Today's TV: The Jane Andrews Story explores truth of Tom Cressman murder

IN 1845, two ships under the command of Captain John Franklin set sail from Britain on an ambitious voyage to the Arctic in order to locate the fabled Northwest Passage. Three years later, they had both disappeared, with all 129 crew members presumed dead. This menacing ten-part survival horror series tells a fictionalised account of what befell the men of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, headed up by the religious Franklin (Ciarán Hinds) and sharp-tongued alcoholic Captain Francis Crozier (Jared Harris). Tonight’s opening episode is mostly set in September 1846, and sees Franklin’s Royal Navy expedition run into difficulty and both ships become irretrievably stuck on the ice.

Fergie’s Killer Dresser The Jane Andrews Story ITV

Fergie’s Killer Dresser: The Jane Andrews Story (ITV, 9pm)

In 2000, Britain was shocked and fascinated by the case of Jane Andrews, who was convicted of murdering Tom Cressman. Not only was she connected to the royal family – Andrews was Sarah Ferguson’s former dresser – but the press coverage portrayed her as a jealous obsessive who couldn’t take the rejection of her wealthy lovers. However, this documentary raises the question of whether, given changing attitudes, the media would have taken a different approach today. It features never-seen-before interviews with Jane’s family and psychiatrist, and asks whether their lingering doubts about the case are justified, or if Tom’s family and the prosecution are right to consider her a “danger to all men”.

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig

Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig (C4, 9pm)

It’s the last in the series, but the good news for Bake Off fans is that it sees former host Sandi Toksvig reunited with her great friend, judge Prue Leith. They’re heading to the Cotswolds, which Prue reckons she knows like the back of her hand, but Sandi is hoping to surprise her with some hidden escapes. They begin in the Wye Valley, where they explore a luxury tree house, before visiting a striking home of glass and Cotswold stone. They then get to staycation in even more style at a colourful and chic home designed by Kate Moss.

Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle

Inside Chernobyl with Ben Fogle (C5, 9pm)

Ben Fogle’s TV travels have taken him to many extraordinary places, but nowhere quite like the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident. He spends a week living there alone, as he gains privileged access to the doomed Control Room 4 where the disaster took place and the catacombs that make up the Chernobyl power plant itself. It may not be everyone’s dream destination, but Ben discovers that plenty of people want to make the pilgrimage as he learns more about the adventure seekers who illegally enter deep into the zone.

LA’s Finest

LA’s Finest (5USA, 9pm)

In the Bad Boys spin-off’s thrilling season two opener, a boy called Kyle Smith becomes the target of a powerful cartel after he witnesses a murder committed by notorious criminal Frank Cruz. After a failed abduction attempt, the team faces a race against the clock to keep Kyle safe. But when Syd leaves the child with McKenna to talk to her estranged father about a man who left her for dead during a botched undercover DEA operation, the operation ends up in jeopardy. Now, she and McKenna must decide who they really serve and protect.

The anniversary of the first lockdown is looming

The Pandemic at No 47 (C4, 10pm)

The anniversary of the first lockdown is looming, and to mark it director Paddy Wivell is exploring the impact of isolation on his own community. The film-maker knew few of his neighbours before the pandemic, and the new restrictions made it difficult to mix with them. So, Wivell took to filming the diverse local community at a distance – through their doorways and windows. That may initially sound more sinister than sociological, but as the documentary shows, it gave him a chance to befriend people who were once strangers as they open up about their fears and anxieties, as well as some of the opportunities presented by the lockdown, and the ways in which it has made them reconsider what’s important.