What to watch on TV this week: Wednesday 11 February to Friday 20 February

Ready for a jam-packed schedule of telly treats? Comedy greats including Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders celebrate the legacy of their late peer in Becoming Victoria Wood, while The Rookie – the procedural that’s reportedly huge with Gen Z – returns and The Masked Singer UK reaches its epic conclusion. Plus, if you want to get in the mood for Valentine’s Day then don’t miss swoonworthy fare in a special edition of First Dates and classic romcom Sleepless In Seattle. Happy viewing!

With all this plus our usual sport and movie picks of the week, there’s something for all tastes across the service. And don’t forget, with Virgin TV Go, you can take your TV with you on the move.

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: First Dates: Be My Valentine
10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Love is in the air – again – in the First Dates restaurant, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Tune in to watch sparks fly between a former Gogglebox star and a paramedic, a rapping dentist and a fitness-loving professional, and a Girls Aloud fan and a critical call handler. Plus, TV’s most famous maître d’ Fred Sirieix enjoys a heart-fluttering dinner with his beloved, complete with music, magic and surprises. We’ll be taking notes!

What else to watch:

• Can You Keep A Secret? – 9pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• The Summit – 9pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Charmed By The Devil – 9pm, Sky Crime HD (CH 121)

• Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue With Jon Richardson – 9pm, More4 HD (CH 147)

• Black Ops – 9.30pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

Pick of the day: Becoming Victoria Wood
9pm, U&GOLD HD (CH 124)

It’s been 10 years since the passing one of the UK’s most innovative and best-loved entertainers, Victoria Wood. This moving film celebrates the extraordinary career and legacy of the Dinnerladies creator, who still holds the record for most BAFTA nominations for a performer. It includes rare archive material and behind-the-scenes footage as well as moving tributes from Wood’s peers including Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Maxine Peake, Joan Armatrading, Jasper Carrott and Michael Ball.

What else to watch:

• Dragons’ Den – 8pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• Bangers & Cash – 8pm, U&Yesterday HD (CH 129)

• The Apprentice – 9pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• FBI – 9pm, Sky Witness HD (CH 110)

• The Antiques Riviera – 9pm, More4 HD (CH 147)

Pick of the day: Gogglebox
9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Take a seat along with the nation’s most outspoken armchair critics for more telly musings, because this award-winning show is back for its 27th instalment. The Gogglebox-ers – including fan favourites Jenny and Lee, Giles and Mary, the Siddiquis and the Plummers – return to their sofas to share their unfiltered opinions on the latest news, shows and most-watched TV moments, all for our amusement. Consider us seated.

What else to watch:

• Frontline: Our Soldiers Facing Putin – 8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Holyroodhouse: A Royal Residence – 8pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee Australia – 9pm + 9.50pm, BBC Three HD (CH 107/113)

• The Last Leg – 10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy – 10.45pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

Pick of the day: The Masked Singer UK: The Final
7pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

Grab your popcorn and your best guesses for this year’s final of incognito celebrity sensation The Masked Singer UK. Our three remaining contestants – Moth, Conkers and Toastie – will take to the stage and battle it out for the glory in front of judges Maya Jama, Jonathan Ross, Mo Gilligan and Davina McCall. In a series that has unmasked the likes of Harry Hill, Anton Du Beke, Alex Jones and Johnny Rotten, will you be able to uncover the remaining mystery identities correctly? There’s only one way to find out.

What else to watch:

• Gladiators – 8pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• The 1% Club Valentine’s Special – 8.30pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Crime Of Passion? The Trial Of Jane Andrews – 9pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• The Jonathan Ross Show – 9.35pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Dinosaur – 10.35pm + 11.05pm, BBC Three HD (CH 107/113)

Pick of the day: Yellowjackets
10.15pm + 11.20pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

The smash hit series comes to ITV1 and ITVX, so get ready to hunker down with one TV’s most bingeable shows (and the one that launched Fallout star Ella Purnell’s career into the TV stratosphere). With a stellar cast including Christina Ricci and Juliette Lewis, Yellowjackets follows a high school girls’ soccer team who become stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash in 1996. Decades later, the former teammates are trying to piece together their past which saw them survive by any means necessary... Thrilling and occasionally gruesome viewing, the first season scored a rare 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating.

What else to watch:

• The Floor – 7pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Lord Of The Flies – 9pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• Betrayal – 9pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Secret Genius – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Watson – 9pm, Sky Witness HD (CH 110)

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

Get stuck into the network premiere of this screen adaptation of Jayne Cowie’s crime thriller After Dark. Starring Sarah Parish (Industry), Mandip Gill (Cooper And Fry), Mitchell Robertson (A Very British Scandal) and singer-turned-actor Alexandra Burke, the twisty six-parter is set in an alternative Britain where the Women’s Safety Act obliges men to observe a strict 7pm-7am curfew. But when a brutal murder takes place overnight, a veteran police officer believes that a man is responsible. A gripping dystopian drama.

