Where to watch the best TV Tonight: Wednesday’s Top Picks
There’s a packed line-up on the box tonight. Here's the best of what to watch on TV in the UK on Wednesday 27 August.
There’s a packed line-up on the box tonight, with everything from high-stakes reality games and gripping true crime to live football and a closer look at what we’re wearing when we pop to the supermarket.
BBC One, 9pm – Destination X
The bus rolls on, but with only four contestants left, the race for that £100,000 prize is more ruthless than ever. Rob Brydon keeps the tension high, steering the players into a series of devious new challenges – from scouring mines for hidden clues to literally looking to the stars for an advantage. Expect shifting loyalties and backstabbing as the finish line edges closer.
BBC Two, 9pm – The Great Art Fraud
Tonight’s true-crime feature takes on the extraordinary rise and fall of Inigo Philbrick, the art dealer who built an $86 million empire on smoke and mirrors. A glittering lifestyle of private jets, celebrity circles, and a reality TV star girlfriend masked one of the biggest cons in the art world. This deep dive unpicks how the scam was built – and how it inevitably unravelled.
BBC Two, 10pm – Limbs in the Loch
A grim discovery in Loch Lomond set off one of Scotland’s most chilling murder investigations. When a severed head was later found on the Ayrshire coast, detectives traced the victim to 18-year-old Barry Wallace. This documentary follows Strathclyde Police’s complex inquiry, with senior investigator John Geates piecing together the harrowing case.
ITV1, 7.30pm – EFL Cup Live: Grimsby Town v Manchester United
There’s cup drama under the floodlights as League Two’s Grimsby Town face Premier League giants Manchester United. Kick-off is at 8pm, but the build-up starts half an hour earlier. Grimsby, who dispatched Shrewsbury Town to reach this stage again, now face a club that’s lifted the trophy six times, most recently in 2023. A true David vs Goliath tie.
Channel 4, 9pm – The Jury: Murder Trial
The tension rises inside the jury room as members wrestle with disturbing evidence, including footage of the victim’s violent behaviour on the night of the killing. Some are convinced the defendant acted in self-defence after suffering abuse, while others believe she’s hiding the truth. This gripping social experiment reveals how fragile consensus can be when lives are on the line.
Channel 5, 8pm – Supermarket Clothes: Are You Missing Out?
Once dismissed as second-rate, supermarket fashion has become a multi-billion-pound business. This documentary goes behind the aisles at Asda, Tesco, and more to explore how a bag of spuds and a pair of jeans became part of the same shopping trip. But are these clothes real bargains – or do they prove the old saying that you get what you pay for?