A new four-part romantic drama, Mix Tape, premieres on BBC Two tonight at 9pm. The series follows Daniel and Alison, who first meet as teenagers at a Sheffield house party in 1989, soundtracked by New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle'. Twenty years later, Daniel (Jim Sturgess) is a music journalist in Sheffield, while Alison (Teresa Palmer) has become a successful novelist in Sydney. Both are now married with families, but as they revisit the mix tapes they once shared and the questions left unanswered, viewers are left wondering if a reunion is on the cards.
The show draws comparisons to One Day, with a grittier edge, and features a soundtrack packed with classic tracks. Young Daniel and Alison are played by Rory Walton-Smith and Florence Hunt, while the adult roles are taken by Sturgess and Palmer. The series promises a will-they-won't-they narrative driven by music and memory.
Elsewhere on television tonight, Channel 4 airs the quarter-final of Bake Off: The Professionals at 8pm, where teams must create savoury sweet desserts and alien-themed showstoppers. BBC One's The Great British Sewing Bee returns for its 11th series at 9pm, hosted by Sara Pascoe. At 10pm, Channel 4's In the Footsteps of Killers investigates a 1986 double murder in Clapham, while Transaction on Channel 4 at 10pm features Doon Mackichan as an HR head navigating a tricky dismissal.
