By Race Across the World: The Final BBC1, 9pm As the contestants begin the final leg of their journey and race from Jakarta to Lombok, a prize of £20,000 awaits the winners, and the first two teams arrive at the finish line with just minutes separating them. With John Hannah, Charlotte Woolley, Neil Cornish.
Off Duty Chef: Bringing It Home RTÉ One, 8.30pm Mark Moriarty has lots of ideas about how to feed a large group, and cooks chicken and pearl barley casserole, steak tacos with chimichurri, and a winning gluten-free flourless chocolate cake.
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan
The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan BBC2, 9pm Romesh visits Uganda this week to find out whether British tourists should consider adding the country to their holiday list. He is hosted by Bugandan princess Alex, who teaches him about Uganda’s history before and after Idi Amin’s disastrous rule. The Dry RTÉ One, 9.35pm When the Sheridans, Finbar and Mina gather to discuss the idea of selling the house, Bernie makes it clear that she won’t let her home go without a fight. Then Shiv makes things worse by accidentally announcing that Tom has lost his job.
The Equalizer 3
The Equalizer 3 Sky Premiere, 10pm Robert McCall is hiding out on the Amalfi Coast when he takes exception to a local mafia gang that’s preying on innocent townsfolk. Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning star in Antoine Fuqua’s violent thriller.
The Titan Games Netflix, streaming now Hosted by Dwayne “Maui” Johnson, this epic competition series shows everyday athletes testing their might in gruelling challenges for a potential $100k prize pot. Also landing on Wednesday is Brazillian dystopian offering Bionic, where robotics is making Paralympic athletes the new sports stars.
Dancing For The Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult
Dancing For The Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult Netflix, streaming now Wherever there are people following their dreams, sinister forces will seek to take advantage of them. This three-part docuseries follows the family of Miranda Wilking, who used to dance alongside her sister on TikTok — until they got trapped in a cult masquerading as management company 7M. The Veil Disney+, streaming now Anything Elisabeth Moss acts in seems to be gold. Here, she stars in this international spy thriller series exploring the fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game en route from Istanbul to London.
Atlas
Atlas Netflix, streaming now Essentially Night Rider on ’roids, Jennifer Lopez is a futuristic Michael Knight, and her AI companion of choice (a term I use loosely) is a computer program in a giant robot called Smith. Despite having an innate distrust for AI, Lopez’s Atlas must open herself to Smith in order to fight a common foe — a rogue AI program called Harlan. It’s all ahead of us, lads.
The Beach Boys Disney+, streaming now A celebration of the iconic band, this documentary traces the group from humble family beginnings. It features never-before-seen footage and all-new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, and Bruce Johnston, alongside other luminaries in the music business, including Lindsey Buckingham, Janelle Monáe, plus more.
Tires
Tires Netflix, streaming now Oh, family businesses, what a minefield. This comedy series sees a hapless manager trying desperately to reinvent his father’s ailing auto shop, only to be hindered further by his feckless cousin who refuses to grow up. Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance Prime Video, streaming now Fans of the franchise will be thrilled to learn that the latest instalment stars Dan Sullivan (Craig Fairbrass) from ’Enders circa 2001. In fact, consider this latest offering EastEnders but with gratuitous levels of violence.
