Brassic Calls it a Day with Tarantino-Inspired Finale
Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are bringing the curtain down on their humorous show about a close-knit group of likable chancers running riot in a countryside town in Lancashire. You might expect the finale to be a greatest hits victory lap of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. But, the vibes are distinctly darker as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode seemingly influenced by the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of inclusive dancewear – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Next, an eye surgeon turned inventor has a clever gadget for misplaced tape edges.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this excellent historical series proves its worth with emotional character development. A particularly affecting episode intertwines the tales of a injured draft horse and a vanished calf into a more serious storyline centring on the character Tristan, whose actions lead to a brotherly confrontation.
The Drama The Hack
9pm, ITV1
It’s been a long road. But the second-to-last episode of this initially sluggish but eventually gripping phone-hacking drama 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
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: 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 get ready for the show. And who better to guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, together with the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to skip ahead as episode six begins, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff occurs, when Cameron compels Iris to exchange her journal for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “shot repeatedly” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … What escape plan can they devise?
