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TV tonight: Vikram Seth's Indian drama finally comes to screen

A Suitable Boy

9pm, BBC One

The first screen adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1993 novel and the first BBC historical drama with a cast made up entirely of people of colour, A Suitable Boy is one of the most anticipated shows of the year. Directed by Monsoon Wedding’s Mira Nair, we follow the fortunes of 19-year-old Lata (Tanya Maniktala) in 1951 India, newly independent and still coming to terms with partition, as her widowed mother tries to find her an appropriate husband. Lata has other ideas, though, and in this first episode meets the mysterious Kabir. Ammar Kalia

Hitler’s Supercars

8pm, Channel 4

All dictators love a vanity project and Adolf Hitler was no exception. During the rise of the Third Reich, Hitler commissioned the construction of a number of high-performance motor vehicles. This doc explores the technological advances and the relentless propaganda that resulted. Phil Harrison

MacGyver

8pm, Sky One

Season four of the slick secret agent reboot sees disavowed tinkerer Angus (Lucas Till) recruited by a shady ex-MI6 spook (Lost’s Henry Ian Cusick) to track down a rogue bioweapon. Preposterously high stakes, improvised strategies and some rather laboured pop culture nods all feature. Graeme Virtue

The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan: From My Sofa

9pm, BBC Two

In this final instalment of Romesh’s holiday snaps, he’s catching up with old friends from Colombia, Haiti and Ethiopia, plus reliving his humiliation behind the wheel of a tuk-tuk. The usual WFH interruptions from kids don’t improve his mood, but he is always good company. Ellen E Jones

Beethoven’s Fidelio: The Royal Opera

9.05pm, BBC Four

Conducted by Antonio Pappano and with production from Tobias Kratzer, celebrated soprano Lise Davidsen plays Leonore, the wife of imprisoned Florestan (tenor David Butt Philip), whom she sets about trying to free in this screening of Beethoven’s only opera. AK

The Adulterer

11.15pm, Channel 4

The Dutch thriller returns for a third season, two years on from the previous finale. Things seem to have returned to normal with Willem (Fedja van Huêt) and Iris (Sylvia Hoeks) finally being able to settle down, yet the arrival of Anna soon ignites old rivalries towards imprisoned Couwenberg. AK

Film choice

The Salesman, 12.10am, BBC Two

Celebrated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi won a second Oscar, after A Separation, with this intelligent drama. It’s the story of Tehran couple Rana and Emad who are acting in a production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, its themes spilling into real life when Rana is assaulted. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Moto GP: Grand Prix of Andalucia, 12.30pm, BT Sport 2. Top-level racing from Jerez.

Premier League Football, 3pm, BT Sport 1; Sky Sports Main Event. An undecided fixture from the final day of the season.

PGA Tour Golf: 3M Open, 10.30pm, Sky Sports Main Event. Fourth and final day’s coverage from TPC Twin Cities in Blaine.