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From left: Sophie (Natasia Demetriou), Vasos (Christos Stergioglou), Stath (Jamie Demetriou) and Al (Alastair Roberts) in Stath Lets Flats.
From left: Sophie (Natasia Demetriou), Vasos (Christos Stergioglou), Stath (Jamie Demetriou) and Al (Alastair Roberts) in Stath Lets Flats. Photograph: Jack Barnes/Channel 4
From left: Sophie (Natasia Demetriou), Vasos (Christos Stergioglou), Stath (Jamie Demetriou) and Al (Alastair Roberts) in Stath Lets Flats. Photograph: Jack Barnes/Channel 4

Wednesday’s best TV: Stath Lets Flats; Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

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Jamie Demetriou’s promising new comedy about a young estate agent desperate to prove himself to his Greek-Cypriot father

Stath Lets Flats

10pm, Channel 4

Created by Jamie Demetriou (and co-written by Robert “Friday Night Dinner” Popper), this new comedy set in the lettings agency world looks highly promising. Demetriou stars as Stath, desperate to prove himself to his Greek-Cypriot father but hampered by his incompetence and impulsive behaviour, which tonight includes borderline physical assault on a client. Much of the comedy rings all too true, particularly on the subject of the dismal state of London properties to let for the thick end of two grand. David Stubbs

Role Model

7.30pm, BBC One

Nineteen-year-old Kate Grant from Northern Ireland is trying to make her way in the world of modelling but, because she has Down’s syndrome, she faces a unique set of challenges if she hopes to make it her chosen profession. The story of Kate and her endlessly supportive family is truly inspiring. Ben Arnold

The People vs the NHS: Who Gets the Drugs?

9pm, BBC Two

With the NHS facing financial adversity, tough decisions must be made. In 2016, it was ruled that PrEP wouldn’t be freely available, despite the fact that it would reduce HIV and Aids infection and save the NHS money. This documentary follows the fight to overturn the decision. Hannah Verdier

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

10pm, BBC Two

If the opening episode of Bob and Paul’s angling amble felt downbeat, this episode’s opening ruminations on tombstone inscriptions might not immediately lighten the mood. And yet, as talk turns from the funereal to the finer points of fishing, the camaraderie continues to appeal. Mark Gibbings-Jones

Storyville: This is Congo

10pm, BBC Four

With the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo still mired in political violence, Daniel McCabe’s history lesson is as vital as it is brutal. Military and locals explain how they survive in the midst of a civil war-torn, Ebola-ridden crisis. “Our country belongs to hell,” says a soldier, and it’s hard to disagree. Ali Catterall

Lookalikes

10.30pm, Channel 4

This structured reality show about celeb lookalikes aims for mind-bogglingly meta but will settle for badly acted sitcom. Rival agency owners Tim (David Brent) and Andy (David Beckham) are competing for the freshest talent. That Pulp Fiction-era Samuel L Jackson is convincing, but can he really earn? Ellen E Jones

Film choice

Heather Donahue in The Blair Witch Project. Photograph: Allstar/Pathe

The Blair Witch Project, 11pm, Sky1 (1999)

This celebrated micro-budget horror movie reinvented the genre with its now endlessly replicated found-footage trick. It’s the story of three film-makers shooting a documentary in a Maryland wood, site of a gruesome legend. When night falls, things start to go bump and a nameless horror closes in. Paul Howlett

Live sport

Tennis: The Nature Valley International 1pm, BBC Two. Round two from Eastbourne.

World Cup Football: South Korea v Germany; Mexico v Sweden 2.45pm, BBC One; BBC Two. Later games are Serbia v Brazil and Switzerland v Costa Rica.

T20 Cricket: Ireland v India 4pm, Sky Sports Main Event. From Dublin. With England v Australia T20 to follow.

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