What's on TV tonight? Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 is also Star Wars Day, and the schedule has obliged on both counts. BBC Two crowns a new World Snooker Champion live from the Crucible tonight. Channel 5 launches its new four-part drama Number One Fan -- the thriller of the bank holiday -- at 9pm. BBC Two follows the snooker with The Great Escaper, Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson's final films together, at 10pm. BBC One has MasterChef at 8pm, a Mint double bill at 9pm, and EastEnders at 7.30pm. It is the last night of the long weekend, and the broadcasters know people are home. This tv guide covers every highlight from lunchtime to midnight. Check tonight's highlights for live updates, see what's on right now, or browse the full channels list for the complete picture.
What's On TV Tonight: Quick Picks
- Number One Fan ⭐ -- Channel 5, 9pm -- NEW SERIES Ep 1/4; Sally Lindsay as Donna, Jill Halfpenny as daytime TV star Lucy; mugging rescue turns sinister; the new drama event of the bank holiday
- World Snooker Championship Final -- BBC Two, 7pm -- Day 2 finale; champion crowned tonight live on free TV
- The Great Escaper -- BBC Two, 10pm -- Michael Caine's retirement film; Glenda Jackson's last performance; Bernard Jordan and the D-Day pilgrimage
- Mint -- BBC One, 9pm + 9.30pm -- Eps 5 & 6 double bill; Shannon's reckoning; Dylan's crossroads; full series on iPlayer
- Maul: Shadow Lord finale -- Disney+, from 8am -- Star Wars Day two-episode series finale; available all day
See what's on right now for live updates.
TV Guide: Morning and Afternoon
Ealing Classics -- BBC Two, 9am
The bank holiday morning begins as it should on BBC Two: two Ealing comedies back to back. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) runs from 9am to 10.20am -- a Gloucestershire village fights to save its branch line from the nationalised railway in a film that manages to be about English eccentricity and postwar national identity simultaneously without straining either. Whisky Galore! (1949) follows immediately from 10.20am -- a Scottish island community intercepts a cargo ship full of whisky during wartime rationing, and the results are as logical as the premise suggests. Both are on BBC iPlayer. A good way to spend the morning before the snooker starts.
Scam Interceptors -- BBC One, 1.30pm
New series. Rav Wilding and Nick Stapleton are back with episode 1 of 19, and the opening case is a cryptocurrency scam targeting a man in Kent. The scale and sophistication of these operations has increased sharply over the past few years, and Scam Interceptors has always been worth watching partly as a public information film and partly as something more uncomfortable -- the knowledge that the gap between the scammers and their victims is mostly just luck. On BBC One at 1.30pm, available on BBC iPlayer.
World Snooker Championship -- BBC Two, 1pm (afternoon session)
The final began on Sunday. Tonight it ends. BBC Two carries the afternoon session from 1pm, with the deciding evening session from 7pm. TNT Sports 3 has been running since 12.45pm if you want the full day. The championship has produced seventeen days of snooker and it comes down to the frames played tonight. Free to air on BBC Two -- one of the great bank holiday sporting occasions on British television.
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest -- Sky Sports, 2.30pm (k/o 3pm)
Bank holiday Premier League. Chelsea host Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge, with coverage on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 2.30pm and kick-off at 3pm. A fixture that matters at both ends of the table depending on where each club finds itself in the run-in. The full Sky Sports schedule for today.
Escape to Florida -- Channel 4, 4pm (NEW SERIES)
The first episode of a 20-part series following Brits who have chosen the Sunshine State over wherever they were before. Tonight: the Best of British pub opens for the first time in Orlando, which is either brave or inevitable depending on your view of the Florida market for Yorkshire puddings and warm beer. Chef Anthony is running his own 60th birthday party while simultaneously working, which is dedication of a particular kind. On Channel 4 at 4pm, available on Channel 4 streaming.
