Cilla: ITV, 9pm

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The first instalment in a three-part biopic, Sheridan Smith (above) takes on the role of an adolescent Priscilla White, in the years before she became known as something else entirely.

In tonight's opening act, the ballsy redhead meets the songwriter who will eventually become her husband, and gets by with a little help from her friends - The Beatles.

Jon Richardson Grows Up: Channel 4, 10pm


A new series see the 8 Out Of 10 Cats comedian face up to the fact he knows next to nothing about adult life, and endeavouring to act his age.

Tonight, Richardson travels the UK learning all about relationships - along the way he meets a couple married for over 50 years, a pair of swingers, and two newlyweds who are both on their sixth marriage.

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Glue: E4, 10pm

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Already compared to both Broadchurch and Skins, this intriguing murder mystery drama has a lot to live up to.

After their friend Cal (Tommy Knight, above) is found dead beneath the wheels of a tractor, a group of teens start to look beneath the surface of their seemingly idyllic village.

Peaky Blinders: BBC Two, 11.20pm

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The second season of the critically-acclaimed gangster drama hits UK screens in October, so what better way to spend your September evenings than by catching up with the first?

This first episode establishes Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his family as a feared criminal mob in post-First World War Birmingham, who make their money from illegal betting and have the local police in their back pockets - until a new Chief Inspector arrives on the scene.