Friday's tv guide is dominated by one thing: BBC One has given its entire prime-time evening to the Paraverse. Beyond Paradise series 4 premiere at 8pm, Death in Paradise series 15 finale at 9pm, back to back. EastEnders isn't on tonight -- the two shows take the full slot. The tv listings have plenty beyond that: England v Uruguay live on ITV1 from 7pm, a new Gogglebox at 9pm, and the freeview tv guide has options across all the main channels. Check the tonight page for a real-time summary, or the channels list for everything that's on.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- Death in Paradise ★ -- BBC One, 9pm -- SERIES FINALE; 15 series ends tonight
- Beyond Paradise -- BBC One, 8pm -- SERIES 4 PREMIERE; watch this first
- England v Uruguay -- ITV1, from 7pm -- live at Wembley, k/o 7:45pm
- Billy Idol Should Be Dead -- Sky Arts, 9pm -- new documentary
- Gogglebox -- Channel 4, 9pm -- new episode followed by a live Last Leg at 10pm
See what's on right now for live updates across all channels.
TV Guide: Early Evening (7pm – 8pm)
England v Uruguay – ITV1, from 7pm
Coverage begins at 7pm ahead of kick-off at 7:45pm at Wembley. This is a friendly rather than a competitive fixture, which usually means some experimental selections and the kind of comfortable pace that suits a Friday night. England are in reasonable form going into the summer; whether that translates here or whether it's another forgettable 1-0 against limited opposition is the question. Either way, it's live football at Wembley and it fills the early evening neatly. Available on ITVX.
Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey – BBC One, 7:30pm
The arts series returns with sculptor Nick Elphick taking on an unusual subject: Darryn Frost, the man who grabbed a narwhal tusk from a wall display and used it to help restrain the London Bridge terrorist in November 2019. Frost is not comfortable being cast as a hero, which turns out to make the portrait harder and more interesting than most. "I'd hate it if it looked like some heroic figure," he says before the work starts. It doesn't. Bill Bailey guides Elphick through the process. Brief but worth catching. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Elkie Brooks Night – BBC Four, from 7pm
BBC Four celebrates the singer's 80th birthday with a full evening of archive material running through to the early hours. TOTP appearances, concert recordings, and a BBC special are all in the mix. If you've ever thought Elkie Brooks was unfairly overlooked in the rock and blues canon, this is the case being made for her over several hours. Good background viewing if you want the television on but don't need to watch attentively.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
Beyond Paradise – BBC One, 8pm (SERIES 4 PREMIERE)
Humphrey Goodman returns to Devon for a new series, and the first obstacle placed in his way is a painfully corporate one: a senior officer has decided that his team's headcount doesn't match the square footage of the station. What this means in practice is that Humphrey may have to let someone go -- Esther, Margo, or Kelby. The show handles this kind of threat with its usual lightness -- it's not really going to fire anyone, and we all know it -- but the murder investigation running alongside is decent: a crime novelist whose death mirrors the plot of his final novel. Good enough to build from. A solid start to the series. Episode 1 of 6. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Death in Paradise – BBC One, 9pm ★ (SERIES 15 FINALE)
Fifteen series. That's not a statistic you can gloss over. Death in Paradise started in 2011 and has kept going, in various forms and with various lead detectives, through cast changes, spin-offs, and fifteen years of BBC scheduling. Tonight DI Mervin Wilson -- Don Gilet, who's been excellent in the role -- closes out the series with a case involving a sea creature reportedly lurking offshore and a niece who has arrived to stay at the worst possible time.
The formula -- sunshine, a Brit out of place, a closed-room puzzle, light comedy -- turns out to be remarkably durable. Nobody in 2011 would have called fifteen series. Whether you've been watching since the start or you've just dipped in occasionally, tonight is worth making time for. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Dispatches: Keir Starmer – Where Did It All Go Wrong? – Channel 4, 8pm
LBC journalist and podcaster Lewis Goodall has put together a Dispatches examining the gap between Labour's landslide in 2024 and where the party finds itself now. He talks to politicians, advisors, pollsters and journalists to piece together what happened to a government that started with an overwhelming mandate. The programme covers the external factors -- Trump, the economic inheritance -- alongside the internal ones. A straightforward political documentary on a subject that has generated a lot of heat and varying amounts of light. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
Gardeners' World – BBC Two, 8pm
Monty Don on seed-sowing, which he makes sound easier than most gardening books do, plus work in his Woodland Garden dividing ferns. Frances Tophill goes deep on miniature daffodils -- a growing niche, apparently -- and Sue Kent visits a gardener in Llanelli who has created her own seed library. This time of year the programme is basically a checklist of things you've been meaning to get round to, delivered without judgment. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Gogglebox – Channel 4, 9pm
New episode. The regulars react to the week's television, which this week has included everything from World Cup play-offs to political documentaries. The Last Leg follows live at 10pm with guests Charlotte Church and Nabil Abdulrashid -- and given the week's news, they'll have material. Both available on Channel 4 streaming.
