TV Guide UK Tonight: Sun 15 Mar 2026 – The Other Bennet Sister, The Capture & Oscars Live

Sunday nights rarely come this stacked. The Other Bennet Sister launches on BBC One with a double bill at 8pm, giving Jane Austen’s most overlooked character her long-overdue moment. The Capture returns at 9pm with Rachel Carey running into trouble she couldn’t have anticipated — though she’s certain she saw what she saw. And if you can stay up, the Oscars get going from 10:15pm on ITV1, with the ceremony itself kicking off at midnight.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• The Other Bennet Sister – BBC One, 8pm: New series. This is the one. Give Mary Bennet her due.
• The Capture – BBC One, 9pm: Surveillance paranoia that doesn’t let up.
• Oscars Live – ITV1, 10:15pm: Ceremony kicks off at midnight. Jonathan Ross has the sofa.
• Boarders – BBC Three, 10pm: Third series. Still the best British comedy you’re probably not watching.
• Hedda Gabler – BBC Four, 10pm: Ian McKellen in blond curls in a 1972 Ibsen production that still burns.

Early Evening (7pm – 9pm)

Antiques Roadshow – BBC One, 7pm

Tonight’s repeat is from November 2024, but that barely matters — the formula is evergreen and most people find their way back on Sunday evenings regardless. The team were at Thirlestane Castle in Scotland, where one item baffled everyone until the story came out: a connection between Scottish football legend Sandy Jardine and Rod Stewart’s gold disc. Raj Bisram hears how it ended up in the collection. There’s also a snuffbox with an inscription from a Russian tsar. Perfect gap-filler before the main event.

Winter Paralympics Closing Ceremony – C4, 7pm

After 27 days of competition at Milano Cortina, the Winter Paralympics bids farewell in the Curling Olympic Stadium on the slopes of the Marmolada — the same mountain where the first Italian Winter Olympics began in 1956. Expect star turns, spectacular visuals and the handover pointing toward 2030 and the French Alps. If the opening ceremony got to you, this one will finish the job.

Murdoch Mysteries – US&Alibi, 7pm

Season 19, and tonight’s episode heads to the Calgary Stampede where Murdoch and Brackenreid’s holiday is immediately derailed by a murder. Guest star Amber Marshall — a staple of Canadian ranching drama Heartland since 2007 — turns up as sharpshooter Annie Oakley. Both shows are on their 19th season, which is either a coincidence or some kind of Canadian television law.

⭐ The Other Bennet Sister – BBC One, 8pm & 8:30pm (New Series)

Two episodes tonight to launch Janice Hadlow’s novel adaptation, and it’s been a long time coming. The premise takes Pride and Prejudice and hands it to the person everyone forgot: Mary Bennet, the pious, pianoforte-obsessed middle sister who gets exactly one line in the Austen novel and spends the rest of the book being faintly embarrassed about.

Ruth Jones plays Mrs Bennet with a weaponised indifference to Mary that lands harder for being so casual — she doesn’t even dislike her, she just doesn’t register her. Ella Bruccoleri plays Mary, and the show’s smartest decision is refusing to turn her into a misunderstood saint. She’s awkward, sometimes prickly, and her retreat into books isn’t noble escape. It’s a coping mechanism, and the show is clear-eyed about its limits.

There’s something that catches you off guard about watching someone decide that if the world won’t notice them, they’ll build a different one inside their head. Don’t miss the launch.

Prime Time (9pm onwards)

The Capture – BBC One, 9pm

Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) is back and things have gone wrong almost immediately. The televised launch of her new surveillance system ends in events so shocking that nobody believes what she says she witnessed — and the CCTV footage, naturally, doesn’t back her up. The new SO15 commander (Killian Scott) is in her sights and she suspects him of something serious. Nobody around her agrees.

The Capture has always been good at making you feel slightly paranoid, and this episode leans into that. The footage problem — CCTV that doesn’t back up what Rachel knows she saw — is the show’s core trick and it still works. Grainger runs on certainty even when nobody else shares it. Worth knowing: she does eventually call on someone unexpected for help, and you probably won’t guess who.

