TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 8 Jun 2026 – All of Us Strangers, Brexit: a Very British Civil War & Gareth Southgate

Published: 2 June 2026

Monday 8 June 2026. Telly settles back into its weeknight rhythm after a football-heavy weekend, and there’s a real highlight to end the night: All of Us Strangers gets a terrestrial airing on Channel 4 at 10pm. Before that, 9pm offers a choice between Norma Percy’s Brexit retrospective on BBC Two and Gareth Southgate’s documentary on young men on BBC One. EastEnders is also back in its usual slot at 7:30pm after last week’s special.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• All of Us Strangers ⭐ Channel 4, 10pm. Andrew Haigh’s beautiful, devastating film with Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal.
• Brexit: a Very British Civil War BBC Two, 9pm. Norma Percy’s 10-years-on documentary, with the big names on the record.
• Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men BBC One, 9pm. The former England boss tackles a serious subject.
• EastEnders BBC One, 7:30pm. Back to normal after the big event week.
• Tip Toe Channel 4, 9pm. Penultimate episode. The tension peaks before next week’s finale.
• Springwatch BBC Two, 8pm. Packham and Strachan, plus seabirds at Bempton Cliffs.

Sport

Men’s Test Cricket: England v New Zealand – Sky Sports Cricket, from 10:15am

The final day of the first Test at Lord’s, with the result still up for grabs. Highlights are on BBC Two at 7pm if you can’t follow the day’s play. Subscription required for the live coverage.

Tennis: Queen’s – BBC Two, from 1pm

Day one of the women’s grass-court tournament at the Queen’s Club in west London, the start of the run-in to Wimbledon. A good chance to see the contenders find their feet on grass. BBC iPlayer.

Early Evening

EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm

Yes, EastEnders is on tonight, back in its regular 7:30pm slot after last week’s ambitious “Night That Changes Everything”, when the whole week’s episodes played out across a single evening in Walford. Now comes the harder part: living with the consequences. The fallout from that night touches the Beale, Branning, Knight and Fox families, and Denise’s cancer diagnosis continues to land with her loved ones. After a week of high-concept storytelling, this is the soap getting back to the slow business of dealing with what’s been set in motion. BBC iPlayer.

The Brokenwood Mysteries – U&Drama, 8pm

The reliably daft New Zealand crime drama serves up another feature-length case tonight, and it throws a lot into one pot: a masquerade party at a grand country house, a long-lost relative turning up out of nowhere, a disputed will, and some very questionable artwork. It’s essentially comfort-food crime, the kind that doesn’t ask much of you beyond settling in, and it’s all the more enjoyable for it. Catch up via U.

Springwatch – BBC Two, 8pm

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are still set up in Fermanagh for the live nature series, with the usual mix of nest cameras and field reports. Tonight Iolo Williams heads to Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire, where the seabird colonies are in full swing for breeding season. (It’s on BBC One in Northern Ireland.) BBC iPlayer.

Prime Time

Brexit: a Very British Civil War – BBC Two, 9pm

It’s ten years since the EU referendum, and Norma Percy, who has built a career getting world leaders to talk with startling candour, turns her attention to it in the first of a two-part documentary. The roll-call of contributors is the draw: David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Peter Mandelson and Jeremy Corbyn among them, with the conspicuous absence of Dominic Cummings. Percy’s method is to stay out of the way and let the players incriminate themselves in their own words, and the early footage from 2015 lands differently with hindsight. Whatever you made of the result, this is gripping, even-handed history. (It starts at 11pm in Northern Ireland.) Both episodes are on BBC iPlayer.

Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men – BBC One, 9pm

Most departed England managers slip quietly into punditry. Gareth Southgate has gone in a different direction, and this one-off documentary follows him around the UK as he tries to understand the problems facing young men and boys: falling behind at school, struggling to find work, growing up without a father, or ending up in the prison system. He sits down with young men in all of those situations, and the conversations are candid and frequently moving. Southgate is an unshowy, genuinely curious presence, and the result is a serious film about a real issue, made without lecturing. BBC iPlayer.

Tip Toe – Channel 4, 9pm

The penultimate episode of Russell T Davies’ Canal Street thriller, and the screws keep turning. The relationship between neighbours Leo (Alan Cumming) and Clive (David Morrissey) is past the point of repair, while Clive’s son George has his first proper night out on Manchester’s gay scene, a thread of warmth running underneath the mounting dread. Davies has paced this beautifully across the series, and with one episode left, everything’s poised to go off. Channel 4 streaming.

