More Tales from Northumberland with Robson Green, ITV, 8pm

THE rough-and-tumble star of TV drama and fishing quests, Hexham-born Robson Green, is about to get a lesson in hand-to-hand combat tonight... from a teenager.

Green calls it his most challenging task in the second series of visits to his home county and says: "When I tried my hand at Cumberland and Westmoreland wrestling, I took on a 14-year-old who put me to shame. I was not letting him win, he genuinely beat me. I got knocked out in the first round by this youngsters. I was devastated."

Fortunately, pride still intact, Green is fit enough to go on to explore parts of the county he’s never been to before – and some he didn’t even know existed – from its remote valleys and mystical ruins, to the hidden history of its castles and stately homes.

The series sees him go shipwreck diving at the Farne Islands, take part in wild camping in the Cheviot Hills and digging for Roman relics at Hadrian’s Wall.

"The first series was so successful, I was so pleased with the reaction it got nationally. If I can contribute in some way to helping Northumberland, that'll be one of the proudest things I could be associated with. I really wanted people to come along and see the best-kept secret in England for themselves," he says.

Tonight, Green also visits one of Britain’s most remote glens, College Valley; goes camping in the Cheviot Hills and is given rare access to The Otterburn Ranges, a vast military training camp in the National Park, where he uncovers the story behind its First World War training trenches.

His highlight was last week's swim with dolphins. "They were huge and there were hundreds of them. I've travelled the world, to more than 100 countries, but to know that his sight is on my doorstep was a real shock and surprise."

Another memorable moment is Green coming face-to-face with one of the rarest creatures on Earth, "the beast of Chillingham Castle".

"They're Chillingham cattle and rarer than the snow leopard and the Chinese panda. They have incredibly sharp horns and can run up to 30 mph. If you get too close, they will kill you," he says.

Broadchurch, ITV, 9pm

MOST of this final episode is devoted to what happened in Sandbrook when a girl was killed and a young woman disappeared, completely derailing the career of detective Alec Hardy (David Tennant). The ending can be described as painful but decisive as Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) finally emerges from her own family nightmare to spot something in the files that others have missed.

Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No 42 star Meera Syal is enjoying the role of Judge Sonia Sharma who is charge of the murder trial of 11-year-old Danny Latimer, which is going to add to the twists and turns of this finale.

Hollywood has also come calling for Syal who has been cast in a new HBO series called The Brink, with Jack Black and Tim Robbins. She calls the whole process a little bizarre. "Totally surreal," she explains. "You just have to enjoy those moments; they don't come along very often."

NHS: £2billion a Week & Counting (Channel 4, 9pm)

IN just over a decade's time, there is expected to be a £30b-plus funding gap in the NHS. This is down to a growing population, increased life expectancy, expensive medication and poor lifestyle choices.

This new interactive series challenges viewers to put themselves in the position of doctors, managers and other health professionals as they try to determine where to allocate scarce resources while facing complex dilemmas. Episode one considers liver transplants for alcoholics, cosmetic surgery and dementia with social media open to opinions during the broadcast.

Viv Hardwick