On TV tonight, a fresh batch of celebrities are donning their aprons for the next episode of Celebrity MasterChef, Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Country comes to an end with a trip to the Scottish Highlands, and there's another chance to enjoy The Game. 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
Celebrity MasterChef, 8 pm, BBC One
Cliff Parisi is used to rolling his sleeves up and getting stuck in as Poplar’s resident handyman Fred Buckle on BBC One's Call the Midwife. This week, the actor is getting his hands dirty in the kitchen in the second heat of Celebrity MasterChef. Cliff is joined by TV choirmaster Gareth Malone, former world boxing champion Chris Eubank, All Saints singer Melanie Blatt and reality star Queen MoJo, who will all be hoping to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace with some tasty treats. Cliff claims the contest is ‘the toughest thing he’s done in television’, but we have a feeling he could be the one to watch... Continues on Thursday.
★★★★ VW
Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Country, 9 pm, Channel 5
In the final part of this popular series, Ben Fogle heads to the Highlands, where he meets Yvonne and Alan, who are giving up their nine-to-five lives in the commuter town of Crawley, West Sussex, to move to Scotland, where they’ve gambled everything on a house they bought off the internet (without having seen it!). With life stresses, money worries and an unexpected badger problem to deal with, the couple have certainly got their work cut out, but can they realise their dream of turning this property into a thriving tourism business?
★★★★ VW
The Game, 9 pm, alibi (repeat)
Another chance to see this six-part Cold War spy thriller, first shown on BBC2 in 2015, created and co-written by Toby Whithouse, who also created Being Human. Tom Hughes stars as MI5 operative Joe, working in London in 1972, with Brian Cox as his one of his bosses, codenamed – shades of Succession, here – ‘Daddy’. As the series begins, a KGB officer informs them of his intention to defect, but he’s part of a secret plan that could have huge repercussions for Britain. Paul Ritter, Victoria Hamilton and Shaun Dooley co-star.
★★★★ JP
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
Whiplash, 9 pm, Great! movies
An electrifying battle of wills unfolds as an ambitious young drummer (Miles Teller, who stars in the recent box-office hit Top Gun: Maverick) clashes with JK Simmons’ demanding teacher at an elite New York conservatory in this exhilarating rites-of-passage drama. Substitute the terms teacher and pupil for sadist and masochist and you will get an idea of their relationship. This taskmaster wrings blood, sweat and tears from his protégé. The film conveys the rigours and perils of the pursuit of excellence with sizzling immediacy and the result is a compelling cautionary tale driven by percussive editing and tight performances. Teller is brilliant as the driven musician Andrew Neiman, while Oscar-winner Simmons as his perfectionist mentor makes Full Metal Jacket’s drill sergeant look like a softie.
★★★★★ JB
Live Sport
- European Championships 2022: live coverage from 9 am, BBC One/BBC Two/BBC iPlayer/BBC Red Button
- The Hundred 2022: Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire (women's), 2.30 pm (start time 3 pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
- The Hundred 2022: Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire, 6 pm (start time 6.30 pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
- European Masters: 2.30 and 7 pm, Eurosport 2
- EFL: Queen's Park Rangers v Blackpool, 7.45 pm (k-o 8 pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
Soaps on TV tonight
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4, 7 pm, E4
- Home & Away, 6pm & 6.30 pm, 5Star
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Celebrity MasterChef on TV tonight — there's nothing better than seeing a new batch of celebrities feeling the heat in the kitchen.
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Happy viewing!
