TV tonight: BBC One airs a Cold War prequel to Killing Eve
BBC One's drama Honey tells the origin story of Carolyn Martens, a character from the spy thriller Killing Eve. The British TV schedule also features a dance show, documentaries, films and live sport.
Among tonight's offerings on British television is Honey, a BBC One drama at 9pm that explores the younger years of Carolyn Martens, the MI6 officer from the spy thriller Killing Eve. Fiona Shaw played Carolyn in the original series, while Ann Skelly takes the role in the new production.
The story is set in East Berlin in 1982. A bored junior spy receives an assignment from agent Graham Anderson, played by Rory Kinnear, which draws her into a three-way entanglement with a CIA operative and a Stasi officer. Reviewer Phil Harrison writes that it does not quite match the irreverent mischief of Killing Eve at its best, but remains spicy fun.
Other programmes
On BBC One at 6.25pm, the dance competition Strictly Come Dancing continues. With contestant Bethany out and the show heading towards its Blackpool episode, the reviewer expects Dani Dyer and/or Will Best to land in the dance-off.
On Channel 4 at 8pm, Rhys Jones continues his journey across the Alps and reaches the Dolomites, followed at 9pm by the final two episodes of the Australian medical drama The F Ward, starring Anna Friel. Sky Atlantic shows the mystery drama Yaga at 9pm, featuring Carrie-Anne Moss.
Films and sport
Shana Feste's 2026 film Heartland is available on Netflix, with Jessica Chastain as a faded country singer investigating her niece's disappearance. BBC Four shows Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film Ran at 9pm, a loose take on King Lear set in feudal Japan.
In sport, ITV1 shows the Nations Championship rugby match between Italy and Argentina at 11am, while BBC Two broadcasts the UEFA Nations League football match between Norway and Wales at 4.45pm. The second one-day cricket international between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval starts at 3am on TNT Sports 1.
