TV tonight: a hit deadpan sitcom returns – with added Bridget Christie

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Things You Should Have Done

10pm, BBC Three
Lucia Keskin returns with her deadpan brand of comedy in the award-winning sitcom. Working through a list of things to do with her life, left by her dead parents, aimless Chi is feeling good – until the police are back on her doorstep with news of her aunt’s death. It’s a good time to tick therapy off the list with questionable grief counsellor Ruth, played by the always very welcome Bridget Christie. Hollie Richardson

Waterloo Road

Portia Weever (Maisey Robinson) and Anthony Walters (Karl Davies) in Waterloo Road
Tough subjects … Portia Weever (Maisey Robinson) and Anthony Walters (Karl Davies) in Waterloo Road. Photograph: BBC Pictures

9pm, BBC One
The long-running school soap has never been afraid to tackle tough subjects, but this double bill is particularly unsettling as a predatory coach continues to target footie-daft teen Portia. Elsewhere, debt-laden deputy head Darius takes some extreme action to prevent his embezzling from coming to light. Graeme Virtue

Killer in the House: The Murder of Nicholas Billingham

9pm, ITV1
Primary school teacher Fiona Beal was sentenced to life in 2024 for murdering her partner, Nicholas Billingham, and hiding his body in their garden. This programme looks at the awful layers of the case, from Beal going back to teaching to sending texts from Billingham’s phone pretending to be him. HR

24 Hours in Police Custody Investigates: Zombie Knives

9pm, Channel 4
As part of the government’s decision to ban so-called zombie knives in 2024, a scheme was launched to compensate owners for surrendering weapons. As this documentary shows, that had unforeseen consequences when the companies who imported the knives began to claim hundreds of thousands of pounds. Phil Harrison

Dark Winds

9pm, U&Alibi
Those ketamine-induced desert visions bear fruit this episode, as Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Chee (Kiowa Gordon) uncover vital clues. Leaphorn is even able to move on from the past and take responsibility for his disintegrating marriage. But are the two murders connected by a single killer? A train to Reno may arrive at the answer. Ellen E Jones

The Secret of Me

Jim Ambrose in The Secret of Me
Compelling … Jim Ambrose in The Secret of Me. Photograph: Channel 4

10pm, Channel 4
Jim Ambrose grew up as Kristi Ambrose in Baton Rouge. In college, Kristi discovered that she was born with atypical genitals and her doctor and parents decided to perform surgery and raise a girl. Jim tells his story in this compelling documentary, which also explores other cases and intersex research, and follows him as he plans to meet the surgeon who operated on him as a baby. HR

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