Brassic Ends Its Run with Tarantino-Inspired Last Episode
Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are wrapping up on their humorous show about a close-knit group of endearing rogues running riot in a rural Lancashire town. You might expect the finale to be a nostalgic highlight reel of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. But, 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 seemingly influenced by Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as mothers Laura and Stacey pitch their range of adaptive dance attire – and send Peter Jones into a spin. Next, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a clever gadget for lost tape ends.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The veterinary adventures are generally good, but this superior period drama proves its worth with tender character work. An especially moving installment weaves the stories of a injured draft horse and a vanished calf into a more serious storyline centring on the character Tristan, whose behaviour prompts a fraternal intervention.
The Hack
9pm on ITV1
It’s been a long road. Yet the second-to-last episode of this initially sluggish but ultimately compelling series about phone hacking sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant discovering details about the News of the World’s conduct that the other media outlets simply are forced to acknowledge. Things are also looking up for the character Dave, who has a surprising new ally.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
9pm, BBC Three
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: it’s time to present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the stress increases for the drag performers to perform vocally, dance, and act and ultimately slay as they prepare for the production. And what better guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, together with the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Iris Affair
9pm on Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to fast-forward as the sixth episode starts, before a tense standoff, reminiscent of a Mexican or Sardinian scenario occurs, when Cameron compels Iris to exchange her journal for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “shot repeatedly” from Meski’s menacing drone … What escape plan can they devise?
