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Hollie Richardson, Ellen E Jones, Graeme Virtue and Simon Wardell

TV tonight: the UK neighbourhoods where 100% of crimes go unsolved

Isobel Yeung meets a criminal who sells stolen UK mobile phones to gangs in China in Dispatches: Britain’s Unsolved Crimewave.
Isobel Yeung meets a criminal who sells stolen UK mobile phones to gangs in China in Dispatches: Britain’s Unsolved Crimewave. Photograph: Kalel Productions

Dispatches: Britain’s Unsolved Crimewave

10pm, Channel 4
There 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

Worst House on the Street

8pm, Channel 4
Property developer siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas return with their renovation series “without breaking the bank” (what housing crisis?). They start in Cardiff, where newly engaged couple Gav and Luke want to rescue a crumbling cottage. HR

Midsomer Murders

8.15pm, ITV1
Barnaby is off the clock when he and Sarah attend a swanky party in honour of DCS Elaine Bennet, a new resident at the gated police retirement community where Barnaby’s old gaffer already lives. It’s not long before a suspicious death occurs, however, and Barnaby discovers that ex-coppers make for tricky customers. Ellen E Jones

Daley: Olympic Superstar

9pm, BBC Two
“By a country mile, the best Olympian we have ever had in the UK.” That’s just one way that Daley Thompson, who dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, is described in this documentary about his life. He tells that remarkable story himself, revealing for the first time the traumas he has faced since childhood after his father’s murder. HR

David Olusoga Remembers Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners

9pm, BBC Four
When David Olusoga’s signature series was first broadcast in 2015, its unflinching examination of the UK’s deep involvement in the slave trade sparked a national conversation that led to statues being toppled. Here, the historian reflects on its legacy. Graeme Virtue

Kyle: The Gunman Who Divided America

9pm, BBC Three
In 2020, the US experienced a summer of explosive unrest following the murder of George Floyd, and 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial for shooting three people and killing two was about to further divide the nation. This startling documentary follows that trial – what led to it and the controversial attention in the aftermath – by speaking to insiders and Rittenhouse himself. HR

Film choice

Mean Girls (Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr, 2024), Paramount+
The much-loved 2004 comedy begat a stage musical that has now begat Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr’s song-filled movie. Apart from the tunes, which range in style from Avril Lavigne to Billie Eilish to Beyoncé, and the presence of TikTok-ish social media, it is pretty much a retake of the original. “Fetch” is still not happening, naive new girl at school Cady (Angourie Rice) is again seduced by the power of the Plastics clique led by Reneé Rapp’s intimidating Regina, and writer/co-star Tina Fey is back to teach the kids that calling someone ugly isn’t going to make you better-looking. Simon Wardell

An Education (Lone Scherfig, 2009), 11.45pm, BBC Two
Featuring a breakout role for Carey Mulligan, Scherfig’s 2009 drama is an accomplished adaptation of Lynn Barber’s coming-of-age memoir. Mulligan’s acting is magnetic even in her quieter moments, as her 16-year-old character, Jenny, transforms from dutiful student destined for university in Oxford to school dropout and lover of Peter Saarsgard’s charming but disreputable David. The new experiences her older boyfriend offer seem like liberation – but fast cars and trips to Paris aren’t all they are cracked up to be. SW

Live sport

Women’s Euro 2025 Football: Sweden v England, Tue, 5.30pm, ITV1
Leah Williamson leads the visitors in a Group A3 qualifier in Gothenburg.

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