TV Guide UK Tonight: Tues 24 Mar 2026 – Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, MasterChef: The Professionals & Miss Scarlet

Published: 18 March 2026

A strong Tuesday night, and one with a genuine talking point at its centre. Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards arrives on Channel 5 at 9pm, with Martin Clunes taking on the most uncomfortable role of his career as the disgraced former BBC newsreader. Before that, Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon at 8pm on BBC One features 208 bottles of gin, 195 pairs of shoes, and five-year-old El who ends up stealing the whole episode. MasterChef: The Professionals sends its final three chefs to a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in South Tyrol at 9pm on BBC One, and Miss Scarlet returns for its sixth series on US&Alibi at 9pm. The Women’s Champions League brings Arsenal v Chelsea to BBC Two from 7:30pm – two London clubs meeting in a European quarter-final is always worth clearing the schedule for.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards – Channel 5, 9pm: Martin Clunes in the most unexpected casting of the year. The drama focuses on the young man, not the perpetrator
• MasterChef: The Professionals – BBC One, 9pm: The final three head to a Michelin-starred mountain restaurant in South Tyrol
• Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon – BBC One, 8pm: 208 bottles of gin, 195 pairs of shoes, and five-year-old El steals the whole episode
• Women’s Champions League: Arsenal v Chelsea – BBC Two, 7:30pm: A London derby in a European quarter-final
• Miss Scarlet – US&Alibi, 9pm: Series six begins. Inspector Blake is in, The Duke is out, and Lizzy Scarlet is still the whole show

Early Evening (6pm – 8pm)

Great British Menu – BBC Two, 6:30pm

Paul Ainsworth has the job of judging the North East and Yorkshire canapés tonight and he is not doing the chefs any favours with his assessment – he makes clear he only really rates one of the dishes on offer, while the chefs themselves are notably more generous in their peer scoring. It is the eternal Great British Menu dynamic: the chefs are polite to each other’s faces, the veteran judge is not.

The movie-themed brief this series has generated some inventive ideas, and the North East has a powerful cinematic figure to draw on: Ridley Scott, who grew up in South Shields. The dishes that lean into Scott’s filmography are the strongest – a Dracula-inspired starter with dry ice, a coffin-shaped presentation and what is, at the end of the day, beetroot juice playing the role of blood is one of the more theatrical things the programme has produced this series. The episode continues tomorrow and Thursday. Catch up via iPlayer.

EastEnders – BBC One, 7:30pm

Yes, EastEnders is on tonight. Things are running hot on the Square: Bea lets her feelings get the better of her judgment, which in Walford is rarely a sign that good things are coming. Zoe is caught off guard by something she plainly didn’t see coming, and in a storyline that promises to be either charming or disastrous – possibly both – the Panesars and the Brannings sit down together to attempt some kind of social accord. The potential for that to go sideways is high. Catch up via iPlayer.

Football: Women’s Champions League – Arsenal v Chelsea, BBC Two, 7:30pm (k/o 8pm)

Arsenal are the reigning Women’s Champions League holders and they start the defence of their trophy at home tonight, hosting London rivals Chelsea in the first leg of a quarter-final tie at the Emirates Stadium. Both clubs have had strong European campaigns to get here, and an all-London knockout fixture at this stage of the competition is the kind of draw that writes its own headlines. Arsenal finished fifth in the league phase and beat Belgian side OH Leuven 7-1 on aggregate in the playoff round to set this up. The second leg is at Stamford Bridge on 1 April. Coverage starts at 7:30pm on BBC Two.

Prime Time (8pm onwards)

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

Big Craig and Small Craig are a couple with a five-year-old daughter named El and a three-bedroom semi in the Midlands that has somehow absorbed the contents of a small warehouse over the past few years. Adopting El appears to have unlocked a deep instinct to show love through giving – which makes total sense, and is also the reason they now own 195 pairs of shoes, 71 black T-shirts and 10 dressing gowns. The gin collection – 208 bottles at last count – requires its own explanation, which the programme may or may not be able to provide.

The Craigs are aware the house has got away from them and they are both reluctant to part with anything that carries a memory or is a comfort for El. That emotional attachment to objects, particularly for a child who came into the family later in her young life, is something Stacey’s team understands how to work with. The show is at its best when the decluttering is about more than the clutter, and this has the makings of one of those episodes. El’s reaction when she sees the finished result – a double thumbs-up, apparently, which is five-year-old approval at its most committed – is presumably worth sticking around for. Catch up via iPlayer.

The Dog House – Channel 4, 8pm

Woodgreen animal rescue is matching dogs to people again, and tonight’s trio are Ruby the staffy, Honey the cavapoo, and Ozzy the cockapoo. Three dogs with three different energies and personalities, three sets of prospective owners hoping for a match. The format works as reliably here as it always does – there is something properly anxious-making about watching the matching process even when you know the show’s general disposition towards happy endings. Catch up via Channel 4 streaming.

