Full ITV3 listings for Thursday 29 October 2026, with times in London local time.

ITV3 gives Vera two hours at 8pm and keeps the rest of the night in the same register

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Vera opens its twelfth series at 8pm with Against the Tide, a two-hour episode, and ITV3 wraps the whole evening around it: Downton Abbey at 10, Lewis at 11. The night is better for committing to one register.

Vera at 8pm

The scheduling says enough: series 12, episode 1, a full 120 minutes, in the slot where BBC One has The Celebrity Traitors and Channel 5 has The Yorkshire Vet. Vera has aired on six days in the window. A two-hour opener is a confident piece of programming, and a crime drama is a different choice from either rival. Four stars and the pick.

Downton Abbey at 10pm

Episode 5 of series five. Downton Abbey ran for six series and 52 episodes between 2010 and 2015, with Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Jessica Brown Findlay and Elizabeth McGovern in the cast. It is an hour, it goes out on a daily strand, and it makes a natural come-down after Vera. Against it BBC News at Ten and Live at the Apollo are the alternatives. Four stars for a series with a long record, which is a different kind of rating from excitement.

Lewis at 11pm

Magnum Opus runs 110 minutes, which takes the channel to about 12.50am. That is a long late slot, and it follows two hours of Vera and an hour of Downton, so only the committed will stay with it. Three stars. Lewis has been on five days in the window.

The daytime wall

ITV3’s day is a crime marathon. Inspector Morse opens the morning at 9.15 with The Wench Is Dead, a 135-minute episode, and Midsomer Murders follows at 1.35pm with A Picture of Innocence at 125 minutes. Heartbeat fills four slots, at 11.30, 12.35, 5.50 and 6.55. Classic Emmerdale and Classic Coronation Street share the breakfast and afternoon hours. Wild at Heart is on at 6am for 65 minutes. Morse is the one I would make time for: three stars, and it runs at a length that suits a morning off.

The overnight hours carry The Royal, George and Mildred and Teleshopping.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Live: UEFA Women’s Champions League Football (from 7.30pm)
  • ITV1: Long Lost Family
  • Channel 4: Titanic: Building the World’s… (from 8pm)
  • Channel 5: The Yorkshire Vet (from 8pm)
  • BBC Four: The Guns of Navarone (from 8pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV4: Benidorm
  • E4: Gogglebox
  • More4: Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue with Jon Richardson

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on ITV3 tonight?

On Thursday 29 October 2026, ITV3 shows Vera at 8pm and Downton Abbey at 10pm.

Is there a film on ITV3 tonight?

No. ITV3 has no films in its evening schedule on Thursday 29 October 2026.

What’s on ITV3 late tonight?

After 11pm, ITV3 has Lewis at 11pm.

What time does ITV3’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Heartbeat at 6.55pm.