TV Guide UK Tonight: Thurs 2 Jul 2026 – Wimbledon Day 4, Riptide Finale & Who Do You Think You Are?

Published: 27 June 2026

Thursday 2 July 2026. Wimbledon reaches Day 4 and BBC One carries the evening session live from 7pm. The bigger drama story is on Channel 5 at 9pm: Riptide hits its series finale, four days after it began on Monday. EastEnders is still on BBC Two at 7:30pm for the Wimbledon fortnight. And Blink Twice — Zoë Kravitz’s 2024 thriller — is the late-night film pick on BBC One.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• ⭐ Wimbledon 2026 – Day 4 BBC One, 7pm. The tournament finds its shape tonight. Consequential tennis.
• Riptide Channel 5, 9pm. Series finale. Jo Joyner’s mystery reaches its answer — or something close to one.
• Who Do You Think You Are? BBC Two, 9pm. Lesley Manville traces a transported ancestor. One of the stronger episodes of series 20.
• 24 Hours in Police Custody Channel 4, 9pm. New series. The custody format is back and as reliable as ever.
• EastEnders BBC Two, 7:30pm. Not BBC One tonight — worth the reminder.
• Blink Twice BBC One, 10:40pm. Zoë Kravitz directs, Naomi Ackie carries it. Good late film.

Sport

Wimbledon 2026 – BBC One, 7pm ⭐

Day 4 of the Championships and the tournament is starting to settle. The seedings are either holding firm or coming apart, and both outcomes matter for the rest of the fortnight. BBC One carries the evening session live from 7pm, with Centre Court and Court One as the focus. This is where you start seeing who’s genuinely on form rather than just lucky. Free on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Early Evening

EastEnders – BBC Two, 7:30pm

EastEnders has been on BBC Two at 7:30pm all week, shifted from its usual BBC One home to make way for Wimbledon, and tonight (S2026E105) is no different. If you’ve reached for BBC One by habit, it’s not there. The episode is also on BBC iPlayer from 6am the next morning if you’re catching up.

Joanna Lumley’s Danube – ITV1, 7:15pm

Series one, episode two. Joanna Lumley has reached Budapest — one of the most visually rewarding stops on the whole river. She travels like someone who’s genuinely interested rather than ticking off a list, and that distinction comes through on screen. A good 7pm option if you’d rather watch travelogue than tennis. ITVX.

Prime Time

The Repair Shop – BBC Two, 8pm

Series 14, episode 15. The barn team and their latest batch of family items in need of rescuing. Fourteen series in and the show still finds worthwhile objects — it works because the things carry the emotion rather than the other way around. BBC iPlayer.

Who Do You Think You Are? – BBC Two, 9pm

Series 20, episode nine. Tonight’s guest is Lesley Manville, and the thread she follows leads to a forebear who was transported to Australia — a fate that fell on tens of thousands of British convicts across the 18th and 19th centuries. The transportation storylines in this series tend to be among the strongest because the Australian records survived in good condition and often produce details that would have disappeared elsewhere. Manville is precise and genuinely affected by what she finds. BBC iPlayer.

24 Hours in Police Custody – Channel 4, 9pm (NEW SERIES)

Series five, episode one. The custody suite documentary returns with a new run of investigations. It’s at its best when it resists the urge to be dramatic and instead just follows the process — which is tense enough on its own. Channel 4 streaming.

Riptide – Channel 5, 9pm (SERIES FINALE)

Episode four of four. Jo Joyner’s Alison has spent the week trying to find out what happened to her husband Sean, who disappeared on a surfing trip that should have been the easy end of a perfect start to married life. The four-part structure has kept things tight with no wasted episodes. Joyner has carried it on a performance built around someone running on fumes and stubbornness — easy to root for even when the plot moves somewhere unexpected. Tonight is where it lands. My5.

Late Night

The Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt – Channel 4, 10pm (NEW SERIES)

Series one, episode three. Tonight’s case is Paula Gilfoyle — a Wirral woman whose husband was found hanged in the garage of their home in 1992. He left a suicide note, but prosecutors argued it had been written under duress, and she was convicted of murder. The series handles its cases by staying with the documented facts and leaving the viewer to sit with the questions rather than answering them. Channel 4 streaming.

Blink Twice – BBC One, 10:40pm

Zoë Kravitz’s 2024 directorial debut. Naomi Ackie plays a cocktail waitress who accepts an invitation to Channing Tatum’s private island and finds that nothing is as it was presented. The first half has an uncomfortable lightness that pays off properly in the second. Not a standard thriller — Kravitz is doing something deliberate with the genre. Worth it if the late start doesn’t rule it out. BBC iPlayer.

Also tonight: Would I Lie to You? on BBC Two at 10pm (S16E2). BBC Four carries The Railway Children (1970) from 8pm. The Traitors US is on BBC Three from 9pm with Alan Cumming.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

• BBC iPlayer: Wimbledon Day 4, EastEnders, Grand Tours of Scotland’s Lochs, The Repair Shop, Who Do You Think You Are?, Would I Lie to You?, Blink Twice
• ITVX: Joanna Lumley’s Danube, Long Lost Family: False Identities Special, FIFA World Cup late Round of 32 tie
• Channel 4 streaming: George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations, 24 Hours in Police Custody, The Accused: Beyond Reasonable Doubt
• My5: Riptide, Cornwall: A Year by the Sea, Aces of Tennis: The ATP No.1 Club, World Cup 2026: Uncensored with Piers Morgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on Thursday 2 July 2026?

Yes. EastEnders is on BBC Two at 7:30pm tonight — moved from its usual BBC One slot for the Wimbledon fortnight. Tonight is S2026E105. Also on BBC iPlayer from 6am.

Is tonight the last episode of Riptide on Channel 5?

Yes — episode four of four airs tonight on Channel 5 at 9pm. The series finale of Riptide, which began on Monday 29 June, sees Jo Joyner’s Alison reach the conclusion of her search. All four episodes are available on My5 after broadcast.

What time is the World Cup on ITV1 tonight?

A late FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie is on ITV1 from around 11:15pm tonight. Free on ITV1 and ITVX.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Thursday 2 July 2026)?

Wimbledon Day 4 on BBC One from 7pm is the main event. The Riptide series finale on Channel 5 at 9pm is the week’s biggest drama payoff — four episodes in, tonight is where it lands. Who Do You Think You Are? with Lesley Manville (BBC Two, 9pm) is the quieter standout. Blink Twice on BBC One from 10:40pm is the late film pick. EastEnders is on BBC Two at 7:30pm — not BBC One.

Final Verdict

Tonight’s split is between Wimbledon Day 4 on BBC One and the Riptide series finale on Channel 5 — sport and drama competing at the 9pm mark from opposite channels. Who Do You Think You Are? with Lesley Manville is the evening’s best documentary. Blink Twice is the late film worth the late sitting. And EastEnders is on BBC Two at 7:30pm — not BBC One.

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