TV tonight: a battle of the lawyers in this glossy John Grisham series
John Slattery stars in The Rainmaker, which is already a hit in the US. Plus: catch Fontaines DC’s set at Reading Festival. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, ITV1 This glossy legal drama, a hit in the US last year, is based on John Grisham’s novel. Set in Charleston, it follows ambitious young couple Rudy (Milo Callaghan) and Sarah (Madison Iseman) who are associates at the esteemed Tinley Britt. But Leo is fired after a run-in with John Slattery’s smarmy boss Leo – and he takes a job at a slightly less, let’s say, refined firm. Cue a battle of the lawyers. Hollie Richardson Continue read
John Slattery stars in The Rainmaker, which is already a hit in the US. Plus: catch Fontaines DC’s set at Reading Festival. Here’s what to watch this evening
9pm, ITV1 This glossy legal drama, a hit in the US last year, is based on John Grisham’s novel. Set in Charleston, it follows ambitious young couple Rudy (Milo Callaghan) and Sarah (Madison Iseman) who are associates at the esteemed Tinley Britt. But Leo is fired after a run-in with John Slattery’s smarmy boss Leo – and he takes a job at a slightly less, let’s say, refined firm. Cue a battle of the lawyers. Hollie Richardson
7pm, BBC Four A Proms debut as New York’s Met Orchestra take their place on the Royal Albert Hall stage for the first time, under the baton of music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. They’ll be playing a programme of music by Richard Strauss – highlights include the final scene of Salome sung by soprano Elza van den Heever. Phil Harrison
8pm, BBC Two Burn after weeding: the scorching summer has been a punishing one for many gardens, but Monty Don is on hand with advice on how to help water-starved plants and lawns recover. Other horticultural highlights include an update on Rekha Mistry’s attempts to harvest fruit and veg from pots on her compact patio. Graeme Virtue
The screwball arguments make this show much funnier than the average cosy-crime comedy drama. Episode two sees novelist Allie (Brooke Shields) and podcaster Andi (Amalia Williamson), established as a reluctant writing/crime-solving partnership, looking into a death at a wedding while bickering magnificently. Jack Seale
10.40pm, BBC One Grian Chatten’s Dublin post-punkers seemed unlikely headlining material when they emerged almost a decade ago. But they’ve developed the visual side of their shows, written some anthemic bangers and gathered an unusually devoted legion of fans. This set kicks off a weekend of coverage of the pre-A-levels musical extravaganza . PH
Midnight, Sky One In this season finale, Marvin is suffering from a serious case of PTSD and keeps seeing murder everywhere, but the real mystery is who stole his Friday treat danish? With gags about Tom Petty and gluten intolerance, this snappy, Jon Hamm-voiced parody of unreconstructed alpha cops has been a hoot. Priya Elan
