A Tuesday packed with new launches and strong returning shows. MasterChef: The Professionals kicks off series 18 with the biggest shake-up in the show’s history as Matt Tebbutt replaces Gregg Wallace. ITV1 debuts The Summit with Ben Shephard, Silent Witness wraps up its latest two-parter, and late-night viewers get Daniel Craig at his most vulnerable in Queer on BBC Two. Not a bad midweek offering at all.
Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best
- MasterChef: The Professionals – BBC One, 8pm – New series with Matt Tebbutt joining Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti
- Silent Witness – BBC One, 9pm – The Enemy Within concludes
- The Summit – ITV1, 9pm – New series: Ben Shephard’s mountain challenge for £200k
- Lost Grail with Alice Roberts – Sky History, 9pm – The search for the historical King Arthur
- Queer – BBC Two, 11pm – Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s dazzling 2024 adaptation
Daytime
Ghosts of Alderney: Hitler’s Island Slaves – U&Yesterday, 4pm
“The biggest mass murder on British soil” is how one contributor describes the atrocities perpetrated by occupying German forces on the island of Alderney during the Second World War. Thousands of enslaved European labourers were transported to this British territory, where they were housed in concentration camps and forced to build fortifications – over a thousand prisoners died and hundreds remain missing. Piers Secunda discovers the traces still left on Alderney by these events, meets relatives in France and Belgium of men who endured the forced labour, and examines why none of the perpetrators ever faced British justice after liberation. A sobering and important piece of documentary filmmaking.
Early Evening (7pm – 8pm)
EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm
Albert Square drama continues. Available on iPlayer from 6am if you want to get ahead of the broadcast.
Roy Clarke Remembers… – BBC Four, 7:30pm
The writer looks back on his BBC sitcom Open All Hours starring David Jason and Ronnie Barker. If you’ve ever wondered about the creative process behind Granville’s hapless attempts at romance and Arkwright’s stuttering sales patter, Clarke is the man to explain it. A warm tribute to one of British comedy’s best-loved double acts.
Prime Time (8pm onwards)
MasterChef: The Professionals – BBC One, 8pm ⭐ NEW SERIES
“It’s time to discover a new culinary superstar,” Monica Galetti announces to Marcus Wareing – referring, of course, to the 32 professional chefs taking part in this competition. However, viewers will be wondering whether new judge Matt Tebbutt will be a superstar. Familiar to many as the presenter of Saturday Kitchen, he has a proper restaurant pedigree, so you could say he knows his onions. It means his critiques are grounded in knowledge and experience rather than simply enthusiasm for food. He’s probably a lot less intimidating to cook for than Marcus and Monica, though.
Other changes include a new kitchen and skills tests devised by former MasterChef winners. This time it’s cheery Gary Maclean from 2016 who sets two cracking tests and gives a superbly instructive running commentary. The four professional chefs – all interesting and impressive – have varying degrees of success with the skills test, but their signature dishes (turbot, hay-smoked lamb, lamb cooked New Zealand hangi-style and a beef bhuna) go down well with everyone. There’s another helping tomorrow.
Emmerdale – ITV1, 8pm
Cain Dingle continues his desperate campaign to prove Moira’s innocence. Today he tries to drag Bear to the police station, reasoning that Bear’s first-hand knowledge could clear Moira’s name. Predictably, Cain’s approach involves more intimidation than persuasion.
Harry Wild – U&Drama, 8pm
A lively “Vibrant Villages” contest may sound like bucolic heaven, but rivalry among the competitors has turned it into hell. Attempts at sabotage have resulted in dead rats being scattered in parks, expired fish left floating in ponds and sewage getting pumped into the street – and now the errant husband of a committee chairperson has been found murdered. In life, the dead man was a compulsive gambler who’d absconded after racking up eye-watering debts. So here, in another well-tended mystery, it’s the job of Harry (Jane Seymour), who has a friend caught up in this horticultural horror show, to discover whose green fingers have been stained red. Series 1-3 available on U.
Coronation Street – ITV1, 8:30pm
The Weatherfield drama continues to build toward its major flash-forward episode. The mystery of who ends up dead on the cobbles deepens, with several characters firmly in the frame.