Billy Idol Should Be Dead – Sky Arts, 9pm
A documentary on Billy Idol, new on Sky Arts tonight. The title comes from the fairly straightforward observation that what he put himself through in the 1980s should, by most actuarial reasoning, have been fatal. The film goes beneath the familiar image -- the sneer, the bleached hair, the leather -- to find something more complicated, and Idol turns out to be a better interviewee than you might expect, self-aware in ways the public persona doesn't always suggest. Early critics found him too polished for punk; his response to that on camera is one of the film's better moments. Available on Now.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
The Last Leg – Channel 4, 10pm (LIVE)
Live tonight with Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. Charlotte Church and Nabil Abdulrashid join as guests. The Last Leg works best when there's enough political and cultural noise in the week for the panel to have something to push against, and this particular week has provided plenty. Available on Channel 4 streaming.
Big Cats 24/7 – BBC Two, 9pm
Episode four of six. A lion pride with 14 cubs and no adult males is the ongoing concern -- the mums are doing everything, and at least one cub isn't keeping up. But the standout scene tonight involves a cheetah who catches a small impala and then keeps it alive, distressed and running, so her cubs can practice the kill. Nature documentaries do this occasionally. It stays with you. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Femme – BBC Two, 11pm
A 2023 thriller about a drag performer who is brutally assaulted and subsequently seduces his attacker as a form of revenge. Nathan Stewart-Jarrett spent three weeks learning to walk in heels for the role; George MacKay spent two months in the gym and arrived each day to have elaborate tattoos applied. The physical preparation by both actors shows in what they deliver. It's a dark, clever, well-made film and a strong late-night pick. Rated 15. Available on BBC iPlayer.
The MOBO Awards: Access All Areas – BBC One, 11:25pm
The MOBO Awards mark their 30th anniversary with a ceremony at Manchester's Co-Op Live, hosted by rapper Eve and comedian Eddie Kadi. BBC Radio 1Xtra's DJ Target goes backstage for performances and interviews with Lauryn Hill, Olivia Dean and Slick Rick. Little Simz leads the nominations, up for Album of the Year for Lotus. Followed at 12:25am by Mobo at 30: Greatest Moments. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy – ITV1, 10:50pm (FINAL EPISODE)
The true crime documentary concludes at Illinois Correctional Center in May 1994, where Gacy is executed by lethal injection. The programme makes a deliberate choice to keep the execution itself off screen, placing the viewer in the position of the victims' families, who were kept from being able to witness it directly. A considered ending to a difficult series. Available on ITVX.
Sport
Football: England v Uruguay -- ITV1, from 7pm (k/o 7:45pm). International friendly at Wembley. Available on ITVX.
Rugby League: Super League -- Hull KR v St Helens -- Sky Sports Main Event, from 7:30pm (k/o 7:30pm). Super League round from Hull.
Rugby Union: Gallagher Premiership -- Newcastle Red Bulls v Exeter Chiefs -- TNT Sports 1, from 7pm (k/o 7:30pm). Premiership rugby live from Newcastle.
Tennis: Miami Open semi-finals -- Sky Sports Tennis from 4:30pm; Sky Sports Main Event, 11pm (ATP semi-finals).
