TV Guide UK Tonight: Tue 27 Oct 2026 – Blue Lights, Bake Off & Fleetwood v Arsenal

Updated: 27 October 2026

Tuesday 27 October 2026. What’s on TV tonight: a new Blue Lights on BBC One at 9pm, The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4 at 8pm, and Emmerdale on ITV1 at 8pm with Coronation Street after it at 8.30pm. EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm. The one live football match is Fleetwood Town v Arsenal in the EFL Cup, and that’s on Sky Sports Main Event, so Freeview has none.

Quick Picks: Tonight’s Best

• Blue Lights BBC One, 9pm. A new episode.
• The Great British Bake Off Channel 4, 8pm. Pastry week.
• Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street W, 9pm. Part one of two.
• EastEnders BBC One, 7.30pm. Yes, it’s on.
• Fleetwood Town v Arsenal Sky Sports Main Event, 8pm kick-off. Pay TV only.

Watch: What’s On TV Tonight

Early Evening

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing – Dave, 7pm

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is on Dave at 7pm. Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, two old friends who have both had heart trouble, sit by a river and talk about nothing much while the fish ignore them. It lowers your pulse on its own. Dave then has Would I Lie to You? at 7.40pm and 8.20pm, QI XL at 9pm and Have I Got a Bit More News for You at 10pm.

Hollyoaks – E4, 7pm

Hollyoaks is on E4 at 7pm. Theresa tries to get someone to help her, fails, and ends up dealing with it herself, while the Hutchinson kids’ 16th birthday party ends in a fire. Brooklyn Nine-Nine follows at 7.30pm and First Dates at 8pm, then Gogglebox repeats at 9pm and 10pm.

EastEnders – BBC One, 7.30pm

EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm tonight, after The One Show with Clara Amfo and Roman Kemp at 7pm. Jack’s life is turned upside down, a secret comes out and hits the Carters hard, and Kat’s grief gets her into a mess. Our guide to when the soaps and big shows are on has the weekly pattern.

Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals – ITV1, 7.30pm

Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals is on ITV1 at 7.30pm, a half-hour special that fills the gap before Emmerdale.

Prime Time

The Great British Bake Off – Channel 4, 8pm

The Great British Bake Off is on Channel 4 at 8pm, and it’s pastry week. The bakers face hand-held savoury pies, a Polish choux dessert and a decorative pie, and a raw base gets found out every time. Rob Beckett’s Tempting Fortune is on at 9.15pm, then Bake Off: Second Helpings with Jon Richardson and Judi Love at 10.15pm.

DIY SOS – BBC One, 8pm

DIY SOS is on BBC One at 8pm. Nick Knowles and the team are in Kidderminster, rebuilding a house for a family whose 11-year-old has epilepsy and autism, so the home has to be safe and calm. It only happens because strangers turn up with tools. Have tissues handy.

Emmerdale – ITV1, 8pm

Emmerdale is on ITV1 at 8pm tonight. Kim takes a risk that could cost her, Liam can’t work out what’s going on, and Caleb and Ruby each say the other is at fault. Corrie follows at 8.30pm, a tidy hour of soap.

Highland Cops – BBC Two, 8pm

Highland Cops is on BBC Two at 8pm, a new episode with officers in Inverness looking for a murder suspect. Surgeons: At the Edge of Life follows at 9pm.

Anna Pigeon Mysteries – Drama, 8pm

Anna Pigeon Mysteries is on Drama at 8pm, a new episode called Hell’s Other People with Tracy Spiridakos as the national park ranger. A national park makes a change from the cosy English village murder. If you’d rather have the village, ITV3 has Vera at 8pm and Downton Abbey at 10pm, and Drama itself moves on to Father Brown at 9pm.

The Handel Scandal: The Making of the Messiah – Sky Arts, 8pm

The Handel Scandal: The Making of the Messiah is on Sky Arts at 8pm, a documentary on how Handel’s oratorio came about and on the singer Susannah Cibber. At 9pm Sky Arts starts Amadeus, a new series with Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany.

Coronation Street – ITV1, 8.30pm

Coronation Street is on ITV1 at 8.30pm, straight after Emmerdale, and it’s Halloween night at the Rovers. Adam proposes to Alya, Fiz makes Tyrone say sorry to Chesney, and Sally is rattled by news of a riot at the prison on top of a power cut. Monday’s episode is on ITVX if you’re behind.

