Brassic Ends Its Run with Tarantino-Inspired Last Episode
Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are concluding on their comedy series about a close-knit group of endearing rogues causing chaos in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the last episode to be a greatest hits victory lap of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. However, the atmosphere turns much more somber as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment apparently inspired by Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm on BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of inclusive dancewear – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Then, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a smart device for misplaced tape edges.
All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this superior period drama proves its worth with emotional character development. An especially moving installment intertwines the tales of a injured draft horse and a vanished calf into a deeper plotline focusing on Tristan, whose actions lead to a fraternal intervention.
The Drama The Hack
9pm on ITV1
It’s been a long road. But the second-to-last episode of this at first slow-moving but eventually gripping series about phone hacking sees David Tennant’s Nick discovering details about the actions of the News of the World that the other media outlets simply are forced to acknowledge. Things are also looking up for the character Dave, who has a unexpected new supporter.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
9pm, BBC Three
Jazz hands at the ready: it’s time to present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the pressure is on for the drag performers to perform vocally, dance, and act and ultimately slay as they get ready for the show. And what better guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, alongside Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm on Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to fast-forward as episode six begins, before a tense standoff, reminiscent of a Mexican or Sardinian scenario ensues, when Cameron forces Iris to swap her diary for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “shot repeatedly” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … What escape plan can they devise?
