The Curry House Kid

Monday: Channel 4, 10.00pm

Exploring stories of immigration, choreographer and dancer Akram Khan takes a trip back in time to the curry houses from his childhood.

Growing Up Gifted

Monday: BBC Two, 9.00pm

Growing Up Gifted returns for a new series centering on six adolescents who are academically gifted from low-income families.

Now in Year 10, teenagers Liam, Kian and Jamarley are preparing for their final GCSE exams.

The topical entertainment show sees Howard offer his unique and funny perspective on news and current affairs, heckling the headlines and hosting a celebrity guest each week.

Filmed in front of a studio audience, the comedian also talks to children about global politics, champions the nation’s generosity and addresses his fear of mortality and tries various life prolonging activities.

“I absolutely love doing this show,” commented Russell Howard. “It’s such a ridiculous privilege that I get to write jokes as the world spins out of control.”

Black Earth Rising

Monday: BBC Two, 9.00pm

The thrilling political drama comes to a close with a key villain finally being unmasked. Kate (Michaela Coel) also finds what she’s been looking for. A collective guilt hangs over her and Michael (John Goodman) over the Rwandan genocide and the reprisals that saw Hutu refugees massacred in camps.

Following the success of the previous two series of A League of Their Own: US Roadtrip, which itself is a spin-off from popular sports-based panel show A League of Their Own.

Innocent 

Monday: ITV, 9pm

Genderquake

Monday: Channel 4, 9pm

The comedy features an ensemble cast with Elba at the helm as family man Walter Easmon, alongside wife Agnes (Madeline Appiah), son Kobna (Sammy Kamara), Walter's younger brother Valentine (Jimmy Akingbola) and Walter’s best mate Bagpipes played by comedy favourite Bill Bailey.

The series, loosely based on Idris Elba’s own childhood, follows the story of Walter and Agnes Easmon whose life is all about quiet routine. They arrived from Sierra Leone 13 years ago and work hard to pay the bills, raise son Kobna as well as support their family back home. 

The Luther star joins forces with Bill Bailey who plays his best friend in the programme.

The show is the latest in a line of British comedies for Sky 1 which also includes The Reluctant Landlord from Romesh Ranganathan, and Sick of It from Karl Pilkington, best known for Sky programme An Idiot Abroad.

The series of commissions is part of Sky’s effort to corner the market on daring, late night, grown up comedy programmes, to air in the 10pm slot on Sky 1.

Marvel’s Inhumans explores the epic adventure of the Royal Family including Black Bolt (played by Anson Mount), King of the Inhumans, with a voice so powerful that the slightest whisper can destroy a city.

After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they just manage to escape to Hawaii where they are greeted with surprising interactions with the humanity around them.

They now must find a way to reunite with each other and return home to Attilan before their way of life is destroyed forever.