Sunday Take one of American TV's most famous brands, add a few funny wigs and you've got "Law & Order: UK" (9:30 p.m., BBC America), an overseas spinoff that tweaks U.S. scripts until they have an English spin. In other words, instead of stopping for coffee and doughnuts, the detectives break for fish and chips. "Battlestar Galactica" veteran Jamie Bamber leads the war on the streets.
Monday Film buff Martin Scorsese shares his thoughts on one of his greatest influences, Elia Kazan, in "A Letter to Elia" (8 p.m., KTCA, Ch. 2), a new documentary in which Scorsese reflects on both a renowned director ("On the Waterfront," "A Streetcar Named Desire") and a Hollywood lightning rod who ratted on his friends during the McCarthy hearings.
Tuesday Long before WikiLeaks, there was Daniel Ellsberg, a government analyst who exposed the world to documents that revealed the ugly truth about America's involvement in the Vietnam War. "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers" (9 p.m., KTCA, Ch. 2), which received an Oscar nomination for best documentary, takes a comprehensive look at why and how the former Marine officer did what he did. It's a fascinating slice of history.
Wednesday Harry Hamlin, a small-screen leading man who was once People's Sexiest Man Alive, seems to have arrived at old age rather quickly. He looks ready for the rocking chair, especially next to spotlight-hogging wife Lisa Rinna, in the peculiar new reality series "Harry Loves Lisa" (9 p.m., TV Land). In the first episode, Hamlin tries to wake up his career by performing stand-up, a painful experiment that seems to be conducted only so that Rinna can put on a nice dress and go out for the evening.
Thursday Either Bruce Springsteen knew he was on the way to becoming an icon or he really loved having cameras around him. In either case, the result is "The Promise: The Making of 'Darkness on the Edge of Town'" (8 p.m., HBO), a raw, revealing documentary that coincides with the re-release of his 1978 album. The Boss adds some modern-day thoughts on his work, but the real draw here is the early footage of the E Street Band struggling and searching to create such future masterpieces as "The Promised Land" and "Prove It All Night."
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