Igby Rigney as Bret in The Shards / FX
The Shards
Disney+, from 8am
From Ryan Murphy, a new series set in 1980s LA following a group of privileged young students as they navigate “sex, obsession, jealousy and danger”.
Possession
Sky Atlantic, 2am or 9pm – all episodes available on streaming
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Jonny Lee Miller star in a new Jamaica-set thriller which involves a shocking connection to the 18th Century.
The Upper Hand
Rewind TV, 10.30am or 6.30pm
The classic ’90s sitcom – from the start – starring Honor Blackman, Joe McGann, Diana Weston and a young Kellie Bright.
Christopher Reeve Night
BBC Four, from 8pm
A night dedicated to the late actor, including a screening of 1978’s Superman (8pm), the 2004 documentary Christopher Reeve: Keeping Hope In Motion (10.15pm) and a 1982 episode of Parkinson (11.15pm).
