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Hollie Richardson , Jack Seale, Henry Wong and Hannah Verdier

TV tonight: Mo Farah tells his extraordinary story about being trafficked as a child

The Real Mo Farah on BBC One.
The Real Mo Farah on BBC One. Photograph: Screen Grab/BBC/Atomized Studios

The Real Mo Farah

9pm, BBC One

Earlier this week, Mo Farah – the most successful British track athlete in Olympics Games history – made the shocking announcement that he was trafficked to the UK as a child and forced into domestic servitude. Farah – who reveals here his birth name was Hussein Abdi Kahin – had previously said that he came to the UK with his father as refugees when he was eight-years-old; the reality was that his father was killed in civil violence in Somalia. In this landmark documentary, the gold medalist tells his extraordinary story, with an aim to challenge public perceptions of trafficking and slavery. Hollie Richardson

Sneakerhead

10pm, Dave

“Not many people are lucky enough to say they have the shortest commute in Peterborough and still get to live with their dad.” In this funny three-episode ode to the British high street, affable and earnest loser Russell (People Just Do Nothing’s Hugo Chegwin) is made manager of the Sports Depot he has worked at for nine years. With a vacuum-tight comedy script, he deadpans his way through new responsibilities while managing his motley crew of staff, played deftly by Big Zuu, Francesca Mills and Lucia Keskin. A storyline about sexting – taking saucy selfies in a changing room with a dirty nappy in the background – is enough to bring out some barks of laughter by itself. HR

Camilla’s Country Life

9pm, ITV

“I’d love to have been a fly on the wall during the Duchess of Cornwall’s time as guest editor of Country Life magazine to mark her 75th birthday,” said no one ever. But ITV is giving us a documentary about it anyway, with an insight into her “personal passions”. HR

The Big Proud Party Agency

9pm, BBC Three

The final week of this reality show sees the catty event planners help two Manchester pals with a “V-day” celebration for their friend Miya, a woman who had gender confirmation surgery three years earlier. In the second half of the double bill, a wrestling comeback in Belfast needs zhooshing. Jack Seale

Sally Phillips and Martin Freeman in Breeders.
Fraught family drama … Sally Phillips and Martin Freeman in Breeders. Photograph: Rekha Garton/Sky/Avalon

Breeders

10pm, Sky Comedy

The third season opens with typical comic melancholy: Paul (Martin Freeman) is staying at his mother-in-law’s after a fight with Luke, watching his family through their security cameras. Will a reunion dinner ease tensions? Well-timed (and needed) jokes lighten this fraught family drama. Henry Wong

The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2022

10pm, Sky Arts

Melvyn Bragg’s celebration of the arts has been dishing out the gongs for more than a quarter of a century, but remains at the top of its game. The categories span every genre from pop to theatre, with nominees including hip-hop artist Little Simz, sitcom Alma’s Not Normal and dancers The Dante Project. Hannah Verdier

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