Drama TV Guide — Thursday, 23 July 2026

Browse the full Drama TV guide for Thursday, 23 July 2026. 25 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:40 1h

Lovejoy

S5 · E2 · Who is the Fairest of Them All?

The antiques dealer decides to marry Lady Jane

The antiques dealer is asked to sell a sinister-looking mirror from a ballet school, and determines to finally marry Lady Jane. However, the object of his affections has some shocking news for him that suggests he may have left matters too late. Roger Lloyd Pack (Trigger in Only Fools and Horses) guest stars, with Ian McShane

02:40 30m

Waiting for God

S5 · E3 · A Royal Visit?

Bayview prepares for a royal visit

Bayview prepares for a royal visit, and while Tom is thrilled at the prospect, Diana struggles to contain her obvious displeasure. Meanwhile, slow-on-the-uptake Jane starts to suspect Harvey is being unfaithful and wonders whether to look for someone new. Comedy, starring Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden

03:10 50m

Darby and Joan

S1 · E5

Sparks fly when Jack and Joan have to share a hotel room in a small-town pub on New Year's Eve

Sparks fly when Jack and Joan have to share a hotel room in a small-town pub on New Year's Eve - when a real blaze then breaks out, the two try to find out who started it

04:00 2h

Teleshopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

Morning

06:00 1h 20m

Teleshopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

07:20 55m

The Bill

S16 · E81 · Bad for Your Health - Part One

Part one of four. Cigarette smugglers battle for supremacy

Part one of four. A pub robbery draws PC Klein into a battle for supremacy between rival cigarette smuggling rings, and gives him the chance to meet his favourite DJ

08:15 35m

Doctors

S10 · E190 · Limbo

Jimmi helps a woman fleeing an abusive marriage

Jimmi realises how lonely he is when he helps a woman running from an abusive marriage with her son. Ignoring Vivien's instructions, Karen returns to the surgery and finally manages to impress. Drama, starring Adrian Lewis Morgan

08:50 30m

Doctors

S10 · E191 · Fly by Night

Michelle has to lie for a friend

Michelle has to lie for a friend who is being unfaithful to her partner, and Ruth finds herself telling a patient her name is Nurse Corrigan when she is caught trying on a spare uniform. Medical drama series set in a busy Midlands surgery, following the personal and professional lives of a group of GPs. Donnaleigh Bailey and Selina Chilton star

09:20 1h 20m

Classic Holby City

S8 · E20 · We Gave Her All Our Love

Connie performs an experimental procedure

A woman comes in for a heart transplant, and Connie persuades her to accept an experimental procedure that has never been tried before. Ric leaves Nick in charge while he is at the university, but Jac does not approve of his handling of a cancer patient's treatment and a past conflict between them resurfaces

10:40 1h

Casualty

S27 · E8 · The Kindness of Strangers

Zoe makes a mistake while treating a young patient

Zoe is struggling with the administrative side of her new job as clinical lead, so when a teenage girl is rushed in following a car accident, she spots an opportunity to do what she does best - treat patients. The youngster is covered in scars clearly caused by previous injuries, but in the medic's eagerness to help, she misses a vital clue. Big Mac is back at work after his heart attack, irritated that the department has functioned perfectly well without him. But when he tries to help a patient, his good intentions are questioned by Dylan

11:40 1h 10m

The Bill

S16 · E81 · Bad for Your Health - Part One

Part one of four. Cigarette smugglers battle for supremacy

Part one of four. A pub robbery draws PC Klein into a battle for supremacy between rival cigarette smuggling rings, and gives him the chance to meet his favourite DJ

Daytime

12:50 35m

Classic EastEnders

S27 · E167

Ronnie resolves to make the best of her situation

Emotions run high and years of resentment resurface as Charlie and Kat rake over their past in an epic showdown. Ronnie resolves to make the best of her situation

13:25 35m

Classic EastEnders

S27 · E168

Shirley, Phil and Glenda are thrown together by an unexpected business venture

Shirley, Phil and Glenda are thrown together by an unexpected business venture, but will Glenda succumb to Phil's advances again?

