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Hollie Richardson, Ali Catterall, Phil Harrison and Alexi Duggins

TV tonight: murder, fire and oil barons – a busy first day back for Perry Mason

Courtroom drama … Sean Astin as Sunny Gryce, Juliet Rylance as Della Street and Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason
Courtroom drama … Sean Astin as Sunny Gryce, Juliet Rylance as Della Street and Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason. Photograph: HBO/Warner Media

Perry Mason

10pm, Sky Atlantic

The acclaimed Los Angeles-set depression-era drama inspired by Erle Stanley Gardner’s novels returns for a second season – and it starts in literal flames. Picking up a few months after the Dodson case has come to an end, Mason (Matthew Rhys) and his team – Della (Juliet Rylance) and Paul (Chris Chalk) – investigate the murder of a powerful oil family heir, which leads to a world of wild conspiracies. Hollie Richardson

Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-Up Star

8pm, BBC Three

It’s back for a fifth series – and has a new host, in the form of model Leomie Anderson. You know the drill: another 10 MUAs compete to show off their makeup mastery for a career-changing prize. First up in today’s episode: perfecting the Regency look, judged by Bridgerton’s hair and makeup designer, Erika Ökvist. Ali Catterall

Colin from Accounts

Michael Logo as Brett and Patrick Brammall as Gordon, in Colin from Accounts
A proper charmer … Michael Logo as Brett and Patrick Brammall as Gordon, in Colin from Accounts. Photograph: Lisa Tomasetti/BBC/Paramount

10pm, BBC Two

It might have elements of cringe comedy but this Aussie sitcom is a proper charmer, too, as Ash and Gordon continue to dance around their counterintuitive chemistry. After last week’s close encounter, things are awkward. Gordon gets some good news from the doctor but with Ashley packing her bags, might it be too late? Phil Harrison

Storyville: Attica – America’s Bloodiest Prison Uprising

10pm, BBC Four

CCTV footage used in Storyville: Attica – America’s Bloodiest Prison Uprising.
CCTV footage used in Storyville: Attica – America’s Bloodiest Prison Uprising. Photograph: BBC/Showtime

“All hell broke loose.” In this intense documentary, former inmates and guards of Attica in New York recall what happened on 9 September 1971, when the largest prison rebellion in US history caused a five-day standoff that resulted in the deaths of 33 prisoners and 10 staff members. HR

Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

10pm, Dave

The more you watch this rambling, unscripted chatshow, the more you realise why most shows do their prep. The final episode’s guests are Rachel Parris, Ellie Taylor, Josh Pugh and Johnny Vegas. Anecdotes include the awfulness of Taylor’s post-caesarean poop (“like cement”), Parris falling into a river and Pugh buying a terrifying dog – because he couldn’t say no. Alexi Duggins

Rain Dogs

10.40pm, BBC One

As the series continues to tread a very fine line between dark drama and comedy, Costello visits her parents and a monumental family secret is revealed. Elsewhere, Allegra reaches out to her son Selby who is “living like Charlie Sheen – and not in a good way”. HR

Live sport

Premier League football: Arsenal v Chelsea 7pm, Sky Sports Main Event. A big game for both London clubs.

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