On TV tonight, there's a new superhero in town and you better not make her angry! She-Hulk: Attorney at Law will turn you green with envy as it kicks off on Disney Plus. Also, the brilliant and emotional Ambulance continues on BBC One, season 17 of A League of Their Own begins on Sky Max/NOW and new historical series A Farm Through Time starts on Channel 5. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include four 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
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Disney Plus
Jennifer Walters (Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany) is a thirtysomething lawyer with a fairly unremarkable life – unless you count the fact that her cousin is Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), otherwise known as The Hulk. When an accident causes Bruce’s blood to get mixed with Jennifer’s, she develops Hulk powers of her own, which she’s not remotely pleased about. Like the irreverent comics that inspired it, She-Hulk is more comedic than most Marvel superhero sagas, but also promises to tackle big issues such as femininity, body image, and what it means to be a hero – and to be human.
★★★★ SP
Ambulance, season 9, 9pm, BBC One
There’s further strain on the North East Ambulance Service as the BAFTA-winning series continues, with the region’s hospitals facing delays and a high number of Category 1 emergency calls during a shift. But despite the pressure, there’s still a personal connection with patients. Chris and Becca attend a high-speed collision with multiple casualties, but on the same shift they treat a man experiencing leg pain. On the way to hospital, he tells them about courting his wife in Durham when they were young, and how she’s been diagnosed with cancer. Chris, whose own wife died from cancer, feels a deep empathy and explains how caring for her inspired him to join the ambulance service.
★★★★ JP
A League of Their Own, season 17, 9pm, Sky Max/NOW
The new season kicks off with Romesh Ranganathan hosting as former professional footballer Micah Richards joins as the new blue team captain, taking over from cricketer Freddie Flintoff. Joining Micah is comedian Josh Widdecombe and West Ham captain Declan Rice. On the red team, captained by Jamie Redknapp, are radio DJ Jordan North and comedian Jo Brand.
★★★ JL
A Farm Through Time, 9pm, Channel 5
Historian Ruth Goodman takes farming brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson on a journey back in time to discover what farming was like during World War Two. Britain faced a potential food crisis as German U-boats sank hundreds of merchant ships and it was up to farmers to make sure Britain wouldn’t be starved into submission – that meant working all hours to plough an extra two million acres in a year. Rob and Dave also experience the hardship of rationing, spend a night in an air-raid shelter and learn how the Women’s Land Army became a crucial part of the war effort.
★★★ HD
Best box set to watch on TV tonight
A League of Their Own, Prime Video
A League of Their Own is a reboot of the movie of the same name starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna, but with an all-new cast of characters. Like the film, this Prime Video series follows the Rockford Peaches, a girl's team that's been formed in Chicago following the establishment of the ‘Girls Professional Baseball League’. It's a great ride that tackles a variety of contemporary problems including sexism, racism and attitudes to sexuality. The mismatched team of girls includes Carson Shaw (Abbi Jacobson), Max (Chanté Adams), Greta (D'Arcy Carden) and Lupe (Roberta Colindrez), and the Peaches are headed up this time by ex-pro ‘Dove’ Porter, played by Parks and Rec fave, Nick Offerman.
Best film to watch on TV tonight
The Father, Netflix
Anthony Hopkins won his second Oscar for his role in this 2020 drama, now available to watch on Netflix. He gives a phenomenal performance as a prickly, stubbornly independent octogenarian who is in denial about his increasing mental frailty while his weary daughter (Olivia Colman, who was also Oscar-nominated) tries to find him a carer. Director Florian Zeller, adapting his own play, tackles the harrowing spectre of Alzheimer’s with subtle power, while Hopkins – bolstered by Colman and supporting performances from Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell and Mark Gatiss – has never been better. Given his much-garlanded career, that really is saying something.
Live Sport
- European Championships 2022, from 9 am, BBC Two/One
- Test Cricket, England vs South Africa, 10.15 am, Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
Soaps on TV tonight
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, C4
- Home and Away, 6 pm & 6.30 pm, 5Star
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on TV tonight — check out the new Marvel superhero in town with her very famous cousin.
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Happy viewing!
