TV tonight: Our highlights for Sunday, September 24, 2023

On TV tonight, the mystery comes to an end as the final episode of The Woman in the Wall hits our screens, Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head to Sutton Lake for their latest Gone Fishing trip, Strictly winner Hamza Yassin is back to filming the great outdoors for Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey, Rita Ora joins Bear Grylls in Nevada's Valley of Fire for Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, and Channel 4 celebrates our healthcare heroes with The Who Cares Wins Awards. Here's what you shouldn't miss on TV Tonight.

• Our hand-selected recommendations for what's on TV tonight include TV shows, a film, live sport and the latest trending need-to-binge-on-now box set

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What's on TV tonight

Our expert TV journalists have picked the best things on TV tonight...

Best TV shows on TV tonight

The Woman in the Wall, 9 pm, BBC One

This superb thriller has been harrowing and thought-provoking, but also utterly gripping, as we have rooted for deeply traumatised Lorna (Ruth Wilson) to get the answers she desperately needs about her baby daughter Agnes. As the truth about Aoife, the ex-nun Lorna believed she had murdered, finally comes to light, along with some revelations about Agnes, can Lorna at last get closure? Meanwhile, dogged detective Colman (Daryl McCormack) is growing ever nearer, with the help of fellow cop Massey (Simon Delaney), to uncovering how Father Percy really died and exposing the horrific adoption scandal that goes back through the decades….

★★★★ CC 

The Who Cares Wins Awards, 6.30 pm, Channel 4

It’s time to celebrate our NHS and the extraordinary heroes in the health and social care sector who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Nominees include 13-year-old Max Woosey, who raised more than £700,000 for the hospice that treated his seriously ill neighbour at the end of his life, plus life-saving ex-Army medic Dr Rachel Hawes of the Great North Air Ambulance Service. With plenty of famous faces in attendance, the glittering ceremony is hosted by Davina McCall from the Roundhouse in London.

★★★★★ NC

Hamza: Strictly Birds of Prey, 7 pm, BBC One

Strictly winner Hamza Yassin is back to his day job, capturing Mother Nature in all her glory in this one-off. Tracking down his favourite birds of prey, the affable wildlife cameraman gives a sneak peek into his home life in the Scottish Highlands, introducing feathered friends such as buzzards and white-tailed eagles. Other highlights include getting up close to a golden eagle’s nest in the Cairngorms, and peregrine falcons feeding their chicks on top of a London hospital. Unsurprisingly, Hamza’s enthusiasm is truly infectious – pass the binoculars!

★★★★ RF 

Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, 6 pm, National Geographic

Pop star and The Masked Singer judge Rita Ora is this week’s trainee, joining Bear for an adventure in Nevada’s Valley of Fire. After skydiving in from 10,000ft up, the singer gets a crash course in navigation, rock climbing and water detection (essential for survival in the heat of the Mojave Desert), before being left alone to put her new-found skills to the test.

★★★★ JPM

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, 9 pm, BBC Two

Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse head to Sutton Lake in Shropshire, camping overnight between the willows on a quest for the only native fish they haven’t caught yet – the elusive crucian carp. As ever, the fishing pursuits and serene setting are a backdrop for Bob and Paul’s meditations on ageing and other conversational meanderings (banoffee pie versus tiramisu, the songs of Chicory Tip), while a discussion about record shops prompts a trip to nearby Market Drayton for a nostalgic rummage through the vinyl. Back at the lake, their sheer delight at landing a catch is still undimmed after six series, and they round off with a trip to the pub to celebrate life’s simple pleasures.

★★★★ JPM

Best box set on TV tonight

Mad Men, UKTV Play (box set)

The brilliant period drama about a New York advertising agency, which originally aired on BBC Four, is available to stream for free on UKTV Play from Tuesday, September 19. Mad Men follows the fortunes of Sterling Cooper and its many incarnations, from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In the role of genius ad man Don Draper, a character whose complicated history unfolds throughout the series, Jon Hamm became the breakout star, but it’s really an ensemble piece with a great cast including Elisabeth Moss, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks and Jared Harris. The recipient of numerous Emmys, BAFTAs and Golden Globes, it will no doubt remain a fixture on ‘greatest ever TV’ lists for many years to come (why not check where it placed on What To Watch's Top 100 TV shows list?).

★★★★★ JP

Best film on TV tonight

Murder on the Orient Express, 9 pm Channel 4

An American businessman travelling on the Orient Express from Istanbul to Paris tries to hire Hercule Poirot to be his bodyguard as he has had death threats made against him. The sleuth refuses, but wakes up the following morning to learn the man has been stabbed to death while the train was held up by heavy snow - and there is no shortage of suspects among the passengers. Agatha Christie mystery, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Daisy Ridley, Derek Jacobi and Johnny Depp.

Live Sport

• Premier League: Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur, 2 pm / Sheffield United vs Newcastle United, 4 pm (k-o 4.30 pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW

• Formula 1: Japanese Grand Prix, 5.55 am (start time 6 am), Sky Sports Main Event/F1/Now. Highlights on Channel 4 at 12.30 pm

• Rugby World Cup 2023: Scotland vs Tonga, 4 pm (k-o 4.45 pm) / Wales vs Australia, 7.15 pm (k-o 8 pm), ITV1

• NFL: Minnesota Vikings vs LA Chargers, 7 pm / Kansas City Chiefs vs Chicago Bears, 9.15 pm (k-o 9.25 pm), Sky Sports Main Event/NOW

If you watch just one thing on TV tonight…

Don't miss The Woman in the Wall on TV tonight.

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Happy viewing!