Faithless, the Swedish drama series based on Ingmar Bergman’s 2000 film, continues tonight on Sky Atlantic at 9pm. The story follows film director David and actor Marianne as they reflect on their decades-old affair. In the present, the pair reconnect with regrets, while flashbacks to 1978 show a sizzling bond as they shoot an erotic movie together. Marianne’s young daughter develops a crush on David, and her husband finds the performance too convincing. The series stars Frida Gustavsson as Marianne and August Wittgenstein as Markus.
Other TV Highlights Tonight
Bake Off: The Professionals airs at 8pm on Channel 4, reaching its quarter-final. The remaining five duos must transform traditional teatime treats into elevated sweets, followed by a challenge to create creepy edible pinatas that judges Cherish Finden and Benoit Blin smash with baseball bats.
Best Medicine at 8pm on Sky One features the “blood factory” tribute to Jeremy Gathercole’s horror novel set in Port Wenn. Dr Martin must overcome his phobia of blood when Louisa becomes seriously ill with haemochromatosis, and Gathercole may make a surprise appearance.
True Crime and Drama
The Pike County Murders: A Family Massacre at 9pm on U&W presents the final part of the investigation into the 2016 murder of eight Rhoden family members in rural Ohio. Lawyers and those who knew the family recall the trial of George Wagner, revealing the truth behind a family feud. According to the show, the case was chilling and messy.
Allegiance at 9pm on U&Alibi continues the Canadian police procedural starring Supinder Wraich as Sabrina Sohal, a rookie in British Columbia’s Serious Crimes Unit. A routine murder leads to a deeper story involving disenfranchised citizens.
Reality TV and Film Choice
I Kissed a Girl at 9.15pm on BBC Three concludes the second and final series of the UK’s first gay dating show for women. The finale is followed by a reunion episode celebrating the cultural impact of the show and its sibling series I Kissed a Boy.
Film choice: Misericordia (Alain Guiraudie, 2024) at 10.55pm on Film4. The film starts as French rural social realism but grows twisted. Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) attends a baker’s funeral and stays with the widow Martine (Catherine Frot), causing tension with her son Vincent (Jean-Baptiste Durand). Danger and sexual tension linger, drawing in the mother, son, and local priest.
Live Sport
Men’s One-Day International Cricket: England v India at 10.15pm on Sky Sports Main Event, the first ODI from Edgbaston. The second ODI is Thursday at 12.30pm on Sky Sports Cricket.
World Cup Football: The first semi-final at 7pm on BBC One or ITV1 from Dallas. The second semi-final is Wednesday in Atlanta.
Note: The main caption on this article was amended on 14 July 2026. The image shows August Wittgenstein as Markus, not Gustav Lindh as David.
