TV tonight: human remains are found in tense cold case drama Black Snow
8pm, BBC OneThe cosy crime drama takes a sharp turn into folk horror. Supernatural menace the Cornman is apparently on the prowl, terrorising locals, spoiling milk and scorching crops. It's up to Humphrey (Kris Marshall) to separate fact from Cornish folklore. The great Caroline Quentin and Kevin McNally guest star as feuding farmers. GV
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With spring in full swing, Monty Don brings colour to the Mound with an array of blue and yellow blooms. Then he gets ready for summer by planting some vegetables to harvest in a couple of months' time, while Frances Tophill is charmed by wisteria in Surrey. Nicole Vassell
8pm, Channel 4Natalie Cassidy concludes her roundup of Britain's most talked-about products, though surely robot vacuum cleaners' viral moment has long since passed. Nevertheless, Cassidy employs some crisp-munching children to test three models. Plus, are cheap 'dupe' perfumes any good? Jack Seale
9pm, Sky MaxThe creative death match between old stager Deborah (Jean Smart) and fiery upstart Ava (Hannah Einbinder) worsens as the comedian and the writer use a new talkshow as their latest battleground. Also, every scene with Hassidic Jew turned personal assistant Randi (Robby Hoffman) is a scream. JS
9.30pm, BBC OneBen Miller is one of the oldest sitcom archetypes here: the irritating, self-regarding man – smart enough to have delusions of grandeur and stupid enough to believe them. This time, Julian (Miller) has hired an award-winning film-maker to help push his documentary over the line. But will he get cold feet? Phil Harrison
They Live (John Carpenter, 1988), 12.05am, Talking Pictures TVJohn Carpenter's pulpy 1988 sci-fi action flick is a hotbed of anticapitalist sentiment. Itinerant worker Nada (wrestler Roddy Piper, a low-budget Arnie) comes to Los Angeles seeking employment but, after donning a pair of special sunglasses, stumbles on a conspiracy involving hidden messages on billboards and shop fronts and in magazines telling people to 'Consume', 'Watch TV' and 'Obey' (the banknotes say: 'This is your God'). Also, some folk look like warmed-up skeletons. Have aliens invaded? A fun mix of politics and punch-ups. Simon WardellAmores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2000), 12.25am, Film4The title translates as 'Love's a bitch' but there is also a lot of dog appreciation in Alejandro González Iñárritu's intense drama about desire, loss and blood-soaked revenge. Three stories collide in a Mexico City car crash: Octavio (Gael García Bernal) loves his brother's neglected wife and enters illegal dog fights to fund their escape; model Valeria (Goya Toledo) breaks her leg in the auto accident then her pooch vanishes under the floorboards of her new flat; and the tramp-like El Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) has a cohort of canines but is also a hitman for a cop. SW
Premiership Rugby Union: Sale v Saracens 7pm, TNT Sports 1. Coverage of the top-flight clash from the Salford Community Stadium.
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