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TV tonight: more Morecambe murders for Morven Christie in The Bay

The Bay

9pm, ITV

Morven Christie reprises her role as the police family liaison officer DS Lisa Armstrong in series two of this pulpy crime thriller, set in Morecambe. We open with Armstrong living through the repercussions of deleting CCTV footage last season and being forced to work under DC Med Kharim (Taheen Modak), until a new murder investigation comes up and she has the chance to redeem herself. Yet, with tensions running high among her team, Armstrong and her family begin being stalked by a shadowy figure from her past. Ammar Kalia

President Biden

8pm, PBS America

As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden’s single most appealing quality was obvious: “not Trump”. As the newly inaugurated president of the US, however, there is much more to say. This documentary explores the tragedies and triumphs that have shaped Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. Ellen E Jones

The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health

9pm, BBC One

The retired footballer Alex Scott and the clinical psychologist Prof Tanya Byron front this fascinating edition of the Truth About strand, investigating how an over-the-counter probiotic supplement might help to alleviate low mood, as well as maintain a healthy gut. AK

Targeted: The Truth About Disability Hate Crime

9pm, BBC Two

The film-maker Richard Butchins investigates a cruel bigotry that is not discussed enough: the mistreatment of disabled people, from verbal attacks to physical violence. With help from survivors offering their varied testimonies, Butchins tries to map out the extent of the injustices. Jack Seale

Bulletproof: South Africa
9pm, Sky One

Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters return as the London cops Bishop and Pike in a three-part special of their predictable yet entertaining police series. Taking some time off on the beach in South Africa, the pair are soon plunged into a kidnapping plot when the daughter of a new acquaintance goes missing. AK

Boys

10pm, Sky Arts

Top Boy’s Ashley Walters directs this well-observed, if slight, one-off half-hour drama, following a pair of east London teenagers. Noah (Hector Abbott) needs to make money – and fast – for his brother in prison, roping in his best friend, Lewis (Jude Chinchen), and potentially running into trouble during the scheming that follows. Hannah J Davies

Film choice

The Road (John Hillcoat, 2009), 1.10am, Sony Movies
This faithfully nihilistic adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s harrowing post-apocalyptic novel sees Viggo Mortensen’s “Man” shepherd his son (a sensational Kodi Smit-McPhee) through the dying landscape in search of sanctuary. It is the starving remnants of humanity, however, that pose the gravest, most horrific, threat. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Premier League football: Leeds United v Southampton 5.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Action from Elland Road.

Scottish football: Livingston v Celtic 8.15pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Premiership match.

Premier League football: Fulham v Manchester United 7.45pm, BT Sport 1. Live from Craven Cottage.