TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 11 May 2026 – Mint Finale, Sisu & Believe Me

Updated: 6 May 2026

Monday 11 May 2026. Tonight is the end of Mint. Charlotte Regan’s BBC One drama closes with a series finale double bill at 9pm and 9:30pm. Believe Me Part 2 continues on ITV1 at 9pm. Sisu on Film4 at 9:30pm is the film pick. Children of the Blitz is on BBC Two at 9pm. EastEnders at 7:30pm on BBC One, as normal.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• Mint ⭐ — BBC One, 9pm and 9:30pm — SERIES FINALE. Double bill. Charlotte Regan signs off
• Sisu — Film4, 9:30pm — Finnish wartime thriller. Lean and brutal
• Children of the Blitz — BBC Two, 9pm — Blitz survivors’ testimonies. Quietly devastating
• Believe Me — ITV1, 9pm — Episode 2 of 4. Worboys drama tightens
• MasterChef — BBC One, 8pm — Mount Vesuvius on a plate
• Great Central Asian Railway Journeys — BBC Two, 6:30pm — NEW. Portillo in Tashkent, Episode 1

Early Evening

Great Central Asian Railway Journeys – BBC Two, 6:30pm (NEW SERIES)

Michael Portillo opens a new five-part series in Tashkent: Soviet subway stations decorated with cotton-flower mosaics, a bazaar under grand domed ceilings, and architecture that gives the formula genuine visual weight. Five episodes, one a night. BBC iPlayer.

Prime Time

EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm

On tonight as normal — Monday to Thursday, 7:30pm. Check BBC iPlayer for the current Walford storyline.

MasterChef – BBC One, 8pm

Another heat. Three anonymous MasterChef superstars join Grace Dent as mystery judges. One contestant’s Vesuvius-inspired dish earns a raised eyebrow. Another heat tomorrow. BBC iPlayer.

Classic EastEnders: 20 Years of Denise – BBC Three, 8pm

Twenty years of Diane Parish as Denise Fox. The highlights reel takes in the serial killer husband, the Keanu Taylor murder storyline, the Jack and Ravi dilemma, and last year’s manosphere plot — a decent reckoning with one of soap’s most durable performances. BBC iPlayer.

9pm: The Big Choices

Mint ⭐ – BBC One, 9pm and 9:30pm (SERIES FINALE)

Charlotte Regan has spoken about what television demands — in film a single image can close everything; TV needs proper endings for every character. The double bill delivers on that. Cat makes a hard calculation that has been building since episode one. Shannon’s relationship with Sam and Ollie shifts. Lindsay Duncan ends in a more ambiguous place than she deserves — the one thing Regan doesn’t quite nail — but the overall shape is honest. Full series on BBC iPlayer.

Believe Me – ITV1, 9pm (Episode 2 of 4)

Four years after Sarah Adams was told her case was closed, Worboys is still picking up women in his taxi. Tonight Laila Mahmood goes through the same experience: pressured into a drink, assaulted, disbelieved. Officers are beginning to join the dots across similar unsolved cases, and that’s where the institutional horror comes through. Daniel Mays plays Worboys with a flat, ordinary surface that makes everything worse. Full series on ITVX.

Children of the Blitz – BBC Two, 9pm

No reconstructions, no actors. Just people in their eighties and nineties describing what they remember about being children in 1940. Gill on Coventry, Jean from Sheffield who lost her mother and was then left by her father, Monica from Croydon on losing two friends, Ernie from Liverpool: “It was the end of our community. It was my life — my childhood had gone.” The cumulative weight is considerable. BBC iPlayer.

Our Tiny Islands – More4, 9pm

Orkney-born adventurer Ian kayaks to Owey Island off Donegal with his border collie. Granite sea stacks, chasms and solid drone work. C4 streaming.

Sport

Football: Premier League – Spurs v Leeds – Sky Sports, 6:30pm (k/o 8pm)

Tottenham v Leeds, kick-off 8pm. Relegation implications at both ends. Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Sky Sports subscription required.

IPL Cricket: Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals – Sky Sports Cricket, 2:50pm

From Dharamsala. Sky Sports Cricket from 2:50pm, Sky Sports Premier League from 3pm.

Cycling: Baku-Khankendi Azerbaijan Race – TNT Sports 1, 9am

Stage 2, Baku to Ismayilli. TNT Sports 1 from 9am.

Late Evening

Sisu – Film4, 9:30pm (Rated 15)

Jalmari Helander’s 2022 Finnish wartime thriller. Jorma Tommila plays Aatami — gold prospector, ex-commando — whose haul is taken by a Nazi tank commander in Lapland. The film runs on its own violent logic, outrageously so, and Helander has said he’s been a First Blood fan since age eleven. It shows. A sequel followed in 2025. Channel 4 streaming.

The Sky at Night – BBC Four, 10pm

e-MERLIN: 135 miles of UK radio telescopes operating as one invisible instrument. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock visits Jodrell Bank’s Lovell telescope to trace its history from the 1950s to Cold War ICBM scanning. BBC iPlayer.

Jean-Michel Jarre Live in Sevilla – Sky Arts, 9pm

The French electronic pioneer in the Plaza de España, with AI-generated visuals and an immersive set mixing new work with classics. NOW.

Rooster – Sky One, 10pm (LAST IN SERIES)

Greg Russo’s Ludlow College professorship is ending. He’s done the full experience — flings, pranks, Dean grillings, a falling-out with daughter Katie. Steve Carell might find a reason to extend the stay; a second series has been announced in the US. NOW.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: EastEnders, MasterChef, Mint (full series), Children of the Blitz, Great Central Asian Railway Journeys, Classic EastEnders: 20 Years of Denise, The Sky at Night
ITVX: Believe Me (full series)
Channel 4 streaming: Sisu, Our Tiny Islands
NOW: Rooster, Jean-Michel Jarre Live in Sevilla, Sky Sports (Spurs v Leeds)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight (Monday 11 May 2026)?

EastEnders runs Monday to Thursday on BBC One at 7:30pm — it should be on tonight. Check BBC iPlayer for tonight’s episode.

What time is the Mint series finale on BBC One tonight?

Double bill: 9pm and 9:30pm on BBC One (9:30pm and 10:40pm in Scotland). Full series on BBC iPlayer.

What time is Believe Me on ITV1 tonight?

Episode 2 of 4 on ITV1 at 9pm. Daniel Mays as Worboys. Full series on ITVX.

What time is Sisu on Film4 tonight?

Sisu (2022, rated 15) is on Film4 at 9:30pm. Channel 4 streaming.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight?

Mint on BBC One at 9pm and 9:30pm — the series finale. Sisu on Film4 at 9:30pm for the film pick. Children of the Blitz on BBC Two at 9pm if you want something that will stay with you.

Final Verdict

Mint at 9pm and 9:30pm on BBC One — the finale double bill gives every character what they’ve earned.

Children of the Blitz at 9pm on BBC Two: first-hand accounts from Blitz survivors, and the window to hear these stories is closing.

Sisu at 9:30pm on Film4 is the film pick. Believe Me Part 2 on ITV1 at 9pm rounds out a strong Monday.

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