TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 10 Mar 2026 – MasterChef: The Professionals, The Summit & Sort Your Life Out

A decent Tuesday night. MasterChef: The Professionals reaches Knockout Week on BBC One at 9pm and the invention test format is as brutal as it gets in competitive cooking. Before that at 8pm, Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon handles an Alzheimer’s storyline with genuine care, and the statistics — 1,296 greeting cards, 762 knick-knacks — speak for themselves. The Summit on ITV1 at 9pm continues its run with Dockers cast firmly in the villain’s role, while Ellis makes a welcome return on Channel 5 at 9pm with Sharon D Clarke as quietly commanding as ever. Cheltenham Festival opens on ITV1 from 12:45pm for Champion Day — the most prestigious afternoon of racing in the British calendar, with the Champion Hurdle at 4pm.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• MasterChef: The Professionals — BBC One, 9pm — Knockout Week begins: 13 chefs, one invention test, three eliminations
• Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon — BBC One, 8pm — 1,296 greeting cards and an Alzheimer’s storyline handled with real sensitivity
• Ellis — Channel 5, 9pm — Series two opens with Sharon D Clarke back in command. Superior crime drama
• Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler — BBC Two, 9pm — Bavaria, paragliding, and Germany’s looming military expansion
• Cheltenham Festival: Champion Day — ITV1, from 12:45pm — The best afternoon’s racing in the calendar, Champion Hurdle at 4pm

Early Evening (6pm – 8pm)

Great British Menu — BBC Two, 7pm

The central and east of England heat arrives, and there’s a notable face among the four chefs competing: Nikita Pathakji, who won MasterChef: The Professionals back in 2022 and has more recently appeared setting the skills test on the same programme. You’d think that experience would give her an edge, but the competition here is equally serious. The four are cooking movie-themed dishes inspired by War Horse, Enola Holmes, Atonement and Harry Potter — the latter drawing the most attention for its presentation. Standing between them and the next round is Spencer Metzger, a veteran judge who the programme’s own description calls “scary”, and who is not known for softening his marks. Several of the chefs discover this the hard way. Catch up via iPlayer.

The Martin Lewis Money Show: Live — ITV1, 7:15pm

Martin Lewis takes stock of the week’s financial headlines and opens the phones to viewers’ questions. Reliably useful, especially if your energy bills or mortgage situation is giving you sleepless nights.

EastEnders — BBC One, 7:30pm

Max has been trying to put down roots in Walford and be a more consistent presence in Lauren’s life. Tonight that ambition crystallises into a business decision: he agrees to invest in the car lot to keep Lauren secure in her role as manager. On paper, a father stepping up to support his daughter. In practice, anyone who remembers that Lauren once drove a car into her father at the age of fourteen when she’d reached the absolute end of her tether will know this arrangement is unlikely to be straightforward. Running a used car lot together is a test of any relationship; running one with a family member carrying that particular shared history is something else entirely. Catch up via iPlayer.

Prime Time (8pm onwards)

Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon — BBC One, 8pm ⭐

The statistics are the hook, and they always land. Tonight’s family, the Kings — Trish, Gerry, and their three grown-up children — have accumulated 1,296 greeting cards, more than fifty mugs, 762 decorative knick-knacks, and 106 instruction manuals for appliances that are very possibly no longer in the house. Stacey and the team have seen cluttered homes before, but this one has a dimension that changes the tone of the programme considerably.

Gerry has early onset Alzheimer’s. He is, by all accounts, cheerful and open about his diagnosis — remarkably so — but change disorients him and decisions come slowly. For a programme whose entire premise is throwing things out and reconfiguring domestic space, this requires a complete reset of approach. Stacey reads the situation well, moving at Gerry’s pace rather than the programme’s, and the result is an episode that says as much about what it means to live with dementia as it does about effective storage solutions. Trish, meanwhile, is the one who can’t let go of the knick-knacks — which tells its own story. The transformation at the end is as impressive as it always is. The practical tips are worth having. But it’s the way the production handles Gerry that makes this episode stand out. [Jane Rackham] Catch up via iPlayer.

Aldi vs M&S: Battle of the Brands — Channel 4, 8pm

Kate Quilton has been working this “Battle of the Brands” territory for Channel 4 for a while now, and she knows how to find the genuinely illuminating subject within what could easily be a corporate PR exercise. Tonight’s clash — M&S’s old-money low-key luxury positioning against Aldi’s relentless, unapologetic low-price assault — is the most culturally loaded matchup she’s done yet. One woman has Colin the Caterpillar tattooed on her leg. That is, objectively, the point at which a chocolate cake has become something more than a chocolate cake.