The Yorkshire Vet – Channel 5, 8pm

A cow named Ellen has stopped eating, which is not a good sign in any cow and a particularly worrying one given the complexity of bovine digestion. Vet Matt Smith suspects the problem lies in Ellen’s rumen – the first of her four stomachs – and more specifically in the microbial community that lives there and is supposed to keep the whole digestive process ticking over.

His proposed solution is a rumen transfaunation, a technique that has been around since the days of James Herriot and involves transferring the stomach contents of a healthy cow into the sick one, on the theory that a working microbial population will get Ellen’s gut back on track. It is either a remarkably elegant solution or a deeply unpleasant afternoon, depending on your perspective. Elsewhere, Peter Wright is out in the rain attending to a sheep that has developed a significant facial rash, and the team at the Wetherby practice have committed to a skipping challenge in aid of abandoned rabbits. The Yorkshire Vet has never been short of variety. Catch up via My5.

MasterChef: The Professionals – BBC One, 9pm

The three remaining chefs have made it to the point in the competition where the programme stops asking them to perform under studio conditions and starts asking them to function in the real world of professional fine dining. Tonight that means South Tyrol, Italy, and a lunch service at Atelier Moessmer in Brunico – three Michelin stars, chef Norbert Niederkofler, and a culinary philosophy built around working with the natural landscape of the Alps rather than against it.

Getting three finalists through a live service at a restaurant of this standard is a test that no invention challenge can quite replicate. The hierarchy is already established; the pressure here is about execution at the highest possible level rather than creativity. Whether all three come through the service without something going wrong is the question. Catch up via iPlayer.

Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards – Channel 5, 9pm ⭐

Martin Clunes is perhaps the last actor you would cast as a figure who used his public standing to manipulate and coerce a vulnerable teenager – and that, of course, is entirely the point. Clunes has spent decades associated with warmth, decency, and the reassuring familiarity of Doc Martin. Here, the drama written by Mark Burt and directed by BAFTA-winner Michael Samuels uses all of that accumulated goodwill to make its central argument: that Huw Edwards was precisely the kind of trusted, nationally recognised figure who could make a seventeen-year-old feel that an entirely abnormal situation was somehow acceptable.

Osian Morgan plays Ryan, and the drama keeps its attention where it belongs – not on Edwards’s internal struggle or his feelings about his own downfall, but on the psychological mechanics of what Ryan experienced. The drama had extensive access to first-hand accounts and The Sun’s investigation into the case, which gives it a factual grounding that prevents it from sliding into conjecture. This is part one of two; part two follows shortly. The result is something that takes its subject seriously rather than using it for shock value. Catch up via My5.

WhatsApp Obsession: The Murder of Stephanie Hansen – ITV1, 9pm

In December 2022, Stephanie Hansen, aged 39, was killed in her west London home. Her housemate Sheldon Rodrigues initially presented himself as grief-stricken, pointing detectives towards Hansen’s new boyfriend as the likely suspect. Investigators were unconvinced, and the picture that emerged through their inquiry was a disturbing one: Rodrigues had been infatuated with Hansen for at least seven years, had installed covert recording devices throughout their shared home, and had been flooding her phone with controlling WhatsApp messages.

The detail about the recording devices is particularly chilling – he knew about her boyfriend not through any social contact but through surveillance conducted in his own home. The documentary follows the investigation’s process and the eventual case against Rodrigues. A grim piece of true crime programming that focuses on evidence and process rather than dramatic reconstruction. Catch up via ITVX.

Muslim Matchmaker – BBC Three, 9pm (NEW SERIES)

A double bill of a new series that arrives on BBC Three tonight, following matchmakers Hoda Abrahim and Yasmin Elhady as they try to help Muslim Americans find lasting relationships. The programme sets up an interesting challenge for itself: it is working within a community with specific traditions, expectations, and varying degrees of religious observance, which means the matching process involves a lot more negotiation than the average dating show.

The pair operate by a strict methodology they call the “rule of three” – three dates, at minimum three months of getting to know someone, and a list of 300 questions to work through along the way. It sounds rigorous to the point of being unromantic, but that is part of the argument: that taking relationships seriously from the outset is more likely to result in something lasting than the usual rush. First impressions of the format are promising. Full series available immediately on iPlayer.

Miss Scarlet – US&Alibi, 9pm

The Victorian detective drama is back for a sixth series, arriving with a new title (down from Miss Scarlet and the Duke) and a refreshed central dynamic. Stuart Martin’s Duke character has departed, and in his place Tom Durant-Pritchard’s Inspector Blake has settled into the role of Eliza Scarlet’s professional partner and romantic possibility with a degree of ease that suggests the show’s adjustment period is behind it.

Creator Rachael New has been cautious about what to promise for the series – the question of whether Eliza and Burke can balance a working relationship with the beginnings of something more personal is the season’s central preoccupation, and New suggests the path there involves its usual quota of complications and obstacles. What tonight’s episode establishes firmly is that this remains Kate Phillips’s programme entirely. The returning supporting cast – Paul Bazely’s nervous Clarence, Cathy Belton as Ivy, Simon Ludders as the pedantic Mr Potts – slot back in without fuss, and there are two new constables introduced at the police station who appear to be set up for their own storyline in the coming weeks. A strong series opener. Catch up via Now.

