UK TV programmes to watch this week : 04/10/2025

Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Tuesday 7th October 2025)

Dwayne reaches breaking point as he struggles to cope with accumulating pressures. Stella finds it hard to separate the personal from the professional as she makes a ruthless decision in the wake of last week’s devastating events. Coral’s high hopes of a job-share are quickly dashed when Nisha’s actions leave her in the lurch.

Waterloo Road (BBC 1/HD | 10:40pm to 11:40pm | Tuesday 7th October 2025)

The staff and students swap the school for the estate as a community clean?up brings back familiar faces – though not everything goes to plan when some cave in to temptation. Desperation drives Schuey back to his criminal past, with disastrous consequences for Mike, and Noel is left reeling from a revelation by Stace.

Grand Designs (Channel 4 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 8th October 2025)

West Sussex 2025. Series 26, episode 2. Pete and Aey order a factory-built house to be constructed in Wales and transported to their rural West Sussex plot, where they plan to demolish an older property to make way for the new one. But there are two big problems – the old house is home to hibernating bats, and moving five gigantic modules down tiny lanes from Wales to Sussex is not going to be easy.

Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 9th October 2025)

East Yorkshire Coast. Series 2, episode 4. Helen Skelton and Dan Walker head to the dramatic East Yorkshire coast, for a walk that takes them from Flamborough Head to the wild beauty of Spurn Point. Along the way, they discover spectacular chalk cliffs, extraordinary wildlife, rich history, and the warm-hearted people who call this unique stretch of coastline home.

All Creatures Great and Small (Channel 5 | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 9th October 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **

Captain Farnon? Series 6, episode 3. A memorial service is held in Darrowby to honour the war’s fallen soldiers and Tristan tries to hide his emotion. He’s keen to go for a drink with Siegfried, but finds himself at the bottom of his priorities. Meanwhile, James tells Mrs Pumphrey not to give up hope in her quest to find a mate for Tricki, and plans a date night to get some time with Helen.

DIY SOS (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 10th October 2025)

Dan and Anna’s New Start. Series 34. Series 34, episode 2. In south Wales, Nick Knowles and the team help Dan and Anna after an accident. Now a wheelchair user, Dan needs his home transformed to support his rehab and his goal to walk again.

All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119