The Comedy Series Brassic Ends Its Run with Tarantino-Inspired Finale
The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are concluding on their humorous show about a tight-knit bunch of endearing rogues causing chaos in a countryside town in Lancashire. You might expect the last episode to be a nostalgic highlight reel of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. But, the vibes are distinctly darker as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment seemingly influenced by the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm on 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 misplaced tape edges.
All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The veterinary adventures are generally good, but this excellent historical series earns its corn with tender character work. A particularly affecting episode weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a missing young cow into a deeper plotline centring on the character Tristan, whose actions lead to a fraternal intervention.
The Hack
9pm, ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. But the second-to-last episode of this at first slow-moving but eventually gripping series about phone hacking sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant uncovering information 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
Jazz hands at the ready: it’s time to stage Peter Pansy – The Rusical! That means the stress increases for the queens to sing, dance, act and ultimately slay as they prepare for the production. And who better to guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, alongside the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to fast-forward as episode six begins, before a tense standoff, reminiscent of a Mexican or Sardinian scenario ensues, when Cameron compels Iris to exchange her journal for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from Meski’s menacing drone … How to get out of this one?
