What to watch on TV this week: 2 – 11 July

Ready for another jam-packed week of telly treats? Don’t miss the return of favourites Such Brave Girls, First Dates and The Walking Dead: Dead City, plus Steven Spielberg celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jaws’s cinematic release in Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. Happy viewing!

With all this plus our usual sport and movie picks of the week, there’s something for all tastes across the service. If you’re looking for when to watch Wimbledon or UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, you’ll find that here. And don’t forget, with Virgin TV Go, you can take your telly on the move with you.

There’s so much good stuff on this week that we’ve compiled a list of the best TV shows to watch. Bookmark this page to keep up to date with the latest changes.

Pick of the day: Can’t Sell, Must Sell
8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Everyone knows that moving house is one of the most stressful experiences in life. But what about for those who can’t sell their house at all? That’s where superstar property experts and siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas step in, as they help desperate homeowners get back on the ladder in their all-new series. First up, the duo transforms an overcluttered cottage and an unsellable pink house in just two days, dishing out their creative interior designs tips on a modest budget that viewers can try at home.

What else to watch:

• Darby & Joan – 8pm, U&Drama HD (CH 116)

• Side Hustlers – 8pm, U&W HD (CH 125)

• Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace – 9pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Hill – 9pm, Sky Documentaries HD (CH 188)

Pick of the day: Such Brave Girls
10.05pm, BBC Three HD (CH 107/113)

Created, written by and starring comedian Kat Sadler, this BAFTA-winning dark comedy is finally back for a hotly anticipated second season. Such Brave Girls picks back up with Josie (Sadler) and the rest of her dysfunctional household (including Sadler’s real-life sister Lizzie Davidson) as they navigate a hilarious new series of questionable relationships, bad finances and truly terrible life choices. Louise Brealey (Sherlock) reprises her role as matriarch Deb.

What else to watch:  

• Supercruising: Life At Sea – 8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Murder Most Puzzling – 8pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Pushers – 10pm + 10.30pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Euro 2025: Together Stronger – 10.40pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

Pick of the day: First Dates
10pm, Channel 4 HD 9CH 104)

Love is in the air for Fred Sirieix and his staff at the First Dates restaurant, as they throw open its doors once more for a new series. The newly married maître d’ welcomes serial dater Conner and widower Mike, both of whom are looking for someone special in their lives. Will they find it in Charlie and Carly? Meanwhile, mum of three Sophie has her first date with a woman, while her husband Ricki watches on from the bar.

What else to watch:

• Celebrity Gogglebox – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• And Just Like That… – 9pm, Sky Comedy HD (CH 112)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Thomas Jefferson – 9pm, Sky HISTORY HD (CH 131)

• Best Of Glastonbury 2025 – 11pm, BBC Two HD (CH 102)

Pick of the day: Oasis: Supersonic
10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

We’re feeling supersonic, give us gin and tonic as we settle down with this electric documentary to mark the start of Oasis’s highly anticipated reunion tour. Produced by Oscar-winning film-maker Asif Kapadia (Amy), Oasis: Supersonic captures the band’s journey from small-time gigs to the release of the UK’s fastest-selling debut album in history and later their record-breaking career against the backdrop of the Battle of Britpop. Liam and Noel Gallagher and their mother Peggy all give exclusive interviews.

What else to watch:

• ELO At The BBC – 8.05pm, BBC Two HD (CH 102)

• Love Island: Unseen Bits – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Mastermind: To Think Like A Killer – 9pm, National Geographic HD (CH 183)

• Extras – 10.20pm, U&Dave HD (CH 127)

• Suspicion – 10.45pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

Pick of the day: Jimmy Doherty’s Big Bear Rescue
8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

If you go down to Jimmy Doherty’s wildlife park today, you’re sure of a big surprise. The farmer and conservationist is on a mission to save two polar bears whose park in Sweden is closing down. Unable to be released into the wild as they have only ever lived in captivity, Ewa and Miki make the arduous journey from Sweden to Europe’s largest polar bear reserve on Doherty’s wildlife park as he eagerly anticipates their arrival.

What else to watch:

• Live Aid At 40: When Rock ’N’ Roll Took On The World – 9pm, BBC Two HD (CH 102)

• 24 Hours In Police Custody – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Insomnia – 9pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• 7/7: Homegrown Terror – 9pm, Sky Showcase (CH 109) + Sky Documentaries HD (CH 188)

Pick of the day: Insomnia
9pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

Missed Vicky McClure’s gripping Paramount+ series? Good news – it comes to 5 this week. McClure is Emma, a woman whose world starts to unravel when her dream life turns into a living nightmare. On her 40th birthday she begins to suffer with insomnia, showcasing the same symptoms as her mother who had a violent psychotic breakdown years earlier. To break the cycle and prevent tragedy from happening again, Emma must confront her painful past.

