Ponies<\/p>\n
9pm, Sky Atlantic
A starry, stylish and even fun cold war thriller. Bea (Emilia Clarke) is a highly educated Russian-speaking secretary. Twila (Haley Lu Richardson) is a very street-smart woman \u2013 the kind who calls a local a \u201cbitch\u201d for selling cracked eggs. Together, they make a good team as Ponies \u2013 that\u2019s \u201cpersons of no interest\u201d \u2013 to find out how their husbands were really killed in Moscow. Adrian Lester and Harriet Walter also star. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n
World\u2019s Biggest Curry Restaurant<\/p>\n
8pm, Channel 4
It takes 150 staff to run the largest Pakistani and Indian curry house on the planet \u2013 the Royal Nawaab in Stockport, Greater Manchester. How does owner Mahboob Hussain manage such an operation seven days a week? He invites the cameras behind the scenes to find out, as chefs race to feed thousands of guests delicious food night after night. HR<\/p>\n
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust<\/p>\n
9pm, BBC Two
A juicier episode of the Toby Jones-narrated cultural conservation series. A scandalous society portrait reveals the story behind a love triangle and, along with other items, shows how the legacy of the Grand Tour still shapes the UK\u2019s great houses today. HR<\/p>\n
Smoggie Queens<\/p>\n
10pm, BBC Three<\/p>\n
\u2018Am I making myself clear?\u2019 \u2026 Mam (Mark Benton, left) and Coach (Harry Mett) in Smoggie Queens. Photograph: BBC\/Hat Trick Productions<\/p>\n
More fun with Phil Dunning\u2019s bold, brash and hilarious comedy. The queens help \u2013 or, more accurately, hinder \u2013 Stewart (Elijah Young) with his first ever date, as they head to the same restaurant to eavesdrop on how things are going. Cue some cracking lines and near disasters. HR<\/p>\n
Hacks<\/p>\n
10.05pm, Sky Atlantic
The brilliant comedy reaches its penultimate episode, having pleased fans in this fifth and final season by hating on AI and throwing some red meat towards viewers who want Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) to become a slightly unlikely couple. There are always, however, the usual arguments to be had and jokes to be written. Jack Seale<\/p>\n
St Denis Medical<\/p>\n
11.40pm, BBC One
A double bill of the amiable \u2013 if retro \u2013 US mockumentary. Alex\u2019s attempts at altruism backfire when she accidentally donates $1,000 instead of $100 to a fundraiser for Parker\u2019s dog. And Joyce\u2019s boyfriend visits the hospital, having swallowed a marble from a kids\u2019 board game in a desperate bid for her attention. Hannah J Davies<\/p>\n
Film choiceGhoul power \u2026 Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale in The Bride! Photograph: Niko Tavenise\/AP<\/p>\n
The Bride! (Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2025), 9.50am, 8pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
An unholy splicing of Bonnie and Clyde and Baz Luhrmann (with a knowing wink to Mel Brooks), Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s 1930s gothic horror is a riot from start to finish. Chicago gangster\u2019s cohort Ida (a stupendously energetic Jessie Buckley) is possessed by the spirit of Mary Shelley, then dies and is resurrected \u2013 at the behest of Frankenstein\u2019s monster, Frank (Christian Bale) \u2013 as a punky rebel. Frank\u2019s love of film musicals is the thread that ties together a wild fantasy of girl-power rage and outsider romance. Simon Wardell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ponies 9pm, Sky AtlanticA starry, stylish and even fun cold war thriller. Bea (Emilia Clarke) is a highly…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,111,139,69,437],"class_list":["post-439584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}