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Entertainment
Graeme Virtue, Ellen E Jones, Hollie Richardson and Phil Harrison

TV tonight: it’s the season finale of Colin Farrell’s hit Batman spin-off

Winner takes it all? Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin.
Winner takes it all? Cristin Milioti as Sofia Falcone in The Penguin. Photograph: HBO/2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. THE PENGUIN and all related characters and elements are copyrights and trademarks of DC. All Rights Reserved.

The Penguin

9pm, Sky Atlantic

Despite his flightless bird nickname, wannabe Gotham kingpin Oz Cobb (a barnstorming Colin Farrell) has spent the entire run of this Batman spin-off winging it. With the aid of his loyal young lieutenant Vic (Rhenzy Feliz), this sleazily charismatic opportunist has somehow survived to the endgame, leaving a pile of corpses in his wake. But as the season finale begins, Oz’s ruthless former ally Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) appears to hold all the cards. Graeme Virtue

Panorama: The Truth About Smart Meters

8pm, BBC One

For a while now, it’s been clear that so-called smart meters, used to measure how much gas and electric a household uses, aren’t quite so smart after all. Panorama investigates some of the ongoing issues, including an estimated 4.31m faulty meters (as of March 2024) leading to unhappy and overpaying customers. Ellen E Jones

Immigration: How British Politics Failed

9pm, BBC Two

What’s the real story of how immigration took over UK politics in the past two decades? Diane Abbott, Suella Braverman, Tony Blair, David Cameron and Nigel Farage are the key political speakers in this two-parter, along with researchers, tabloid editors and campaigners. It starts in 1997 with New Labour’s migrant drive and the early 2000s with the Iraq war and a rise in asylum seekers. Hollie Richardson

Her Majesty the Queen: Behind Closed Doors

9pm, ITV1

There’s a lot of gushing over Queen Camilla in this documentary about her part in trying to end domestic and sexual violence. But the focus should really be on the survivors and family members of victims, who frankly share their own experiences. Theresa May, Cherie Blair and Emma Barnett are some of the campaigners who contribute. HR

Alma’s Not Normal

10pm, BBC Two

The queen of Bolton takes a final bow, as Sophie Willan has confirmed the show won’t return for a third series. But what a fabulous farewell it is for one of the best British comedies in years. After the death of grandma Joan, Alma takes Jim’s advice: “Write it. Perform it. Get it out.” And when she does, there’s a BBC producer in the audience … HR

The Franchise

10pm, Sky Comedy

This comedy feels competent rather than inspired and therefore does a disconcertingly good job of embodying the thing it is satirising – a middlebrow, slightly generic drama with no strong reason to exist. As the crew are on the verge of mutiny due to one late shoot too many, will a visit from a Hollywood icon lift everyone’s mood? Phil Harrison

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