International Cricket: West Indies v England | Student Nurses: Bedpans And Bandages | Jonathan Creek | The Pity Of War | Edge Of Heaven | NCIS: Los Angeles | Stella | The Poisoner's Handbook*International Cricket: West Indies v England
1pm, Sky Sports 2*
Live coverage from Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua. England always want to win, one assumes, though they will be more keen than usual as they begin a brief visit to the Caribbean. First, they'll need to prove that they can win at all, following their calamitous tour of Australia. Second, they'll be hoping to make the dropping of Kevin Pietersen look like it was the right thing to do. England will also be without Alastair Cook, who is sitting this jaunt out. Andrew Mueller
**Student Nurses: Bedpans And Bandages*
8pm, ITV*
This week we meet second-year nurse Aimee, 10 days into a stint at Birmingham's Good Hope Hospital's stroke unit. Her family has a history of strokes, including one suffered by her younger sister, so this is pertinent experience. Meanwhile, 24-year-old Alistair, who gave up running his own floor-fitting business to become a nurse, is starting at the orthopaedic unit at the Royal Bolton. He's not great with "smells", he admits. Some quality time spent in the sluice room should remedy that. Ben Arnold
**Jonathan Creek*
9pm, BBC1*
Jonathan returns with wife Polly (Sarah Alexander) for a fifth series and he's quickly absorbed in the mystery of an actor stabbed in a locked room. It's a strangely sad case, making Creek's work experience boy, Sherlock-obsessive Ridley, and his extremely weak powers of deduction about the most entertaining aspect here. Better are the uncanny goings-on in Polly's family home after the death of her father, both debunked and given real-life meaning by Creek's enthusiastic cynicism. Rachel Aroesti
**The Pity Of War*
9pm, BBC2*
Part of the Beeb's first world war centenary season, and a sort of counterpoint to The Necessary War earlier in the week, comes this documentary from Niall Ferguson. He argues that not only would the UK have been able to handle a German victory, but also that we shouldn't have engaged in the first place. Ferguson, fond of counterfactual history, presents his case to an audience of fellow historians, saying that Britain went to war unnecessarily early and with a weak army, causing more loss of life than necessary. Ben Beaumont-Thomas
*Edge Of Heaven
9pm, ITV*
After the success of Benidorm, this new comedy-drama series seems to be attempting to replicate some of that salt-of-the-earth comedy on British soil. Our location is Margate, and an 80s-themed B&B where actors from better productions (Him And Her; Gavin And Stacey; The Inbetweeners) attempt to shore up flagging material. Tonight's episode offers relationship upheaval for Alfie, although this may be a relationship he's better off out of. But a bit like Margate itself, perhaps, this feels unlikely to improve anytime soon. John Robinson
**NCIS: Los Angeles*
10pm, Channel 5*
Chris O'Donnell stars with LL Cool J in the first offshoot of the now infinite cop franchise. Linda Hunt (dressed as Edna Mode from The Incredibles) plays operations manager and mother hen Hetty Lange, which is a boon. They take over an impressively lavish condemned building as their new operations HQ and vow to nail the baddie who shot Callen (O'Donnell), while Hetty insists he has the once-over with a psychologist. They're the most in-touch-with-their-feelings federal agents on the box. Julia Raeside
*Stella
9pm, Sky 1*
Michael decides to take Stella as his date to the charity dinner to annoy his ex-wife. Stella's vow to steer clear of men for the foreseeable melts in the glare of Michael's twinkly eyes, even though he's a tool with no consideration for her feelings. Meanwhile, daughter Emma treads on dangerous ground with Marcus and Big Alan loses his nerve with Celia. Still good but this was more fun with Elizabeth Berrington's alcoholic, sexually voracious funeral director. When's she coming back? JNR
*The Poisoner's Handbook
9pm, PBS America*
From milkmen to musicians, anybody could be a coroner in 1920s New York – which, all too often, meant people literally getting away with murder. This, during an era when children were regularly fed "health-giving" radioactive candy. Thank heavens, then, for Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler, pioneering toxicologists who gave the world of forensic science a much-needed shot in the arm. This fascinating and elegant documentary chronicles their work against a seething backdrop of political and industrial scandal. Ali Catterall Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.
