TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 27 Apr 2026 – Secret Service, EastEnders Grant Returns & Mint

Published: 22 April 2026

Monday 27 April 2026. ITV1 launches its biggest drama of the spring — Secret Service, Tom Bradby’s spy thriller with Gemma Arterton and Rafe Spall, at 9pm, full series on ITVX tonight. EastEnders at 7:30pm: Ross Kemp back as Grant Mitchell, all three Mitchell siblings together, Paul Bradley’s exit arc. Mint double bill on BBC One at 9pm and 9:30pm. World Snooker Championship Day 10 at the Crucible.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• Secret Service ⭐ — ITV1, 9pm — Series premiere. Gemma Arterton, Rafe Spall, Roger Allam. Full series on ITVX
• EastEnders — BBC One, 7:30pm — Ross Kemp back as Grant. Paul Bradley’s exit. All three Mitchells together
• Mint — BBC One, 9pm and 9:30pm — Episodes 3 and 4. Lindsay Duncan’s Ollie takes over
• Coronation Street — ITV1, 8:30pm — Wedding week from Theo’s POV. George Shuttleworth acts
• Snooker: World Championship — BBC Two, from 1pm — Day 10. Second round concludes
• Football: Premier League — Sky Sports, 8pm — Man Utd v Brentford, Old Trafford

Early Evening

EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm

Ross Kemp back as Grant Mitchell — summoned from Portugal for Nigel Bates’s (Paul Bradley) final days. Sam Mitchell (Kim Medcalf) arrives too: all three Mitchell siblings together for the first time in years. Decades of unresolved history, and a dying friend to focus them. BBC iPlayer.

Sport

Snooker: World Championship – BBC Two, from 1pm

Day 10 at the Crucible — the second round finishes today, quarter-final draw to follow. BBC Two from 1pm and 7pm; TNT Sports 1 and 3 from 1pm and 6pm. BBC iPlayer.

Football: Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event, 8pm k/o

Man Utd v Brentford at Old Trafford. Coverage 6:30pm, kick-off 8pm. Sky Sports.

Tennis: Madrid Open – Sky Sports, from 10am

Third- and fourth-round singles, WTA and ATP. Sky Sports from 10am.

Prime Time

Emmerdale – ITV1, 7:30pm

ITV’s soaps open in the Dales. Catch up via ITVX.

Coronation Street – ITV1, 8:30pm

The week of Carla and Lisa’s wedding, replayed from each POV. Tonight: Theo Silverton (James Cartwright), Todd Grimshaw’s abusive husband. George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) helps Todd escape to Thailand. Todd goes back for his phone. Faces Theo. ITVX.

9pm: Three-Way Fight

Secret Service ⭐ – ITV1, 9pm (NEW SERIES)

Tom Bradby spent years as ITV’s political editor — and that’s the edge Secret Service has over most spy dramas. The mole here isn’t buried in the intelligence community. It’s operating at the top of government itself, which makes the premise feel uncomfortably plausible.

Gemma Arterton plays Kate Henderson, an MI6 officer who intercepts audio from a planted bug pointing to exactly this. Her husband Stuart (Rafe Spall), a Westminster insider, is too close to the suspects. Roger Allam is the MI6 chief; Alex Kingston a senior official. Full series on ITVX tonight.

Mint – BBC One, 9pm and 9:30pm (Episodes 3 and 4)

The double bill puts Ollie at the centre. Lindsay Duncan’s grandmother has been running quiet calculations while Shannon and Arran circled each other. Now she’s at the races, positioning her preferred candidate to succeed Dylan. She’s been at this longer than anyone else in the room. BBC iPlayer.

Virgin Island – Channel 4, 9pm (NEW SERIES)

Series 2. Twelve virgins at a Croatian retreat working through body-image anxiety via structured therapy. Less combative than most reality TV, more affecting. Continues tomorrow. C4 streaming.

