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Tamara Lawrence as Millie-Jean Black and Joe Dempsie as Luke Holborn.
Tamara Lawrence as Millie-Jean Black and Joe Dempsie as Luke Holborn. Photograph: Channel 4 / HBO / Des Willie
Tamara Lawrence as Millie-Jean Black and Joe Dempsie as Luke Holborn. Photograph: Channel 4 / HBO / Des Willie

TV tonight: Tamara Lawrance is an ace detective in a Jamaica-set thriller

Get Millie Black is an action-packed story by Booker prize-winner Marlon James. Plus, Lucy Boynton stars in a dark true crime drama. Here’s what to watch this evening

Get Millie Black

9pm, Channel 4

A brilliant, textured crime thriller from Booker prize-winner Marlon James. Millie-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrance) grew up in Jamaica, until her abusive mother sent her to live in London. News of her beloved brother’s death sends Millie on a personal mission to become an ace Scotland Yard detective. But when her mother also dies, a discovery in her papers compels Millie to return to Jamaica and join Kingston’s police force. She is put on the case of a missing girl with partner Curtis (Gershwyn Eustache Jr), when Scotland Yard inspector Luke Holborn (Joe Dempsie) arrives with his own agenda. There’s plenty of action, but the personal conflicts with her past will keep you gripped, too. Hollie Richardson

Rishi Sunak: Lessons from Downing Street

7pm, BBC Two

A man who, it could be said, never looked comfortable as prime minister and has been swiftly forgotten returns for a two-part interview with Nick Robinson. Sunak, who has a new job in the US alongside his seat in the Commons, could be entertaining and enlightening. He certainly has nothing to lose by spilling some tea. . Jack Seale

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

9pm, ITV1

In 1955, nightclub host Ruth Ellis was the last woman in the UK to be hanged, after shooting dead her abusive lover David Blakely (Laurie Davidson) in north London. She admitted her crime to the police immediately and accepted her fate. This dark but glossy four-part drama tells her story, with Lucy Boynton playing Ruth and Toby Jones as the lawyer trying to persuade her to fight for her life. HR

Amandaland

9pm, BBC One

Anne (Philippa Dunne) continues to be the standout comedy star in this Motherland spin-off, as she mishears “Johannes” as “Your highness” and thinks Amanda (Lucy Punch) is dating South African royalty. Anyway, the gang head off camping and it goes as badly as you would expect. HR

Rob Beckett’s Smart TV

9pm, Sky Max

Never mind the box sets: Beckett and his team captains, Alison Hammond and Josh Widdicombe, return for a second series of the banter-packed quiz. The talent booking is certainly on point, with prestige panellists Richard Osman, Oti Mabuse, Richard Ayoade and Danny Dyer ready to grapple with EastEnders trivia and more. Graeme Virtue

Am I Being Unreasonable?

9.30pm, BBC One

As Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli’s wonderfully weird, increasingly Wiccan comedy nears the end of its second series, Nic (Cooper) has doubts about her on/off bestie. If only she would listen to nine-year-old Ollie (Lenny Rush), who has seen a side to Jen (Hizli) that is less “nice single mum” and more “Single White Female”. Hannah J Davies

Live Sport

Champions League football: Paris Saint-Germain v Liverpool 7pm, TNT Sports 1. From Parc des Princes, Paris.

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