Brassic Calls it a Day with Influenced by Tarantino Finale

The creators Joseph Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst are concluding on their humorous show about a tight-knit bunch of likable chancers running riot in a rural Lancashire town. You might expect the finale to be a greatest hits victory lap of alcohol, substances, and playful theft. But, the vibes are distinctly darker as the character Vinnie, played by Gilgun and the crew barricade themselves in a bar with gangster Davey MacDonagh for a final 50th installment apparently inspired by the filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

Dragons’ Den

8pm on BBC One
Ballet dancers leap into the den this week, as single mothers Laura and Stacey pitch their range of inclusive dancewear – and cause Peter Jones to become flustered. Then, an eye surgeon turned inventor has a clever gadget for lost tape ends.

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 emotional character development. An especially moving installment intertwines the tales of a injured draft horse and a missing young cow into a more serious storyline focusing on Tristan, whose behaviour prompts 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 uncovering information about the actions of the News of the World that the rest of the media simply can’t ignore. The situation improves for 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 stage Peter Pansy – The Rusical! That means the stress increases for the queens to sing, dance, act and finally impress as they prepare for the production. And what better guest judge than West End stage legend Mazz Murray, together with the panel including Graham Norton, Michelle Visage, and RuPaul.

The Iris Affair

9pm on Sky Atlantic
Anyone afraid of insects will want to skip ahead as episode six begins, before a tense standoff, reminiscent of a Mexican or Sardinian scenario occurs, when Cameron compels Iris to exchange her journal for the hostaged Joy – else she’ll be “riddled with bullets” from the threatening drone controlled by Meski 
 What escape plan can they devise?

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