'Holby City' and 'Peaky Blinders' finales: What to watch on TV this week, 28 March - 3 April

Holby City and Peaky Blinders both end this week. (BBC)
Holby City and Peaky Blinders both end this week. (BBC)

This week, BBC One bids a final farewell to two huge TV dramas - Holby City bows out after 23 years on Tuesday, while Peaky Blinders' last ever series draws to a close on Sunday.

Food lovers have plenty to tune in to again as BBC launches Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars, brings us the final of The Great British Menu and continues week two of MasterChef, while Channel 4 airs week two of Celebrity Bake Off.

Read more: Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight says 'expect the unexpected' from final season

Over the weekend, ITV has plenty of entertainment lined up with the grand final of Starstruck on Saturday and a new cast of celebrities treading the boards in Sunday's All Star Musicals.

The best things to watch on TV this week, 28 March - 3 April, 2022

Monday

Great British Menu: The Finals - BBC Two - 9pm

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Andi Oliver hosts the finals this week. (BBC)

It's another foodie week in TV, this time with The Great British Menu heading into its final.

Host Andi Oliver brings back the heat winners across this week as they battle it out to be chosen as the chefs catering each course for a prestigious banquet.

Panorama: Beyond Reasonable Doubt - Britain's Rape Crisis - BBC One - 9pm

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Panorama looks at some shocking rape statistics. (BBC)

Derbyshire Police look into the shocking statistic that only 1% of reported rapes end in a conviction in this episode of Panorama.

The programme investigates the problems faced by victims and how the situation can be improved.

Tuesday

Holby City - BBC One - 7.50pm

'Holby City' is being axed after 23 years. (BBC)
Holby City is being axed after 23 years. (BBC)

It's set to be a tough evening for Holby fans, as the long-running medical drama airs its final ever episode after 23 years.

Read more: Big stars who started their careers on Holby City

The show has been cancelled so we're expecting all sorts of loose ends to be tied up in an emotional watch, but it seems like the sort of thing that might be revived again a few years down the line.

MasterChef - BBC One - 9pm

John Torode and Gregg Wallace get set for more taste testing. (BBC)
John Torode and Gregg Wallace get set for more taste testing. (BBC)

Last week's new series of the cooking show opened with a very strong group of amateurs - will the second heat be able to live up to their talents?

Again, we'll see the contestants cook a signature dish for John Torode and Gregg Wallace as they're whittled down towards their quarter final at the end of the week.

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer - Channel 4 - 8pm

Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas are back to host. (Channel 4)
Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas host the contest. (Channel 4)

The celebrity bakers are back in the tent for the second contest of this series, with Ruby Wax, Gareth Malone, Laura Whitmore and Yung Filly battling it out tonight.

Read more: Who's taking part in Celebrity Bake Off?

Judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood ask them to make that most disastrous of TV recipes, a chocolate fondant, but which of the bakers will be up to the task?

Wednesday

DC's Legends of Tomorrow - Sky - 8pm

The fantasy drama returns for a seventh season, this time landing the team stuck in 1925 Texas.

But when the superheroes try to use their powers, they end up attracting some unwanted attention from Bureau of Investigation director J Edgar Hoover.

Moon Knight - Disney+

The title treatment for Moon Knight (Disney)
The latest Marvel instalment. (Disney)

Moon Knight introduces a brand new character to the MCU as Oscar Isaac portrays Steven Grant — a gift shop worker with dissociative identity disorder, who also happens to be mercenary Marc Spector.

He becomes embroiled in a huge mystery involving Egyptian deities, as well as Ethan Hawke's villainous cult leader Arthur Harrow.

Read more: Everything new streaming on Disney+ in March

Thursday

Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars - BBC One - 9pm

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Gordon Ramsay is looking for a new food star to invest in. (BBC)

It's a brave young chef who throws themselves into the firing line of notoriously sweary Gordon Ramsay, but that's just what the contestants in his new show have done with the aim of kickstarting their careers.

He's looking for a new food business to invest in for this Apprentice-style format that puts the would-be winners through a series of gruelling challenges.

Horizon: How to Sleep Well with Michael Mosley - BBC Two - 9pm

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Dr Michael Mosley finds out more about sleep. (BBC)

There's something about a Michael Mosley programme that seems instantly reassuring and trustworthy, so if you're looking for advice on poor sleep, this is the show for you.

An insomniac himself, he'll find out how sleep studies are identifying links between how much sleep we get and how well our bodies fight infection, ageing and obesity.

Friday

Have I Got News For You - BBC One - 9pm

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Have I Got News For You returns. (Hat Trick)

The hugely popular topical panel show returns for a new series, opening with BBC reporting favourite Clive Myrie as the guest host.

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are back as team captains, joined by Andy Hamilton and Helen Lewis to find the entertaining side of the week's news.

Saturday

Starstruck: The Final - ITV - 8.30pm

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Who will win the grand prize? (ITV)

The Stars in Their Eyes-style singing contest reaches its final as the heats winners get ready to perform as their idols one last time.

However, this time they'll be singing on their own rather than as part of a team as they compete to pocket the £50,000 prize.

Read more: Everything you need to know about Starstruck

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway - ITV - 7pm

<em>Saturday Night Takeaway</em> has more big name guests this week. (ITV)
Saturday Night Takeaway has more big name guests this week. (ITV)

Ant and Dec certainly haven't been short of celebrity guests this series and tonight they'll welcome Steve Coogan in character as his most famous comic creation, Alan Partridge, who'll serve as guest announcer.

They'll also be joined by George Ezra who will perform the End of the Show Show.

Sunday

Peaky Blinders - BBC One - 9pm

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Farewell to Peaky Blinders. (Caryn Mandabach Productions Ltd.)

Holby City isn't the only BBC drama ending for good this week - it might have had a shorter run, but Peaky Blinders is set to leave a significant hole in the TV landscape.

The Shelbys won't be bidding farewell forever as there is a film spin-off still to come, but for now, we're expecting dramatic moments from the last instalment of the TV series.

All Star Musicals - ITV - 7.30pm

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Jacqueline Jossa as Elsa from Frozen. (ITV)

Celebrities take on West End hits in this one-off singing show hosted by John Barrowman and with expert guidance from musical theatre stars.

Michaela Strachan, Jacqueline Jossa, Alex Beresford, Lisa George, Colin Salmon and Danny Care are the famous faces transforming themselves into characters from shows including Hamilton, Les Miserables and Frozen.

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