The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are concluding on their comedy series about a close-knit group of likable chancers causing chaos in a countryside town in Lancashire. You might expect the last episode to be a nostalgic highlight reel of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. However, the vibes are distinctly darker as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a pub with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode apparently inspired by Quentin Tarantino.
The Show Dragons' Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey pitch their range of inclusive dancewear – and send Peter Jones into a spin. Next, an ophthalmologist turned innovator has a clever gadget for misplaced tape edges.
The Series All Creatures Great and Small
9pm, Channel 5
The animal-related escapades are all fine, but this superior period drama earns its corn with tender character work. A particularly affecting episode intertwines the tales of a injured draft horse and a vanished calf into a more serious storyline focusing on the character Tristan, whose actions lead to a brotherly confrontation.
The Hack
9pm on ITV1
The journey has been lengthy. But the penultimate episode of this initially sluggish but eventually gripping phone-hacking drama sees David Tennant’s Nick discovering details about the actions of the News of the World that the rest of the media simply are forced to acknowledge. The situation improves for the character Dave, who has a unexpected new supporter.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
9pm, BBC Three
Jazz hands at the ready: it’s time to present Peter Pansy – The Musical! That means the pressure is on for the queens to sing, dance, act and finally impress as they get ready for the show. And what better guest judge than renowned West End star Mazz Murray, alongside the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.
The Series The Iris Affair
9pm on Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to fast-forward as episode six begins, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff ensues, when Cameron forces Iris to swap her diary for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from Meski’s menacing drone … What escape plan can they devise?
