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Hollie Richardson, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue and Hannah Verdier

TV tonight: why PC Andrew Harper’s widow is fighting for justice

Lissie Harper with Trevor McDonald in The Killing of PC Harper: A Widow’s Fight for Justice.
Lissie Harper with Trevor McDonald in The Killing of PC Harper: A Widow’s Fight for Justice. Photograph: ITV

The Killing of PC Harper: A Widow’s Fight for Justice
9pm, ITV

A difficult story to recount and one that is an unending nightmare for his family, this documentary explores the 2019 case of PC Andrew Harper – who, after getting his foot caught in a rope attached to a stolen car while investigating a robbery, was dragged along the road for more than a mile and died at the scene. His widow, Lissie, talks to Trevor McDonald about dealing with the fact that the drivers were convicted of manslaughter not murder, and her fight to get the law changed around similar cases in the name of her husband’s legacy. Hollie Richardson

What If Putin Goes Nuclear?
8pm, Channel 4

While the situation changes daily in Ukraine, there have been less-than-veiled threats of nuclear annihilation from Putin and his foreign minister. Jon Snow has the unenviable task of explaining why the Russian premier has brought the apocalypse centre stage again, and what it means for Ukraine and, indeed, all of us on planet Earth.

Ali Catterall

Ambika Mod as Shruti in This is Going to Hurt.
Ambika Mod as Shruti in This is Going to Hurt. Photograph: Anika Molnar/BBC/Sister/AMC

This Is Going to Hurt
9pm, BBC One

In perhaps the most powerful episode yet, the disparities between private healthcare and the NHS are shown up, as Adam does a shift at a “hoity-toity” hospital to raise extra cash, while Shruti – the show’s real hero? – ends up running the obstetrics and gynaecology ward without a registrar. HR

Rock Till We Drop
9pm, BBC Two

One more tune! The heartwarming reality show about crinkly would-be rockers prepping for an Isle of Wight festival slot reaches its penultimate episode, although it is only now that the participants start debating potential band names. If you were not already a fan of spry octogenarian Eileen, tonight she is sceptical of a Nickelback tune. Graeme Virtue

Bridget Everett in Somebody, Somewhere.
Bridget Everett in Somebody, Somewhere. Photograph: HBO/2019 HBO, Inc.

Somebody Somewhere
9pm, Sky Comedy

Bridget Everett is on fine, foul-mouthed form as Sam in the pleasingly slow-moving comedy. This week, she suspects her brother-in-law Rick is selling drugs, so she enlists Joel to join her on a stakeout. One car chase, a singalong and a family argument over an out-of-control barbecue later and Sam is glad to escape to the safety of choir. Hannah Verdier

Mood
10pm, BBC Three

Things get even murkier for Sasha, as she starts to make her sole income through sex work. A new friend offers her the chance to record some tracks in a studio – but will she mess things up? And during a drug-fuelled night, she comes too close to the darkest side of influencer life. HR

Live Sport

Racing at Cheltenham festival, 12.50pm, ITV. The opening day of the four-day festival, with the Champion Hurdle at 3.30pm, and the race of the year, the Gold Cup, on Friday at 3.30pm.

Uefa Champions League football Man United v Atlético Madrid. Tue, 7pm, BT Sport 2. The last-16, second-leg tie. Lille v Chelsea is on Wed at 7pm.

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