Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are bringing the curtain down on their comedy series about a close-knit group of endearing rogues causing chaos in a countryside town in Lancashire. One could anticipate the last episode to be a nostalgic highlight reel of booze, drugs and cheeky thievery. But, the atmosphere turns much more somber as Vinnie (Gilgun) and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with criminal figure Davey MacDonagh for a climactic 50th episode seemingly influenced by Quentin Tarantino.
The Show Dragons' Den
8pm, BBC One
Dancers from the ballet world enter the den this week, as mothers Laura and Stacey present their line of adaptive dance attire – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Then, an eye surgeon turned inventor has a smart device for misplaced tape edges.
All Creatures Great and Small
9pm on Channel 5
The veterinary adventures are all fine, but this excellent historical series earns its corn with tender character work. An especially moving installment weaves the stories of a lame shire horse and a vanished calf into a more serious storyline focusing on the character Tristan, whose behaviour prompts a fraternal intervention.
The Hack
9pm, ITV1
It’s been a long road. But the second-to-last episode of this at first slow-moving 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 can’t ignore. Things are also looking up for the character Dave, who has a surprising new ally.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
9pm on 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 perform vocally, dance, and act and ultimately slay as they get ready for the show. And who better to guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, alongside Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and RuPaul.
The Iris Affair
9pm on Sky Atlantic
Those with a phobia of creepy crawlies will want to fast-forward as episode six begins, before something of a Mexican (or rather Sardinian) standoff ensues, when Cameron compels Iris to swap her diary for the captured Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from Meski’s menacing drone … What escape plan can they devise?