The centrepiece is the court battle between M&S and Aldi over the Colin/Cuthbert caterpillar cake dispute, which ended in some kind of truce four years ago, since which time Aldi has continued its landgrab entirely unabashed. Quilton frames this as a story about how British retail habits and marketing strategies have fundamentally shifted, and makes the case persuasively. [Gabriel Tate] Catch up via Channel 4 streaming.

The Yorkshire Vet — Channel 5, 8pm

The show is well into its twenty-second series and still finding ways to surprise. Tonight, a giant tortoise is brought in moving even less than you’d expect a giant tortoise to move, which is saying something. Matt Smith investigates and discovers eggs that can’t be passed — a problem he has to solve without resorting to the chainsaw option, which would involve cutting through the shell. He manages it. Elsewhere Julian Norton does double duty at a farm visit when a friendly “while you’re here…” from the farmer leads to an examination of a tup’s troublesome knee, and Norton himself ends up in near-A&E territory after misjudging a section of a mountain-biking course in Switzerland. The category he’s competing in, they explain, is called “Grand Vet.” This makes complete sense. [Gabriel Tate] Catch up via My5 streaming.

MasterChef: The Professionals — BBC One, 9pm

After weeks of heats, the field has been whittled to thirteen professional chefs and now Knockout Week begins. The format is one of the cleaner ones the programme uses: an invention test, no brief, no theme, just a fridge of ingredients and forty-five minutes in which to demonstrate exactly why you deserve to be here. The strongest eight go directly into the next round without further ceremony. The remaining five cook again — this time using whatever’s left over — and from those five, the judges decide who two can continue and which three are done.

Tomorrow and Thursday the format shifts again: pop-up dishes and a family favourite meal stand between the surviving cooks and a place in the semi-finals. Tonight is where the separation begins, and the invention test is the most revealing challenge in the programme’s arsenal — there’s nowhere to hide when the brief is simply “cook something brilliant.” Catch up via iPlayer.

Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler — BBC Two, 9pm

Katya Adler’s continental tour moves to Bavaria, where she paraglides past Neuschwanstein Castle — the fairy-tale mountain fortress built by Ludwig II that Walt Disney used as the basis for Sleeping Beauty Castle, and whose silhouette still sits, subtly, in the Disney company’s logo. It is a beautiful piece of television.

The episode then pivots sharply into harder territory. Germany, Adler says, is experiencing “the biggest single turnaround… in all my years reporting on it”: a defence budget that is trebling over a decade as the country builds what it hopes will be the EU’s largest army. The ambition is a direct response to the war in Ukraine and the changed security architecture of Europe. The complication — and Adler notes this with the characteristic lack of hysteria that makes her so good on screen — is that this historic rearmament is happening simultaneously with the strongest performance by Germany’s far-right in post-war decades. [David Butcher] Catch up via iPlayer.

The Summit — ITV1, 9pm

Dockers arrived at this series as a strategist, and the edit has been kind to his villain arc ever since. He was blindsided in the last episode when the others’ alliance moved against him, and he’s had time to absorb it. His conclusion: he’s “Enemy Number One,” which he seems to have accepted with almost theatrical equanimity. Tonight a treacherous gorge challenge gives the physical landscape something to say again — Dockers is convinced he’s the fittest competitor and expects to be voted out regardless of how he performs. He’s possibly right. But as he gleefully points out himself, everything can change in a moment on this mountain, and the show has never been stingy with moments. Catch up via ITVX.

Ellis — Channel 5, 9pm (SERIES TWO)

Sharon D Clarke was the quiet revelation of last year’s Channel 5 drama schedule as DCI Ellis, a detective who says more by folding her arms than most police characters manage in an entire episode. Series two opens tonight with part one of a two-part case — the follow-up instalment airs tomorrow at 9pm on Channel 5. This time Ellis and DS Chet Harper (Andrew Gower, who handles the dry wit that Ellis herself doesn’t need) are sent to Ashenham, a village where the local force has been overwhelmed by the murder of a prominent philanthropist. Ellis arrives, takes stock, and takes command, as she always does. If you missed series one, the dynamic between Clarke and Gower is exactly the kind of understated partnership that makes British crime drama worth watching when it’s done well. This is it being done well. [David Brown] Catch up via My5.

The Dyers’ Caravan Park — Sky One, 9pm

Danny Dyer and Dani Dyer face the first serious local pushback since taking on the caravan park, with some of the residents less than enthusiastic about the changes being made to their corner of the site. The Dyers take it in roughly the spirit you’d expect.

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith — More4, 9pm

Nova Guest has big plans for the parkland around Ashby Manor in Northamptonshire. The house is impressive; the grounds, once the ambitious transformation gets underway, could be something special. Whether the budget and the vision align is the question these programmes exist to dramatise.

