Jenna Coleman’s Thrilling Mystery: The Jetty

Jenna Coleman is back with another twisty primetime thriller, featured in a timely four-part story on BBC One at 9pm on Monday. In “The Jetty,” Coleman portrays DC Ember Manning, a straight-talking detective grappling with her husband’s death while raising their teenage daughter. The plot unfurls when a local arson attack leads Manning to Riz, played by Weruche Opia, an investigator delving into a missing persons cold case. The case also involves a man in his 20s with relationships with two underage girls, compelling Manning to scrutinize her own past relationship and its age gap.

Michelle de Swarte’s comic drama “Spent” airs on BBC Two at 10pm. The series follows the turbulent life of Mia, a bankrupt model returning to her roots in Brixton. Still sofa surfing and in dire need of a steady booking, Mia faces a moral dilemma when an opportunity with an old client arises. Adding to her troubles is news that her estranged father is on the verge of eviction.

Channel 4 is gearing up for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, starting with a series of five-minute profiles on British athletes. The first feature airs at 7.55pm and spotlights Maisie Summers-Newton, a swimmer from Northamptonshire poised for gold. Additional profiles will run throughout the week to build the excitement for the upcoming games.

At 8pm, also on Channel 4, chef Jamie Oliver returns with yet another fresh cookery show titled “Jamie: What to Eat This Week.” The show aims to highlight the freshest and most flavoursome foods in the current season. Oliver kicks off with a menu that includes a cheesy bean and fennel gratin, an “oozy” pea risotto, and mackerel served on sun-dried tomato couscous.

Over on Sky Atlantic at 9pm, “House of the Dragon” offers a moment of relative calm in Westeros following a dramatic dragon showdown. Questions linger about whether Ser Criston is transporting the king’s corpse back to King’s Landing or if Aegon has somehow managed to survive. Meanwhile, the community of Driftwood mourns Rhaenys. The intricate political landscape and power struggles continue to evolve, setting up more dramatic turns ahead.

Channel 4 also airs “The Great” at 10pm, a witty series where Catherine, inspired by a visit from a US ambassador, decides to involve the Russian populace in law-making. She convenes a council that includes peasants, merchants, and nobles, though it skews heavy on noble representation. Amid these grand plans, Peter is briefly distracted from his horse-breeding passions to contribute quirky suggestions, such as renaming raspberries to “Peterberries.”

For film enthusiasts, Sky Cinema Greats at 2:15 am features “Young Soul Rebels,” a landmark work in Black British cinema directed by Isaac Julien in 1991. The film is a prelude to Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe,” merging themes of race, sexuality, politics, and music. Set against the backdrop of the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations in London, it follows friends and pirate radio DJs Chris and Caz navigating racism, homophobia, love, and ambition while dealing with the community’s tensions after the unsolved murder of a young gay black man.

Source: Ben Blackall/BBC/Firebird Pictures, Channel 4, Sky Atlantic, Sky Cinema Greats