TV Guide: Early Evening (6pm -- 8pm)
Great Korean Railway Journeys -- BBC Two, 6.30pm (NEW SERIES)
The first episode of five, airing each weekday until Friday 8 May. Michael Portillo begins at the Demilitarised Zone -- the buffer strip between North and South Korea that is simultaneously one of the most militarised places on earth and, because nothing has moved there in 70 years, an accidental wildlife sanctuary. He will stay in South Korea throughout the series (to confirm: this is South Korean railways, not a diplomatic incident). The episode also takes him to Seoul, where he learns taekwondo and attempts to smash wooden tiles in his signature red trousers. The EPG description gives this a single sentence; the Radio Times gives it considerably more warmth. Available on BBC iPlayer. Runs on BBC Two through Friday.
The One Show -- BBC One, 6.30pm
Roman Kemp and JB Gill carry the bank holiday edition, which will likely lean into some of the day's bigger stories. A reliable bridge from the afternoon to the evening proper.
The Marvellous Miniature Workshop -- BBC One, 7pm (NEW SERIES)
Series premiere, and a bank holiday launch. Sara Cox fronts a programme in which a team of craftspeople recreate famous or significant buildings at miniature scale. Tonight: a derelict library in Manchester, restored to its former glory in miniature. The love story attached to the building is apparently what makes the recreation worth the care put into it. A gentle, distinctive new series that earns its BBC One primetime slot on a bank holiday Monday.
EastEnders -- BBC One, 7.30pm
Nicola has a shock. Phil and Sam are facing something together. Ian casts a vote that has been building for a while. Standard Monday EastEnders -- the show moves its pieces into position ahead of whatever is coming later in the week. On BBC One at 7.30pm, available on BBC iPlayer.
World Snooker Championship Final -- BBC Two, 7pm (evening session)
This is the one. The afternoon session will have set the frame count, but the champion is decided tonight. BBC Two carries the decisive evening session from 7pm to 10pm. A new World Snooker Champion will be crowned live on free-to-air television on a bank holiday Monday evening -- one of the signature sporting occasions of the year. After a fortnight at the Crucible, it comes down to tonight. The full BBC Two schedule for this evening.
The Chase Celebrity Special -- ITV1, 6.30pm
Bradley Walsh hosts with Karim Zeroual, Christopher Biggins, Ellie Leach, and Des Clarke facing the Chaser for charity. Bank holiday comfort television at its most reliable. Biggins in the chair against a professional quizzer is one of those television prospects that writes its own punchline before anyone has answered a question.
TV Tonight: Prime Time (8pm onwards)
MasterChef -- BBC One, 8pm
Series 21, Heat 3. Six new amateur cooks arrive in the MasterChef kitchen tonight, each competing for one of four aprons. Grace Dent and Anna Haugh judge -- a combination that tends to produce assessments with actual teeth rather than encouraging noises. Former MasterChef champions Jane Devonshire, Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed, and Thomas Frake are also involved in the judging process tonight. The heat format puts everyone under immediate pressure. On BBC One at 8pm, available on BBC iPlayer.
Emmerdale -- ITV1, 8pm
The Monday episode of Emmerdale moves the village's various stories forward. Whatever is in the air in Emmerdale this week will be at a fairly advanced stage by Monday, and the soap is good at using the bank holiday Monday slot to accelerate the storylines that have been simmering.
Coronation Street -- ITV1, 8.30pm
The Street follows. Monday Coronation Street tends to carry the weight of whatever was set up in Sunday's double bill, and the show has been in reliable form throughout this spring.
True Detective: Night Country finale -- Sky Atlantic, 7.40pm (concluding)
Sky Atlantic has been running a full-day True Detective Season 4 marathon -- all six episodes of Night Country from 2pm. The Season 4 finale (Episode 6) begins at approximately 7.40pm tonight, with Danvers and Navarro each facing the personal demons that have been threaded through the entire series. If you only know Season 4 by reputation, this is actually a good way to watch it -- a single sitting across the afternoon rather than a weekly appointment. The full Sky Atlantic schedule for today.
Number One Fan ⭐ -- Channel 5, 9pm (NEW SERIES)
This is the one. Channel 5 launches a four-part stripped thriller tonight -- episodes running Monday to Thursday -- with a central casting decision that is the show's clearest argument for itself: Sally Lindsay playing a villain.
