On TV tonight, off-beat drama The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies continues, The Yorkshire Vet team face fresh challenges, Alan Titchmarsh and co. help another green-fingered gardener in Love Your Garden, an one man searches for his biological father in Portugal in Stranger in My Family. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
The Following Events Are Based On a Pack of Lies, 9 pm, BBC One/iPlayer (box set)
Widowed author Cheryl has certainly had a spring in her step since meeting charming ecopreneur Rob. But the calculating con man is stepping up his operation to fleece her in this week’s episode, claiming his climate academy has been attacked and he needs urgent financial help. Cheryl has her doubts, but will she see through her new boyfriend’s far-fetched story? Meanwhile, Alice is forced to adapt her tactics now that Rob is on to her. But when Cheryl invites her to a party along with her boss, the real Juno Fish, will her cover be blown?
★★★★★ RM
The Yorkshire Vet, 8 pm, Channel 5
It’s been running a long time but The Yorkshire Vet is still able to pull some ‘firsts’ out of the bag. Like this week’s tense encounter between David and a cow in labour whose uterus is so twisted her calf can’t get out. Visibly tense farmer George hasn’t seen anything like this in his 60 years on the farm. Will David be able to spin the calf around or is something more drastic going to be necessary?
Meanwhile, in Thirsk, a shar-pei cross called Murphy has been brought in with a growth in his mouth. ‘Bloody hell,’ says Julian. ‘I’ve never seen anything like that before. It’s like a ping pong ball but purple.’ Compared to these, Peter’s struggle to get a slightly dehydrated abandoned lamb to suckle comes as a welcome bit of light relief.
★★★★ SM
Love Your Garden, 8 pm, ITV1 (NI Wed, Wales Thur)
Hinckley is the home of 96-year-old Gordon, one of the few remaining veterans of the D-Day landings. What Gordon fancies at this stage in his life is a garden where he can enjoy time with his family. Sadly, Gordon’s outside space is a bit sad. To the rescue – Alan and the team, with bright ideas for a classic English country garden with raised beds, dry stone walls, roses and lavender, plus a seating space and an outdoor room. Just add tea, scones and Gordon and the picture is complete!
★★★ SM
Stranger in My Family, 9 pm, BBC Three
Luke was born into a white working-class family in Rochdale and despite an intangible feeling that something about his upbringing didn’t add up, he was still shocked when a DNA test showed he was actually mixed race. So when his mother revealed he was the result of a whirlwind romance on a girls’ holiday to Portugal, Luke knew he had to try and find his real father. With few details to go on, the odds are against him, yet we’re all rooting for him during this poignant quest to find out who he really is.
★★★★ SMA
Best box set on TV tonight
Ashley Walters and Kano return as Dushane and Sully, with the action in this final series of the British gangland drama picking up shortly after Sully shot Jamie at the end of the last season, so there’s a huge fallout. Everything they’ve built comes under threat from forces outside and within their empire. Top Irish actors Barry Keoghan and Brian Gleeson join the cast as new characters Jonny and Tadgh.
NC
Best film on TV tonight
Host, 11.25 pm, BBC Three
When six friends decide to hire a medium during lockdown to hold a seance via Zoom, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong. When an evil spirit starts invading their homes, they begin to realise they might not survive the night. Horror mystery, starring Haley BIshop, Jemma Moore, Emma Louise Webb and Radina Drandova.
Soaps
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
- Home and Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
- International Football: 150th Anniversary Heritage Match, Scotland v England, 7 pm (k-o 7.45 pm), Channel 4
- Women's International One-Day Cricket: England v Sri Lanka, 12 pm, Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies on TV tonight.
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