TV TONIGHT: Lauren Lyle heads to New Zealand in a stressful new thriller | television

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9pm on BBC Two

Karen Berry’s Lauren Lyle stumbles into the role of another protagonist in this tense psychological thriller. Mia is an anesthesiologist and also an alcoholic. After an event at the hospital threatens her career, she makes a last-minute decision to attend her estranged sister’s wedding in New Zealand. Worse still, when she boards the plane, she receives a panicked voicemail from her brother — and arrives to find her dead, having fallen from a mountain. But Mia believes this was no coincidence and immediately suspects her brother-in-law Ewan (Jay Ryan). She soon finds herself immersed in the small town and wondering about everything. Holly Richardson

Iris issue

9pm, Sky Atlantic
From the highest-ranking Mafia members to the lowest street urchin, the entire Roman underworld is filled with rumors of an Irish woman on the run with a bounty on her head. However, the Irish woman in question (Niamh Algar) is more concerned about what Alfie (Sacha Dhawan) is saying to the police officer, while Cameron (Tom Hollander) waits for his moment. Ellen E. Jones

Dragon’s lair

8pm, BBC One
In one of the most attention-grabbing venues yet, two wrestlers — one half-naked and covered in oil — battle it out in the den this week. Will they help convince the Dragons to invest in Simon’s Newcastle-based pro-wrestling idea? Elsewhere, two friends introduce an apartment-sharing app that prioritizes safety. Human resources

Task manager

9pm on Channel 4

Reece Shearsmith selling a piece of bread. Anya Magliano vomits blue jelly. Maisie Adam squawks like a bird. Taskmaster and the poor contestants can only do desperate things to win. There’s even a place where he uses a hammer as well. Human resources

All creatures great and small

9pm on Channel 5
“I hate when he’s in a good mood,” Tristan says of his incorrigible brother Siegfried. “It’s like being licked by a shorthorn!” But questionable practices at the local racetrack soon provide Siegfried with a serious purpose. Meanwhile, Tristan is having a one-on-one conversation with a parrot. youth

copper

10pm Sky Max
The final episode of Brassic was mocked as “horrible”. But this Halloween-themed segment — in which Tomo (Ryan Sampson) must steal a corpse — highlights comedy’s signature blend of sarcasm, insults and sentiment. Everyone dressed as vampires and mummies is just a bonus. Graeme Virtue