For the full sport schedule, see our sport listings.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
Here are the complete TV listings for Friday 27th March 2026 across all major Freeview, Sky and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00pm | ITV1 | England v Uruguay (live, k/o 7:45pm) |
| 7:00pm | BBC Four | Elkie Brooks Night (all evening) |
| 7:00pm | TNT Sports 1 | Newcastle Red Bulls v Exeter Chiefs (live, k/o 7:30pm) |
| 7:00pm | Channel 5 | Celebrity Puzzling |
| 7:30pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Hull KR v St Helens (Super League, live) |
| 7:30pm | BBC One | Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey |
| 7:35pm | BBC Three | The Addams Family 2 (film) |
| 8:00pm | BBC One | Beyond Paradise (NEW SERIES) |
| 8:00pm | BBC Two | Gardeners' World |
| 8:00pm | Channel 4 | Dispatches: Keir Starmer -- Where Did It All Go Wrong? |
| 8:00pm | Channel 5 | Building the Impossible with Rob Bell |
| 8:00pm | ITV2 | The 1% Club |
| 8:00pm | E4 | First Dates in Bath |
| 9:00pm | BBC One | Death in Paradise (SERIES FINALE) ★ |
| 9:00pm | BBC Two | Big Cats 24/7 (NEW) |
| 9:00pm | BBC Three | Divergent (film) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 4 | Gogglebox (NEW) |
| 9:00pm | Channel 5 | Secrets of the Sun with Dara O Briain |
| 9:00pm | ITV2 | The Suicide Squad (film) |
| 9:00pm | E4 | John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum (film) |
| 9:00pm | Sky One | Ted Season 2 (NEW, double bill) |
| 9:00pm | Sky Arts | Billy Idol Should Be Dead (NEW) |
| 10:00pm | Channel 4 | The Last Leg (NEW, live) |
| 10:50pm | ITV1 | Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (FINAL EPISODE) |
| 11:00pm | BBC Two | Femme (film, 2023) |
| 11:00pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Miami Open: ATP semi-finals |
| 11:05pm | Channel 4 | Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast |
| 10:40pm | BBC One | The Claudia Winkleman Show |
| 11:25pm | BBC One | The MOBO Awards: Access All Areas |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? The freeview tv guide has catch-up covered. Browse the now and next guide for what's on right this moment, or check the channels list for all available stations.
BBC iPlayer: Beyond Paradise, Death in Paradise (series finale), Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey, Gardeners' World, Big Cats 24/7, Elkie Brooks Night, Femme, The Claudia Winkleman Show, The MOBO Awards: Access All Areas, The Addams Family 2, Divergent
ITVX: England v Uruguay (live and replay), Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (final episode), The 1% Club
Channel 4 streaming: Dispatches: Keir Starmer, Gogglebox, The Last Leg, First Dates in Bath, Sarah Millican: Control Enthusiast
My5: Celebrity Puzzling, Building the Impossible with Rob Bell, Secrets of the Sun with Dara O Briain
Now: Billy Idol Should Be Dead (Sky Arts), Ted Season 2 (Sky One)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EastEnders on TV tonight, Friday 27th March 2026?
EastEnders normally airs on Fridays on BBC One. However, tonight's BBC One schedule is devoted to the Beyond Paradise series 4 premiere at 8pm and the Death in Paradise series 15 finale at 9pm, and the show does not appear in tonight's EPG listings at its usual 7:30pm slot. Check BBC iPlayer to catch up on recent episodes if you were expecting it.
What time is the Death in Paradise series finale on BBC One?
Death in Paradise's series 15 finale is on BBC One at 9pm tonight. It's the eighth and final episode of the series -- and the end of a run that goes all the way back to 2011. You can watch it live or catch up afterwards on BBC iPlayer.
What time is Beyond Paradise on BBC One tonight?
Beyond Paradise series 4 begins tonight at 8pm on BBC One, with episode 1 of 6. It leads directly into the Death in Paradise finale at 9pm, making the two shows a linked double bill. Both are available on BBC iPlayer.
What channel is England v Uruguay on tonight?
England v Uruguay is on ITV1 live from 7pm tonight, with kick-off at Wembley at 7:45pm. Coverage runs until approximately 10:05pm. Stream it live or on demand via ITVX.
What time is Gogglebox on Channel 4 tonight?
Gogglebox is on Channel 4 at 9pm -- a new episode. The Last Leg follows live at 10pm with Charlotte Church and Nabil Abdulrashid as guests.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
Death in Paradise's series 15 finale on BBC One at 9pm is the clear standout. Fifteen series is a remarkable run for any drama, and tonight closes the book on it. Watch Beyond Paradise at 8pm first for the full Paraverse experience. If it's sport you're after, England v Uruguay is live on ITV1 from 7pm. The Billy Idol documentary on Sky Arts at 9pm is the late-evening discovery worth finding.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
Friday's tv guide is straightforward for once. If you're watching BBC One, stay there from 8pm: Beyond Paradise at 8, Death in Paradise finale at 9, and a show that's been running since 2011 closes out its fifteenth series. That's the evening sorted.
If the football is more important, ITV1 has England v Uruguay from 7pm. Wembley, a friendly, Thomas Tuchel's squad, no particular pressure. Gogglebox and The Last Leg on Channel 4 do the 9pm-to-midnight shift reliably. And if you're up for something quieter, the Billy Idol documentary on Sky Arts at 9pm is genuinely good and will be harder to find next week.
Browse the full channels list, check what's on right now, or see the tonight highlights for a live summary of the evening.