TV tonight: the hit Danish true crime series following an undercover lawyer

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Secret cameras roll as Amira Smajic advises criminal groups. Plus: artist Yinka Shonibare tells his deeply affecting story. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, BBC Four
Denmark has been named the least corrupt country in the world for the past six years, but this astonishing documentary series by film-maker Mads Brügger shows a darker side to the nation. Secret cameras film the lawyer Amira Smajic, a once trusted adviser to notorious gangs, and her undercover meetings with criminal clients – starting with a double bill that follows cases including dumping illegal toxic waste and managing bankruptcy without scrutiny. Hollie Richardson

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