Late Night

Khartoum – BBC Four, 10pm

Documentary filmmaking is occasionally transformed by events nobody anticipated, and the 2023 documentary Khartoum is one of those rare cases where the circumstances changed the very subject of the film. A Sudanese crew had been in the capital making a documentary about ordinary life in the city when civil war broke out, forcing everyone – filmmakers and subjects alike – to flee. The team eventually reassembled in Kenya and completed the film, using green-screen technology to return the subjects visually to their homes and the lives they had been forced to leave.

It earned five stars when it screened at festivals, and it is something very rare in documentary filmmaking: a portrait of a place that no longer exists as it was, recovered through technical ingenuity and the determination of the people who were there. The BBC Four late slot does not do it any favours in terms of audience reach, but if you care at all about what documentary cinema can do, make time for this one. Catch up via iPlayer.

Sport

Cycling: Volta a Catalunya – Stage 2 – Live on TNT Sports 1 from 2:15pm. The 167.4km stage runs from Figueres to Banyoles, crossing the volcanic landscape of La Garrotxa with a sprint finish expected in Banyoles.

Tennis: Miami Open – Day eight. Women’s quarter-final matches and men’s fourth-round ties live on Sky Sports Main Event from 3pm. Aryna Sabalenka is the top women’s seed and defending champion.

Football: Women’s Champions League – Arsenal v Chelsea on BBC Two, coverage from 7:30pm, kick-off 8pm. First leg of the quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium.

The Viewing Schedule

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer: Sort Your Life Out with Stacey Solomon, EastEnders, MasterChef: The Professionals, Great British Menu, Muslim Matchmaker (full series available now), Khartoum, Women’s Champions League
ITVX: WhatsApp Obsession: The Murder of Stephanie Hansen
My5 (Channel 5 streaming): The Yorkshire Vet, Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards
Channel 4 streaming: The Dog House, Theater Camp (Film4)
Now: Miss Scarlet (series 6, requires Now Entertainment)

Frequently Asked Questions

What time is Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards on Channel 5 tonight?

Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards is on Channel 5 at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 24th March 2026). Martin Clunes plays disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards, with Osian Morgan as Ryan, the 17-year-old groomed by the broadcaster. This is part one of two. Catch up via My5.

Is EastEnders on TV tonight Tuesday 24 March 2026?

Yes, EastEnders is on BBC One at 7:30pm tonight (Tuesday 24th March 2026). Bea’s emotions get the better of her, Zoe is blindsided, and the Panesars and Brannings attempt to get along. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

What time is MasterChef The Professionals on BBC One tonight?

MasterChef: The Professionals is on BBC One at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 24th March 2026). The final three chefs travel to South Tyrol, Italy, to help prepare a lunch service at the three-Michelin-starred Atelier Moessmer restaurant. 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 24th March 2026). Stacey and her team help Big Craig and Small Craig clear a Midlands home containing 208 bottles of gin, 195 pairs of shoes and 71 black T-shirts – accumulated since adopting five-year-old El. Catch up via BBC iPlayer.

Is the Women’s Champions League on TV tonight?

Yes. Arsenal host Chelsea in the first leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium. BBC Two coverage begins at 7:30pm with kick-off at 8pm. Arsenal are the reigning champions.

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

Our top pick tonight is Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards on Channel 5 at 9pm. The casting of Martin Clunes against type is the smartest creative decision in the drama, and the writing keeps the focus on Ryan’s experience rather than making the perpetrator sympathetic. MasterChef: The Professionals at 9pm on BBC One is unmissable if you’ve been following the series, with the final three heading to a mountain restaurant in South Tyrol.

What’s on BBC One tonight Tuesday 24 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 the final three chefs working at Atelier Moessmer in South Tyrol. All three are available to catch up on via BBC iPlayer.

What time is Miss Scarlet on tonight?

Miss Scarlet returns for series six on US&Alibi at 9pm tonight (Tuesday 24th March 2026). Kate Phillips is back as Victorian private detective Eliza Scarlet, with Tom Durant-Pritchard now settled as Inspector Blake. Catch up via Now.

Final Verdict

Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards on Channel 5 at 9pm is the one to watch tonight, and not only because it is the most talked-about new drama of the week. Mark Burt’s writing and Michael Samuels’s direction have made a firm decision about where the story’s moral weight belongs, and the result earns its subject matter rather than trading on it.

MasterChef: The Professionals at 9pm on BBC One is the other unmissable programme tonight for regular viewers – the South Tyrol setting raises the stakes well beyond the studio format, and Norbert Niederkofler’s restaurant is a genuine test of whether the finalists are ready for food at that level.

Sort Your Life Out at 8pm has gin, shoes and a five-year-old who will probably be the highlight of the whole episode. The Women’s Champions League on BBC Two from 7:30pm is an all-London European quarter-final, which is exactly as compelling as it sounds. Miss Scarlet returns on US&Alibi for a sixth series that sounds like it has found its footing again after the cast changes.

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