TV tonight: Emilia Clarke’s cold war thriller | Television

Horses

9pm, Sky Atlantic
Emilia Clarke learned Russian for this chilling cold war drama (“I did Dothraki, I know what I’m doing!”) and continues to hone her impressive skills as US spy Bea. He plans to visit a KGB agent to strengthen his cover, and receives advice from Twila. Will they remove it? Meanwhile, Twila is also making secret calls to get information about sex offenders. Hollie Richardson

MasterChef Final

8pm, BBC One
After the Chef’s Table stage at Opheem in Birmingham, where the finalists prepared a sandy carrot in eight ways for Michelin star chefs, the remaining three now face their most difficult challenge. They have to create the best three-course menus in just three hours for Anna and Grace (who will need to sleep after eating all nine dishes). Ali Catterall

World of Gardeners

8pm, BBC Two
The flowers are in full bloom at Longmeadow, giving Monty Don the opportunity to celebrate England’s favorite flower in all its various forms. Of course, there are also a few tips for viewers whose flowers are not in full bloom. Down in Brighton, this city garden shows what can be done in smaller towns; in Bedfordshire, this lush and sun-loving plot has the air of the tropics. Jack Seale

Release: Will My Summer Vacation Be Canceled?

8pm, Channel 4
The headlines tell us that the Iran war is sending jet fuel prices skyrocketing and causing the grounding of thousands of planes. Are there more opportunities to stick out? Could it mean that airlines will start competing with luxury goods? Kate Quilton investigates, ready to give us the verdicts we don’t want. HR

The National Trust’s Hidden Treasures

9pm, BBC Two

Another trip behind the velvet ropes to see the restoration efforts of National Trust staff. At Snowshill Manor in the Cotswolds, a child’s suit of samurai armor needs serious TLC, while at Calke Abbey in Derbyshire several iconic birds need their feathers intact. Graeme Virtue

First Dates

10pm, Channel 4
Love can strike at any age, as this week’s visit to Cupid’s restaurant proves. At another table, 62-year-old hairdresser Liz has a wonderful night with builder Paul. Plus, Rue and 19-year-old Kaitlyn are just dipping their toes into the world of dating. HR

Film selection

Dead Wire (Gus Van Sant, 2025), 8am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
The spirit of Al Pacino’s classic Dog Day Afternoon lives on in Gus Van Sant’s ripped-from-the-header drama. Both feature a desperate man who has gone to extremes, a police chase to find him and a 1970s media circus that creates an antihero. Bill Skarsgård is a gangster, powerful as Tony Kiritsis, a low-rise real estate developer in Indianapolis who believes that ML Hall (Al Pacino in an incomparable form) has cheated him out of a business. So he gets Hall’s son, Richard (Dacre Montgomery), caught using a word to match the gun. It’s strangely weird between the sweaty brawls, and Kiritsis’s persuasion that he’ll walk away from the case is almost hilarious. Simon Wardell

The Devil in the Dust (Ned Crowley, 2025), Winner +

This evening is immediately thrown off-kilter when a beautiful young lady kills a horse by touching him. The strong light in Ned Crowley’s thread does not really go away, as we follow Guy Pearce’s alcoholic doctor, Bender, rancher Sarah (DeWanda Wise) and her previously mentioned daughter (the late Emily Ford, directing Damien in The Omen) on a quest to exorcise the devil who will take him as a preacher. A cast of supporting characters – including a Native American named Shakespeare – keep the film from being overwhelming. SW

Bring Them Down (Chris Andrews, 2024), 11pm, BBC Two
A film with a timeless twist, Chris Andrews’ dark rural drama takes two neighboring Irish families, and then watches them destroy each other. Christopher Abbott’s shepherd Michael plots revenge when Jack (Barry Keoghan) – the son of his ex-girlfriend, Caroline (Nora-Jane Noone) – steals two of his sheep. We see their actions – and the unexpected consequences – in sequence from both men, with Keoghan unique in being able to appear both cruel and innocent at the same time. SW

Live sports

Women’s World Cup, Spain v England, 7.30pm, ITV1 Eligible for Palma, Mallorca.