Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s top TV and streaming picks:
The concluding episode sees Paul Murton tour Kintyre, stopping off at the tidal Davaar Island. He also visits the Highlands’ only coal mine and goes in search of the inventor of the Argyll Turbo, a Scottish-built supercar.
Michael Flatley shows off his flute-playing skills, and there’s a rousing set of tunes from Glór na dTonn, this year’s Senior Céilí Band champions.
Sisters Maighréad & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill from Tory Island in Co Donegal help the presenter perform a sean-nós song. Imelda also learns how younger members of the community are keeping traditional music alive.
Sequel to True Grit, with John Wayne’s titular ex-marshal trying to help a preacher’s daughter avenge her father’s death. Katharine Hepburn co-stars.
Colm Meaney, Sarah Bolger and Nikesh Patel star in a comedy about a young British-Indian Muslim whose father hopes to turn an abattoir in Sligo into a halal butcher’s shop.
Ted Danson returns as Charles, this time going undercover at a college campus, where the potential perps are as unpredictable as the clues, and the hijinks get personal. Indeed, Charles does fall for one of his more alluring suspects.
This true crime documentary follows a young man who survives a dramatic rescue at sea, only to face accusations of murdering two of his wealthy New England family.
Possibly the most French thing ever made, this atmospheric and fraught number follows a lonely fisherman who yearns for a son. Etheral lights, revelations, and lots of scream therapy ensue.
This is a celebration of Selena Quintanilla’s life before the hugely successful singer’s untimely death, aged just 23.
Not to be outdone by Netflix’s true crime back catalogue, Prime is bringing you the story of Anni Dewani through interviews, unseen CCTV, and courtroom footage. It guides viewers through conflicting accounts and evolving revelations, uncovering fresh details and shifting narratives along the way.
Hands up who else has always viewed Jack Whitehall as something of a loveable sociopath? Well, here he is in a role befitting that vibe, playing an initially unassuming if marginally charismatic ‘manny’ to David Duchovny’s kids. Nurturing something of a hidden agenda, Adam Healey (Whitehall) enters a wealthy family’s world, setting off a twisted game of revenge. Set between London and the sun-drenched Greek island of Paros, Malice follows Adam as he embeds himself in the volatile Tanner household with one goal: to dismantle them from the inside. As buried truths bubble forth and loyalties fracture, the series probes a central mystery – what drives Adam’s obsession with patriarch Jamie Tanner? With six tightly wound episodes, this thriller blends deception, salubrious backdrops (apart from the strip joints), and psychological warfare into a brilliant slow-burner. Carice van Houten, Harry Gilby, and Phoenix Laroche also star.
This drama depicts a brutal (yet wonderfully choreographed) points contest where survival means outlasting every other warrior. One life equals one point. Come See Me in The Good Light
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A poignant and unexpectedly funny portrayal of poets Megan Falley and Andrea Gibson as they deal with a terminal cancer diagnosis with dignity and humour. Their journey transforms mortality into an ode to love and resiliency.
We’re inundated with foreign language offerings this week (alongside a slew of romantic Christmas B-movies, if that’s more to your liking), like this Spanish missing persons mystery. Clara Merlo, who survived a heart transplant, goes to a remote town to learn more about her donor’s life, and the day she gets there, a baby mysteriously disappears from a nearby park. Could the most handsome man in town be responsible?
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