On TV tonight, it's Children's Week in The Great British Sewing Bee, there's more laughs to be had with The Change, The Repair Shop has an NHS special, and Luther star Idris Elba fronts Hijack, the latest Apple TV Plus drama. 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
The Great British Sewing Bee 2023, 9 pm, BBC One
It’s Children’s Week for the remaining stitchers, and even though the garments are much smaller than usual, they are definitely no less tricky to make. First, the Pattern Challenge sees them create super-cute dragon dressing gowns, complete with spikes. Then, for the Transformation Challenge, they have to customise kids’ denim jackets using fabric and trimmings from hand-me-downs. Finally, for the Made to Measure, some pint-sized models strut their stuff as the sewers knock up fabulous occasion wear fit for five-year-olds. But which needleworkers will find it child’s play and who will have tears before bedtime when they are sent home?
★★★★ CC
The Change, from 10 pm, C4/Channel 4 on demand (box set)
The locals are engulfed in a hubbub of anticipation as they get ready for their annual town meeting in which Tony’s (Paul Whitehouse) trousers play a significant and surprising role! Linda (Bridget Christie) has decided it’s time she return to suburban life, but when she spots an eviction notice on Pig Man’s (Jerome Flynn) cave, she realises she needs to act fast. Meanwhile, there is a big furore when the Eel Sisters announce this year’s Eel Festival will break with tradition and be led by a woman instead of a man. Who have they got in mind?
★★★★★ TL
The Repair Shop: NHS Special, 8 pm, BBC One
As the National Health Service prepares to celebrate its 75th birthday on 5 July, The Repair Shop is turning the tables on the NHS to give it some TLC of its own. This special, restoring items related to the healthcare system, sees Dominic Chinea revive a much-loved Thomas the Tank Engine hospital trolley and Will Kirk work his magic on a desk used by a dedicated NHS family. Suzie Fletcher grapples with a 1960s GP’s bag, while bookbinder Chris Shaw transforms a patient diary kept by nurses for children’s author and poet Michael Rosen when he was hospitalised with Covid. Wondrous stuff. ★★★★ RF
If you were a fan of Jack Bauer’s exploits in hit US drama 24, then Idris Elba’s tense new thriller could be right up your street. The Luther star plays Sam Nelson, a skilled business negotiator who springs into action when his flight from Dubai to London is hijacked by a gang led by Stuart Atterton (Litvinenko’s Neil Maskell). There are no flying fists or blazing gun battles, with Nelson relying on his brain rather than his brawn during an intriguing seven-hour journey that plays out in real-time over the course of seven episodes. The first two episodes are available from today.
★★★★ SMA
Best box set on TV tonight
And Just Like That season 2, Sky Comedy
The series follows best friends Carrie, Charlotte and Miranda in their 50s. Now older and wiser, they're all embarking on new adventures.
In season 1, Carrie's husband Mr. Big (Chris Noth) died of a heart attack in the first episode, setting Carrie on a collision course with life as a widow. Slowly but surely she's bouncing back and rediscovering herself, and trying to find love again.
The first two episodes dropped on Thursday, June 22 with episodes airing weekly.
Best film on TV tonight
Dunkirk, 9 pm, BBC Three
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army, and face a tense wait for evacuation, during a fierce battle in northern France during the Second World War. Christopher Nolan's wartime drama, which he wrote, directed and produced, starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Fionn Whitehead.
Soaps
- EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
- Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
- Coronation Street, 8 pm, ITV1
- Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
- Home and Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
- The Ashes: England v Australia, from 10 am, Sky Sports Main Event
- Tennis: Eastbourne, from 1 pm, BBC Two
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
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