14:00 30m

Neighbours

S1985 · E7

Scott and Kim find each other at the old monastery

Scott and Kim find each other at the old monastery. Julie Robinson comes home from holidays to help her family

14:30 30m

Neighbours

S1985 · E8

The fallout with the tape continues

The fallout with the tape continues. Danny and Scott fight, Kim is accosted by a prostitute, and Daphne contacts a priest

15:00 1h

Pie in the Sky

S4 · E4 · New Leaf

The chef cooks for a reluctant witness

Crabbe agrees to cook for a reluctant witness in a police safe house, and comes under threat from both a ruthless villain and an unscrupulous copper. Meanwhile, Henderson is alarmed by an unwelcome reminder of a past indiscretion. Comedy drama, starring Richard Griffiths

16:00 1h 20m

Lovejoy

S5 · E3 · A Going Concern

The art expert looks after Felsham Hall until it has been sold

Left to look after Felsham Hall until it has been sold, Lovejoy uses the house as a furniture showroom. It seems unlikely anyone could replace Lady Jane in the dodgy dealer's affections - but that doesn't prevent his eye being caught by glamorous auctioneer Charlotte Cavendish. Charlie Gimbert eventually buys the property, and agrees to rent the stables for Lovejoy Antiques. Patricia Hayes guest stars in an episode directed by Ian McShane

17:20 40m

Waiting for God

S5 · E4 · Diana's Diet

Geoffrey persuades Diana to see a doctor

Geoffrey persuades Diana to see a doctor about her foot, but his suggestion of adopting a new diet doesn't go down well

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 40m

Last of the Summer Wine

S29 · E9 · Of Passion and Pizza

Alvin and Entwistle try their hands at matchmaking for Mervyn

A lovelorn Mervyn is driven to distraction by a woman working at the local pizza place. When he reveals that he lacks the courage to profess his feelings for her, Alvin and Entwistle decide that is it up to them to bring the would-be couple together. Comedy, starring Philip Fox

18:40 40m

Last of the Summer Wine

S29 · E10 · It's Never Ten Years

Clegg and Truly reminisce about Compo

Clegg and Truly reminisce about Compo, whose amorous intentions towards his neighbour Nora Batty - along with his accident-prone antics - were a constant source of amusement in the village

19:20 40m

Last of the Summer Wine

S29 · E11 · Get Out of That, Then

Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball guest star

Lenny turns up in the village once more, followed by his long-suffering assistant Cliff. This time, the show-business hopeful becomes convinced that he can finally make a name for himself by becoming an escapologist. Guest starring Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball

20:00 1h

The Marlow Murder Club

S2 · E1

A wealthy baronet dies alone in his study the day before his wedding

When a wealthy baronet dies alone in his study the day before his wedding, Judith, Becks and Suzie find themselves at the centre of another complicated mystery

21:00 1h

The Marlow Murder Club

S2 · E2

As the suspects' alibis stack up, Judith, Becks and Suzie are pushed to their limits

As the suspects' alibis stack up, Judith, Becks and Suzie are pushed to their limits. Will they be able to solve the puzzling murder of Sir Peter before anyone else gets hurt?

22:00 1h 20m

New Tricks

S1 · E4 · 1984

The team investigates a peace protester's murder

The team is given the task of re-examining the unsolved case of peace protester Josh Livesey, found dead near a nuclear base in 1984. Other campaigners pleaded innocence at the time, but refused to co-operate with police, blaming the death on Secret Service skulduggery. Detective drama, starring Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman and Dennis Waterman

23:20 2h 20m

Silent Witness

S19 · E4 · In Plain Sight

A teenager is accidentally shot dead during a police operation

The accidental fatal shooting of a Polish teenager in an armed police operation sparks a series of murders, which links Turkish gangsters, a grieving family and a fractured firearms unit. As the inquest delivers a lawful killings verdict, IPCC investigator Rachel Sharpe calls on the Lyell team to investigate the connection between the events and review the police evidence, but Sharpe's relationship with the family of the teenager and her suspicion of the firearms division lead Nikki and Thomas to distrust her motives. Feature-length episode, starring Emilia Fox

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