Lindsay's screen persona has been built over two decades on warmth, competence, and likability. Scott & Bailey's Rachel Bailey. Coronation Street's Shelley Unwin. The landlady you'd trust completely. Number One Fan casts her as Donna, a woman who rescues daytime TV presenter Lucy Logan (Jill Halfpenny) from a street mugging, inserts herself into Lucy's life as her devoted number one fan, and turns out to have a very different agenda behind the devotion. The show's central dramatic tension is not primarily the plot -- it is watching Lindsay do the thing she has spent years not doing on screen, and doing it well.
Halfpenny is well-cast as Lucy -- a professional woman who is grateful, then charmed, then unsettled, then in genuine danger. The four-episode structure across the bank holiday week allows the series to build properly rather than rushing the pivot. Episode 2 is Tuesday, Episode 3 Wednesday, Episode 4 Thursday. Available on Channel 5 streaming. Full Channel 5 schedule for tonight.
Mint -- BBC One, 9pm + 9.30pm
A double bill of episodes 5 and 6. To be clear about what this is: Mint is the existing series -- the full run of Charlotte Regan's crime family drama launched earlier this spring, with Emma Laird as Shannon and Benjamin Coyle-Larner (Loyle Carner) as Arran. These are the mid-series episodes, not a premiere. The full eight-episode series has been on BBC iPlayer throughout, but if you have been following weekly, tonight is episodes 5 and 6.
Episode 5 (9pm): Shannon blames her family for a loss that has been building since the series began, until the episode turns that accusation inward. Episode 6 (9.30pm): Dylan's new life is not matching what he imagined it would be, and the decision he faces is the one the series has been moving toward. A strong double bill for the series -- this is where Regan's writing gets its sharpest. On BBC One, available in full on BBC iPlayer.
Secret Service -- ITV1, 9pm
Episode 4 of 5. The penultimate episode, and the one where things get materially worse before Tuesday's finale. The Russians have moved beyond targeting Kate's operation -- they are now targeting her family directly. Meanwhile Rav follows the money trail of Ryan Walker's finances to Geneva, and the consequences there are, per the EPG, "drastic."
Gemma Arterton has been the solid centre of a series that has juggled a lot of moving parts -- MI6 bureaucracy, international locations, an active mole hunt, and a plot adapted from Tom Bradby's novel. Episode 3 in Malta on Sunday was the series' visual high point. Episode 4 tonight is the "things fall apart" hour that a five-part thriller needs to earn its finale. The series concludes Tuesday 5 May on ITV1. Full series on ITVX.
Euphoria S3 -- Sky Atlantic, 9pm
Series 3, Episode 4. A group of childhood friends continue to wrestle with faith, redemption, and the harder edges of their own histories. Strong language, violence, sexual scenes. Follows the True Detective marathon on Sky Atlantic, which is a considerable gear change. After Euphoria (from 10.15pm): Heated Rivalry -- a new and exclusive two-episode hockey romance drama, both episodes back to back. Available on Sky and NOW.
Celebs Go Dating -- E4, 9pm (NEW SERIES)
Series 14, Episode 1, and the celebrity dating agency is open again. Tonight's participants: Lucinda Light, James Haskell, Coleen Nolan, Gabby Allen, Professor Green, and David Potts. The agency team -- Anna Williamson, Paul Brunson, and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn -- have seen it all before but have somehow agreed to go again. Coleen Nolan and James Haskell in the same dating pool is, objectively, a television event that is going to generate clips. On E4 at 9pm.
Knut: The Viking Emperor -- Sky History, 9pm (NEW SERIES)
Series 1, Episode 1 of 4. The story of Knut -- the Danish Viking prince who would eventually unite Denmark, England, Norway, and Sweden into the 11th-century North Sea Empire. Tonight covers the 1013 invasion of England, with Knut approximately 20 years old and already operating at a scale that most modern CEOs would find intimidating. The production uses AI technology to enhance the battle sequences, and the result is something noticeably different from standard historical drama in terms of visual scale. Four episodes. Followed by Viking Dead on Sky History from 10.10pm. On NOW for subscribers.