Late Night

Charmain and the Prophet – BBC Two, 10pm (LAST EPISODE)

Myles Bonnar’s final episode: Charmain Speirs, found dead in a Ghanaian hotel room in 2015. Official cause: heroin overdose; UK post-mortem disputes this. Her husband Eric Adusah, cleared of murder, declined to answer Bonnar’s questions on camera. No resolution offered, because there isn’t one. 11pm N Ireland; 8pm BBC One Scotland. BBC iPlayer.

Murder in Shetland: Trial by Jury – Channel 5, 9pm

Aren Pearson’s 999 call — calmly describing stabbing his 24-year-old girlfriend forty times — is among the most disturbing recordings you’ll hear in a documentary this year. Under Scottish law, one piece of evidence alone isn’t enough for conviction. Tonight: court proceedings, Claire Leveque’s family. Pearson on the stand tomorrow. My5.

World’s Tallest Man: the Next Chapter – Channel 4, 10pm

Sultan Kösen was 8ft 3in when Guinness named him the world’s tallest man in 2009, still growing. Surgery stabilised things. A London medical assessment tracks the long-term toll. C4 streaming.

The 1951 Festival of Britain: Brave New World – BBC Four, 9pm

A 2011 documentary about the 1951 Festival on London’s South Bank — staged six years after the war, themed around the future. Contributors recall 3D films, outdoor dancing, and notably softer toilet paper. BBC iPlayer.

Holy Cow – Film4, 11:40pm (Rated 15)

Louise Courvoisier’s 2024 Swiss feature about a teenager entering a cheese-making competition for prize money. A family production. Courvoisier: “My childhood was a mixture of art and agriculture.” Rated 15. C4 streaming.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: EastEnders, Mint (full series), Charmain and the Prophet, World Snooker Championship
ITVX: Secret Service (full series from tonight), Emmerdale, Coronation Street
Channel 4: Virgin Island, World’s Tallest Man: the Next Chapter, Holy Cow
My5: Murder in Shetland: Trial by Jury
Sky Sports: Premier League; Madrid Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight (Monday 27 April 2026)?

Yes — BBC One at 7:30pm. Ross Kemp back as Grant Mitchell for Nigel Bates’s (Paul Bradley) final days. All three Mitchell siblings on screen together. BBC iPlayer.

What time is Secret Service on ITV1 tonight?

ITV1 at 9pm. Gemma Arterton as MI6 officer Kate Henderson; Rafe Spall as her Westminster-insider husband; Roger Allam as MI6 chief; Alex Kingston as a senior official. Full series on ITVX. Episode 2 tomorrow.

What time is Mint on BBC One tonight?

Episodes 3 and 4, 9pm and 9:30pm. Lindsay Duncan’s Ollie at the races. BBC iPlayer.

What is Secret Service about?

Tom Bradby’s spy drama (ITV1). MI6 officer Kate Henderson (Gemma Arterton) finds evidence of a mole at the top of government. Her husband Stuart (Rafe Spall) is a Westminster insider — too close to the suspects.

What time is the World Snooker Championship on today?

Day 10 at the Crucible. BBC Two from 1pm and 7pm; TNT Sports from 1pm and 6pm. BBC iPlayer.

What’s the best thing to watch tonight?

Secret Service on ITV1 at 9pm. EastEnders at 7:30pm — Ross Kemp back, Paul Bradley’s exit, three Mitchells together — is one of the significant soap episodes of the year. Mint double bill rounds out a strong Monday.

Final Verdict

Secret Service at 9pm on ITV1. Bradby’s Whitehall knowledge, Arterton as the lead, Spall as the husband you’re already not quite trusting. Full series on ITVX.

EastEnders at 7:30pm is the one to record if you can’t watch live. Ross Kemp back, Paul Bradley’s exit, three Mitchells together.

Mint at 9pm and 9:30pm on BBC One. If you’re not already in, iPlayer first.

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