On TV tonight, Vicky McClure reunites with her choir in Our Dementia Choir Sings Again, Stephen Graham's gripping drama The Walk-In kicks things up a gear, new drama Maxine (based on the tragic murder of two Soham schoolgirls) begins on Channel 5, and the BBC celebrates the legacy of Hilary Mantel by rereleasing Wolf Hall on BBC iPlayer. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV tonight.
- Our hand-selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include seven TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Our Dementia Choir Sings Again With Vicky McClure, 9 pm (times vary), BBC One
Four years ago, Line of Duty actor Vicky McClure set up a choir to help people with dementia. Now, she’s catching up with some of the original members and showing how the restorative power of music has helped them, and the choir is releasing a single to reflect the experiences of many of its members. It’s an emotional watch as family after family tells their devastating dementia stories, but it’s also joyful as Vicky and choirmaster Mark De-Lisser are more determined than ever to make a difference and raise crucial funds and awareness to fight this cruel disease.
★★★★★ JL
The Walk-In, 9 pm, ITV and ITV Hub (box set)
Terrorist group National Action ramp up their plots to kill in tonight’s chilling episode of the true-life drama, leaving anti-fascist journalist Matthew Collins (Stephen Graham) desperate for a ‘walk-in’ to infiltrate them. An anonymous member of the far-right group begins texting him about a deadly reprisal plan in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing, but what the informant reveals is shocking. Inspired by the horrific murder of MP Jo Cox, Jack Renshaw (Dean-Charles Chapman) is plotting to murder another MP.
★★★★ HD
Maxine, 9 pm, Channel 5
The 2002 investigation into the murder of Soham schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells is revisited from the perspective of Maxine Carr in this sensitively handled crime drama. Carr, a classroom assistant to Holly and Jessica, was reviled in the press as ‘Britain’s Most Hated Woman’ and sentenced to three-and-a-half years for giving a false alibi for her caretaker fiancé Ian Huntley, who was found guilty of their murders. This first of three episodes shines a light on the toxic relationship between Carr (Jemma Carlton) and controlling Huntley (Line of Duty’s Scott Reid), and reveals why she felt compelled to lie for him Continues until Wednesday.
★★★★ TL
Wolf Hall, BBC iPlayer (box set)
As the literary world mourns the passing of two-time Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel, the BBC celebrates her legacy by making available the six-part BAFTA-winning adaptation of her masterpiece Wolf Hall (which also combines book two of her Thomas Cromwell trilogy, Bring Up the Bodies). The rise and fall of Henry VIII’s adviser in the unforgiving Tudor court is captured magnificently by a dream cast – Mark Rylance is Cromwell, Damian Lewis the fickle king and Claire Foy Anne Boleyn – amid stunning filming locations including Lacock Abbey as Wolf Hall. Also available is Hilary Mantel: Return to Wolf Hall, in which the author draws parallels between her life and stories.
★★★★★ NT
Best box set to watch on TV tonight
Shameless US star Jeremy Allen White stars as young chef Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto in this critically acclaimed comedy-drama. Carmy has made a success of himself in the world of fine dining, but after the tragic suicide of his brother, he returns home to Chicago to run his family’s sandwich shop, The Original Beef of Chicagoland. It’s a different world for Carmy, who must try to get the uncooperative staff on board, cope with family rifts and navigate the tricky challenges of small business, all the while facing his own grief.
Best film to watch on TV tonight
The Lodge, 8 pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
This classy chiller follows the unwinding of a young woman (supremely well-played by Riley Keough, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter) with a fragile grasp of her mental state after escaping a cult. When she and her new family travel to a cabin in the wilderness for Christmas, Keough is left to care for her partner’s kids (Jaeden Martell and Lia McHugh) alone. The children dislike Keough, but are they to blame for the truly sinister happenings around the frosty house? Elegant, engrossing and unsettling.
★★★★ NP
Live Sport
- Premier League: Nottingham Forest vs Aston Villa, 7 pm (k-o 8 pm), Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, NOW
Soaps on TV tonight
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV
- Coronation Street, 8 pm, ITV
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, C4
- Home & Away, 6 & 6.30 pm, 5Star
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Our Dementia Choir Sings Again on TV tonight — catch up with the original members of the group in this emotional follow-up.
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