High Road, Low Road RTÉ One, 7pm
Friends and comedians Neil Delamere and Colin Murphy are the first travellers of a new run. They’re exploring the Polish city of Wroclaw, where the attractions include a river trip, a gnome hunt, a water centre known as the Hydropolis and, of course, a local beer-tasting session.
Insomnia RTE2, 9.30pm
Vicky McClure heads the cast of a tense thriller in which she plays a successful married lawyer who wonders if history is about to repeat itself when she begins suffering the same symptoms as her mother did before she had a breakdown from which she never recovered.
Red Eye RTÉ One, 10.15pm
Six-part crime thriller starring Richard Armitage as a British doctor who has to travel back to China after being accused of murder while attending a medical conference in Beijing. That’s bad, but his journey is about to take a turn for the worst.
Ten Pound Poms TG4, 10.30pm
Gentle drama focusing on a group of British ex-pats trying to make a new life for themselves in Australia during the 1950s, but who soon find the going tough. Michelle Keegan and Warren Brown star.
The G Film4, 9pm
Hard-hitting Canadian thriller inspired by real-life tales of OAP exploitation. Dale Dickey stars as Ann, a grandmother who turns to violence after her corrupt legal guardian tries to put her in a care home so he can sell off her property. Romane Denis co-stars as Emma, Ann’s granddaughter, who is determined to help.
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action Netflix, streaming now
“Jerry, Jerry, Jerry…” An all-too-familiar refrain emanating from tellies throughout the 1990s. Of all the daytime ‘lie-detector’ TV (Ricki Lake, Geraldo, Jenny Jones, Trisha, even Jeremy Kyle), Jerry Springer was the Don. Jarringly enough, Springer was such an institution that it lasted a whopping 27 series, spanning from 1991 until arguably far longer than it needed to (2018). This two-part series recounts the dubious legend of The Jerry Springer Show, which dominated screens on both sides of the pond for almost three decades. As expected, it wasn’t all sunshine and lollipops given most shows culminated in family members and lovers alike physically assaulting each other onstage. Now we hear from the producers and ex-guests, who outline the destruction the show caused, raising renewed questions about who was responsible, and how far things should go in the name of ‘entertainment’. I wonder what Jerry’s final thought on that might be…
Maestro in Blue Netflix, streaming now
Feast your eyeballs on the sun-soaked beaches of Paxos because this is the final instalment of omni-talented Christoforos Papakaliatis’s Greek murder mystery. As Orestis and Klelia try to iron out their feelings, the investigation intensifies on the island and the murder case reaches a climax (we hope).
Torching 2024 Netflix, streaming now
Only time will tell how history will remember 2024 — either brimming with wistful nostalgia and/or the all-too-complacent ‘turning point’. Regardless of future opinions, ‘Roastmaster General’ Jeff Ross and a host of comedians cast a wry look back at 2024’s more memorable moments…
Assassin Club Netflix, streaming now
Fancy a mindless action movie to balm the brain as you re-enter the workforce this month? We have this Sam Neill number from 2023 lurking around Netflix. Ordered by his shadowy handler (Neill) to eliminate six other assassins, a professional killer (Henry Golding) discovers they’ve all been enlisted to hunt him too.