Blue Lights – BBC One, 9pm ⭐

Blue Lights is on BBC One at 9pm tonight, a new episode of the Belfast police drama. The series is on iPlayer, so you could skip ahead. Don’t. The show is built on holding things back.

Sandra, played by Andi Osho, is trying to expose what Gerry has been hiding, while Tommy and Shane close in on a drug pipeline. Martin McCann, Siân Brooke and Abigail McGibbon are all in it too.

What I like is that nobody here is simply good or bad. Officers cut corners and hold grudges, and they still turn up when someone’s in trouble. So every decision costs something.

If you’ve kept up, watch it live. If you haven’t, start at episode one tomorrow.

Big Brother – ITV2, 9pm

Big Brother is on ITV2 at 9pm, then Big Brother: The Group Chat at 10pm with Kate Lawler and GK Barry. If you only have time for one, pick The Group Chat, because that’s where the arguments get taken apart. Earlier, at 8pm, ITV2 has The 1% Club with Lee Mack.

Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street – W, 9pm

Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street is on W at 9pm, with part two at 10pm. The new two-parter is built around Kathleen Richards, one of the Wests’ surviving victims. Heavy going, and not one to watch with company. The Killing of James Bulger follows at 11pm, so W is true crime all night.

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild – Channel 5, 9pm

Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild is on Channel 5 at 9pm, and Ben is in Chilean Patagonia visiting Veronika. Fogle asks the questions you’d ask yourself, and the answer is surprisingly often “I was tired”. Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death follows at 10pm.

Matt Baker: Our Barn in the Dales – More4, 9pm

Matt Baker: Our Barn in the Dales is on More4 at 9pm. In this new episode the stonemasons keep going on the old barn while Nicola restores a table she bought at auction. Slow, outdoor telly, and the stonework is the star. 24 Hours in A&E is on at 10pm.

Richard Hammond’s Workshop – Quest, 9pm

Richard Hammond’s Workshop is on Quest at 9pm, a new episode with Hammond restoring his E-type after a car show in Paris. If an expensive old car in bits on a bench is your idea of a night in, here you go. The Repair Shop follows at 10pm.

Stacey Dooley: Death in the Barracks – BBC Three, 9pm

Stacey Dooley: Death in the Barracks is on BBC Three at 9pm. Dooley looks at the death of Jaysley Beck, a 19-year-old soldier whose family is seeking justice, and asks how well the Army looks after its young female soldiers. It’s repeated on BBC One at 10.40pm. Before it, at 8pm, BBC Three has Top Gear with Gillian Anderson.

The World’s End – Film4, 9pm

The World’s End is on Film4 at 9pm. In the 2013 comedy, Simon Pegg’s Gary King drags his old school friends back to their home town to finish the pub crawl they never finished, with Nick Frost as Andy. It swerves into science fiction halfway, though the subject is how old friends behave around each other. I, Robot is on Film4 at 6.45pm if you want a double bill, and Talking Pictures TV has Our Man Flint at 8pm. Our films on TV tonight page has the rest.

Late Night

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story – BBC Four, 10pm

Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story is on BBC Four at 10pm, a Storyville film about the Harlem photographer whose pictures helped drive the Black Is Beautiful movement. Light and Dark, part two, follows at 11.40pm.

The Gentlemen – ITV4, 10pm

The Gentlemen is on ITV4 at 10pm. Matthew McConaughey plays a drug baron trying to sell up in Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy, which is chatty, full of double-crosses and very pleased with itself. Fine for a late slot. Legend has films too: Texas Rangers at 9pm and Sudden Death at 10.50pm.

The Boogeyman – BBC Two, 11pm

The Boogeyman is on BBC Two at 11pm, the 2023 horror with Sophie Thatcher as a teenager in a family still grieving. About right for a Tuesday at the end of October.

I Came By – Film4, 11.10pm

I Came By is on Film4 at 11.10pm. In the 2022 thriller Hugh Bonneville is a retired judge and George MacKay a graffiti artist who breaks into rich people’s homes. Bonneville against type is the reason to stay up. In the Earth follows at 1.25am.

