On TV tonight, Bradley and Barney Walsh are in Latin America for a double-bill of Breaking Dad, Sly Stallone fronts a new crime drama as Channel 5 shows the first episode of Tulsa King, there's more trouble at Waterloo Road and US comedy-drama Reginald the Vampire makes its UK debut. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
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What's on TV tonight
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Best TV shows on TV tonight
Barney & Bradley Walsh: Breaking Dad, 9 pm, ITV1
Father and son Bradley and Barney Walsh are back on the road, and this time they’re in Latin America, travelling from Mexico to Panama. It kicks off with a double bill, and on the agenda is a hot-air balloon ride and an excursion to a haunted island populated by creepy dolls, neither of which enthuse Walsh Snr. But his excitement levels soon rise when they enter the world of lucha libre as they have fun grappling with stars of Mexican freestyle wrestling. It’s a different story, though, when Bradley’s challenged to climb a sheer rock face by following a precarious path of footholes, ladders and bridges. Could this be the one that finally breaks Dad? ★★★★ MD
Waterloo Road, 8 pm, BBC One, iPlayer (box set)
As Waterloo Road reels from some shock news, the school’s joint deputy heads, Joe (James Baxter) and Lindon (Vincent Jerome), are tasked with keeping the students under control – but the pair clash when teenagers Dean (Francesco Piacentini-Smith) and Danny (Adam Abbou) are found with drugs. While Lindon wants to call the police, Joe thinks troubled Danny, who’s been given a second chance at school, should be cut some slack… With high drama and lots of teen angst, this is shaping up to be a great series and diehard fans should stay tuned as this episode boasts a blast from the past.
★★★★ VW
Tulsa King, 10 pm, Channel 5, Paramount Plus (box set)
Tonight, Channel 5 is showing the first episode of this drama starring Sylvester Stallone (all 10 episodes are available on streaming platform Paramount Plus). Stallone stars as New York mobster Dwight Manfredi, who becomes a fish out of water when he’s despatched to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to set up new criminal operations there. The series, created by Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) and Terence Winter (The Sopranos), has humor and heart, and sees Mafia member Dwight, fresh out of jail after serving 25 years, forced to navigate a new environment as he recruits a bunch of misfit locals into his new ‘Mob’. The supporting cast includes Dana Delany (Body of Proof) and Domenick Lombardozzi (The Wire).
★★★ TL
Reginald the Vampire, 9 pm, Sky Sci-Fi, NOW (box set)
This quirky and enjoyable US series introduces TV’s most unlikely vampire – debt-ridden fast-food worker Reginald (Spider-Man’s Jacob Batalon), who becomes a creature of the night when he’s targeted by a group of bloodsuckers. Reginald must find a way to keep his new life a secret from work colleague Sarah (Em Haine), with whom he’s secretly in love, and his bullying, fat-shaming boss Todd (Aren Buchholz). But he quickly discovers that vampires are even more vain and body-conscious than humans and he struggles to fit in with his glamorous and dangerous new community…
★★★★ RMC
Best box set on TV tonight
An atmospheric supernatural thriller starring Line of Duty’s Martin Compston, Mark Bonnar and Iain Glen. The crew of the Kinloch Bravo rig are ready for danger, but not for the terrifying, unexplained events that start to unfold after a sudden power failure. As the rig is shaken by massive tremors, all communication to the outside world is lost and a mysterious thick fog rolls in. Then one of the crew is badly injured in an accident while other disturbing occurrences quickly follow….
★★★★ JE
Soaps
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
- Home & Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
- EFL Cup: Newcastle United v Leicester City, 7.30 pm (k-o 8 pm), Sky Sports Main Event
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Breaking Dad on TV tonight.
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