TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 17 Mar 2026 – Europe on the Edge, Sort Your Life Out & The Summit Finale

Published: 13 March 2026

A proper Tuesday night with a lot to choose from. Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler reaches its series finale on BBC Two at 9pm with an episode that turns out to be its most striking – Spain and China in the same sentence, and neither topic is what you’d expect. Before that, Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon at 8pm on BBC One takes on a household shaped by bereavement, with 204 pairs of shoes and 2,765 plastic toys as the visible evidence of grief accumulated over years. The Summit reaches its series finale on ITV1 at 9pm with 48 hours to go and one climber still to be voted out. And Ellis continues on Channel 5 at 9pm with Mark Addy as the corporate suspect. Champions League second legs are live on TNT Sports from 7pm, with Arsenal vs Leverkusen and Chelsea vs PSG both kicking off at 8pm.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler – BBC Two, 9pm: Series finale. China in Spain, wildfires, and Katya Adler at her sharpest
• Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon – BBC One, 8pm: Grief, 204 pairs of shoes, and a jaw-dropping transformation
• The Summit – ITV1, 9pm: Series finale. 48 hours left, one vote to survive, and a remarkable sacrifice
• The Dog House – Channel 4, 8pm: Cockerpoo Milo, lurcher Floyd and pomeranian Wills need forever homes
• Champions League – TNT Sports, from 7pm: Arsenal vs Leverkusen and Chelsea vs PSG headline the round-of-16 second legs

Early Evening (6pm – 8pm)

Great British Menu – BBC Two, 7pm

The Welsh heat arrives and there’s a strong Hannibal Lecter energy running through it, which isn’t something you’d normally associate with competitive fine dining. Four Welsh chefs are battling it out, three of them making doughnut-based canapés for judge Tommy Banks – always a bold choice to lead with a doughnut. The vegan starters take inspiration from one of Wales’s most distinguished exports, Sir Anthony Hopkins, via his most notorious role. Andi Oliver and Tommy Banks attempt their best Lecter slurping sounds in response, which is either the best or worst thing that has ever happened on a cooking programme. Catch up via iPlayer.

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

Martin Lewis takes the week’s financial headlines, distils them into actionable advice, and answers viewers’ questions live. Worth having on if anything tax, energy, or mortgage-shaped has been keeping you up at night.

EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm

Yes, EastEnders is on tonight. Lauren appears to be finding her footing again after recent turbulence, which in Walford usually means something is about to go sideways. Denise and Kim are dealing with a visitor nobody saw coming, and Suki gets the kind of shock the Square specialises in delivering. Catch up via iPlayer.

Prime Time (8pm onwards)

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

Almarie is a single parent living in south London and her house has, by the programme’s own reckoning, become a physical record of everything she has been through. Her husband died unexpectedly a few years back and she has never been able to bring herself to clear his possessions. On top of that, the family fostered children over the years and accumulated the kind of toy mountain that only years of fostering can produce: 2,765 plastic items, to be precise. The full count also includes 204 pairs of shoes and 55 coats.

Almarie needs a lodger – financially the lodger makes sense, practically the lodger is impossible until the house is cleared. That’s the practical frame the programme works within. The emotional side is harder than any storage problem. Stacey and the team have developed a feel for when a decluttering job is really a grief job in disguise, and this is one of those. The transformation at the end is described as jaw-dropping, and given the scale of what’s being shifted, you’d expect nothing less. But it’s what happens on the way there that makes this worth watching. Catch up via iPlayer.

The Dog House – Channel 4, 8pm

Woodgreen animal charity is back open for business, matching rescue dogs with the people who are ready to take them home. Tonight’s canine lineup is a particularly appealing one: Milo the cockerpoo, Floyd a stray lurcher who clearly has a story behind him, and Wills, a pomeranian so timid you wonder how he’s held it together this long. The format is basically First Dates but with dogs, and somehow the stakes feel higher. One party has four legs and no control over their emotions, which if anything makes the matchmaking more honest. Catch up via Channel 4 streaming.

