Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are concluding on their comedy series about a tight-knit bunch of likable chancers causing chaos in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the last episode to be a greatest hits victory lap of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. However, the atmosphere turns much more somber as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the gang hole up in a pub with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment seemingly influenced by the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into 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 smart device for lost tape ends.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The veterinary adventures are generally good, but this superior period drama proves its worth with tender character work. A particularly affecting episode weaves the stories of a injured draft horse and a vanished calf into a deeper plotline focusing on Tristan, whose actions lead to a brotherly confrontation.
The Hack
9pm on ITV1
It’s been a long road. But the second-to-last episode of this initially sluggish but ultimately compelling series about phone hacking sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant discovering details about the News of the World’s conduct that the other media outlets simply can’t ignore. Things are also looking up 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 present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the stress increases for the queens to sing, dance, act and finally impress as they prepare for the production. And what better guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, alongside the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm on Sky Atlantic
Those with a phobia of creepy crawlies will want to fast-forward as the sixth episode starts, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff occurs, when Cameron forces Iris to swap her diary for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from Meski’s menacing drone … What escape plan can they devise?
