If you're going no further than the sofa this Easter, here are some tips on what's worth watching on the box over the weekend. As ever, it's a busy one...
Pick of the weekend
Ordeal by Innocence, 9.00pm Sunday, BBC One
The BBC rarely put a foot wrong when it comes to period drama. Wrap it up in an Agatha Christie adaptation and, well, I think we all know where this is heading: prime time TV par excellence.
Originally part of the Beeb's Christmas plans, it was shelved until now so scenes featuring Ed Westwick, who was accused in November of historic allegations of sexual assault (which he denies) could be re-shot, with Westwick replaced by Christian Cooke.
Anyway, on to Agatha Christie's tale. Wealthy philanthropist Rachel Argyll (Anna Chancellor) is murdered at her family estate Sunny Point. Her adopted son Jack Argyll (Anthony Boyle), a young delinquent, is arrested for her murder. He vehemently protests his innocence.
Eighteen months later, Dr Arthur Calgary (Luke Treadaway), a mysterious scientist, walks onto the velvety lawns of Sunny Point claiming to have just returned from an expedition to the Arctic, claiming to hold the alibi that can prove Jack’s innocence.
But Jack died in prison before the case could come to trial, Rachel’s widower Leo (Bill Nighy) is about to remarry and the Argyll family is reluctant to dig up the secrets of the past.
But if Jack is innocent, who's guilty?
New or Returning Shows
The Generation Game, 8.00pm Sunday, BBC One
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins host the much-loved game show – synonymous with the late Bruce Forsyth - with amazing prizes (and a cuddly toy!) to be won on the legendary conveyor belt.
Four family pairs from different generations battle it out in games including Bollywood dancing, plate spinning, sausage making, and pottery.
Mel and Sue are also joined by celebrity panellists, quiz show host Richard Osman and TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, plus special appearances from Basil Brush and others.
Ready or Not, 6.00pm Saturday, BBC One
This new quiz show features voiceovers from Paddy McGuinness, and a roving team of hosts ready to surprise members of the public across the UK - and when they least expect it.
Revolution, 6.30pm Sunday, Sky One& NOW TV
Steve-O and Maya Jama host this new entertainment show where six inline skaters, six skateboarders and six BMX riders take to a death-defying course in a series of rounds that include high-speed races, a nerve-jangling obstacle course and a death-defying high jump competition in a bid to be crowned the Revolution champion.
Here's a teaser:
Countdown to Calvary, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Hugh Bonneville offers a revolutionary new telling of the story of an itinerant Jewish healer and preacher, who went from hero to victim in a single week, 2000 years ago, and ended up dead on a cross.
Bonneville is known internationally as the star of Downton Abbey and Paddington. Less well known is that he's a Cambridge University degree in theology. In this Easter special he travels to Jerusalem to tell the story of the week that changed the world – the last six days of Jesus’ life.
Hamlet, 9.00pm Saturday, BBC Two
Here's a special broadcast of the Almeida Theatre production of Hamlet, where Dubliner Andrew Scott delivers a powerful performance in the lead role.
Robert Icke’s production was filmed during its run at London's Harold Pinter Theatre last year, for which Scott received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor for his role, and won the Critics’ Circle Award for Best Shakespearean Performance earlier this year.
Episodes, 10.00pm Friday, BBC Two
The award-winning, critically acclaimed comedy returns for a fifth and final season.
Former Friends star Matt LeBlanc plays an outrageous version of himself, for which he's won a Golden Globe and received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy.
Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig are Sean and Beverly Lincoln, an English couple who are brought to the US to remake their hit UK sitcom for American audiences, only to see it corrupted beyond all recognition.
In the season opener, everyone is at rock bottom. Then Matt makes things worse.
Lee and Dean, 10.00pm Friday, Channel 4
This new comedy following the lives of Stevenage builders Lee (Miles Chapman) and Dean (Mark O'Sullivan), inseparable friends since childhood - until Lee meets Nikki (Camille Ucan).
For the first time Lee seems smitten, and Dean's nose is put out of joint when she moves into their flat and takes over organising Lee's birthday party.
Rob Beckett's Playing for Time, 11.15pm Friday, Channel 4
Rob Beckett and celebrity pals travel back in time to play the greatest video games in history.
For openers, Rob and Scarlett Moffatt stop off to play classics including Pac-Man, while also taking in the music, fashion, toys and pop culture of the time.
