TV tonight: Our highlights for Friday, August 11

Vinca Rockwell (Ivanna Sakhno) in The Reunion
(Image credit: ITV)

On TV tonight, dark drama The Reunion begins airing on ITV1, The Conleth Hill comedy The Power of Parker hits BBC One, and The Last Leg's Adam Hills swaps the studio for the rugby pitch in Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.

  • Our hand-selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set 
  • Keep up to date with the latest soap spoiler storylines on TV tonight with our daily soap synopsis 
  • For more information about what’s on TV tonight see our TV Guide

What's on TV tonight

Our expert TV journalists have picked the best things on TV tonight... 

Best TV shows on TV tonight

The Reunion, from 9 pm, ITV1/ITVX (box set)

Ioan Gruffudd as author Thomas on the French Riviera with a mystery to solve.

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Ioan Gruffudd (Harrow) is hiding plenty of horrific secrets in a dark story about passion and murder, set against the backdrop of France’s stunning Riviera. Ioan plays writer Thomas Degalais, who returns to his International School in Cap d’Antibes for a 25-year anniversary reunion, and while there he is determined to discover what happened to his friend Vinca Rockwell, who vanished in 1997 during a snowstorm. But as the story unfolds, it transpires that Thomas and his old school friend Maxime (Mr Selfridge’s Grégory Fitoussi) are connected to a violent murder related to Vinca’s disappearance. 

★★★ HD

Adam Hills: Grow Another Foot, 11.05 pm, Channel 4

Sydney-born comedian Adam Hills was born with only one foot. A lifelong fan of Rugby League he has always dreamed of playing at international level. Now he’s been given that chance. In this one-off we see him training for the first Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup, but will he pull on the green and gold jersey of Australia or step up for England? 

★★★ MC 

The Power of Parker, 9.30 pm, BBC One/BBC iPlayer (box set)

Diane (Rosie Cavaliero), Martin Parker (Conleth Hill) and Kath (Sian Gibson).

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Time might be running out for Martin (Conleth Hill) – not just because the Slater brothers are showing him just what could happen to his family if he doesn’t settle his debts on time, but also because now that his wife Diane (Rosie Cavaliero) and his girlfriend Kath (Sian Gibson) are talking again (albeit with some hostility) they’re in a position to compare notes over his treatment of them. Wondering what else Martin might be hiding, they decide to follow him – and unexpectedly end up in a nightclub together, in easily one of the series’ funniest sequences so far… 

★★★★ SP 

Best box set on TV tonight

The Witcher season 3, Netflix

Henry Cavill in The Witcher season 3

(Image credit: Susie Allnutt/Netflix)

All eight episodes of The Witcher season 3 are now available to stream on Netflix, so you can see Henry Cavill's last adventure (before he hands his swords over to Liam Hemsworth) all in one go. This latest installment sees Geralt and Yennefer attempting to prep Ciri as forces from all across The Continent compete to try and capture her. Travelling to the magical academy at Aretuza seems like a safe place to start with, but its not long before danger arrives in this action-packed third adventure. 

MS

Best film on TV tonight

Heart of Stone, Netflix

Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) in Heart of Stone

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Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot helms this adrenaline-filled spy thriller, playing Rachel Stone, an intelligence operative who’s leading a double life. Rachel appears inexperienced to her fellow spies and MI6 boss Parker (The Tourist’s Jamie Dornan), however, unbeknown to them, she’s working for a shadowy peacekeeping organisation called Charter, which uses the latest AI technology to neutralise global threats. But when a mysterious hacker (Alia Bhatt) steals Charter’s ‘heart’, the source of its power, Rachel embarks on a globe-trotting mission to find it. Also starring Sophie Okonedo. 

RM 

Soaps

Live Sport

  • FIFA 2023 Women's World Cup: Japan V Sweden, 8 am (k-o 8.30 am), BBC One
  • Cycling: World Championships 2023, 2.30 pm, BBC Two
  • The Hundred 2023, 6.15 pm, BBC Two
  • Premier League: Burnley v Manchester City, 6.30 pm (k-o 8 pm), Sky Showcase/Sky Sports Main Event/NOW

If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…

Don't miss The Reunion on TV tonight.

Not found anything you want to watch on TV tonight? Check out our TV Guide

Happy viewing!

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Martin Shore
Staff Writer at WhatToWatch.com

Martin was a Staff Writer with WhatToWatch.com, where he produced a variety of articles focused on the latest and greatest films and TV shows. Now he works for our sister site Tom's Guide in the same role.

Some of his favorite shows are What We Do In The Shadows, Bridgerton, Gangs of London, The Witcher, Doctor Who, and Ghosts. When he’s not watching TV or at the movies, Martin’s probably still in front of a screen playing the latest video games, reading, or watching the NFL.