On TV tonight, the school bell rings in a new term at Ackley Bridge on C4, brothers are reunited in Long Lost Family on ITV and meet the best friends making a mint from rubbish in Filthy Business on BBC Three. A new series of 24 Hours in A&E begins on C4 and Jimmy Doherty is in China and Sri Lanka for Food Unwrapped: Jimmy's Asian Adventure. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include five TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set
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What's on TV tonight
Our expert TV journalists have picked the best things on TV tonight...
Best TV shows on TV tonight
Ackley Bridge, season 5, 10pm & 10.30pm, C4
Ackley Bridge opens its doors for a new term, with episodes showing in double bills each night until Friday. There’s trouble in store – of course – and that’s just the teachers! Head teacher Martin (Rob James-Collier) is reeling when new English teacher Asma (Laila Zaidi) is arrested on school grounds, while student counsellor Kaneez (Sunetra Sarker) is tasked with teaching sex education… what could go wrong?! With the right mix of high drama, good humour and its ability to tackle tough storylines - this series explores the dark side of social media - Ackley Bridge certainly has its place on TV. We hope there’s more to come.
★★★ VW
Long Lost Family, 9pm, ITV
After starting life in care, Murray and his big brother Ricky were adopted together. But three years later, Ricky was taken back to a children’s home and Murray never saw him again. That was 40 years ago, and Murray, now 49, has never given up on looking for his beloved big bro. The team find Ricky in Canada and he can’t wait to be reunited with his sibling and explain why he left all those years ago. Mark, 87, also grew up in care, thinking he was never wanted or loved. But a card found 14 years ago from his birth mum changed all that, and he now needs answers to what really happened and whether he has more family out there to find.
★★★★ JL
Filthy Business, 8pm, BBC Three
During the pandemic, best friends Oli and Cam started a waste-disposal business in the West Midlands in order to earn some extra cash. To their astonishment, the business was a huge success. However, they have now hit their first roadblock, losing a £50,000 job, and must work tirelessly to keep their business afloat. We follow the boys as they tackle everything from emptying bins at 5am to dealing with fly-tipping and cleaning out an animal enclosure at the zoo. Their chemistry and banter really has us hoping that they’ll succeed.
★★★★ NH
24 Hours in A&E, 9pm, C4
We return to St George’s Hospital, south London, for another series of the fly-on-the-wall documentary that celebrates the best of people in the worst situations. We meet junior doctor Ming as he finds his feet in the busy department, helping to treat William, a 19-year-old with a collapsed lung. Also needing expert care is 32-year-old Mery, who is rushed in after falling down the stairs and is terrified of losing her baby. Finally, in minors, Jessica has come a cropper on the netball court and needs patching up.
★★★★ JL
Food Unwrapped: Jimmy's Asian Adventure, 8pm, C4
A round-up of Jimmy Doherty’s culinary trips across Asia explores Brits’ love of the continent’s aromatic flavours. First, he is in China to work out the difference between light and dark soy sauce, before heading to India to find out about turmeric and why it pops up in unexpected places – such as a wedding! He also heads to Sri Lanka, learning about the versatility of the coconut and why we have gone bananas for it.
★★★ NT
Best box set to watch on TV tonight
The Baby, Sky Box Sets/NOW
When is motherhood not a joy? When your baby is a murdering monster! In this clever comedy-horror The Duchess’s Michelle de Swarte stars as proudly non-maternal Natasha. The gobby chef rents a creepy cabin near a cliff from mysterious chain-smoking Mrs Eaves (Amira Ghazalla), only to find herself landed with a baby – literally – when one plummets into her arms (it’s a boy!). But this isn’t any baby; this is The Baby, an unnatural born killer who’s chosen Natasha as his new mum. And any attempts to offload the problem child results in murder and mayhem. A welcome new addition to the genre.
Best film to watch on TV tonight
Gone Baby Gone, 11pm, AMC
In a stunning, superbly acted adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel, director Ben Affleck casts his brother Casey and Michelle Monaghan as rookie Boston private detectives brought in to locate a missing four-year-old girl, the daughter of a junkie (Amy Ryan). This mesmerising thriller is full of unexpected twists all the way to its extraordinary, unexpected conclusion.
Live Sport
- Women's Euro 2022, Austria vs Northern Ireland, 4.30pm (k-o 5pm), BBC One
- Women's Euro 2022, England vs Norway, 7.35pm (k-o 8pm), BBC One
Soaps on TV tonight
- EastEnders, 7.30pm, BBC Two
- Emmerdale, 7.30pm, ITV
- Coronation Street, 8pm, ITV
- Hollyoaks, 6.30pm, C4
- Neighbours, 6pm, Channel 5
- Home and Away, 6pm & 6.30pm, 5Star
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Ackley Bridge on TV tonight — disocover what lies in store for the pupils and teachers in season 5.
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Happy viewing!
