TV Tonight: our highlights for Monday, Feb. 21
'Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure' is just one of the gems on TV tonight.
On TV tonight, Kelvin and family throw a party for the final Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure on BBC1, Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad comes to a close on ITV, drama No Return continues on ITV and new reality show The Real Dirty Dancing begins on E4. Here’s what you shouldn’t miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include four 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
Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure, 8.30pm, BBC1
The final visit to the Fletchers’ Peak District farm sees the family busily preparing for a party to welcome their new neighbours. As word gets out, the guest list is 200 people strong. No doubt many are eager to meet the celebrity next door, but Kelvin and Liz embrace their new community with the same down-to-earth good humour as they have this whole project. They can’t call themselves proper farmers quite yet, but at least now they’ve got lots of friendly farming folk nearby to help. A joyous end to a delightful series.
★★★★ JL
Bradley & Barney Walsh: Breaking Dad, 8pm, ITV
Bradley Walsh is going to need a proper sit-down and a rest after his 3,000-mile road trip around Europe comes to a bone-shaking end tonight. After being subjected to a ridiculous number of extreme challenges by his daredevil son, Barney, the duo finish this fourth series in style, motoring to the icy tundras of the Arctic Circle. As always, Bradley is less than impressed with the activities Barney has planned, and after seeing the terrifying bobsleigh ride and 20ft freezing surfing waves they endure, we can see his point. We shall miss the banter, boys! Fingers crossed for another series soon…
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★★★★ RF
No Return, 9pm, ITV
Tonight brings mixed news on the welfare of poor Noah (Louis Ashbourne Serkis). On the bright side, he appears to have made a friend in prison, but this attracts the unwanted attention of the cell’s top dogs. After Noah’s request for bail is rejected at his hearing – where his fateful encounter with Milo is dissected in detail – Kathy flies back to the UK to seek help from the Foreign Office, but ends up taking matters into her own hands once again…
★★★★ SP
The Real Dirty Dancing, 9pm, E4
Ten celebrities are in for the time of their life (oh yes!) as they pair up to perform iconic sequences from the hit movie, building up to the pièce de résistance of that running air lift in the final. With Keith Lemon and Ashley Roberts as hosts, and comedian Darren Harriott and Gogglebox’s Tom Malone Jr among the wannabe dancers, this looks set to be an eight-week party.
★★★ NT
Best box set to watch on TV tonight
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, season 4, Prime Video
As the delightful period comedy drama returns, housewife-turned-stand-up Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan) has just seen her budding comedy career dealt a huge blow having been thrown off an upcoming tour with singer Shy Baldwin. A full-on meltdown ensues on the way back from the airport, complete with a Basil Fawlty-style assault on the cab, using a branch! However the setback proves the impetus for a rethink of her act and future. Meanwhile, there’s family-related chaos as her parents decide to change the date of their grandson’s birthday, and ex-husband Joel faces setbacks at his new nightclub venture. A welcome return for this multi-award winning series.
Best film to watch on TV tonight
CODA, Apple TV+
Released in 2021, this film already has a clutch of awards and has now been BAFTA- and Oscar-nominated. As the only hearing member in her family – CODA stands for Child of Deaf Adults – Ruby helps out on her father’s fishing boat and speaks for her parents at appointments. It’s clear she’s a vital part of the family, but when her music teacher recognises her singing talent, could she leave them behind? As Ruby, Emilia Jones (daughter of Aled) is touching without being sentimental. Highly recommended.
Live Sport
- Netball Superleague, Strathclyde Sirens v Manchester Thunder, 5pm (centre-pass 5.30pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
Soaps on TV tonight
- EastEnders, 8pm, BBC1
- Emmerdale, 7pm, ITV
- Coronation Street, 7.30pm & 8.30pm, ITV
- Hollyoaks, 6.30pm, C4
- Neighbours, 6pm, Channel 5
- Home and Away, 6pm & 6.30pm, 5Star
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure on TV tonight – a lovely ending to a great series.
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Happy viewing!
Joanne Lowles has been writing about TV since 2002. After graduating from Cardiff University with a Postgraduate Diploma in Magazine Journalism, she worked for All About Soap magazine covering the ups and downs of life on the cobbles, the square and the Dales.
Next came nearly 10 years at TV Times magazine as a writer and then deputy features editor. Here she spent many happy days interviewing the biggest names in entertainment and visiting the sets of some of our most popular shows including Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife and Strictly Come Dancing.
With a love of nature and wildlife she’s also interviewed the leading experts in this area including David Attenborough, Chris Packham and Steve Backshall. She’s also travelled the world visiting Mongolia, Canada and South Africa to see how the best in the business make the most brilliant natural history documentaries.
Freelance since 2013, she is now is a digital writer and editor for What to Watch, previews the best on the box for TV Times mag each week and loves being constantly surprised, entertained and informed by the amazing TV that she is lucky enough to watch.