TV tonight: Our highlights for Thursday, July 27
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On TV tonight, true crime series Murder in the Family and Who Do You Think You Are? series 19 come to a close, The Supervet treats some new patients and Tom Kerridge lifts the lid on The Hidden World of Hospitality. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.
Our hand-selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include 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
Our expert TV journalists have picked the best things on TV tonight...
Best TV shows on TV tonight
Murder in the Family, 9 pm, ITV1/ITVX (box set)
To those around him, Rob Needham was a devoted family man who adored his wife Kelly Fitzgibbons and their children – Ava, four, and Lexi, two. But in March 2020, he shot his daughters before turning the gun on Kelly. Later, he committed suicide. Through Kelly’s family videos and text messages, plus interviews with her loved ones, we learn how Rob concealed his true nature and was granted a gun license, despite the police knowing he lied about his mental health on his application form.
★★★★★ NH
The Supervet, 9 pm, Channel 4
It’s back to business as usual at Fitzpatrick Referrals, with episode two showcasing Professor Noel’s pioneering bionics work as he helps a trio of canine patients with serious conditions. Bedlington terrier Muffin has a broken leg – her third in four years, due to a natural weakness – so Noel sets about creating custom-made plates to correct her deformities, while he also carries out surgery using a tiny camera on arthritic red fox Labrador Jethro. And Rottweiler Marlee has bone cancer, and her owners would like her affected bones replaced with implants. But as the team aim to make her last days more comfortable, an emergency sets in…
★★★ NT
Who Do You Think You Are? 2023, 9 pm (times vary), BBC One/iPlayer (box set)
The 20th series of the much-loved genealogy show ends with a remarkable tale of survival and resilience. Mum, World on Fire and The Crown star Lesley Manville traces her ancestry all the way back to an Australian penal colony, where her three-times great-grandfather was shipped in 1831 after rioting for farm labourers’ rights. However, that’s not the only scandalous story in Lesley’s past, as she discovers the real reason why her maternal grandparents weren’t married when her mum Nora was born in 1923!
★★★★ HD
The Hidden World of Hospitality, 8 pm, BBC Two
You might think twice about moaning about the cost of eating out after watching this fly-on-the-wall series from Tom Kerridge. The affable chef delves into the world of hospitality, giving the lowdown on how it operates, spiralling food costs and the passionate professionals determined to put a smile on their customers’ faces. Tonight’s opener explores the elegant world of fine dining. Cumbrian chef Ryan Blackburn is feeling the strain of running a Michelin-starred eatery, while husband-and-wife duo Bobby and Minal Patel are going all out to bag a Michelin star for their Indian restaurant in West Yorkshire. Can they do enough to impress inspectors?
★★★★ RF
Best box set on TV tonight
The Bear season 2, Disney Plus
Jeremy Allen White won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of troubled yet brilliant chef Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto last year, and Disney Plus are serving up a second serving of the acclaimed drama. After saving their off-beat Chicago sandwich shop following his brother’s suicide, Carmy and his team are hoping to revamp and relaunch the restaurant this year, but soon find true excellence requires real sacrifice. Overflowing with stress-inducing drama, mouth-watering food, and some deeply tender moments, it’s a wonderfully shot examination of grief, friendship and hope that shows the first season was no flash in the pan.
★★★★★ SMA
Best film on TV tonight
Happiness for Beginners, Netflix
Ellie Kemper – star of The Office US, Bridesmaids and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – plays newly divorced Helen, who, thanks to her younger brother, shakes up her life by enrolling on a survival course hiking the Appalachian Trail. Then she discovers that her brother’s irritating best friend Jake (Yellowstone’s Luke Grimes) is also on the trip. Based on the bestseller by Katherine Center, the story follows Helen and her quirky fellow hikers as they test themselves against nature. And it seems that sometimes the only way to find yourself is to get totally lost.
NC
Soaps
EastEnders, 7.30 pm, BBC One
Emmerdale, 7.30 pm, ITV1
Hollyoaks, 6.30 pm, Channel 4
Home and Away, 6 pm, 5Star
Live Sport
FIFA Women's World Cup, from 1.45 am, BBC One/ITV1/BBC Two
Betfred Super League: Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC, 7.30 pm (k-o 8pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW
If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…
Don't miss Murder in the Family on TV tonight.
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Happy viewing!
