On TV tonight, Annika and her team try to solve the mysterious death of a scientist at a water company, Professor Alice Roberts sets off to explore Ancient Egypt by Train, there's trouble for Iain and Faith in Casualty, and the second series of Queen of the Universe arrives on Paramount Plus. 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
Annika, 9.10 pm, BBC One/iPlayer (box set)
DI Annika Strandhed’s habit of talking straight to the camera seems to have divided viewers. But without her Fleabag-like cheeky side-eye, how else would we immediately know that she fancies her daughter Morgan’s (Silvie Furneaux) therapist (Paul McGann) when she first clocks him? Along with the series’ quirky moments of humour, it’s another way of marking this out as different to the average crime drama and, as Annika, Nicola Walker embraces playing a real maverick cop as opposed to one who just frowns
a lot and drinks heavily. Tonight, Annika’s team investigate when a scientist at a water company is found dead in the loch which happens to be Glasgow’s main water source.
★★★★ JP
Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts, 9.10 pm, Channel 4/ Channel 4 (box set)
Egypt has one of the oldest train networks in the world, linking ancient wonders such as the Pyramids, the Avenue of Sphinxes and the Valley of the Kings. Now, anthropologist Professor Alice Roberts is riding that railway system to take a closer look. First, she journeys to Alexandria, where she tests the acoustics in an excavated Roman amphitheatre and meets a lawyer who claims she’s solved the mystery of where Queen Cleopatra is buried.
★★★★ NH
Casualty, 8.20 pm, BBC One
Cracks start to show in Iain and Faith’s picture-perfect romance tonight when Iain (Michael Stevenson) has the day from hell. He’s left emotionally drained by a multi-vehicle crash with haunting echoes of the collision that killed his ex, Sam, in 2018. Yet when the traumatised paramedic turns to Faith for comfort, he’s given the cold shoulder. Little does Iain know that their relationship is actually built on a foundation of drug addiction, secrets and lies. Even so, it’s dawning on him that something ain’t right. Hurt and confused, he tells Faith they need to talk, which for most people is code for breaking up!
★★★★ ER
Queen of the Universe season 2, Paramount Plus
Can’t wait for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden next year? Graham Norton hosts this second series of the international Eurovision-style singing competition which showcases the best drag queens from around the world, won last year by Grag Queen from Brazil. Mel B replaces Leona Lewis to share her pop diva wisdom on the judging panel alongside American drag superstar Trixie Mattel, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Michelle Visage and multi-Emmy nominee Vanessa Williams. This time, the 10 drag stars vying for a $250,000 cash prize include Aura Eternal from Italy, Jazell Royale from the US, Maxie from the Philippines and the UK’s contender Viola. The first two episodes are available today.
NC
Best box set on TV tonight
FUBAR is an action-comedy series focusing on Arnold Schwarzenegger's Luke Brunner, a veteran CIA operative who ends up postponing his retirement so he can tackle a newly-unearthed secret.
He's forced to go back into the field for one last job, and the series tackles universal family dynamics set against a global backdrop of spies, action, and humor.
Best film on TV tonight
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 8 pm, ITV2
Hulking lawman Luke Hobbs and lawless outcast Deckard Shaw must put their differences aside and team up when a cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever. Action adventure, starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Idris Elba.
Live Sport
- The Derby, from 12.30 pm, ITV1
- FA Cup final: Manchester City v Manchester United, from 1.50 pm, ITV1
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Annika on TV tonight.
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