What else to watch:

• Death In Paradise – 9pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• Betrayal – 9pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – 9pm, Sky Max HD (CH 111)

• Small Prophets – 10pm, BBC Two HD (CH 102)

• Industry – 10.40pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

Pick of the day: The Rookie
9pm, Sky Witness HD (CH 110)

It’s the show that Gen Z can’t stop talking about. If you’ve yet to dive into the high-stakes world of law enforcement in The Rookie, then don’t waste any more time with the arrival of season 8. Come along for the ride as oldest rookie in the force John Nolan (Nathan Fillion, Superman) and the rest of the LAPD squad fight to keep the streets of Los Angeles and beyond safe. You can catch up with seasons 1-7 in Sky Witness on demand now.

What else to watch:

• The Summit – 9pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• The Tony Blair Story – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Lost Grail With Alice Roberts – 9pm, Sky HISTORY HD (CH 131)

• The Curfew – 10pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• Fukushima: Days That Shocked The World – 10.30pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Pick of the day: The Tony Blair Story
9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Former Labour party leader Tony Blair is one of the most electorally successful prime ministers in Britain’s history – but controversy dogged his final years in power. Now, this three-part series explores Blair’s decade-long tenure as the longest-serving Labour Prime Minister in British history, featuring interviews with Blair himself, his wife Cherie and their children, as well as political figures including former press secretary Alistair Campbell and former US president Bill Clinton. Begins Tuesday.

What else to watch:

• Alice Roberts: Our Hospital Through Time – 8pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• The Summit – 9pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

• The Surgeon – 9pm, 5 HD (CH 105

• The Curfew – 10pm, 5 HD (CH 105)

• Fukushima: Days That Shocked The World – 10.30pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Pick of the day: Honest Renovations
8pm, U&W HD (CH 125)

If you’re in need of some DIY home inspo but struggle to find the time outside of the school run, we might just know someone who can help. In this US home renovation series, actors and working mothers Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are on a mission to help deserving families complete the home makeover of their dreams, while having candid conversations about modern family life.

What else to watch:

• The Apprentice – 9pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

• The Tony Blair Story – 9pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Hunting Outback Gold – 9pm, U&Yesterday HD (CH 129)

• The Antiques Riviera – 9pm, More4 HD (CH 147)

• Ed Stafford’s Rite Of Passage – 9pm, Discovery HD (CH 177)

Pick of the day: Walkers Unpacked: Inside The Crisp Factory
8pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

Did you know that the UK eats around six billion packets of crisps each year? From crinkle cut to hand-cooked, we just can’t get enough of the delicious potato goodness – and neither can the team at Walkers. This one-off programme goes behind the scenes to follow the launch of a new permanent crisp flavour that’ll join the ranks of classics like cheese and onion, meeting with the flavour scientists, production line workers and farmers involved in its production along the way. Sounds delicious.

What else to watch:

• Death In Paradise – 9pm, BBC One HD (CH 101)

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

• Guy Montgomery’s Guy-Mont Spelling Bee Australia – 9pm + 9.50pm, BBC Three HD (CH 107/113)

• The Last Leg – 10pm, Channel 4 HD (CH 104)

• Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacey – 10.45pm, ITV1 HD (CH 103)

Rugby Union: Men’s Six Nations – Scotland v England
Saturday 14 February, 4.10pm, ITV1 HD (CH 101)

The conditions in Rome last week may have made the match somewhat farcical (albeit entertaining), but they arguably should have negated any home advantage. And yet Scotland fell short, with their defence horribly exposed by some lively Italian attacks. Coach Gregor Townsend was already under pressure after a difficult autumn, and that defeat will mean they’re battling to stay out of the Six Nations basement rather than fighting for honours.

With that in mind, you’d think a resurgent England would be the last opponents Townsend would want to face. However, Scotland have an excellent recent record against them, having won the Calcutta Cup every year between 2021 and 2024 and lost by just a single point at Twickenham last year. Back in Edinburgh, they’ll be determined to make amends for that agonising loss and get their campaign back on track.

It’ll be easier said than done, though. England continued their impressive 2025 form against Wales in their opening game, looking seriously fluent and supremely confident. Henry Arundell may have been a surprise starter on the wing but a hat-trick later, it was clear both why he claimed the shirt and how fluid and adaptable this team are. And captain Maro Itoje will be back too. Scotland are capable of getting a result. But England will expect nothing less than a convincing win.

What else to watch:

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Sleepless In Seattle
Saturday 14 February, 9pm, Film4 HD (CH 428)

What are your favourite romcoms? You might be surprised to learn that there’s one woman behind many films that just popped into your head: Nora Ephron. The Hollywood powerhouse wrote and/or directed some of the biggest names in the genre including Heartburn, You’ve Got Mail and When Harry Met Sally. But her finest hour came with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks’s rendezvous in Sleepless In Seattle, in which an eight-year-old boy calls a radio talk show to help his widowed father find love again. Will it make you believe that the love of your life is waiting for you at the top of New York City’s Empire State Building? Absolutely. It’s got enough classic romcom magic to make your heart flutter on Valentine’s Day.

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