Rob Rinder: the Crime I Can’t Forget – Crime+Investigation, 9pm

Rob Rinder, the barrister turned broadcaster, revisits a case that has stayed with him for two decades: the 2005 murder of 22-year-old Lucy Hargreaves in Liverpool. Rinder worked on the case as a defence barrister, and the man he helped represent was acquitted. With no one ever convicted, he’s left wrestling with the gap between the legal outcome and any sense of justice for Lucy’s family. It’s a thoughtful, personal kind of true crime. Crime+Investigation Play.

Jeremy Bamber: Proof of Innocence – Channel 5, 9pm

Channel 5 returns to one of the most argued-over cases in British criminal history: the 1985 White House Farm murders, in which five members of one family were killed. Jeremy Bamber was convicted and has spent 40 years insisting he’s innocent. Tonight’s film lays out evidence its makers argue has been overlooked, and whatever you conclude, it’s a careful, methodical piece of work rather than a sensational one. 5 streaming.

Late Night

All of Us Strangers ⭐ – Channel 4, 10pm (15)

This is the one to watch tonight, even if it means staying up. Andrew Haigh’s 2023 film is one of the finest British films of recent years, and it’ll wreck you in the best possible way. Andrew Scott plays Adam, a lonely London screenwriter who strikes up a tentative relationship with his neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), at the same time as he finds himself somehow able to visit his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), who died when he was a boy.

It sounds like a ghost story, and it sort of is, but really it’s about grief, loneliness and the things we never got to say. Scott has never been better, Mescal matches him, and Haigh handles the whole thing with extraordinary tenderness. Have tissues ready, and maybe don’t watch it alone if you’re feeling delicate. Rated 15. Channel 4 streaming.

The Sky at Night – BBC Four, 10pm

The long-running astronomy series turns to extreme space weather tonight, marking the great solar storm of 1859 that played havoc with Victorian telegraph systems. The unsettling question is what a similar event would do to a world that now runs on satellites and electronics, and what, if anything, can be done to prepare. A fascinating half-hour. BBC iPlayer.

G’wed – ITV2, 10:35pm

ITV2’s Liverpool-set teen sitcom has quietly become one of the channel’s best, and the third series opens with a wedding, a cameo from John Barnes and Reece (Dylan Thomas-Smith) finding his mum the unlikely prize in a tug-of-love. Fast, warm and genuinely funny. ITVX.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

• Channel 4 streaming: All of Us Strangers, Tip Toe (full series)
• BBC iPlayer: Brexit: a Very British Civil War (both episodes), Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men, EastEnders, Springwatch, The Sky at Night
• 5 streaming: Jeremy Bamber: Proof of Innocence
• ITVX: G’wed
• Now: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Sky Witness)

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is the Brexit documentary on tonight?

Brexit: a Very British Civil War is on BBC Two at 9pm tonight (Monday 8 June 2026), starting at 11pm in Northern Ireland. It’s the first of a two-part Norma Percy documentary marking ten years since the EU referendum, with contributors including David Cameron, Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. Both episodes are on BBC iPlayer.

Is EastEnders on Monday 8 June 2026?

Yes, EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm tonight, back in its regular slot after last week’s special “The Night That Changes Everything” run of episodes. Expect the fallout from those events to continue across Walford. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

What time is All of Us Strangers on TV tonight?

All of Us Strangers is on Channel 4 at 10pm tonight. Andrew Haigh’s acclaimed 2023 film stars Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, with Claire Foy and Jamie Bell. It’s rated 15 and is available on Channel 4 streaming after broadcast.

What is the Gareth Southgate documentary about?

Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men is a BBC One documentary at 9pm in which the former England manager travels the UK meeting young men and boys facing problems with school, work, identity and mental health, including some in prison, to understand the pressures on a generation.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Monday 8 June 2026)?

All of Us Strangers on Channel 4 at 10pm is the pick, a beautiful and devastating film with Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal. At 9pm, Brexit: a Very British Civil War on BBC Two and Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men on BBC One are both strong, and EastEnders is back at 7:30pm.

Final Verdict

A quietly excellent Monday. All of Us Strangers on Channel 4 at 10pm is the must-watch, one of the best British films in years, though it’s a properly emotional one, so pick your moment. At 9pm there’s a genuine choice: Brexit: a Very British Civil War on BBC Two is gripping, even-handed history from Norma Percy, while Gareth Southgate: Changing the Game for Young Men on BBC One is a thoughtful documentary about a real problem. Add EastEnders back at 7:30pm and the Tip Toe penultimate episode at 9pm, and there’s more than enough to fill the night.

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