Friday 9pm, Sky Atlantic Colin Farrell reprises his role as Gotham City villain the Penguin in a series spin-off from the 2022 superhero movie The Batman (the one with Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader, Batman himself not figuring in this series). Set one week after the events in that movie, the series explores the ascent to power of the disfigured former chief lieutenant of deceased crime boss Carmine Falcone, Oswald “Oz” Cobb (aka the Penguin). In his attempts to fill Carmine’s shoes in the Gotham criminal underworld, he comes up against the dead mobster’s serial killer daughter, Sofia (Cristin Milioti), who threatens to thwart his attempts to establish himself.
7.30pm, BBC One One of England’s grandest stately homes, Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, was going to rack and ruin before it was saved by a dedicated team of workers and volunteers. This really quite inspiring documentary follows the battle to restore this majestic country house to its former glory for the local people living in a once-thriving mining community.
9pm, BBC One Twenty famous (and some not-so-famous) faces started the battle to become Celebrity MasterChef Champion 2024 and now only three remain. The finalists are now asked to cook and present two courses, a main and dessert, for judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace to taste before declaring the winner. 9pm, BBC Two Monty Don offers tips on how to keep lawns looking their best throughout autumn, tidies up the pond and plans ahead .