The Yorkshire Vet – Channel 5, 8pm

Tonight’s episode reaches back to the 1940s for what sounds like the most unusual story in the programme’s run: Fenella, a tiger cub adopted by a troupe of travelling acrobats who settled in Holmfirth. Vets Matt Smith and Rohin Aojula investigate her history, including the remarkable detail that Fenella was so at home in the town that she would walk through the streets on a lead without causing mayhem. Alongside the historical detective work, there’s a pregnant ewe requiring an emergency caesarean and a young calf named Frosty who has apparently decided that cooperation is for other animals. Catch up via My5 streaming.

MasterChef: The Professionals – BBC One, 9pm

John Chantarasak arrives for what amounts to one of the programme’s more distinctive masterclass segments. He is known to viewers of Great British Menu as well as MasterChef, and brings a cooking style that works across two food cultures simultaneously – Thai and British, the combination that defines his professional identity and his Michelin-starred work. After the demonstration, the remaining chefs are handed a larder he has assembled specifically to represent Thai food at its most essential, and asked to create their own dish using it. The semi-finals end on Thursday. Catch up via iPlayer.

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

The series finale, and it turns out Katya Adler has saved the most surprising episode for last. The France visit is here – but it’s the Spain leg that catches you off guard. The story she finds there isn’t primarily about Europe at all: it’s about China. The Chinese presence in Spain has been expanding rapidly and quietly, and when you put the question to Spaniards directly – closer ties with Trump’s America or deeper engagement with China – the answer, Adler finds, isn’t as obvious as a Western audience might assume.

The wildfire section is equally striking. The Spanish government has been investing seriously in combating climate-driven fires, and Adler joins the effort on the ground, which makes for some vivid television. As a final episode it works both as a standalone piece of reporting and as a culmination of everything the series has been building – a portrait of a continent recalibrating its relationships with every major power simultaneously. [David Butcher] Catch up via iPlayer.

The Summit – ITV1, 9pm (SERIES FINALE)

Forty-eight hours from the summit, which sounds like the home straight until you remember that this series has consistently made the home straight its most treacherous section. The remaining climbers seem to have bought into one contestant’s reputation for decency – whether that assessment survives contact with what’s actually at stake is the question hanging over the episode. One more person has to go before the final push is possible, and the vote has to happen tonight.

The series finale delivers something the programme has been building towards: a sacrifice so unexpected it apparently reshapes the dynamic between the last three climbers entirely. If you’ve been watching from the beginning, tonight is the payoff. If you haven’t, start from the beginning on ITVX – it’s worth it. Catch up via ITVX.

Ellis – Channel 5, 9pm

DCI Ellis has found a body on a building site and the investigation leads almost immediately to Elliot Quinn, played by Mark Addy. Quinn’s construction company has been propping up the local economy for years – jobs, regeneration, the sort of civic presence that makes a man hard to go after publicly. But someone who worked for him is now dead, and the victim had apparently been digging into the company’s affairs with some purpose. Whether what she found is enough to explain why she was killed is the mystery Ellis is now pulling apart. Part one of two – the conclusion airs tomorrow at 9pm. Catch up via My5.

Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing – Channel 4, 9pm (SERIES FINALE)

Jonathan Ross hosts the final leg, as the surviving couples face one last race – Scotland to London, which is a distance that will test any relationship, let alone one that has spent weeks physically attached to another person. Series finale.

Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith – More4, 9pm (LAST IN SERIES)

Storms have arrived over Dorset and Mapperton House’s annual plant fair is under threat. Penelope Keith assesses the situation. Last in series.

