'Killing Eve', 'Joe vs Carole', 'The Ipcress File': What to watch on TV this week, 28 February - 6 March

If you're ready for a new drama series to get your teeth into, you couldn't have picked a better week.

Monday sees Killing Eve return for its fourth and final series on iPlayer, airing on BBC One on Saturday, while ITV's No Return concludes.

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On Tuesday, Channel 5 begins new series The Holiday, which will air nightly across the week, Disney+ begins streaming The Dropout on Thursday, and Sky's Tiger King dramatisation Joe vs Carole starts on Friday.

Sunday night offers a tough choice between the second episode of Peaky Blinders' final series on BBC One, and new ITV period drama The Ipcress File.

The best things to watch on TV this week, 28 February - 6 March, 2022

Monday

Killing Eve - BBC iPlayer

Here comes the final chapter of Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer's Killing Eve, with the fourth series streaming on iPlayer from today and then airing on BBC One on Saturday at 9.15pm.

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It might not have got the best reviews so far, but there are sure to still be plenty of fans of the show looking forward to seeing Comer return as indentity-shifting assassin Villanelle.

No Return - ITV - 9pm

Sheridan Smith has had a busy 2022 so far and her latest drama series, No Return, concludes tonight.

Her character has been fighting to free teenage son Noah from a Turkish jail after he was accused of a sexual attack on holiday - tonight, the truth and Noah's fate are revealed.

Tuesday

Rock Till We Drop - BBC Two - 9pm

Just when you thought there couldn't be any more variations on the TV music contest, Rock Till We Drop arrives.

Mentors Martin Kemp and Lady Leshurr each hold auditions to recruit a band to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival in six weeks time and compete with each other.

The unique spin here is that every musician must be 64 or older.

The Holiday - Channel 5 - 9pm

TM Logan's beach read thriller gets an adaptation starring Jill Halfpenny that airs nightly across the week.

A group of olf university friends gather with their families for an idyllic holiday, but each of them is carrying tensions that spill over into betrayal and eventually murder.

Married At First Sight Australia - E4 - 7.30pm

We've seen the weddings, now we get to the bit we've all been waiting for - the dinner parties.

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In the first group gathering of the series, couples let rip on what they really think of their partners and of course tensions simmer over.

Wednesday

Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway - BBC Two - 8pm

Kate Garraway and Dr Guddi Singh help people confront their medical problems in this new series that's described as "groundbreaking".

It begins a little like Embarrassing Bodies with each member of the public explaining their health woes, but then takes an augmented reality turn as patients are shown a virtual, larger-than-life representation of their problem and given treatments for it.

Thursday

Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen - BBC Two - 9pm

National treasure Ian McKellen's career has spanned decades and here he opens up on his personal life and background.

He'll talk about growing up during the Second World War, career moments including being part of the first gay kiss on British TV, and how he coped with the pandemic.

Read more: How Peaky Blinders wrote out Helen McCrory's Aunt Polly

The Dropout - Disney+

Amanda Seyfried plays Elizabeth Holmes in this series, the youngest self-made billionaire in the US whose real-life rise and rapid fall makes for a fascinating tale as she rakes in a fortune for healthcare innovations that were later claimed to be grossly exaggerated.

The cast also includes Stephen Fry, William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf and Utkarsh Ambudkar.

Friday

Joe vs Carole - Sky/Peacock

Tiger King was one of the biggest TV hits of recent years, documenting the feud between two big cat enthusiasts in America - Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin.

Of course, the rivalry ended with Exotic being jailed over his murder-for-hire plot against Baskin, and here streaming service Peacock dramatises the compelling tale.

Saturday

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - ITV - 7pm

The lads are back on the pranks this weekend and this time they've set Craig Revel Horwood in their sights.

Paloma Faith joins as the guest announcer and regular viewers will be pleased to see the return of Singalong Live.

Sunday

The Ipcress File - ITV - 9pm

The Cold War spy thriller novel by Len Deighton is adapted for ITV with Joe Cole, Tom Hollander and Lucy Boynton starring.

Read more: Trigger Point confirmed for second series with Vicky McClure

Harry Palmer is released from military prison thanks to a spy boss asking for his help in tracing an abducted scientist who is key in developing a bomb to scare the Soviet Union.

Peaky Blinders - BBC One - 9pm

The final series of the hit drama continues, with the Shelbys still reeling from Aunt Polly's death and the blame placed at Tommy's feet from some quarters.

Meanwhile, Tommy also gets drawn into a new dangerous situation when a Boston gangster comes to the UK in search of allies.

Watch: What to expect from Peaky Blinders season 6