The Comedy Series Brassic Ends Its Run with Tarantino-Inspired Finale
The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are bringing the curtain down on their humorous show about a close-knit group of endearing rogues running riot in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the last episode to be a greatest hits victory lap of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. However, the atmosphere turns much more somber as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment apparently inspired by Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of inclusive dancewear – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Next, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a clever gadget for misplaced tape edges.
All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this excellent historical series earns its corn with emotional character development. An especially moving installment weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a missing young cow into a more serious storyline centring on Tristan, whose actions lead to a fraternal intervention.
The Drama The Hack
9pm on ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. But the second-to-last episode of this initially sluggish but eventually gripping phone-hacking drama 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. The situation improves for Dave, who has a surprising new ally.
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 queens to perform vocally, dance, and act and finally impress as they get ready for the show. And who better to guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, alongside the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Iris Affair
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to skip ahead as episode six begins, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff ensues, when Cameron forces Iris to swap her diary for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … What escape plan can they devise?