TV tonight: a tale of two cities in riveting new crime drama Giri/Haji

Giri/Haji
9pm, BBC Two

Set in Tokyo and London, this slick metropolitan drama sees detective Kenzo (Takehiro Hira) travel to the UK to search for his estranged younger brother Yuto (Yosuke Kubozuka) amid increasing yakuza violence. The cast includes Justin Long and Kelly Macdonald, delivering subtle performances that underline the simmering cultural differences. Neon-lit, melodramatic and stark, Giri/Haji is a riveting ride. Ammar Kalia

The Met: Policing London
9pm, BBC One

This week’s episode of the documentary series offers an insight into contrasting policing approaches. There is the aggressively proactive pursuit of street robbers on mopeds, and the light touch required (and, by the looks of it, not always quite achieved) at the sprawling Notting Hill carnival. Phil Harrison

Charlotte Church: My Family & Me
9pm, Channel 4

Singer Charlotte Church embarks on a week alone with her parents in rural Devon. This candid documentary explores the continuing effects of her fame at just 12. You’ll want to call your parents after watching. AK

Catherine the Great
9pm, Sky Atlantic

There’s trouble at court, with Potemkin’s battleship-sized mood swings and tempestuous jealousies getting right up a weary Catherine’s nose. As Potemkin sets off for the Crimea, Catherine strengthens the dynastic line and takes extreme steps to wrench Paul out of his grief following a tragedy. Ali Catterall

Later … With Jools Holland
10pm, BBC Two

Jools and his pinstripe suit make a welcome reappearance for a new season of Later … this time back at its first home in White City, London. He is joined by Mark Ronson, as well as powerhouse vocalist Yebba, rapping newcomer Sampa the Great and multi-instrumentalist Georgia. AK

Frayed
10pm, Sky One

Sarah Kendall’s Anglo-Aussie sitcom about a widowed mother marooned in her home town was hard to warm to at first, perhaps because of its soapy 80s setting. It has, however, proved itself to be very funny. This week sees Sammy (Kendall) assume the persona of a rich British investor to help boss Chris. Hannah J Davies

Film choice

The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook, 2016), 11pm, Film4
A gloriously mazy, erotic psychodrama from Park Chan-wook. Adapted from Sarah Waters’s Fingersmith, it is set in 1930s colonial Korea, where conwoman Sook-hee inveigles her way into the home of a horrible old pornographer and his niece Hideko with a view to making a killing. It’s a playful, lurid delight. Paul Howlett

Sport choice

Golf: Amundi Open de France 11am, Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage of the opening day’s play at Le Golf National in Paris.

Snooker: English Open 12.45pm, Eurosport 1. The first event in the Home Nations Series reaches day four at K2 Crawley.

Tennis: Luxembourg Open 5pm, BT Sport 2. Action from the quarter-finals in the women’s tournament.