TV Guide UK Tonight: Thurs 6 Aug 2026 – Possession, Who Do You Think You Are & Superman

Published: 1 August 2026

Thursday 6 August 2026. Sky Atlantic launches gothic drama Possession with a double bill at 9pm, and it’s the standout of the night. BBC One runs EastEnders as usual before Who Do You Think You Are? closes its run with Katarina Johnson-Thompson, BBC Four gives over the evening to the 1978 original Superman, Channel 5 sends Dennis back into detective mode on Benidorm Is Murder, BBC Two closes out The Devil in the Family, and Channel 4 helps a Sussex homeowner finish a stalled renovation.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• Possession ⭐ Sky Atlantic, 9pm & 10pm. New gothic drama opens with a double bill.
• Who Do You Think You Are? BBC One, 9pm. Series finale traces Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s roots.
• Superman BBC Four, 8pm. Christopher Reeve’s original, uncut.
• Benidorm Is Murder Channel 5, 9pm. Dennis’s second case on the strip.
• Fake or Fortune? BBC One, 8pm. Series finale hunts a possible lost Lucian Freud.
• EastEnders is on as usual, BBC One, 7:30pm.

Early Evening

EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm

Albert Square’s usual Thursday visit, rounding off the week’s threads before the Friday cliffhanger. Airs Monday to Thursday at this time, and lands on iPlayer soon after broadcast.

Fake or Fortune? – BBC One, 8pm

Series finale for Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould, and a good one to bow out on. A garage clear-out has turned up fifteen unsigned proofs that might be lost Lucian Freud work, chased down via his old print technician and the model’s identity. BBC iPlayer.

Renovation Rescue – Channel 4, 8pm

Vogue Williams and Luke Mabbott help retired artist Penny, who moved to the West Sussex coast after losing her partner of twenty years, only to run out of money mid-renovation. Channel 4 streaming.

Superman – BBC Four, 8pm

Christopher Reeve is still the Superman most people picture, even though the 1978 credits placed him third behind Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman. The best evidence needs no special effects: watch him switch from Clark Kent to Superman using nothing but posture and a change of voice. A documentary on Reeve follows at 10:15pm, then a 1982 Parkinson interview. BBC iPlayer.

Bangers and Cash – Yesterday, 8pm

Yesterday‘s auction stalwart turns up a 1950s Austin Metropolitan, once driven by Princess Margaret and Elvis Presley, sitting in a Cambridgeshire garage unused since 1972. Derek Mathewson falls for it despite the rust. There’s also a nearly ninety-year-old AC drophead tipped at £25,000. Catch up via U.

Prime Time

Possession – Sky Atlantic, 9pm & 10pm ⭐

Gothic mystery gets a proper rework here, and it’s the best new thing on this week. Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Claudia, a solicitor sent to settle an inheritance at Hope Hill, a former Jamaican plantation whose late owner has left everything not to his son (Jonny Lee Miller) but to the mysterious Cudjoe East. Claudia’s own heritage matters as much as the paperwork, and there’s a jump scare in this opener that genuinely lands. Now.

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

Heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson closes out the series with a trip to the Bahamas, where her father Ricardo was born, and on to Miami. She traces her great-great-grandfather’s 1913 move to a Florida enforcing Jim Crow segregation, and learns how far Ku Klux Klan violence reached in the decades after — before landing somewhere warmer, with her family’s part in the civil rights movement.

Benidorm Is Murder – Channel 5, 9pm

John Hannah’s Dennis is back playing amateur detective after a washed-up comedian, played by Alistair McGowan, turns up dead beneath the bar Maria swore she’d shut down if he ever meddled again — she calls him in herself regardless. The regular cast gets more screen time, and the case turns on one forensic detail cleverer than the setting suggests. 5 streaming.

The Devil in the Family: the Fall of Ruby Franke – BBC Two, 9pm

The final chapter closes where the series began, with doorcam footage of one of the Franke boys, malnourished and injured, asking a neighbour for help. Ruby Franke and her self-styled guru Jodi Hildebrandt are arrested, but the harder material comes after, as Kevin Franke and his eldest children try to explain how they were drawn into it. BBC iPlayer.

The Hunting Party – U&Alibi, 9:15pm

Adrian Gallo preserves his victims in acrylic resin, arranged like exhibits rather than people. Bex turns to the detective who put him away the first time and hasn’t fully recovered from what it cost her. Now.

Elsewhere, ITV1‘s The Chase around the World sends Bradley Walsh’s teams to Paris and More4‘s The Reclaimers visits Norwich Castle, both at 9pm.

Late Night

The Five Star Weekend – Sky Atlantic, 11pm & 11:45pm

It closes tonight, and better than expected for a show that looked, on paper, like beach-read television. What’s kept it interesting is the way Hollis (Jennifer Garner) and her friends actually sound like real women rather than mouthpieces for life lessons. The secret behind the whole Nantucket getaway finally comes out, and Hollis needs it least of anyone. Now.

Sport

Stage six of the Women’s Tour de France runs from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhône, live on TNT Sports 1 from 2:30pm. The Hundred pitches London Spirit against MI London in a Lord’s double-header, women at 3pm and men at 6:30pm, both on Sky Sports. The Canadian Open reaches Sky Sports Tennis from 4pm, repeated on Sky Sports Main Event from 9:30pm.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

• BBC iPlayer: EastEnders, Fake or Fortune?, Superman, Who Do You Think You Are?, The Devil in the Family
• Now: Possession, The Hunting Party, The Five Star Weekend
• Channel 4 streaming: Renovation Rescue, The Reclaimers: Made in Suffolk
• My5: Benidorm Is Murder
• U: Bangers and Cash
• ITVX: The Chase around the World

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight (Thursday 6 August 2026)?

Yes. EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday on BBC One at around 7:30pm, so tonight follows the usual schedule, and it’s on BBC iPlayer afterwards.

What time is Possession on Sky Atlantic tonight?

Possession opens with a double bill at 9pm and 10pm. The new gothic drama stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw and is also on Now.

What’s on BBC One tonight (Thursday 6 August 2026)?

EastEnders at 7:30pm, Fake or Fortune? at 8pm, then the finale of Who Do You Think You Are? at 9pm, tracing Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s Caribbean and American roots.

What live sport is on TV tonight: Thursday 6 August 2026?

Stage six of the Women’s Tour de France is live on TNT Sports 1 from 2:30pm, The Hundred brings a double-header from Lord’s on Sky Sports from 3pm, and the Canadian Open tennis runs on Sky Sports Tennis from 4pm.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Thursday 6 August 2026)?

Possession from 9pm is the pick, an inventive gothic drama with a strong opening double bill. Who Do You Think You Are? and the original Superman are both worth your time too.

Final Verdict

Possession ⭐ is the one to build the evening around, confident enough to earn its double-bill opener. BBC One backs EastEnders with a solid factual run: Fake or Fortune at 8pm into Who Do You Think You Are? at 9pm. Superman is worth revisiting on BBC Four, Benidorm Is Murder keeps ticking along on Channel 5, and The Devil in the Family closes out on BBC Two.

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