What’s on TV tonight: The vampires from What We Do in the Shadows reunite

Pick of the Day: What We Do in the Shadows

The vampire neighbors reunite a year after Nadia (Natasia Demetriou) left Staten Island with the notorious Guillermo (Harvey Guillen) to join the Vampire Council in London, Nandor the Merciless (Kayvan Novak) went on a world tour, and Laszlo gone (Matt Berry) ) holding a baby… Or at least a baby emerging from the chest cavity of energy-guzzling vampire Colin Robinson. If that doesn’t sound like you, then luckily this blood-sucking comedy is just that: a welcome dose of silliness to ward off the January blues. In this opening film, her mansion is on the verge of complete destruction, and a sinister new creature appears in the house.

Waterlooweg

The revived high school drama, a hit with young viewers, returns as Principal Kim (Angela Griffin) sends letters to the parents of long-absent students. To encourage school truants to return, she boards a free bus on the first day of school – with rather chaotic consequences.

Dig into Britain

Alice Roberts returns with another installment in the series, in which she works with archaeologists to dig up artefacts from the mud – this time in the north of Britain.

Caribbean Adventure Food Unwrapped

Now that January is back in our lives, a sunny holiday destination is more than welcome as Andy Oliver and Matt Tebbutt travel to the islands of Barbados, St Lucia and Dominica to discover the secrets of Caribbean cuisine, starting with Mount Gay Rum. factory in Barbados.

Mr Bates v Post Office

In the second installment of Gwyneth Hughes’ post-scandal drama, Alan Bates (Jason Watkins) and his friends meet Michael Rudkin (Sean Dooley), who has insider knowledge of a broken IT system. They also take their case to Westminster, where MP James Arbuthnot (Alex Jennings) persuades the Post Office to hire an independent investigator.

New Year’s treat from the overseer

Non-comedy one-shot version. Deborah Meaden, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and Zoe Ball signed up to complete challenges including spotting pappadums and showing off their timing skills.

Ben Fogle: New Life in the Wild

At a time of year when we traditionally think about making life changes, Ben Fogle returns with a new series in which he meets more people who have done just that. His first meeting was with musician Vanessa Forero, who had moved from her native Yorkshire to a remote mountainside in northern Colombia.

First dates

After his time in the jungle, Fred Sirier returns to what he does best: greeting guests arriving for (hopefully) romantic encounters. First up is Lauren from The Real Housewives of Cheshire. After going through a public on-screen divorce, Lauren is now trying to have a public on-screen romance.