What else to watch:

• Scrublands: Silver – 9pm, BBC Two HD (CH 102)

• Billion Dollar Playground – 9pm, BBC Three HD (CH 107/113)

• The Gilded Age – 9pm, Sky Showcase HD (CH 109)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Crime Scene Cleaners – 10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Pick of the day: Classic Car Kings
8pm, U&Yesterday HD (CH 189)

Nestled in the town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, is Irv’s Resto Shop – home to restoration royalty who have gained a worldwide reputation of bringing classic cars back from the scrapyard and turning them into lean, mean, auto machines. In the first episode, the team of welders, fabricators and mechanics restore a 75-year-old cable-break Beetle that’s been off the road for decades.

What else to watch:

• Scrublands: Silver – 9pm, BBC Two HD (CH 102)

• Insomnia – 9pm, 5 HD (CH  105)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Secrets Declassified With David Duchovny – 9pm, Sky HISTORY HD (CH 131)

• In The Footsteps Of Killers – 10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Pick of the day: Poisoned: Killer In The Post
9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

This gripping two-part investigation led by Times investigative reporter James Beal unravels the harrowing case of countless young people who have died by ingesting poison that they bought online. Operating undercover, Beal discovers the dark world of online suicide forums and takes his findings to bereaved parents across the world, with his investigation eventually leading to the arrest of the suspected online poison seller. Concludes tomorrow.

What else to watch:

• Can’t Sell, Must Sell – 8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Darby & Joan – 8pm, U&Drama HD (CH 116)

• Side Hustlers – 8pm, U&W HD (CH 125)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• The Trouble With Mr Doodle – 10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Pick of the day: The Walking Dead: Dead City
9pm, Sky Max HD (CH 111)

Fans of this The Walking Dead spin-off can sink their teeth into a second season that’s fresh from the US. Picking up six months after the events of the first season, the latest instalment follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they become trapped on opposite sides of the harrowing fight for control over a post-apocalyptic New York City. 

What else to watch:

• Supercruising: Life At Sea – 8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• The Great Plague With Rob Rinder & Ruth Goodman – 9pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Poisoned: Killer In The Post – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Such Brave Girls – 10.05pm, BBC Three HD (CH 107/113)

Pick of the day: Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
8pm, National Geographic HD (CH 183)

It’s been 50 years since the ocean’s most fearsome predator swam threateningly onto screens and inspired a newfound fear of sharks for generations of moviegoers. In this exclusive documentary, Jaws director and legendary film-maker Steven Spielberg shares his experiences of bringing Hollywood’s most famous shark from the pages of Peter Benchley’s novel to a terrifying big screen blockbuster.

What else to watch:

• Celebrity Gogglebox – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• And Just Like That… – 9pm, Sky Comedy HD (CH 112)

• Love Island – 9pm, ITV2 HD (CH 115)

• Thomas Jefferson – 9pm, Sky HISTORY HD (CH 131)

• First Dates – 10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Football: England v France
Saturday 5 July. 7pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

If you’ve been following the build-up to UEFA Women‘s Euro 2025, what you’ve probably heard is that England have been ROCKED by retirements and withdrawals ahead of the tournament. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at coach Sarina Wiegman, who’s as calm and in control as ever. As well she might be, because she has a talented squad at her disposal – including Lauren Hemp, Georgia Stanway, Lauren James and Alex Greenwood, all of whom were injury worries just a few weeks ago – with the experience, strength and firepower to defend the title they won so memorably in 2022.

It’s not going to be easy, though. Their first opponents are France, who are coming off a 100% record in their recent Nations League campaign, making them the top seeds in Group D. They’re notorious for never quite managing to succeed in tournaments despite their quality, but they‘re always dangerous.

The Lionesses will have to be at their best to beat them – which they were when they won 2-1 in St-Étienne in the qualifying campaign. It’s an intriguing match-up and one that could decide who wins the group. You can see Wales’s first match in the same group against the Netherlands earlier on Saturday at 4.15pm on BBC One HD (CH 101).

What else to watch:

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King Richard

10.20pm, Saturday 5 July, BBC One HD (CH 101)

With Wimbledon in full swing, find out how two of tennis’s most famous stars got their start in this 2021 biographical drama inspired by the Williams family. Set in the 1990s, the film follows the journey of sisters Venus and Serena Williams from humble beginnings in Compton to sporting superstardom, as they navigate the world of professional tennis under the guidance of their father Richard (Will Smith in his Oscar-winning performance). Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (The Colour Purple), Saniyya Sidney (The First Lady), Demi Singleton (Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Jon Bernthal (The Accountant 2) and Tony Goldwyn (Oppenheimer) co-star.

What else to watch:

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