Our Tiny Islands -- More4, 9pm (NEW SERIES)
Series 2, Episode 1, and the remote island stories return. Tonight: Sark in the Channel Islands, where the island's ban on motor vehicles means Helen runs an antique horse-drawn taxi service and it is emphatically not ironic. Lamb Holm in Orkney, where Tommy has built his own plane. Inish Corkish in Northern Ireland, which has become a sanctuary for a particular drift of pigs, which the show frames as paradise and the pigs appear to confirm. An hour of genuinely unusual lives on genuinely unusual islands. On Channel 4 streaming.
The Martian -- Film4, 9pm
Ridley Scott's 2015 film, and a strong bank holiday Monday choice. Matt Damon as Mark Watney -- left behind on Mars after his crew evacuates in a storm, presumed dead, and now required to survive alone on a planet with limited food, no communication, and the slow certainty that no rescue mission can reach him in time without significant improvisation. The film is about problem-solving under extreme conditions, and Damon carries the solo passages with enough dry wit to keep it from being relentless. A late-night film for those who have finished with the drama at nine. Runs until approximately 11.50pm on Film4. Followed by Attack the Block (2011, John Boyega) at 11.50pm.
Hallelujah! -- Rewind TV, 8.05pm
Thora Hird's 1980s Salvation Army sitcom, and a bank holiday Monday evening treat for anyone who remembers it or anyone who has never seen it. Captain Emily Ridley has been told she should retire after 42 years in the Salvation Army. She disagrees, and the Salvation Army must work out what to do with a woman of strong convictions who is extremely good at targeting sinners. Patsy Rowlands plays her niece Alice. Guests across the run include Michael Aldridge, Geoffrey Bayldon, and Richard Whiteley -- a roster that puts the production squarely in a particular era of warm British television. On Rewind TV at 8.05pm.
Odd Man Out -- Talking Pictures TV, 8.30pm
Carol Reed's 1947 masterpiece, and one of the great British noir films. James Mason plays a wounded IRA commander on the run through the streets of Belfast after a robbery goes wrong. The film is set almost entirely at night, in the cold, with Mason's character growing weaker as the manhunt closes. Robert Newton and William Hartnell support. If the bank holiday evening has not given you enough to watch, Talking Pictures TV at 8.30pm is where the night's best film actually lives.
TV Guide UK: Late Night
The Great Escaper -- BBC Two, 10pm ⭐
The film of the evening, and the most emotionally significant thing on British television tonight.
The Great Escaper (2023) tells the true story of Bernard Jordan -- 89 years old, a resident of a care home in Hove, and a D-Day veteran who in 2014 decided that he was going to attend the 70th anniversary commemorations in Normandy whether or not the administration of the care home agreed with his timetable. He packed a bag, put on his medals, and left without telling anyone. The national press found him at the ceremony. He was reunited with his wife Rene. He died three months later.
Michael Caine plays Bernard. Glenda Jackson plays Rene. It is Caine's retirement film -- the one he has said is his last. It is Jackson's final film; she died in June 2023 before it was released. Watching the two of them together, in a film about an old man refusing to let age determine what he is still capable of, carries weight that has nothing to do with the script and everything to do with who they are and what they represent in British cinema. The film earned its critical reception. It earns its place at 10pm on a bank holiday Monday.
Available on BBC iPlayer.
Have I Got News for You -- BBC One, 10.30pm
Richard Ayoade hosts Series 70, Episode 5. Stephen Mangan and journalist Ava Santina Evans join Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as the bank holiday's news is assessed. Ayoade's hosting style tends to produce a slightly different rhythm from the default -- less confrontational, more puzzled -- which suits a bank holiday Monday when the panel would rather be confused than combative.
Heated Rivalry -- Sky Atlantic, 10.15pm (NEW, EXCLUSIVE)
Two episodes of a new exclusive drama, back to back. Two rising hockey stars, the line between competitive rivalry and something more personal, and a show self-aware enough to know what it is. Episodes 1 and 2 tonight, running until approximately 12.15am. Contains sexual scenes.
