The Comedy Series Brassic Calls it a Day with Tarantino-Inspired Finale

Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are concluding on their comedy series 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 booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. However, the atmosphere turns much more somber as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a pub with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment apparently inspired by Quentin Tarantino.

Dragons’ Den

8pm on BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey pitch their range of inclusive dancewear – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Then, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a smart device for misplaced tape edges.

The Series All Creatures Great and Small

9pm on Channel 5
The veterinary adventures are all fine, but this excellent historical series proves its worth with tender character work. An especially moving installment weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a vanished calf into a deeper plotline focusing on the character Tristan, whose actions lead to a fraternal intervention.

The Hack

9pm, ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. Yet the second-to-last episode of this at first slow-moving but eventually gripping series about phone hacking sees David Tennant’s Nick 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
Prepare for enthusiastic gestures: it’s time to present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the pressure is on for the queens to sing, dance, act and finally impress as they get ready for the show. And who better to guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, together with 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 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?

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