The Comedy Series 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 tight-knit bunch of endearing rogues running riot in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the last episode to be a nostalgic highlight reel of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. However, the atmosphere turns much more somber as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a bar 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 single mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of adaptive dance attire – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Then, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a clever gadget for lost tape ends.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this superior period drama proves its worth with emotional character development. A particularly affecting episode weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a missing young cow into a deeper plotline focusing on Tristan, whose actions lead to a brotherly confrontation.
The Drama The Hack
9pm on ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. Yet the penultimate episode of this at first slow-moving but ultimately compelling phone-hacking drama sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant uncovering information about the News of the World’s conduct that the other media outlets simply can’t ignore. The situation improves for the character Dave, who has a surprising new ally.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
9pm, BBC Three
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: it’s time to stage Peter Pansy – The Rusical! That means the stress increases for the drag performers to sing, dance, act and finally impress as they get ready for the show. And what better guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, alongside the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Iris Affair
9pm, Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to skip ahead as the sixth episode starts, 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?