BBC Four: New Quiz Night
BBC Four launches not one but two new series back to back tonight. University Challenge Series 21 starts at 7pm with Bristol v Durham -- the first match of a new run, Victoria Coren Mitchell hosting. Only Connect Series 1 Episode 1 follows immediately at 7.30pm, also hosted by Coren Mitchell. After the bank holiday weekend's heavy drama and sport, BBC Four at 7pm is the quieter but not lesser option.
Sport
World Snooker Championship Final -- BBC Two, 1pm + 7pm
The full story is in the prime time section above. Afternoon session BBC Two from 1pm. Evening session BBC Two from 7pm to 10pm. TNT Sports 3 has all-day coverage from 12.45pm; TNT Sports 1 joins at 6.30pm. A world champion is confirmed tonight.
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest -- Sky Sports, 2.30pm (k/o 3pm)
Premier League bank holiday afternoon. Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, kick-off 3pm. Coverage starts 2.30pm on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
Everton v Manchester City -- Sky Sports, 6.30pm / 7.45pm (k/o 8pm)
Bank holiday Monday Night Football. Everton host Manchester City at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, with the full MNF treatment. Sky Sports Premier League from 6.30pm; Sky Sports Main Event from 7.45pm. Kick-off 8pm. Hearts v Rangers in the Scottish Premiership is on Sky Sports Main Event from 5.15pm as the warm-up act.
La Vuelta Femenina -- TNT Sports 1, 2.30pm
Stage 2 of the Women's Vuelta live on TNT Sports 1 from 2.30pm -- 109km from Lobios to San Cibrao das Vinas. Stage 1 highlights run on the same channel from 1.30pm.
Star Wars Day: Disney+ streaming
Maul: Shadow Lord -- the animated Star Wars series set in the aftermath of The Clone Wars -- releases its two-episode series finale on Disney+ today. Both final episodes are available from 8am BST. May the Fourth. Andor Season 1 Episode 7 also airs on Sky One at 9pm for those who want their Star Wars on conventional television rather than a streaming app.
Tonight's TV Listings: Full Schedule
Here are the full tv listings for Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026 across major Freeview, Sky, and streaming channels.
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 8am | Disney+ | Maul: Shadow Lord series finale (2 episodes -- STAR WARS DAY DROP) |
| 9am | BBC Two | The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953, Ealing) |
| 10.20am | BBC Two | Whisky Galore! (1949, Ealing) |
| 1pm | BBC Two | World Snooker Championship (afternoon session, LIVE) |
| 1.30pm | BBC One | Scam Interceptors (NEW S1 Ep 1/19 -- cryptocurrency scam, Kent) |
| 2pm | BBC One | Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022, 90 mins) |
| 2.30pm | Sky Sports Main Event/PL | Chelsea v Nottingham Forest (PL, k/o 3pm) |
| 2.30pm | TNT Sports 1 | La Vuelta Femenina Stage 2 (LIVE, 109km) |
| 4pm | Channel 4 | Escape to Florida (NEW S1 Ep 1/20 -- Brits in Florida; Best of British pub Orlando) |
| 6.30pm | ITV1 | The Chase Celebrity Special (Karim Zeroual, Biggins, Ellie Leach, Des Clarke) |
| 6.30pm | BBC Two | Great Korean Railway Journeys (NEW S1 Ep 1/5 -- Michael Portillo, DMZ, South Korea) |
| 6.30pm | Sky Sports PL | Everton v Man City (build-up and pre-match) |
| 7pm | BBC One | The Marvellous Miniature Workshop (NEW S1 Ep 1/8 -- Sara Cox; Manchester library) |
| 7pm | BBC Two | World Snooker Championship (evening session -- champion crowned tonight, LIVE) |
