'Animal', 'Shetland' and 'Universe': The 5 best things on TV, Wednesday 10 November

Katie Archer
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Wednesday's TV highlights include drama and documentary. (ITV Studios/Netflix/BBC)
Wednesday's TV highlights include drama and documentary. (ITV Studios/Netflix/BBC)

Crime drama is well represented this Wednesday with Shetland continuing on BBC One and The Tower concluding with the truth of what happened on the tower block roof at ITV.

Professor Brian Cox has another spectacular episode of Universe for BBC Two which looks into the Milky Way, while Netflix launches a new nature documentary with Animal narrated by stars including Rebel Wilson and Bryan Cranston.

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Married At First Sight Australia is heading for the end of its series at E4, but a final dinner party holds shocking revelations.

The best things to watch on TV tonight, Wednesday 10 November, 2010

Shetland - BBC One - 9pm

WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:01:00 on 28/09/2021 - Programme Name: Shetland S6 - TX: n/a - Episode: n/a (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: *FIRST LOOK* DC Sandy Wilson (STEVEN ROBERTSON), DS Alison ‘Tosh’ McIntosh (ALISON O’DONNELL), DI Jimmy Perez (DOUGLAS HENSHALL) - (C) ITV Studios - Photographer: Mark Mainz
The murder investigation picks up pace. (BBC)

The murder mystery adapted from the novels of Ann Cleeves drills down into the main suspects in tonight's episode after shocking scenes of Logan Creggan terrorising the community.

He's now got his gun trained on politician Eve Galbraith, but will Jimmy manage to stop him in time?

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Elsewhere, the investigation looks into why Galbraith was paying for care for Maurice Ross, and Sister Carolyn prepares to flee after receiving a threatening postcard.

Universe - BBC Two - 9pm

Programme Name: Universe - TX: n/a - Episode: Universe with Brian Cox - ep 3 (No. 3) - Picture Shows: Billions of years from now, the Milky Way will collide with our nearest, large galactic neighbour, Andromeda. This will be a spectacular set of close passes, taking many millions of years. - (C) BBC - Photographer: Lola Post Production
Taking a look at the Milky Way. (BBC/Lola Post Production)

Stunningly beautiful and breathtaking in its scale, Professor Brian Cox's Universe is one of his most fascinating series to date.

In tonight's instalment, he takes a closer look at the Milky Way, exploring the dramatic history of our galaxy and the inevitable future it holds.

The Tower - ITV - 9pm

MAMMOTH SCREEN FOR ITV THE TOWER EPISODE 1 Pictured:JIMMY AKINGBOLA as DC Steve Bradshaw,GEMMA WHELAN as DS Sarah Collins,TAHIRAH SHARIF as PC Lizzie Adama and EMMETT J. SCANLAN as DC Kieran Shaw. This image is under copyright and may only be used in relation to THE TOWER.Any further use must be agreed with the ITV Picture Desk. For further information please contact: Patrick.smith@itv.com 07909906963
We finally get answers about the tower block fall. (ITV)

The crime drama adapted from Kate London's novel Post Mortem and starring Gemma Whelan concludes tonight.

Missing police officer Lizzie turns herself in as Sarah finally hears the shocking truth of what happened on the tower block roof when two people fell to their deaths.

Animal - Netflix

Netflix launches a new nature documentary. (Netflix)
Netflix launches a new nature documentary. (Netflix)

The streaming service debuts this high-profile new nature documentary today, which looks at spectacular footage of some of the creatures who most capture our imaginations - including lions, kangaroos and giant octopus.

Narrators for the series include stars Bryan Cranston, Rashida Jones, Rebel Wilson and Pedro Pascal.

Married At First Sight Australia - E4 - 7.30pm

Melissa and Bryce have had a stormy marriage so far. (Channel 4)
Will the group finally discover the truth about Bryce? (Channel 4)

The mammoth dating series is finally drawing to a close, with tonight's episode featuring the dinner party to end all dinner parties.

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It's the last time the couples will dine together before making their decisions and with revelations about Bryce's secret girlfriend still fresh in everyone's minds, the group take a shocking conference call at the table.

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