Tonight's Television Lineup: From Justice-Seeking Documentaries to High-Stakes Drama
This evening's television schedule offers a compelling mix of real-life courage and gripping fictional narratives, headlined by a particularly powerful documentary on BBC Two.
Lover, Liar, Predator: Four Women's Journey to Justice
At 9pm on BBC Two, Lover, Liar, Predator presents an extraordinarily sensitive documentary featuring four remarkably brave young women: Jenni, Natalie, Shannon, and Robyn. These women share their harrowing experiences with a man they all encountered individually, describing how he systematically manipulated and abused them.
"He was the sun; I just, like, revolved round him," one participant recalls, capturing the psychological hold this predator maintained. Despite being placed on the sex offender register twice, the man continued to weave a complex web of physically and mentally abusive relationships that resulted in multiple pregnancies and affairs.
The documentary follows how these victims eventually found their voices and united to bring their abuser to justice through the legal system. Their collective testimony proved crucial in securing his conviction, offering a powerful testament to the strength that emerges when survivors join forces.
Drama and Documentary Highlights Across Channels
Jamie's Feasts for a Fiver (8pm, Channel 4) offers budget-friendly culinary inspiration this evening. Jamie Oliver demonstrates how to create restaurant-quality dishes without breaking the bank, featuring gnocchi in creamy blue cheese and broccoli sauce, crispy noodle fishcakes enhanced with harissa, and comforting mango rice pudding infused with nutmeg and topped with roasted coconut.
Silent Witness (9pm, BBC One) returns for its twenty-ninth series with a significant location change to Birmingham. In the first part of a two-episode story, forensic pathologists Nikki (Emilia Fox) and Jack (David Caves) become entangled with an unlikely hitman. While the plot delivers solid crime drama, many viewers will be equally captivated by Fox's stylish new bob haircut.
Platoon 24/7: Preparing for War (9pm, Channel 5) follows thirty soldiers as they form a new platoon within the Rifles infantry regiment. The documentary captures their initial challenges as they learn to live, work, and socialise together during an intensive week-long training exercise in Bannau Brycheiniog (formerly the Brecon Beacons), preparing for eventual deployment in eastern Europe.
Premium Drama and Late-Night Entertainment
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (9pm, Sky Atlantic) continues the Game of Thrones prequel series as tensions escalate with the beginning of the tourney. The entitled Prince Aerion Targaryen takes to his horse while continuing to outrage local residents, as Dunk and Egg make their preparations, leading to a significant cliffhanger ending.
Industry (10.40pm, BBC One) delivers what may be the most chaotic episode of the current season. Charlie Heaton's journalist character Jim experiences an exceptionally difficult day after his exposé on Tender's business practices fails to generate the expected impact. His attendance at the app's launch party spirals into a major bender, while questions arise about whether Whitney is manipulating Yas and Henry against each other.
Late-Night Film Selection
Chevalier (10.55pm, Film4) presents Stephen Williams' 2022 period biopic about Joseph Bologne, the extraordinary mixed-race composer, violinist, master fencer, and revolutionary soldier. Born to an enslaved Guadeloupe woman and a French plantation owner, Joseph (Kelvin Harrison Jr) rises through late 18th-century Parisian society to become a favourite of Queen Marie Antoinette (Lucy Boynton). The film explores how his celebrity challenged social and racial norms during a period of growing unrest in pre-revolutionary Paris, offering a fascinating exploration of Black history and a man who found himself at the centre of his era's defining tensions.