| 7pm | BBC Four | University Challenge (NEW S21 Ep 1 -- Bristol v Durham) |
| 7.30pm | BBC One | EastEnders |
| 7.30pm | BBC Four | Only Connect (NEW S1 Ep 1) |
| 7.40pm | Sky Atlantic | True Detective Night Country S4 Ep 6 (FINALE -- marathon concludes) |
| 7.45pm | Sky Sports Main Event | Everton v Man City (Sky Sports Main Event joins from 7.45pm; k/o 8pm) |
| 8pm | BBC One | MasterChef (S21 Ep 7/21 -- Heat 3; Grace Dent + Anna Haugh) |
| 8.05pm | Rewind TV | Hallelujah! (Thora Hird, Salvation Army sitcom, 1980s) |
| 8.30pm | Talking Pictures TV | Odd Man Out (1947, Carol Reed, James Mason) |
| 9pm | BBC One | Mint (Ep 5/8 -- Shannon's reckoning; very strong language) |
| 9pm | ITV1 | Secret Service (Ep 4/5 -- Russians target Kate's family; Geneva; Gemma Arterton) |
| 9pm | Channel 5 | Number One Fan (NEW SERIES Ep 1/4 -- Sally Lindsay, Jill Halfpenny) ⭐ |
| 9pm | More4 | Our Tiny Islands (NEW S2 Ep 1 -- Sark; Lamb Holm; Inish Corkish) |
| 9pm | E4 | Celebs Go Dating (NEW S14 Ep 1 -- Lindsay, Haskell, Coleen Nolan, Gabby Allen, Professor Green) |
| 9pm | Sky Atlantic | Euphoria (S3 Ep 4 -- NEW) |
| 9pm | Sky History | Knut: The Viking Emperor (NEW S1 Ep 1/4 -- 1013 invasion of England) |
| 9pm | Film4 | The Martian (2015 -- Matt Damon, Ridley Scott) |
| 9pm | Sky One | Andor (S1 Ep 7 -- Star Wars Day; Aldhani heist repercussions) |
| 9.30pm | BBC One | Mint (Ep 6/8 -- Dylan's crossroads; strong language) |
| 10pm | BBC Two | The Great Escaper (2023 -- Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson) ⭐ |
| 10pm | Sky One | Rooster (S1 Ep 9 -- Steve Carell) |
| 10.15pm | Sky Atlantic | Heated Rivalry (NEW & EXCLUSIVE S1 Ep 1/2) |
| 10.30pm | BBC One | Have I Got News for You (S70 Ep 5 -- Richard Ayoade hosts; Mangan, Evans) |
| 11.15pm | Sky Atlantic | Heated Rivalry (NEW & EXCLUSIVE S1 Ep 2) |
| 11.50pm | Film4 | Attack the Block (2011 -- John Boyega) |
Freeview TV Guide: What's On Streaming
Can't watch live? Here's where everything lands tonight:
BBC iPlayer: Mint (full 8-episode series), EastEnders, The Marvellous Miniature Workshop, MasterChef, Have I Got News for You, Great Korean Railway Journeys, Scam Interceptors, The Great Escaper, World Snooker Championship, University Challenge, Only Connect
ITVX: Secret Service (all five episodes already available), Emmerdale, Coronation Street, The Chase Celebrity Special
Channel 4 streaming: Escape to Florida, Our Tiny Islands (Series 2), Channel 4 daytime
NOW TV / Sky: Euphoria, Heated Rivalry, True Detective Night Country S4, Andor, Rooster, Knut: The Viking Emperor (all require Sky or NOW subscription)
Disney+: Maul: Shadow Lord series finale (both episodes, from 8am -- subscription required)
Sky Sports / TNT Sports / discovery+: Chelsea v Forest, Everton v Man City, World Snooker Championship extended coverage (subscription required)
Frequently Asked Questions
What's on TV tonight, Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026?
The headline picks tonight: Number One Fan on Channel 5 at 9pm (Sally Lindsay and Jill Halfpenny in a new four-part thriller), the World Snooker Championship final conclusion on BBC Two from 7pm, and The Great Escaper on BBC Two at 10pm. BBC One has EastEnders at 7.30pm, MasterChef at 8pm, and a Mint double bill (eps 5 and 6) at 9pm and 9.30pm. ITV1 has Secret Service Episode 4 at 9pm. Premier League football: Chelsea v Nottingham Forest on Sky Sports at 3pm, Everton v Manchester City at 8pm. Disney+ drops the Maul: Shadow Lord finale for Star Wars Day.
