Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are wrapping up on their comedy series about a close-knit group of likable chancers running riot in a rural Lancashire town. One could anticipate the last episode 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 crew barricade themselves in a pub with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode seemingly influenced by Quentin Tarantino.
The Show Dragons' Den
8pm on BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into the den this week, as mothers Laura and Stacey pitch their range of inclusive dancewear – and send Peter Jones into a spin. Then, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a smart device for lost tape ends.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are generally good, but this excellent historical series earns its corn with emotional character development. An especially moving installment weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a vanished calf into a more serious storyline focusing on Tristan, whose actions lead to a brotherly confrontation.
The Drama The Hack
9pm, ITV1
It’s been a long road. Yet the second-to-last episode of this initially sluggish but ultimately compelling phone-hacking drama sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant uncovering information about the News of the World’s conduct that the rest of the media simply can’t ignore. The situation improves for the character Dave, who has a unexpected new supporter.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
9pm on BBC Three
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: it’s time to present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the pressure is on for the drag performers to perform vocally, dance, and act and finally impress as they prepare for the production. And who better to guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, together with Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm on Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to fast-forward as the sixth episode starts, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff occurs, when Cameron compels Iris to exchange her journal for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … What escape plan can they devise?
