Creevy) in The Guest. Photograph: BBC/Quay Street Productions/Jake Morley
The desperate situation for cleaner Ria (Gabrielle Creevy) – deadbeat boyfriend, receiving an eviction notice, killing a man – forces her to make bad decision after bad decision. Her employer, Fran (Eve Myles), is being far too friendly to be legit, and at several moments in this second episode of the psychological thriller you just want to scream “Run!”. HR
Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
9pm, BBC Two
The three-part documentary about the world’s deadliest offshore oil disaster concludes, detailing the aftermath of the blaze that killed 167 men in the North Sea. Through actors using the real testimony of survivors, the final episode’s inquiry exposes the errors and systemic failures that led to the devastating accident. Nicole Vassell
Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over
9pm, U&W
Marie Buchan is a single mother of eight regularly branded by tabloids as the “Benefits Queen” for sharing details of her lifestyle choices. Dooley – always free of judgment, but still firmly pressing – stays at her house in Birmingham for a couple of nights to find out more about Marie’s life until now. HR
Elsbeth
9pm, Sky Witness
There is a significant flashback as the second season of this distinctive but divisive drama approaches its climax. With Judge Milton Crawford’s path towards power becoming increasingly clear, Elsbeth delves deep into his past and explores a horrific cold case that potentially implicates him in a murder. But can she stand it up legally? Phil Harrison
Film choice
American Refugee (Ali LeRoi, 2021), 2.45am, Channel 4
‘A silly horror movie’ … Derek Luke and Erika Alexander in American Refugee. Photograph: Entertainment Pictures/Alamy
While the title of this film (and the theme, about a Black family struggling through a societal collapse) hints at all manner of serious issues, the truth is that American Refugee is at heart a silly horror movie. Erika Alexander and Derek Luke play a couple whose mistimed relocation to the sticks mean that they’re forced to share a bunker with an oddball survivalist. Things progress in almost all the ways you’d expect them to, but the tension remains palpably high throughout and there’s an awful lot of fun to be had watching everything go to hell. SH