What time is Number One Fan on Channel 5 tonight?
Number One Fan starts on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight, Monday 4th May 2026. It is a new four-part thriller airing nightly Monday to Thursday. Jill Halfpenny plays Lucy Logan, a successful daytime TV presenter. Sally Lindsay plays Donna, who rescues her from a mugging and becomes her number one fan -- with intentions that are not what they appear. Episode 2 is on Tuesday 5 May at 9pm on Channel 5. Available on Channel 5 streaming.
What time is the World Snooker Championship final on tonight?
The World Snooker Championship final concludes on BBC Two tonight. Afternoon session from 1pm. The decisive evening session -- when the champion will be crowned -- is on BBC Two from 7pm to 10pm. It is Day 17 of the tournament and Day 2 of the best-of-35-frames final. Also live on TNT Sports 3 from 12.45pm and TNT Sports 1 from 6.30pm.
What time is The Great Escaper on BBC Two tonight?
The Great Escaper is on BBC Two at 10pm tonight. The 2023 film stars Michael Caine as WWII veteran Bernard Jordan, who sneaks out of his care home in Hove to attend the 70th D-Day anniversary in Normandy. Glenda Jackson plays his wife Rene in her final film role before her death in 2023. It was also Michael Caine's declared retirement from acting. Available on BBC iPlayer.
Is EastEnders on tonight, Bank Holiday Monday 4th May 2026?
Yes, EastEnders airs on BBC One tonight at 7.30pm. Nicola has a shock. Phil and Sam face a decision. Ian uses his vote. All episodes available on BBC iPlayer.
What time is Everton v Manchester City on Sky Sports tonight?
Everton v Manchester City is on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League tonight. Sky Sports Premier League has coverage from 6.30pm. Sky Sports Main Event joins from 7.45pm. Kick-off is 8pm at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
What channel is Chelsea v Nottingham Forest on tonight?
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League on Bank Holiday Monday 4 May 2026. Build-up coverage starts at 2.30pm with kick-off at 3pm from Stamford Bridge. The match is part of Sky Sports' bank holiday Premier League double-header alongside Everton v Manchester City at 8pm.
What is on Disney Plus today for Star Wars Day?
Monday 4 May is Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth"), and Disney+ releases the two-episode series finale of Maul: Shadow Lord today. The animated series is set after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Both final episodes are available from 8am BST. Andor Season 1 Episode 7 also airs on Sky One tonight at 9pm for those following the live TV route.
What's the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
Number One Fan on Channel 5 at 9pm is the best new thing on tonight -- the casting of Sally Lindsay as a credible threat rather than a warm presence is worth seeing for itself. The World Snooker Championship final on BBC Two from 7pm is unmissable if sport is your priority. The Great Escaper on BBC Two at 10pm is the most emotionally resonant film available tonight. If you have not been watching Mint week to week, the full series is already on BBC iPlayer.
TV Guide UK: Final Verdict
The bank holiday ends well. Channel 5 has understood that the long weekend needs a drama event, and Number One Fan is it -- four episodes nightly from tonight, a casting decision that will get people talking, and the kind of stripped structure that actually works on a week when people have time and attention to follow through. The snooker final on BBC Two is the sporting occasion of the year, and it is free. The Great Escaper at 10pm is the right film for the right night.
The rest of the schedule is doing its job. MasterChef at 8pm. Two Mint episodes at nine. University Challenge and Only Connect both starting new series on BBC Four at 7pm -- that double-header deserves more attention than it will probably get. Hallelujah! on Rewind TV at 8.05pm for those who know what Thora Hird's Salvation Army sitcom is. Odd Man Out on Talking Pictures TV at 8.30pm for anyone who has finished arguing about the snooker.
Browse the full channels list, check what's on right now, or see tonight's highlights for a live view of the bank holiday evening. Tomorrow brings the Secret Service finale and Number One Fan Episode 2. The long weekend is ending exactly as it should.