On TV tonight, gripping ITV medical drama Maternal continues, Robson Green goes exploring in Northumberland, SAS Rogue Heroes returns for an eighth season, Jack's niece makes an appearance in Silent Witness. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Maternal, 9 pm, ITV1
Feisty surgeon Catherine (Lara Pulver) is in for a big shock as tonight’s episode gets under way when she agrees to meet an ex at an airport. If someone pulled this stunt with us, we’d put them on the first flight back! Meanwhile, we get an insight into doctor Helen’s (Lisa McGrillis) past when her bitter half-sister, Debbie (Nicola Stephenson), who has more baggage than an airport carousel, turns up at the hospital.
Plus, doctor Maryam (Parminder Nagra), who is battling her own insecurities at work, feels betrayed by a colleague and later gets personal news that knocks her for six.
★★★★★ TL
Robson Green's Weekend Escapes, 6.30 pm, BBC Two
Robson enjoying gentle outdoor pursuits in his beloved North-East with a few down-to-earth celebrity friends is the winter telly we didn’t know we needed. But, with a focus on mental well-being, some warm-hearted humour and stunning countryside, this show is a real tonic.
Tonight, the Grantchester star attempts paddleboarding on the Northumberland coast with his Newcastle United hero Les Ferdinand, while tomorrow, there’s an art lesson in Teesside with actor Mark Benton, and on Wednesday, a visit to Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorkshire with England ace and Jungle Queen Jill Scott. Listen out for a Robson and Jill duet, too! Continues all week.
★★★★ HD
Silent Witness, 9 pm, BBC One
We first met Jack’s (David Caves) niece Cara (Rhiannon May) in 2021, when she temporarily moved into his new home, along with Jack’s estranged father. And history is about to repeat itself when the teenager unexpectedly turns up on his doorstep again, announcing that she’s following in her uncle’s footsteps by studying criminology in London.
Also in this week’s two-part investigation, the Lyell Centre team are called to attend the scene of a fatal train crash which looks as though it might not have happened by accident. Continues tomorrow.
★★★ IM
SAS: Who Dares Wins, 9 pm, Channel 4
The military challenge show returns for an eighth series, and this time the new recruits must survive in the brutal conditions of Vietnam’s jungle. As 20 brave candidates try to complete the toughest phase of the SAS selection process, they are overseen by chief instructor Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, show regulars Jason ‘Foxy’ Fox and Rudy Reyes, plus new member, Chris Oliver.
First up, they must tackle the ‘trainasium’, a terrifying walk across two parallel bars suspended 50ft above the ground. Then, it’s an abseil down a 215ft waterfall, not to mention the usual ‘beastings’ and interrogations. And that’s just the beginning!
★★★★ NH
Everyone Else Burns, from 10pm, Channel 4
This hilarious new comedy stars Friday Night Dinner’s Simon Bird as David, the devout head of a Mancunian family who belong to a puritanical Christian sect that put them at odds with modern life.
With a terrific ensemble cast that includes Morgana Robinson as neighbour Melissa, it’s packed with laughs as it follows David’s hilarious bid to be made an elder of the church, while his long-suffering wife Fiona (Kate O’Flynn) starts up her own business, daughter Rachel (Amy James-Kelly) dreams of a less restricted existence, and son Aaron (Harry Connor) paints violent pictures of his dad and waits for the apocalypse…
★★★★ IM
Best box set on TV tonight
Crossroads, ITVX
Ahead of ITVX’s much-anticipated drama Nolly, written by Russell T Davies and featuring Helena Bonham Carter as Crossroads star Noele Gordon, catch up with selected highlights from the famous long-running Midlands soap on ITVX and Britbox. These include various Christmas episodes, the Crossroads motel fire and its aftermath, and Meg’s wedding to Hugh Mortimer, which aired in 1975.
★★★ JP
Best film on TV tonight
I, Tonya, 11:15 pm, BBC Two
Ice skater Tonya Harding rises through the ranks at the US figure skating championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into question by a shocking incident after her ex-husband steps in. Director Craig Gillespie's comedy biopic, starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Allison Janney, who won a Bafta and an Oscar for her performance.
LB
Soaps
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
- Coronation Street, 8 pm, ITV1
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
Live Sport
- Monday Night Football: Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur, 7 pm (Kick-off 8 pm), Sky Sports Main Event
- Serie A: Inter Milan v Empoli, 7:30 pm, (Kick-off 7:45 pm), BT Sport 1
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss the wonderful Maternal on TV tonight.
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Happy viewing!