Late Night

Mistress Dispeller — BBC Four, 10pm

Elizabeth Lo’s 2024 documentary earns its four stars. She told her participants she was making a film about “modern love and dating in China”, which was technically true — she was also filming Wang Zhenxi, a professional “mistress dispeller” in north-central China, and the woman who’d hired him to remove the other woman from her marriage.

Wang Zhenxi’s philosophy is practical to the point of being almost philosophical: “Divorce is easy… it’s harder to take responsibility and provide your family with a good life.” The film is set against the backdrop of falling marriage rates in China, and Lo’s refusal to pass obvious moral judgement on anyone in the triangle — the wife, the husband, the mistress, or the dispeller himself — is what gives the documentary its unusual power. Not a comfortable watch, but a memorable one. [Josh Winning] Catch up via iPlayer.

Sport

Horse Racing: Cheltenham Festival — Champion Day — ITV1 from 12:45pm. The Champion Hurdle is at 4pm. The most prestigious afternoon of the Festival gets it under way.

Football: Championship — Stoke City v Ipswich Town on Sky Sports Football from 7:30pm (kick-off 8pm). The Tractor Boys in action on a cold night in Stoke.

Tennis: Indian Wells Open — Men’s and women’s singles fourth round on Sky Sports Tennis from 6pm.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon, EastEnders, MasterChef: The Professionals, Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler (full series), Mistress Dispeller
ITVX: EastEnders, The Martin Lewis Money Show, The Summit, Cheltenham Festival
My5 (Channel 5 streaming): The Yorkshire Vet, Ellis
Channel 4 streaming: Aldi vs M&S: Battle of the Brands

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is MasterChef The Professionals on BBC One tonight?

MasterChef: The Professionals is on BBC One at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 10th March 2026). Knockout Week begins with 13 professional chefs. They face an invention test — the strongest eight go straight through, the bottom five cook again using leftovers, and three will be eliminated. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

What time is Sort Your Life Out on BBC One tonight?

Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon is on BBC One at 8pm tonight (Tuesday 10th March 2026). Stacey and her team help the King family declutter — 1,296 greeting cards, 762 knick-knacks — with the added sensitivity of Gerry’s early onset Alzheimer’s requiring a careful approach. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

Is EastEnders on TV tonight Tuesday 10 March 2026?

Yes, EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm tonight (Tuesday 10th March 2026). Max agrees to invest in the car lot to protect Lauren’s job as manager — a business partnership loaded with complicated history between the two. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

What time is The Summit on ITV1 tonight?

The Summit is on ITV1 at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 10th March 2026). Dockers has accepted he’s “Enemy Number One” after being outmanoeuvred by the others’ alliance. A treacherous gorge challenge awaits. Catch up via ITVX.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight?

MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC One at 9pm is tonight’s event television — Knockout Week is where the competition gets genuinely serious. Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon at 8pm on BBC One is warmly recommended, handling dementia with real care. Ellis on Channel 5 at 9pm is a must for crime drama fans — Sharon D Clarke is exceptional.

What’s on BBC One tonight?

BBC One tonight (Tuesday 10th March 2026) features EastEnders at 7:30pm, Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon at 8pm, and MasterChef: The Professionals at 9pm for the start of Knockout Week.

Is Cheltenham Festival on TV today?

Yes. Cheltenham Festival Champion Day — the first day of the Festival — is live on ITV1 from 12:45pm today (Tuesday 10th March 2026). The Champion Hurdle is the headline race at 4pm. Catch up via ITVX.

What time is Ellis on tonight?

Ellis series two begins on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 10th March 2026). DCI Ellis (Sharon D Clarke) and DS Chet Harper (Andrew Gower) investigate the murder of a philanthropist in the village of Ashenham. Part one of two — part two airs Wednesday at 9pm on Channel 5. Catch up via My5.

Final Verdict

Sort Your Life Out at 8pm is the one to watch if you only pick one. The Alzheimer’s element gives it a dimension most home organisation programmes never go near, and Stacey handles it without being precious. The statistics are still there — 1,296 greeting cards, 762 knick-knacks — but it’s Gerry’s story that stays with you.

MasterChef: The Professionals at 9pm is where things get serious. Knockout Week means the heats are done and the invention test doesn’t care who you are — thirteen chefs, a fridge, forty-five minutes, and no theme to hide behind.

Ellis on Channel 5 at 9pm is essential for crime drama fans. Sharon D Clarke runs every room she walks into, and Andrew Gower is exactly the kind of dry foil she needs. Series two is off to a strong start.

Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler on BBC Two at 9pm has the Germany rearmament story tonight. If you’ve been following the series, it’s another good one. And The Summit on ITV1 gives Dockers what he’s been waiting for — a big challenge, a villain edit, and the possibility that he might actually survive the vote.

Cheltenham Festival opens on ITV1 from 12:45pm for Champion Day — if you’re watching the racing, the Champion Hurdle at 4pm is the race of the day.

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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.