Brassic Calls it a Day with Influenced by Tarantino Finale
The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are wrapping up on their humorous show about a close-knit group of likable chancers causing chaos in a rural Lancashire town. You might expect the finale to be a nostalgic highlight reel of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. But, the vibes are distinctly darker as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the gang hole up in a pub with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment seemingly influenced by Quentin Tarantino.
The Show Dragons' Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey pitch their range of adaptive dance attire – and send Peter Jones into a spin. Next, an eye surgeon turned inventor has a smart device for misplaced tape edges.
All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on 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 brotherly confrontation.
The Drama The Hack
9pm, ITV1
It’s been a long road. Yet the penultimate episode of this at first slow-moving but ultimately compelling phone-hacking drama sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant discovering details about the News of the World’s conduct that the other media outlets simply can’t ignore. The situation improves for Dave, who has a unexpected new supporter.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
9pm, BBC Three
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: 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 ultimately slay as they prepare for the production. And what better guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, alongside Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to skip ahead as the sixth episode starts, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff ensues, when Cameron forces 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?