Sport

The football on TV tonight is from the EFL Cup round of 16: Fleetwood Town v Arsenal at Highbury Stadium, on Sky Sports Main Event from 7.30pm with an 8pm kick-off. I haven’t confirmed the other ties, so check football on TV today for those and Arsenal on TV for the club.

The cricket starts in the morning. Sky Sports’ coverage of the third Test between South Africa and Australia at Newlands begins at 7.30am on Main Event and Cricket, and the cricket on TV guide has the rest of the series. Late on, Knicks v Pistons is on Sky Sports Main Event at midnight and ITV4 has AEW: Collision at 12.15am. Everything else is on sport on TV today.

What’s On Streaming

BBC iPlayer – Blue Lights (full series), EastEnders, DIY SOS, Stacey Dooley: Death in the Barracks, Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story.

ITVX – Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Big Brother.

Channel 4 – The Great British Bake Off, Tempting Fortune.

5 – Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild.

U – Anna Pigeon Mysteries, Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street.

Tonight by Channel

A channel-by-channel breakdown of Tuesday 27 October 2026, so you can jump straight to the one you actually watch.

BBC One

• 7.30pm — EastEnders
• 8pm — DIY SOS
• 9pm — Blue Lights

BBC Two

• 8pm — Highland Cops
• 11pm — The Boogeyman

ITV1

• 7.30pm — Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals
• 8pm — Emmerdale
• 8.30pm — Coronation Street

Channel 4

• 8pm — The Great British Bake Off

Channel 5

• 9pm — Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

Film4

• 9pm — The World’s End
• 11.10pm — I Came By

The Viewing Schedule

Tonight’s television listings, in time order, for the main shows across free and pay TV.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is EastEnders on tonight (Tuesday 27 October 2026)?

Yes. EastEnders is on BBC One at 7.30pm tonight. It runs Monday to Thursday, so there’s another episode on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October, then nothing until Monday 2 November.

What time is Blue Lights on tonight?

Blue Lights is on BBC One at 9pm tonight. The series is on BBC iPlayer if you’d rather binge it.

What’s the best thing to watch on TV tonight (Tuesday 27 October 2026)?

Blue Lights on BBC One at 9pm is the pick. If crime drama isn’t your thing, The Great British Bake Off is on Channel 4 at 8pm and Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild is on Channel 5 at 9pm.

What live sport is on TV tonight (Tuesday 27 October 2026)?

Fleetwood Town v Arsenal in the EFL Cup is on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage from 7.30pm and kick-off at 8pm. Earlier in the day, Sky Sports’ coverage of South Africa v Australia in the third Test starts at 7.30am.

What’s on BBC One tonight?

BBC One has The One Show at 7pm, EastEnders at 7.30pm, DIY SOS at 8pm and Blue Lights at 9pm. News at Ten is at 10pm and Stacey Dooley: Death in the Barracks follows at 10.40pm.

What time is Emmerdale on tonight?

Emmerdale is on ITV1 at 8pm tonight. Coronation Street follows at 8.30pm, and ITV1 has Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera at 9pm.

What’s on ITV tonight?

On ITV1, Tipping Point: Best Ever Finals is on at 7.30pm, Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm and Unbelievable Moments Caught on Camera at 9pm. ITV2 has The 1% Club at 8pm and Big Brother at 9pm.

What time is The Great British Bake Off on tonight?

The Great British Bake Off is on Channel 4 at 8pm tonight, and it’s pastry week. Tempting Fortune follows at 9.15pm, and The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings is on at 10.15pm.

What film is on TV tonight?

I, Robot is on Film4 at 6.45pm and The World’s End follows on Film4 at 9pm. The Gentlemen is on ITV4 at 10pm, The Boogeyman is on BBC Two at 11pm and I Came By is on Film4 at 11.10pm.

What channel is Fleetwood v Arsenal on?

Fleetwood Town v Arsenal is on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage from 7.30pm and kick-off at 8pm at Highbury Stadium. It’s pay TV only, so there’s no free-to-air coverage.

Final Verdict

Blue Lights at 9pm, with DIY SOS or the soaps to get you there. If you’d rather bake than brood, Channel 4 is Bake Off for the whole evening. Of the films, The World’s End on Film4 is the best, and I Came By at 11.10pm is the late gamble.