Late Night

Portrait of a Confused Father: Storyville – BBC Four, 10pm

Norwegian filmmaker Gunnar Hall Jensen began filming his son Jonathan when he was a baby and kept the camera running for twenty years. Jonathan grows up with enormous energy, a short fuse, and a restlessness that neither he nor his father can quite explain. He will not live long enough to grow old. Jensen doesn’t make a tribute or a tidy grief film. It’s messier than that – an account of a father who loved his son and often didn’t know what to do with him. Slow, quiet, and hard to shake off. Catch up via iPlayer.

Sport

Football: Champions League – Round-of-16 second legs live on TNT Sports from 7pm. Arsenal host Bayer Leverkusen at the Emirates (8pm kick-off, TNT Sports 3) and Chelsea face PSG at Stamford Bridge (8pm, TNT Sports 2). Two London clubs in knockout football on the same night.

Football: League One – Barnsley v Wigan Athletic live on Sky Sports Main Event from 7:30pm.

Tennis: Miami Open – Live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event from 3pm.

Snooker: World Open – Early coverage on TNT Sports 1 from 6am and 10:30am.

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), Portrait of a Confused Father: Storyville
ITVX: The Summit (full series), The Martin Lewis Money Show
Channel 4 streaming: The Dog House, Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing
My5 (Channel 5 streaming): The Yorkshire Vet, Ellis

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler on tonight?

Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler is on BBC Two at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 17th March 2026). This is the series finale, covering France and Spain – the Spanish episode examines China’s growing foothold in the country and Spain’s battle against wildfires. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

Is EastEnders on TV tonight Tuesday 17 March 2026?

Yes, EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm tonight (Tuesday 17th March 2026). Lauren gets her stride back, Denise and Kim receive an unexpected visitor, and Suki gets a shock. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

What time is The Summit finale on ITV1 tonight?

The Summit series finale is on ITV1 at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 17th March 2026). With 48 hours until the summit and one climber still to be voted out, a remarkable sacrifice shapes the final three’s last push to the top. Catch up via ITVX.

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 17th March 2026). Stacey helps single parent Almarie clear a south London home carrying the weight of bereavement – 204 pairs of shoes, 55 coats, 2,765 plastic toys – as she prepares for a new lodger and a new start. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

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

Our top pick is Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler on BBC Two at 9pm – the series finale, covering China’s presence in Spain and the wildfire crisis, is the most surprising episode of the run. Sort Your Life Out at 8pm on BBC One hits harder than you’d expect, and The Summit wraps its series on ITV1 at 9pm with a finale worth watching.

What’s on BBC One tonight Tuesday 17 March 2026?

BBC One tonight features EastEnders at 7:30pm, Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon at 8pm, and MasterChef: The Professionals at 9pm with a masterclass from Michelin-starred chef John Chantarasak. All three are available to catch up on via BBC iPlayer.

Is there Champions League football on TV tonight?

Yes. Champions League round-of-16 second legs are live on TNT Sports tonight. Arsenal host Bayer Leverkusen (8pm, TNT Sports 3) and Chelsea face PSG (8pm, TNT Sports 2). Coverage begins from 7pm on TNT Sports 1.

Final Verdict

Europe on the Edge with Katya Adler at 9pm on BBC Two is the one tonight. The series has been consistently good and the finale earns its star pick – the China-in-Spain story is exactly the kind of thing this programme does that nothing else on British television currently does. If you’ve been watching the series, don’t miss it. If you haven’t, the finale works on its own terms but you’ll want to go back and catch the rest.

Sort Your Life Out at 8pm is worth your time. The numbers are absurd as always, but Almarie’s story has a weight to it that lifts this episode above the usual declutter-and-reveal formula.

The Summit wraps on ITV1 at 9pm and apparently saves its best moment for the finale. Ellis on Channel 5 at 9pm has Mark Addy as the suspect, which is reason enough.

Champions League on TNT Sports from 7pm if you’re a football household. Arsenal vs Leverkusen and Chelsea vs PSG, both at 8pm – two London clubs in knockout European football on the same night.

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