TV tonight: Blue Lights returns – and it’s as topical and thrilling as ever

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TV tonight: Blue Lights returns – and it’s as topical and thrilling as ever

The Guardian · 3 hours ago

Tonight's television offers a mixed schedule spanning police drama, baking competition, documentaries and reality entertainment.
– Blue Lights (BBC One, 9pm): Fourth series of the Belfast police drama tackles police cuts, migration crisis and livestream culture whilst maintaining thriller pacing and emotional depth.
– The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4, 8pm): Biscuit week presents three challenges including US-style cookies, a technical childhood-memory task, and a mosaic showstopper with new judge Nigella Lawson.
– Dooley in Oklahoma (UKTV): Documentary following Autumn, a nine-year-old American "guntuber" who has been shooting and creating vlogs since age two.
– Abuse and Romance Scams Documentary (U&W, 9pm): Concluding episodes with a relationship expert meeting survivors of domestic abuse and romance scams.
– Fort Boyard-style Game Show (Channel 4, 9:30pm): Rob Beckett hosts fortune seekers trekking across Malaysia whilst resisting temptations to preserve their prize money.
– Football Documentary (BBC Four, 10pm): Explores three legendary Scottish football managers—Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, and Jock Stein—born within 30 miles of each other on the south side of Glasgow.

  • Blue Lights returns with timely themes including police cuts and the migration crisis.
  • Great British Bake Off features biscuit week with new judge Nigella Lawson.
  • Documentary subjects tonight range from a nine-year-old "guntuber" to legendary Scottish football managers.

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