Viewers get to see recent political figures put to the test when Michael Gove and others sit round a recreated cabinet to tackle an escalating pattern of Russian aggression in The Wargame.
The Story in Pictures
The 9pm Sky One docudrama uses politicians from Britain’s recent past to sketch how the government might respond to growing international pressure. Michael Gove is given the role of prime minister, while figures including Harriet Harman and Nicola Sturgeon join the table. The drama asks its cast to commit credibly to the premise, and most performances hold the scenario together, with particular attention paid to the portrayal of an unnamed POTUS shown as sympathetic to Russia.
Earlier on BBC One at 8.30pm, Stacey Dooley begins a new series, Clickbait Clinic, by examining a viral wellness trend known as “heightmaxxing.” The episode opens with the graphic leg‑lengthening procedure, which involves breaking both legs and inserting screws, as Dooley investigates the real‑world impacts of online health fads.
At 9pm on BBC Two, David Olusoga’s two‑part documentary Finding Britain’s Slave Traders reopens a ledger of the nation’s past, tracing the register of British slave traders and mapping connections between that history and modern institutions, including the royal family. The programme confronts the violence and moral corruption underpinning empire.
Channel 4’s 9pm episode of 999: What Happened Next presents several brutal “it could happen to you” cases, including a woman who is stabbed while preparing for a Christmas night out and a series of burglaries carried out by a gang in an affluent neighbourhood.
Light relief arrives at 10pm on BBC Two with Colin from Accounts. Gordon, played by Patrick Brammall, and Ashley, played by Harriet Dyer, are navigating post‑breakup life; an evening that includes a sex party and awkward encounters turns into another painfully funny night of missteps.
Also at 10pm, Channel 5 screens Lucy Letby: Scapegoat?, a one‑off documentary that re‑examines key elements of the case against the neonatal nurse jailed for life in 2023. The film revisits the prosecution’s clinical and statistical evidence, which has been repeatedly challenged since the sentencing.
Tonight’s schedule pairs speculative political drama with investigations into real‑world controversies and viral health trends, offering a mix of forensic inquiry and televised spectacle across the major channels.