Forensics: the Real CSI – BBC Two, 9pm

A 16-year-old is critically ill in a Birmingham car park after being stabbed, and nobody will tell the police what happened. Two knives at the scene. Two brothers in the frame — one with cuts to his hand (says he’s a victim), one with stab marks on his jacket (says the jacket isn’t his). Forensic evidence is doing all the heavy lifting in a case where witness cooperation is essentially nonexistent. The investigators are painstaking and the pace is slow, which is rather the point. What makes it stick is the footage of the teenagers involved. How they talk about it. The casualness.

Boarders – BBC Three, 10pm & 10:45pm

Series three back at St Gilbert’s. Five Black London scholarship students, a posh private school, a sixth form that is reliably ridiculous. Daniel Lawrence Taylor’s comedy drama has been smart about class and race throughout without turning every scene into a seminar, and the new episodes continue in that vein. The five leads are all excellent. Two episodes back-to-back tonight.

Hedda Gabler – BBC Four, 10pm

Dame Janet Suzman introduces this BBC Play of the Month from 1972, and the date matters. This is television made in a completely different tradition — Michael Meyer’s translation of the Ibsen classic, directed by Waris Hussein, plays more like filmed theatre than anything produced now. Claustrophobic, driven entirely by what the actors are doing.

Suzman is extraordinary as Hedda, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage who burns down her own life and everyone near it. Ian McKellen plays the bumbling, blond-curled Tesman with the scholarly obliviousness the role needs. Tom Bell as Lovborg — former flame, losing fight with the bottle — brings something raw to his scenes with Suzman that you don’t expect. Not easy to find on a Sunday night. Worth staying up for it.

Oscars Live – ITV1, 10:15pm

The ceremony starts at midnight from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, but Jonathan Ross settles in from 10:15pm with commentary and behind-the-scenes access. This year’s best-picture race is close: One Battle after Another came in as the frontrunner after the BAFTAs, but Sinners has made history with the most nominations for a single film and has real momentum. Ten contenders means the ceremony runs long. Monday morning may suffer.

Conan O’Brien is hosting in Los Angeles. Ross has London covered. If you’re going to be up anyway, put it on.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: The Other Bennet Sister full series, The Capture, Antiques Roadshow, Forensics: the Real CSI and Boarders are all on iPlayer. The Bennet Sister series is already up if you can’t wait for next week.

ITVX: Oscars Live streams on ITVX alongside ITV1. Free to register. The highlights package lands there after broadcast.

Channel 4 streaming: Winter Paralympics Closing Ceremony and The Son are both on the C4 app after broadcast.

Now TV: Murdoch Mysteries via US&Alibi is available on Now TV.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight, Sunday 15 March 2026?

No – EastEnders doesn’t air on Sundays. Catch up on all recent episodes via BBC iPlayer.

What time is The Other Bennet Sister on BBC One?

The Other Bennet Sister starts on BBC One at 8pm tonight, with the second episode following at 8:30pm. The full series is also available on BBC iPlayer.

What time are the Oscars on tonight?

Oscars Live coverage begins on ITV1 at 10:15pm tonight, Sunday 15 March 2026. The ceremony itself starts at midnight. Jonathan Ross hosts from London; Conan O’Brien hosts in Los Angeles.

What’s on BBC One tonight, Sunday 15 March?

BBC One has Antiques Roadshow at 7pm, the double-bill launch of The Other Bennet Sister at 8pm and 8:30pm, and The Capture at 9pm.

What time is The Capture on tonight?

The Capture is on BBC One at 9pm tonight, Sunday 15 March 2026. Available on BBC iPlayer.

Final Verdict

The Other Bennet Sister is the one to watch. It’s been a long time since a Jane Austen adaptation felt necessary rather than comfortable, and this one does. Stay up for Hedda Gabler on BBC Four if you have any love for proper drama — it’s a 1972 production and it still has more going on than most things made this year. And if you’re still standing at midnight, the Oscars are calling. You’ll be tired on Monday. It’ll be worth it.

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Clint Edgar

Clint is a writer and self-proclaimed professional binge-watcher who treats the "Skip Intro" button with the suspicion it deserves. When he isn't dissecting plot holes or getting emotionally invested in fictional characters, you can find him scrolling through streaming queues or arguing about why The Office is a masterpiece. Clint lives in London with a dangerously comfortable couch and a remote control that he guards with his life.