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The Return of Quirky Detective DuoDeath Valley returns to BBC One at 8.15pm, bringing back the enjoyably quirky murder mystery comedy featuring retired actor John Chapel (Timothy Spall) and Welsh detective Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth). This season, John has a new goatee and girlfriend, which doesn't sit well with Janie, especially since he's now dating her mother. Despite this family complication, they reunite as an unlikely detective duo when a man doing community service is found dead at an outdoor rave site.Adventure in Russia's Far EastAt 7.15pm on BBC Two, Expedition With Steve Backshall begins its second thrilling series at the Kronotsky River in Russia's far-east Kamchatka Peninsula. The explorer and his team of top kayakers attempt a descent that's never been done before, facing additional challenges from active volcanoes and brown bears in this remote wilderness.Documentary on Justice for Rape VictimsBelieve Me airs on ITV1 at 9pm, offering an unrelenting look at the gaslighting and retraumatisation of rape victims as they seek justice. The show continues to follow the case of John Worboys as he continues his attacks while police make glacial progress. Viewers witness the ongoing effects on victims such as Sarah, who has given birth to her second child while navigating the justice system.Amateur Singing Competition Reaches Grand FinalYour Song: The Grand Final on Channel 4 at 9pm brings the amateur singing competition hosted by Alison Hammond to its climax with a sold-out concert at London's Hackney Empire. After heartstring-tugging public heats in Liverpool, Edinburgh, London and Birmingham, five finalists compete for the title. Supportive mentors Sam Ryder and Paloma Faith face the difficult task of deciding the winner.Jools Holland Marks Milestone with New SeriesThe eternal live music show Later … With Jools Holland begins its 68th series on BBC Two at 10pm, coinciding with host Jools Holland turning 68. Despite his age, his passion for new sounds that can be decorated with boogie-woogie piano remains undimmed. The opening episode welcomes Niall Horan, Tomora, Aja Monet, Getdown Services and Jools's old muckers Squeeze to the Ally Pally theatre.Australian Thriller Explores Neighborhood SecretsAt 10.20pm on ITV1, The Family Next Door presents an aesthetically pleasing Australian thriller about secrets hidden in an otherwise idyllic suburb. When Isabelle (Teresa Palmer) rents a home on Pleasant Court cul-de-sac in a seaside town, she becomes obsessed with her neighbors and discovers a mystery to solve.Film Choices Explore Complex Family DynamicsOn BBC Three at 10.40pm, God's Creatures examines how far a mother's love can go when Emily Watson's Aileen faces a life-changing question after her prodigal son, Brian (Paul Mescal), returns home from Australia. When Sarah (Aisling Franciosi), her young colleague at the seafood processing factory, is raped and accuses Brian, Aileen provides him with a false alibi. The claustrophobic drama reveals how tight-knit communities often respond to challenges with denial and exclusion, with women typically bearing the consequences.Following that, at 10.50pm on BBC Two, Brother presents a heartfelt sibling drama about the long reach of trauma. Directed by Clement Virgo, the film follows Lamar Johnson's young Jamaican-Canadian Michael as he ekes out an existence with his grief-numbed single mother, Ruth (Marsha Stephanie Blake). In a parallel timeline, the teenage Michael is guided to adulthood by his older brother, Francis (Aaron Pierre), a charismatic would-be hip-hop musician struggling to rise above police racism, gang violence, and homophobia.Live Sport Action Across Multiple ChannelsSports fans have multiple options tonight, beginning with Women's Six Nations Rugby: Wales v Italy at noon on BBC Two, followed by France v England at 4.25pm on BBC One. Football enthusiasts can catch Premier League matches with Man United v Nottingham Forest at noon on Sky Sports Main Event and Newcastle v West Ham at 5pm.

Aaron Pierre delivers a storming, almost hypnotic performance as Randle P. McMurphy, instantly igniting the stale atmosphere of a 1960s American psychiatric ward. His swagger‑filled stride and sudden, childlike scampers create a compelling contrast that keeps the audience on edge.From the opening moments, McMurphy clashes with the authoritarian Nurse Ratched (Olivia Williams), provoking the other patients to rebel, play, and celebrate life beyond the ward’s walls. Pierre’s physicality—alternating between boisterous hugs and a frantic, vulnerable laugh—captures the character’s chaotic charisma.Director Clint Dyer, fresh from his acclaimed 2022 Othello, reshapes the narrative by casting the inmates almost entirely with Black actors. This choice injects a fresh political dimension, turning the patients into “pawns in a system designed to disempower.” Each time Ratched addresses them as “boys,” the line feels like an implicit sneer.While the script does not overtly discuss race—apart from Chief Bromden’s (Arthur Boan) Indigenous background—the production foregrounds the systemic misogyny embedded in both the novel and the 1963 Dale Wasserman adaptation. McMurphy’s mantra, “I fight and fuck,” teeters between liberated individualism and a problematic reclamation of alpha‑male tropes.Olivia Williams, who stepped into the role of Nurse Ratched late in rehearsals, gives the character a “ramrod spine and starched smile.” Her performance underscores the unchecked cruelty of a regime where the doctor (Matthew Steer) is a peripheral, snickering figure, leaving Ratched’s authority unchecked and increasingly vicious.Ken Kesey’s own experience as a government‑run LSD guinea‑pig informs the play’s visceral critique of psychiatry. The production’s lighting, designed by Chris Davey, erupts in scarlet and blue hues that echo the anti‑psychiatry movement of the 1960s, while the depiction of medication, group therapy, and electroconvulsive therapy feels deliberately brutal.Staged in the round at the Old Vic, the audience becomes a “ring of often appalled observers.” Ben Stone’s set design, with its white and pond‑green tiles beneath a soaring ceiling, creates a claustrophobic floor that simultaneously aspires upward—mirroring the characters’ yearning for freedom.The ensemble, led by Giles Terera’s refined Dale Harding, adds subtle layers of tension through nuanced tics and gestures. Dyer bookends the show with a reference to Congo Square in New Orleans, a historic site of Black and Indigenous resistance, framing the play’s cruelty through a lens of cultural resilience—though the production remains largely filtered through a male gaze.The production runs at the Old Vic until 23 May 2026, offering London audiences a bold, politically charged reinterpretation of a classic American drama.