Silent Witness – BBC One, 9pm
Have you noticed how nothing reasoned or well-thought-through follows the conversational gambit, “this country, huh?” For proof, just witness what happens when Jack reluctantly attends a pub meet-up of his fellow gym goers following the set-to in last night’s episode. The dialogue may be a little on the nose (appropriate, really, given the recent display of ugly pugilism), but the scene and this episode in general highlight how the line between concern and hostility can be blurred by malign forces. As Nikki sighs resignedly, “Our world has gone so wrong.” If this is watched as a back-to-back double bill with this evening’s BBC News at 10, many viewers will end up agreeing.
The Summit – ITV1, 9pm ⭐ NEW SERIES
Ben Shephard challenges 14 Brits of various ages and physical abilities to climb a mountain in New Zealand and hopefully win £200,000. En route are man-made obstacles and they brutally vote one person out at every stage. Taking part are an Olympic athlete, a Gladiator-turned-church minister, a former soldier, a man with one arm and someone who hates heights. They’ve barely started before irritations surface over map reading, diva behaviour and slow pace. “It’s going to be a long 14 days,” sighs one competitor. More tomorrow.
The Good Ship Murder – Channel 5, 9pm
The HR set-up on board the ship has never really been defined, but Jamil (Zak Douglas) really ought to be booking the earliest available appointment. Surely you can’t be the only viewer sick of seeing his spirit crushed? All he wants is to be a part of the entertainment team, for crying out loud. Have we learnt nothing since the days of Peggy on Hi-De-Hi!? Yet despite his suffering, Jamil’s plight is the most engaging aspect of this episode, the central mystery of which is a bland affair about a killing in an Ibiza club. Mind you, it does involve a sassy mob boss who looks to have transported forwards in time from a 1980s Lynda La Plante drama about feisty female crims.
Lost Grail with Alice Roberts – Sky History, 9pm
Was King Arthur an actual historical person, or at least based on one? Alice Roberts peers into the murk of the Dark Ages hoping to find out, but comes away with a tangle of wisps – all intriguing, but as solid as sea fog. Along the way, her interviewees give us enlightening dabs of insight about how the idea of Arthur as an early medieval superhero figure, a paragon of chivalry, might have emerged to help civilise the way heavily armed knights behaved and make them less thuggish. Then later, everyone cashed in on the Arthurian idea, including the monks at Glastonbury, because he was box office. But how, Roberts wonders, did all that tie in with the grail myth? More fog…
Alice, Darling – Film4, 9pm ★★★
Anna Kendrick leads this sensitive drama as a woman whose friends must intervene when it becomes apparent that her boyfriend isn’t all he seems. Alice (Kendrick) is invited for a weekend away with her two best friends (Kaniehtiio Horn and Wunmi Mosaku), but she tells boyfriend Simon (Charlie Carrick) that it’s a work trip. Alice struggles to enjoy her holiday – and then Simon shows up. This is a focused, compact film that sticks wisely to believable situations. The central trio have a convincing chemistry that brings a sense of warmth even in the film’s darker moments. Rated 15.
Richard Hammond’s Workshop – Quest, 9pm
This is the fifth series covering life at Richard Hammond’s classic car restoration business in Hereford. It’s an amiable show, full of lovely old vehicles, but it’s hard to be sure to what extent Hammond’s ongoing struggles to get the business established are genuine, and to what extent they’re revved up for added on-screen jeopardy. Either way, it all feels a little bit how-the-mighty-are-fallen. There’s an extra elegiac note this time as Hammond’s 23-year marriage has just ended, so he’s moved house and is hoping for a fresh start on several fronts.
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous – Rewind TV, 9pm
A 1997 Jilly Cooper adaptation. While everyone awaits developments on the Rivals front, here’s a chance to revisit another gloriously of-its-era Cooper romp.
Late Night
Trying – BBC One, 10:40pm & 11:10pm
Double bill of the comedy drama series starring real-life couple Rafe Spall and Esther Smith as Jason and Nikki, a London couple navigating the road to parenthood. Two episodes tonight, times vary by region.
Queer – BBC Two, 11pm ★★★
Since hanging up his James Bond tux for the final time in 2021, Daniel Craig has returned to the kinds of rivetingly complex film roles that typified his early career. This 2024 book adaptation finds him playing a boozy American ex-pat living in 1950s Mexico City, who becomes besotted with a young GI (Drew Starkey). Their intense encounters possess the destabilising power of a fever dream – The Red Shoes and Black Narcissus provided tonal touchstones for director Luca Guadagnino – and Craig himself has said that taking on the character was “terrifying”. He needn’t have worried: this is one of his finest and most vulnerable performances yet. Rated 18.
