Brassic Ends Its Run with Influenced by Tarantino Finale
The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are wrapping up on their humorous show about a tight-knit bunch of likable chancers running riot in a countryside town in Lancashire. You might expect the finale to be a nostalgic highlight reel of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. However, the vibes are distinctly darker as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the gang hole up in a pub with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode seemingly influenced by Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm on 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 cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Then, an eye surgeon turned inventor has a clever gadget for lost tape ends.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are generally good, but this superior period drama proves its worth with tender character work. An especially moving installment weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a missing young cow into a deeper plotline centring on Tristan, whose behaviour prompts a fraternal intervention.
The Hack
9pm on ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. Yet the penultimate episode of this initially sluggish but ultimately compelling series about phone hacking sees David Tennant’s Nick discovering details about the actions of the News of the World that the rest of the media simply are forced to acknowledge. Things are also looking up for Dave, who has a unexpected new supporter.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
9pm on BBC Three
Jazz hands at the ready: it’s time to stage Peter Pansy – The Rusical! That means the pressure is on for the drag performers to sing, dance, act and finally impress as they prepare for the production. And who better to guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, alongside Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm on 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 hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “shot repeatedly” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … What escape plan can they devise?
