TV tonight: Our highlights for Thursday, April 6

Dreamland stars Freema Agyeman and Lily Allen.
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On TV tonight, Sky comedy Dreamland gets started, Love, Faith & Me: Our Supersized Christian Family introduces us to Alex and Amy and their five children, and The Dog Academy continues training for its problematic pooches. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.

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What's on TV tonight

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

Best TV shows on TV tonight

Dreamland, 9 pm, Sky Atlantic/NOW (box set)

Dreamland on Sky Comedy is set in Margate.

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Already a mum to two young boys, Trish (Freema Agyeman) is pregnant again and determined to have a girl this time. But in the middle of her carefully curated ‘manifestival’ (a pink-themed party to manifest a daughter), her estranged sister Mel (singer Lily Allen, making her TV acting debut) returns, and it’s clear the two have a pretty complicated history which their other sisters Clare (Gabby Best) and Leila (Aimee-Ffion Edwards) are about to get dragged back into. With shades of Benidorm via Margate, this coastal comedy from the makers of Apple TV Plus' Bad Sisters has a few rough edges but hints at a warm heart beating beneath. 

★★★ SP 

The Dog Academy, 8 pm, Channel 4/All4 (box set)

Can this cockapoo be trained in The Dog Academy?

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As C4’s training academy for complicated canines continues, destructive Dalmatian Lupin and owners Kelly and Emilien arrive in desperate need of help. Lupin is responsible for tens of thousands of pounds’ worth of damage at home, and trainer Victoria Stilwell must take both pet and couple under her wing. Jack Russell-cross Mya has a violent phobia of windscreen wipers, and retired owners Gill and John worry about the effect it’s having on their health. As storm clouds gather over the Academy, can trainers Nanci Creedon and Jo Pay fix the problem before the heavens open on the long drive home? Also tonight, new series The Dog House Australia follows on More4 (9 pm). 

★★★★ RF

Love, Faith & Me: Our Supersized Christian Family, 10.40 pm (times vary), BBC One

Alex, Amy and their five kids in Sunderland

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Aged 21, Amy was diagnosed with cancer and told she may never have children. So it makes it even more surprising that she and husband Alex, who live in Sunderland, are now parents to five young children, including identical triplets Abel, Asher and Azariah, despite the odds of such triplets being 200 million to one. This documentary shows how their Christian faith helps them to tackle the challenges they face, including both of them going back to work and planning a sixth birthday party for their eldest son, and how they are raising their boys with the help of the community. 

★★★★ NH

Best box set on TV tonight

The Power, Prime Video

The Power

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In The Power, Toni Collette plays Seattle mayor Margot Cleary-Lopez, who finds herself at the centre of a strange new phenomenon where teenagers all over the world are realising they can control electricity with their fingertips.

With an all-star cast including Ted Lasso's Toheeb Jimoh and Moana voice actress Auli'l Cravalho, this adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name by Naomi Alderman could be your next binge watch, with new episodes coming on Fridays.

LB

Best film on TV tonight

Skyscraper, 6.55 pm, Film4

A former hostage negotiator takes a job as a security expert at the world's tallest building in Hong Kong. He finds himself framed for sabotage when the skyscraper bursts into flames. As he strives to clear his name, he must also fight his way back into the blazing tower to rescue his family, who are being held hostage by criminals 225 storyes up. Action thriller, starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell and Chin Han

Soaps

Live Sport

  • Women's International Football: England v Brazil, 7.30 pm (k-o 7.45 pm), ITV1
  • Golf: The Masters, from 7.30 pm, Sky Sports Main Event

If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…

Don't miss Dreamland on TV tonight.

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Happy viewing!

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.