The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are wrapping up on their comedy series about a close-knit group of likable chancers causing chaos in a rural Lancashire town. You might expect the last episode to be a nostalgic highlight reel of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. However, the vibes are distinctly darker as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the gang hole up in a bar with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment apparently inspired by Quentin Tarantino.
The Show Dragons' Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of inclusive dancewear – 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 generally good, but this excellent historical series earns its corn with emotional character development. A particularly affecting episode intertwines the tales of a lame shire horse and a missing young cow into a more serious storyline focusing on Tristan, whose behaviour prompts a brotherly confrontation.
The Hack
9pm, ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. But the penultimate episode of this at first slow-moving but ultimately compelling series about phone hacking sees David Tennant’s Nick uncovering information about the actions of the News of the World that the rest of the media simply can’t ignore. Things are also looking up for the character Dave, who has a unexpected new supporter.
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 pressure is on for the queens to sing, dance, act and ultimately slay as they prepare for the production. And who better to guest judge than West End stage legend 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 episode six begins, before a tense standoff, reminiscent of a Mexican or Sardinian scenario ensues, when Cameron forces Iris to swap her diary for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski … How to get out of this one?
