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Entertainment
Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue, Jack Seale and Priya Elan

TV tonight: a battle of the lawyers in this glossy John Grisham series

An illustration of five people from a law firm. In the front is a woman with long dark hair next to a man with white hair and a white beard and moustache. Behind them is a man in a suit and tie, and in the background is a man in a suit and tie and a blond woman
The legals have landed … The Rainmaker. Photograph: Yoshitaka Kono/ITV

The Rainmaker

9pm, ITV1
This glossy legal drama, a hit in the US last year, is based on John Grisham’s novel. Set in Charleston, it follows ambitious young couple Rudy (Milo Callaghan) and Sarah (Madison Iseman) who are associates at the esteemed Tinley Britt. But Leo is fired after a run-in with John Slattery’s smarmy boss Leo – and he takes a job at a slightly less, let’s say, refined firm. Cue a battle of the lawyers. Hollie Richardson

The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss at the Proms

7pm, BBC Four
A Proms debut as New York’s Met Orchestra take their place on the Royal Albert Hall stage for the first time, under the baton of music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. They’ll be playing a programme of music by Richard Strauss – highlights include the final scene of Salome sung by soprano Elza van den Heever. Phil Harrison

Gardeners’ World

8pm, BBC Two
Burn after weeding: the scorching summer has been a punishing one for many gardens, but Monty Don is on hand with advice on how to help water-starved plants and lawns recover. Other horticultural highlights include an update on Rekha Mistry’s attempts to harvest fruit and veg from pots on her compact patio. Graeme Virtue

You’re Killing Me

8pm, U&Drama

The screwball arguments make this show much funnier than the average cosy-crime comedy drama. Episode two sees novelist Allie (Brooke Shields) and podcaster Andi (Amalia Williamson), established as a reluctant writing/crime-solving partnership, looking into a death at a wedding while bickering magnificently. Jack Seale

Fontaines DC @ Reading Festival 2026

10.40pm, BBC One
Grian Chatten’s Dublin post-punkers seemed unlikely headlining material when they emerged almost a decade ago. But they’ve developed the visual side of their shows, written some anthemic bangers and gathered an unusually devoted legion of fans. This set kicks off a weekend of coverage of the pre-A-levels musical extravaganza. PH

Grimsburg

Midnight, Sky One
In this season finale, Marvin is suffering from a serious case of PTSD and keeps seeing murder everywhere, but the real mystery is who stole his Friday treat danish? With gags about Tom Petty and gluten intolerance, this snappy, Jon Hamm-voiced parody of unreconstructed alpha cops has been a hoot. Priya Elan

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