The Comedy Series Brassic Calls it a Day with Tarantino-Inspired Last Episode
Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are bringing the curtain down on their humorous show about a tight-knit bunch of likable chancers causing chaos in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the finale to be a nostalgic highlight reel of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. However, the vibes are distinctly darker as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the gang hole up in a pub with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode seemingly influenced by Quentin Tarantino.
The Show 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 eye surgeon turned inventor has a clever gadget for misplaced tape edges.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this superior period drama earns its corn with emotional character development. An especially moving installment intertwines the tales of a injured draft horse and a missing young cow into a deeper plotline focusing on Tristan, whose behaviour prompts a fraternal intervention.
The Drama The Hack
9pm on ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. Yet the penultimate episode of this at first slow-moving but eventually gripping series about phone hacking sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant 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 the character Dave, who has a surprising new ally.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
9pm on BBC Three
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: it’s time to present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the stress increases for the queens to perform vocally, dance, and act and ultimately slay as they get ready for the show. And what better 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 fast-forward as episode six begins, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff occurs, when Cameron compels Iris to swap her diary for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … What escape plan can they devise?
