Brassic Calls it a Day with Influenced by Tarantino Last Episode
The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are bringing the curtain down on their comedy series about a close-knit group of endearing rogues running riot in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the finale to be a nostalgic highlight reel of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. But, the atmosphere turns much more somber as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the gang hole up in a pub with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode apparently inspired by the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into 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 eye surgeon turned inventor 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 intertwines the tales of a injured draft horse and a missing young cow into a deeper plotline centring on the character Tristan, whose behaviour prompts a fraternal intervention.
The Hack
9pm on ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. But the penultimate episode of this at first slow-moving but eventually gripping series about phone hacking sees David Tennant’s Nick discovering details about the News of the World’s conduct that the rest of the media simply are forced to acknowledge. 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 stage Peter Pansy – The Rusical! That means the pressure is on for the drag performers 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 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 ensues, when Cameron forces Iris to swap her diary for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from Meski’s menacing drone … What escape plan can they devise?
