Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are wrapping up on their humorous show about a tight-knit bunch of endearing rogues running riot in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the finale to be a greatest hits victory lap of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. However, the vibes are distinctly darker as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment apparently inspired by the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.
Dragons’ Den
8pm, BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into the den this week, as mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of adaptive dance attire – and send Peter Jones into a spin. Next, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a clever gadget for lost tape ends.
All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this excellent historical series earns its corn with emotional character development. A particularly affecting episode weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a vanished calf into a more serious storyline focusing on the character Tristan, whose behaviour prompts 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 series about phone hacking sees Nick, portrayed by David Tennant uncovering information about the News of the World’s conduct that the other media outlets simply are forced to acknowledge. The situation improves for Dave, who has a surprising new ally.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
9pm, 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 sing, dance, act and ultimately slay as they prepare for the production. And what better guest judge than renowned West End star 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 a tense standoff, reminiscent of a Mexican or Sardinian scenario occurs, when Cameron forces Iris to exchange her journal for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “shot repeatedly” from Meski’s menacing drone … What escape plan can they devise?
