U&Drama TV Guide — Sunday

Browse the full U&Drama TV guide for Sunday, 18 October 2026. 17 programmes listed , including 4 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:05 1h

Pie in the Sky

S2 · E4 · The One That Got Away

A trout farmer is accused of murder

When trout farmer Bill Pritchard is accused of murder following his fiancee's mysterious disappearance, Crabbe tries to clear his old friend's name - much to the police's annoyance. Richard Griffiths stars as the corpulent cook, with Alfred Lynch and Maggie Steed
02:05 1h 5m

Pie in the Sky

S2 · E5 · Dead Right

Crabbe helps a beleaguered medium

Crabbe investigates a psychic's claims to have received a sack of poison-pen letters, and concludes her apparent plight is all a cheap publicity stunt - until he uncovers a possible link between the hate mail and a local girl's death. Offbeat crime drama, starring Richard Griffiths, Maggie Steed and Selina Cadell
03:10 50m

Copper

S2 · E10 · The Fine Ould Irish Gintleman

Corcoran questions the motives behind strongholds of the Five Points community

Corcoran begins to question the motives behind strongholds of the Five Points community, and he solicits coppers of the Sixth Precinct to suss out the truth
04:00 2h

Teleshopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home

Morning

06:00 1h 10m

Teleshopping

A chance to buy goods from the comfort of home
07:10 50m

The Bill

S17 · E55 · Another Country

A Korean War veteran dies mysteriously

Two elderly men are warned not to take the law into their own hands after they get caught roughing up tearaways on the Jasmine Allen estate. When one of them, a Korean War veteran, dies in mysterious circumstances, Carver finds himself facing dark secrets from the past in an effort to discover the truth behind the old soldier's death. John Woodvine guest stars
08:00 1h

The Bill

S17 · E56 · Britanniamania - Part One - Going Underground

Part one of four. Webb infiltrates a gang of football hooligans

First of a four-part story. DC Mickey Webb is assigned to infiltrate the Britannia, a gang of football hooligans led by ex-copper Julian Napper (Karl Howman), and starts by befriending one of his cronies - but ends up getting embroiled in a stabbing at a dog track. Police drama, starring Chris Simmons and Andrew Paul
09:00 1h

The Bill

S17 · E57 · Britanniamania - Part Two - To Us and Ours

Part two of four. McAllister's cover starts to slip

Part two of four. Webb succeeds in being accepted by the gang of football hooligans, but McAllister's cover starts to slip, placing his life on the line
10:00 1h

The Bill

S17 · E58 · Britanniamania - Part Three - Kick Off

Part three of four. Webb becomes absorbed in his role

Part three of four. Webb begins to take his undercover role as a football hooligan a little too seriously, raising a few eyebrows among his fellow coppers, who are surprised at the lengths he is prepared to go in order to appear convincing to his new 'mates'. With Chris Simmons, Steven Hartley and Karl Howman
11:00 1h

The Bill

S17 · E59 · Britanniamania - Part Four - Stand by Me

Part four of four. Webb fears for his safety

Part four of four. Having had his carefully constructed cover with the football hooligans blown, Webb is left feeling vulnerable and agrees to a police guard. As the troubled DC tries to deal with the fact that maniac gang leader Julian Napper is still on the loose, he finds his worries compounded by Grant Morys, who suggests the copper could have changed sides. Drama, starring Chris Simmons and Karl Howman

Daytime

12:00 2h

Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke

S1 · E1 · Nora Roberts' Blue Smoke

Thriller, with Alicia Witt and Scott Bakula

An arson investigator haunted by a traumatic childhood incident becomes the target of a stalker obsessed with fire. Thriller, with Alicia Witt and Scott Bakula
14:00 3h 15m

Catherine Cookson's The Tide of Life

Feature-length period drama, starring Gillian Kearney

Gillian Kearney stars in the feature-length period drama following the fortunes of housekeeper Emily Kennedy and her relationships with three very different men. At first she is content working for the McGilby family while her father is away at sea, but finds her life thrown into turmoil by the death of one of her employers. With John Bowler and Ray Stevenson
17:15 1h 20m

Emma

S1 · E1

Dramatisation of Jane Austen's novel, starring Romola Garai

Bafta award-winning writer Sandy Welch's dramatisation of Jane Austen's novel, first published in 1815. Romola Garai stars as the independent Emma Woodhouse, who believes she is a skilled matchmaker and tries to pair up her friends and acquaintances. She takes Harriet Smith under her wing and encourages the woman to set her sights higher than her current suitor - against Mr Knightley's warnings about the dangers of meddling. With Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon, Jodhi May and Tamsin Greig

Tonight's Highlights

18:35 1h 25m

Emma

S1 · E2

Gossip is rife in the village with the arrival of Jane Fairfax

While continuing her efforts to set up Harriet and the vicar, Emma looks forward to meeting Frank Churchill at the Christmas party, but when he fails to show up she becomes the subject of Mr Elton's unwanted attention. Later, village gossip focuses on the arrival of Jane Fairfax and a piano she was given by a mystery admirer, leaving the matchmaker reluctant to believe Mr Knightley could have sent the gift. Drama, starring Romola Garai, Louise Dylan, Blake Ritson and Laura Pyper
20:00 1h

Sister Boniface Mysteries

S4 · E3 · Are Ye' Dancin'?

Sister Boniface investigates when a member of a ceilidh band is slain

When a member of a ceilidh band is slain Sister Boniface must catch the killer at Mrs Clam's birthday party
21:00 2h 20m

Silent Witness

S25 · E2 · History: Part 2

A woman confesses to murdering her husband

When a woman confesses to murdering her husband, the team must determine if all is as it seems. Meanwhile, Simone is shocked to be reunited with a detective from her childhood and struggles to untangle her past
23:20 1h 15m

New Tricks

S1 · E5 · Good Work Rewarded

The team investigates a golfer's death

A dying man asks the team to clear the name of his son, a talented junior golfer who committed suicide after being implicated in the murder of a 10-year-old boy. Aiding the investigation is a former chief superintendent who admits she always had doubts about the teenager's guilt, but the committee members of the exclusive golf club where the victim's body was discovered prove reluctant to help the officers with their inquiries. Isla Blair and Cherie Lunghi guest star

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