TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 23 Jun 2026 – England v Ghana, Scamanda Final & Little Disasters

Tuesday 23 June 2026. England are back. BBC One has the Group L match — England v Ghana, coverage from 8pm, kick-off 9pm — and the evening bends around it. EastEnders is on BBC Two at 7:30pm, not BBC One, because the football has the channel. Scamanda wraps its run on BBC Two at 9pm, Little Disasters concludes on Channel 5, and Portugal v Uzbekistan on ITV1 gets things started at 5pm. Quite the night.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• England v Ghana BBC One, 8pm (kick-off 9pm). Group L, Boston. Thomas Tuchel’s England, second game of the tournament. ⭐
• Scamanda BBC Two, 9pm. Final episode. The net closes on Amanda Riley. Don’t miss it.
• The Light in the Hall: Still Waters Channel 4, 9pm. Welsh noir. Mark Lewis Jones, unsettling and gripping.
• Little Disasters Channel 5, 9pm. Series finale. The truth about baby Betsey, finally.
• Bake Off: the Professionals Channel 4, 8pm. Bakewell slices and a Victorian showpiece. Reliable comfort.
• I Kissed a Girl BBC Three, 9pm. Dannii Minogue. Italian Masseria. Last ever series.

Sport

FIFA World Cup 2026: Portugal v Uzbekistan – ITV1, 5pm (kick-off 6pm)

Group K on early. Portugal, ITV1 from 5pm, kick-off 6pm. A decent warm-up before the main event. Free on ITV1 and ITVX.

FIFA World Cup 2026: England v Ghana – BBC One, 8pm (kick-off 9pm) ⭐

England’s second Group L match, from Boston’s Foxborough stadium. Thomas Tuchel’s side need a result to keep the knockout stage in sight. Ghana are no pushover — Premier League names like Antoine Semenyo and Jordan Ayew in the squad, and with Croatia also in the group, the race for second place is tight. Coverage from 8pm, kick-off 9pm. Free on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Early Evening

Peter Murrell: the Man with the Money – The Big Cases – BBC Two, 7pm

Timed to his sentencing, this half-hour doc traces how Peter Murrell — Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband and the SNP’s former chief executive — embezzled more than £400,000 from the party using fake invoices and falsified data over 12 years. BBC iPlayer.

EastEnders – BBC Two, 7:30pm

Off BBC One tonight — England v Ghana has the channel. EastEnders has moved to BBC Two at 7:30pm, as it has been doing on football nights throughout the tournament. This week’s Walford storylines continue. BBC iPlayer.

Prime Time

Bake Off: the Professionals – Channel 4, 8pm

Classic and reinvented Bakewell slices to start, then a Victorian-inspired showpiece around jam roly-poly puddings. The ambitious ones tend to collapse under Cherish Finden and Benoît Blin’s gaze, which is always the best part. Ellie Taylor hosts. Channel 4 streaming.

Scamanda – BBC Two, 9pm (FINAL EPISODE)

Four episodes in, the net finally closes on Amanda Riley. Journalists, police and tax investigators compare notes, the full picture of how systematic it all was comes into view, and she faces trial. What stays with you is the apparent absence of remorse. BBC iPlayer.

The Light in the Hall: Still Waters – Channel 4, 9pm

Paroled killer Rhys Owen (Mark Lewis Jones) is back at his father’s house and old wounds are opening up — a reservoir development Llyr died opposing, affairs better left buried, and the question of whether Rhys is really the father of Eve’s daughter Mabli. Siân Reese-Williams’s Caryl keeps pulling at threads that were meant to stay hidden. Full series on Channel 4 streaming.

Little Disasters – Channel 5, 9pm (FINAL EPISODE)

It ends tonight. How baby Betsey was hurt finally gets answered, but this drama has always been more interested in the judgement that falls on mothers in crisis and how quickly a close friendship can fall apart under it. 5 streaming.

I Kissed a Girl – BBC Three, 9pm

The LGBTQ+ dating format is back for its last run — the BBC axed both this and its companion show. Dannii Minogue plays Cupid in an Italian Masseria, new cast, pre-matched partners and a kiss on arrival. Three singletons arrive later to shake things up. BBC iPlayer.

Late Night

The American Revolution – BBC Four, 10pm

Ken Burns’s series in July 1776: British ships into New York, the Continental Army pushed back, French support beginning to shift things. Told through a private soldier’s diary — ground-level, not generals. BBC iPlayer.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

• BBC iPlayer: England v Ghana, EastEnders, Scamanda, The American Revolution, Peter Murrell doc, Panama v Croatia
• ITVX: Portugal v Uzbekistan, Colombia v DR Congo
• Channel 4 streaming: Bake Off: the Professionals, The Light in the Hall: Still Waters
• 5 streaming: Little Disasters, Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on Tuesday 23 June 2026?

Yes — BBC Two at 7:30pm, not BBC One. England v Ghana has taken BBC One all evening. The BBC has been shifting the soap to BBC Two on football nights throughout the tournament. Catch up on BBC iPlayer.

What time is England v Ghana on and what channel?

BBC One, coverage from 8pm, kick-off 9pm UK time. England’s second Group L game, played in Boston (Foxborough). Free on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Tuesday 23 June 2026)?

England v Ghana on BBC One from 8pm — free, World Cup, Group L still wide open. On Freeview away from the football: Scamanda finale BBC Two 9pm, Little Disasters finale Channel 5 9pm, The Light in the Hall: Still Waters Channel 4 9pm.

Is EastEnders on BBC Two tonight? Why isn’t it on BBC One?

Yes — BBC Two at 7:30pm. England v Ghana has taken BBC One. The BBC has been doing this on football nights throughout the tournament. Find BBC Two or catch up on BBC iPlayer.

What is Scamanda and is it the last episode tonight?

Scamanda is a BBC Two documentary about Amanda Riley, a Californian who faked cancer, built a following online and through her church, and accepted years of financial support before journalists and police took it apart. Tonight (BBC Two, 9pm) is the final episode — she faces trial. The full series is on BBC iPlayer.

Final Verdict

England v Ghana on BBC One from 8pm (kick-off 9pm) is the night. Free, World Cup, Group L still open — that’s your one. EastEnders is on BBC Two at 7:30pm, not BBC One. At 9pm: Scamanda on BBC Two wraps up as one of the year’s best documentaries, Little Disasters on Channel 5 closes its run, and The Light in the Hall: Still Waters on Channel 4 keeps quietly building.

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