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TV tonight: the UK neighbourhoods where 100% of crimes go unsolved (www.theguardian.com)

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Isobel Yeung leads an alarming Dispatches investigation. Plus, the trauma behind Olympian Daley Thompson’s life. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Channel 4There are neighbourhoods in England and Wales where 100% of crimes go unsolved, according to astonishing police data in this alarming investigation. Isobel Yeung puts it to the test by observing a brazen theft in action and trailing what happens next with the goods, speaking to criminals who claim to have no fear of the police and learning how a global criminal network rakes in thousands of pounds a month. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: Jenna Coleman’s twisty thriller The Jetty (www.theguardian.com)

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A blunt detective teams up with a podcast journalist (because: 2024). Plus, the third and final series of The Great. Here’s what to watch this evening

Monday, 9pm, BBC OneJenna Coleman is back with another twisty primetime thriller – a timely four-part story about a detective and a podcast journalist coming together to see how crimes in a Lancashire lakeside town might be connected. Coleman is straight-talking DC Ember Manning who, after her husband’s death, seems to be moving on well enough with their teenage daughter. A local arson attack leads Manning to reach out to Riz (Weruche Opia) – who is investigating a missing persons cold case – and a man in his 20s who had relationships with two underage girls. Manning’s discoveries soon compel her to question her own past relationship and the age gap between them when they met. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: the wild and dark party island history of Ibiza (www.theguardian.com)

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Those who smuggled drugs in the 90s tell their shocking stories. Plus: is football coming home? It’s England v Spain. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, Sky Documentaries

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TV tonight: the original rock stars of rap tell the story of Run DMC (www.theguardian.com)

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A brilliant three-part documentary starts with Run and DMC. Plus: superior Swedish thriller End of Summer continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries

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TV tonight: the most perilous rescue missions in the Lake District (www.theguardian.com)

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A new series follows the heroic Lake District Search and Mountain Association. Plus: TRNSMT festival in Glasgow. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, Channel 4

From paragliders crashing into mountainsides to scramblers who have fallen down waterfalls – the Lakes may be lovely, but they can also be perilous. This new series follows the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association and some of the people it saves, starting in Eskdale where the Wasdale mountain rescue team are called out to help a man in agony with a dislocated shoulder. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: learn about the art of Swedish death cleaning (www.theguardian.com)

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A surprisingly cheerful documentary series on preparing for death. Plus: toe-curling drama Douglas Is Cancelled. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, WWe can learn a lot about life from this team of Swedes, who are basically the Marie Kondos for people preparing for death. Amy Poehler narrates a surprisingly uplifting documentary series, which takes the Swedish death cleaning method from Margareta Magnusson’s book (“cleaning out your crap so others don’t have to when you’re dead”) and puts it into practice in the US – starting with 75-year-old Suzi, who needs to let go of her collection of phallic souvenirs. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: the police-corruption drama that was banned for 30 years (www.theguardian.com)

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GF Newman, the writer and creator of Law and Order, looks back on the controversial 1978 series. Plus: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC Four

Police-corruption drama Law and Order was so controversial when it aired in 1978 that it raised debates in the House of Commons and was banned from being broadcast again for 30 years. As an introduction to a reshowing of the four episodes this evening, its writer and creator, GF Newman, reflects on the show’s legacy, explains what inspired him and reveals how police officers at the time reacted. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: inside the nine tense months leading up to Royal Ascot (www.theguardian.com)

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Cameras follow all the behind-the-scenes drama at Park House Stables. Plus: all the fun of a summer in Devon and Cornwall. Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC Four

Here is one for serious racing fans: a behind-the-scenes, all-access documentary series filmed at the Park House Stables – one of the top-performing in the UK – in the nine tense months leading up to Royal Ascot. Episode one starts as the 2020 season ends, with Irish jockey Oisin Murphy defending his title, and trainer Andrew Balding prepping horses for the US while also recruiting new talent. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: it’s a dog’s life for one down-on-their-luck model (www.theguardian.com)

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Michelle de Swarte’s semi-autobiographical take on her materialist former life is a gleeful romp. Plus: war arrives in Westeros – and how! Here’s what to watch this evening

10pm, BBC TwoModel turned standup comic and actor Michelle de Swarte is a naturally magnetic performer (she was excellent in 2022’s horror comedy The Baby), so this is a very exciting writer/director/star debut. Inspired by De Swarte’s real life, Spent follows Mia, a model pushing 40 who flees the US after declaring bankruptcy because, after growing up with nothing, she cannot resist the finer things in life. She returns to Brixton, where her friends and family don’t exactly welcome her with open arms and her agent (Peepshow’s Super Hans actor, Matt King) only has one gig for her – dog sitting. But how long can she keep hiding that she’s skint and sofa-surfing? Sharp, funny and an easy binge. Hollie Richardson

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TV tonight: two new telly detectives are here to thrill crime drama fans (www.theguardian.com)

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The Turkish Detective is based on Barbara Nadel’s bestselling novels. Plus: the hippy days of Ibiza are brought back to life. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Two

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TV tonight: a moreish Swedish thriller about a big family trauma (www.theguardian.com)

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A grief therapist is forced to face her childhood in End of Summer. Plus: it’s England v Switzerland! Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Four

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TV tonight: Niki Glaser’s hilarious standup about ageing, not having kids and death (www.theguardian.com)

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The US comedian takes an irreverent look at later life. Plus: all the post-election coverage you can take. Here’s what to watch this evening

10.15pm, Sky Comedy

“I don’t think I can devote my free time to something that could marry a DJ – I think that’s reckless.” That’s the sharply hilarious US standup comedian Nikki Glaser talking about not wanting kids in her second televised standup special. She also delves into giving in to ageing with a haircut above the earlobe and chunky jewellery, and plans for her death (which she thinks about a lot). Hollie Richardson