Sport
Winter Olympics: Milano Cortina 2026 coverage continues across BBC One, BBC Two, TNT Sports and Discovery+. Day 5 of the Games with multiple medal events scheduled throughout the day.
The Viewing Schedule
| Time | Channel | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 4:00pm | U&Yesterday | Ghosts of Alderney: Hitler’s Island Slaves |
| 7:30pm | BBC One | EastEnders |
| 7:30pm | BBC Four | Roy Clarke Remembers… |
| 8:00pm | BBC One | MasterChef: The Professionals |
| 8:00pm | ITV1 | Emmerdale |
| 8:00pm | U&Drama | Harry Wild |
| 8:30pm | ITV1 | Coronation Street |
| 9:00pm | BBC One | Silent Witness |
| 9:00pm | ITV1 | The Summit |
| 9:00pm | Channel 5 | The Good Ship Murder |
| 9:00pm | Sky History | Lost Grail with Alice Roberts |
| 9:00pm | Film4 | Alice, Darling |
| 9:00pm | Quest | Richard Hammond’s Workshop |
| 9:00pm | Rewind TV | The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous |
| 10:40pm | BBC One | Trying |
| 11:00pm | BBC Two | Queer |
What’s On Streaming
BBC iPlayer: MasterChef: The Professionals, Silent Witness (full series), EastEnders, Trying (series 1-2), Queer, Roy Clarke Remembers…
ITVX: The Summit, Emmerdale, Coronation Street
Channel 4 streaming: Alice, Darling (Film4)
Channel 5 streaming: The Good Ship Murder
Now: Lost Grail with Alice Roberts (Sky History)
U: Harry Wild (series 1-3), Ghosts of Alderney: Hitler’s Island Slaves
Discovery+: Winter Olympics (full coverage)
Frequently Asked Questions
What time is MasterChef The Professionals on TV tonight?
MasterChef: The Professionals starts on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Tuesday 10th February 2026). This is the series 18 premiere with new judge Matt Tebbutt replacing Gregg Wallace, alongside Marcus Wareing and Monica Galetti.
What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight?
Our top pick is MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC One at 8pm – the new series launches with Matt Tebbutt joining the judging panel, bringing proper restaurant pedigree and critiques grounded in knowledge and experience. For drama fans, Silent Witness continues at 9pm on BBC One.
What time is The Summit on TV tonight?
The Summit is a new series starting on ITV1 at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 10th February 2026). Ben Shephard hosts as 14 contestants of various ages and physical abilities attempt to climb a mountain in New Zealand for a chance to win £200,000.
What time is Silent Witness on TV tonight?
Silent Witness is on BBC One at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 10th February 2026). This is part two of The Enemy Within.
Is EastEnders on TV tonight?
Yes, EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm tonight (Tuesday 10th February 2026). Episodes are also available on BBC iPlayer from 6am.
What film is on BBC Two tonight?
Queer is on BBC Two at 11pm tonight. Daniel Craig stars as a boozy American ex-pat in 1950s Mexico City in Luca Guadagnino’s 2024 adaptation. One of Craig’s finest and most vulnerable performances. Rated 18.
Final Verdict
MasterChef: The Professionals takes tonight’s headline spot – Matt Tebbutt arrives with proper restaurant credentials and a less intimidating manner than his predecessor, while the core format remains as compelling as ever. Gary Maclean’s skills tests are cracking and the four chefs’ signature dishes impress across the board. There’s another helping tomorrow.
At 9pm, ITV1 launches The Summit with Ben Shephard – a physical challenge show with a diverse cast that promises plenty of interpersonal drama even before anyone’s broken a sweat on the mountain. Silent Witness wraps up The Enemy Within with a sharp if on-the-nose examination of how concern can curdle into hostility. And Lost Grail with Alice Roberts continues to tantalise with wisps of Arthurian evidence that are intriguing even if they’re as solid as sea fog.
For late-night viewing, Queer on BBC Two at 11pm is unmissable – Daniel Craig delivers one of his finest performances in Luca Guadagnino’s fever-dream adaptation, proving there’s plenty of life after Bond. A strong Tuesday all round.
