On TV Tonight, Aidan Turner stars as a clinical psychologist with a dark past in the exciting new drama. the suspect on ITV, single film Blackpool dance fever is on BBC One and house of the dragon continues on Sky Atlantic/NOW. British actress Florence Pugh is Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge on National Geographic and chef Tom Kerridge feels autumnal in his new series Tom Kerridge’s Sunday Lunch in Food Network. This is what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand-picked recommendations for what’s on TV tonight include five TV shows, a movie, live sports, and the latest trending box of Need to Binge Now.
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What’s on TV tonight
Our expert TV journalists have chosen the best things on TV tonight…
The best TV shows on TV tonight
the suspect9pm, ITV
Get ready to dive right into an exciting drama! With an opening scene fraught with danger (especially for viewers with a fear of heights), this riveting five-part thriller stars Poldark‘s Aidan Turner as clinical psychologist Dr. Joe O’Loughlin. Joe hides big secrets, and when a woman’s body is found in a West London graveyard, Joe goes from hero to murder suspect. Based on the bestselling novel by crime writer Michael Robotham and featuring a fabulous cast including Anjli Mohindra (Bodyguard) and Adam James (Vigil), the story will keep you guessing as it progresses from reveal to reveal.
★★★★★TL
Blackpool dance fever8pm, BBC One
What is it really like to strut your stuff in Blackpool’s iconic ballrooms? This entertaining documentary goes behind the scenes at the ‘Wimbledon of dance’, the Blackpool Dance Festival, to follow a variety of talented competitors and their uncompromising coaches as they undergo months of intense training before hitting the dance floor. Among them are South African Darren and Ukrainian Marina, who overcame Darren’s double hip surgery to compete in the Professional Latin event, and you’ll be rooting for the lovely Lauren and Oskar from Kent, who are eager to make their mark on the Amateur Rising. Star Latin Contest.
★★★★CC
house of the dragon9 p.m., Sky Atlantic/NOW
Prince Daemon (Matt Smith) was furious at being replaced as heir to the Iron Throne last week and he makes a bold move when he steals a dragon egg meant for King Viserys’ late son tonight. Princess Rhaenyra takes to the sky atop her dragon to retrieve it, giving us a tantalizing glimpse of the fire and fury that await us as this saga unfolds, but this week’s chapter is predominantly one of riveting realpolitik. As the lords of Westeros vie for position, Ser Otto Hightower realizes that his daughter Allicent could be the key to controlling the King.
★★★★★ WHA
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge9 p.m., National Geographic
Bear is joined by British actress Florence Pugh, who will soon be seen opposite Harry Styles in the highly anticipated psychological thriller. do not worry honey. But you’ll probably find it more useful to channel your Marvel black widow character as he embarks on an action-packed adventure with Bear in the volcanic rainforest of Costa Rica. Florence is learning skills related to river canyoning (or “wobbling,” as she calls it), which she will then need to put into practice the next day if she and Bear are to make it to her extraction point.
★★★JP
Tom Kerridge’s Sunday Lunch9 p.m., Food Network
As fall approaches, the thought of sitting down to a hearty Sunday brunch is quite appealing. For chef Tom Kerridge, it’s his favorite meal of the week and the one day he has time to cook at home with his son Acey. So for his new series, Tom provides plenty of inspiration, from traditional roast dinners to Mediterranean dishes, crucially guiding us through the ages to take the stress out of food prep. Tonight he shares his recipes for roast chicken, a fresh lentil salad, and a delicious strawberry peach cheesecake.
★★★★ EB
The best box to watch on TV tonight
The captureseason 1, BBC iPlayer
Season 2 of this witty and twisted surveillance thriller kicked off on Sunday August 28 on BBC One, but you can catch up with the first six-part series, which initially aired in 2019, on iPlayer. Starring in both seasons is the brilliant Holliday Grainger, who plays Rachel Carey, an ambitious and determined police officer who in this first series believes she is in control of her investigation into a possibly violent ex-soldier. But can she really believe everything she sees and is there a larger, more sinister game at play that is hindering her attempts to get to the truth? Also starring Callum Turner as ex-soldier Shaun Emery and Ben Miles as Major Danny Hart.
The best movie to watch on TV tonight
monkeys1am, C4
High in the mountains of an unnamed South American country, a ragged squad of teenage guerrillas amuse themselves between exercising and standing guard alongside an American doctor. When their situation becomes volatile, they move into the jungle below, where things spiral out of control even more dangerously. The film by Colombian-Ecuadorian director Alejandro Landes is truly fascinating, with hallucinatory power.
live sport
- Test Cricket, England vs South Africa10.15am Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
- The Hundred, Trent Rockets vs Welsh Fire6:45pm (start time 7pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
soaps on tv tonight
- EastEnders, 7:30 p.m., BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7:30 p.m., ITV
- Coronation Street, 20:00, ITV
- holly, 6:30 p.m., C4
- Far from home, 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., 5 stars
If you see just one thing on TV tonight…
do not miss the suspect on TV tonight: Aidan Turner is rocking in this new thriller.
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