1pm, Sky Sports 2*
Live coverage from Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua. England always want to win, one assumes, though they will be more keen than usual as they begin a brief visit to the Caribbean. First, they'll need to prove that they can win at all, following their calamitous tour of Australia. Second, they'll be hoping to make the dropping of Kevin Pietersen look like it was the right thing to do. England will also be without Alastair Cook, who is sitting this jaunt out. Andrew Mueller
**Student Nurses: Bedpans And Bandages*
8pm, ITV*
This week we meet second-year nurse Aimee, 10 days into a stint at Birmingham's Good Hope Hospital's stroke unit. Her family has a history of strokes, including one suffered by her younger sister, so this is pertinent experience. Meanwhile, 24-year-old Alistair, who gave up running his own floor-fitting business to become a nurse, is starting at the orthopaedic unit at the Royal Bolton. He's not great with "smells", he admits. Some quality time spent in the sluice room should remedy that. Ben Arnold
**Jonathan Creek*
9pm, BBC1*
Jonathan returns with wife Polly (Sarah Alexander) for a fifth series and he's quickly absorbed in the mystery of an actor stabbed in a locked room. It's a strangely sad case, making Creek's work experience boy, Sherlock-obsessive Ridley, and his extremely weak powers of deduction about the most entertaining aspect here. Better are the uncanny goings-on in Polly's family home after the death of her father, both debunked and given real-life meaning by Creek's enthusiastic cynicism. Rachel Aroesti
**The Pity Of War*
9pm, BBC2*
Part of the Beeb's first world war centenary season, and a sort of counterpoint to The Necessary War earlier in the week, comes this documentary from Niall Ferguson. He argues that not only would the UK have been able to handle a German victory, but also that we shouldn't have engaged in the first place. Ferguson, fond of counterfactual history, presents his case to an audience of fellow historians, saying that Britain went to war unnecessarily early and with a weak army, causing more loss of life than necessary. Ben Beaumont-Thomas
*Edge Of Heaven
9pm, ITV*
After the success of Benidorm, this new comedy-drama series seems to be attempting to replicate some of that salt-of-the-earth comedy on British soil. Our location is Margate, and an 80s-themed B&B where actors from better productions (Him And Her; Gavin And Stacey; The Inbetweeners) attempt to shore up flagging material. Tonight's episode offers relationship upheaval for Alfie, although this may be a relationship he's better off out of. But a bit like Margate itself, perhaps, this feels unlikely to improve anytime soon. John Robinson
**NCIS: Los Angeles*
10pm, Channel 5*
Chris O'Donnell stars with LL Cool J in the first offshoot of the now infinite cop franchise. Linda Hunt (dressed as Edna Mode from The Incredibles) plays operations manager and mother hen Hetty Lange, which is a boon. They take over an impressively lavish condemned building as their new operations HQ and vow to nail the baddie who shot Callen (O'Donnell), while Hetty insists he has the once-over with a psychologist. They're the most in-touch-with-their-feelings federal agents on the box. Julia Raeside
*Stella
9pm, Sky 1*
Michael decides to take Stella as his date to the charity dinner to annoy his ex-wife. Stella's vow to steer clear of men for the foreseeable melts in the glare of Michael's twinkly eyes, even though he's a tool with no consideration for her feelings. Meanwhile, daughter Emma treads on dangerous ground with Marcus and Big Alan loses his nerve with Celia. Still good but this was more fun with Elizabeth Berrington's alcoholic, sexually voracious funeral director. When's she coming back? JNR
*The Poisoner's Handbook
9pm, PBS America*
From milkmen to musicians, anybody could be a coroner in 1920s New York – which, all too often, meant people literally getting away with murder. This, during an era when children were regularly fed "health-giving" radioactive candy. Thank heavens, then, for Charles Norris and Alexander Gettler, pioneering toxicologists who gave the world of forensic science a much-needed shot in the arm. This fascinating and elegant documentary chronicles their work against a seething backdrop of political and industrial scandal. Ali Catterall Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.