The Nineties, 10.00pm Friday, Sky Arts & NOW TV
This nostalgic series explores the decade that delivered the internet, DVDs and other cultural and political milestones.
The first episode examines the iconic and ground-breaking TV shows of the 90s, from South Park and Seinfeld to The Sopranos and Friends, whose influence is still felt across all of television today.
Ending this weekend
Top Gear, 8.00pm Sunday, BBC Two
Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid test the latest SUVs through the medium of horse trialling. Chris also gets an explosive drive in the new Alpine A110, while Jason Manford is the studio guest.
Can't Stop Dancing, 8.30pm Friday, RTÉ One
Bláthnaid Treacy goes behind-the-scenes at Strictly Comes Dancing following last Sunday's final, won by Jake Carter.
Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago, 9.00pm Friday, BBC Two
In this last episode of the travelogue series, the seven pilgrims are on the final stretch of the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. As the temperature reaches record highs they have to walk every step of the way, getting their pilgrim passport stamped twice a day to prove they have gone the distance.
Mastermind: the Final, 7.30pm Friday, BBC Two
John Humphreys hosts as this year's finalists battle it out, with personal subjects that include the Hannibal Lecter novels of Thomas Harris and Hadrian's Wall.
Britain's Favourite Food, 8.00pm Friday, Channel 4
In this closer, Simon Rimmer tells the story of Cadbury's Smash, how the Green Goddess ushered in Findus Lean Cuisine, and the drinks industry got women imbibing Babycham.
Escape to the Chateau, 8.00pm Sunday, Channel 4
As the leaves turn to gold at the chateau, Dick and Angel are battening down the hatches for winter. Top of Dick's never-ending to do list is fixing the crumbling stucco.
New to Download
A Series of Unfortunate Events, from Friday, Netflix
Neil Patrick Harris is back as the nasty Count Olaf for the second season of the show based on the book series by Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket.
It follows three orphans who are forced to live with their evil guardian Olaf after their parents’ deaths. The new season will focus on adapting books five to nine of the novels.
Trailer Park Boys, from Friday, Netflix
The Trailer Park Boys return to Sunnyvale Trailer Park for a 12th season, as Bubbles dives into his beer-brewing venture and Ricky and Julian try hard to go legit.
Rapture, from Friday, Netflix
Featuring an impressive collection of artists who have found worldwide success, this documentary series showcases hip-hop's impact on global culture.
Don't Miss
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, 10.00pm Saturday, Sky Atlantic
Two-part (it concludes on Sunday) documentary by Judd Apatow about one of my heroes: the late comic Garry Shandling.
Shandling died two years ago, and left behind a legacy that includes two truly groundbreaking and hilarious TV series, It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show.
"You know, for 25 years he was the most important mentor that I had," Apatow says in the documentary. "But in a lot of ways, he was a mystery to me."
Apatow has assembled a four-and-a-half-hour documentary to solve the Shandling mystery. It was screened a few nights ago in the USA, and by all accounts it's fantastic.
Chat Show Line-ups
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm Friday, RTÉ One
Bob Geldof, Bryan Dobson, Maeve Higgins and Finbar Furey will join Ryan Tubridy on The Late Late Show this Friday.
Weekend movies
Mattress Men, 12.30am Saturday/Sunday, RTÉ 2
Yet another case of: great viewing, terrible time.
Trying to save his struggling mattress business, Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online persona 'Mattress Mick', under the guidance of his friend Paul Kelly.
And while Kelly is the man who comes with the idea of creating a persona, as business begins to grow Kelly asks for a bigger slice of the action, and their friendship starts to implode.
Also...
Spider-Man: Homecoming, from Friday, Sky Cinema on demand and Sky Cinema Premiere
It may be yet another Web Slinger reboot, but it's also the best.
It gets the look, tone and feel just right, and stars the excellent Tom Holland as a teenage Spidey/Peter Parker still getting to grips with his powers, and just about everything else.
Box Set Binge
Line of Duty, Netflix
If you missed this show first time around on BBC, or second on RTÉ One – don't be caught out a third time. Line of Duty is a superb cop drama and one of the Beeb's greatest TV shows.
It revolves round an impressive trio of Martin Compston as Detective Sergeant Steve Arnott, Vicky McClure as Detective Constable Kate Fleming, and Adrian Dunbar as Superintendent Ted Hastings, all members of AC-12, the anti-corruption unit within the British Police.
Each season is a stand-alone story, with season two being a personal favourite as Keeley Hawes is nothing less than sensational as the under-suspicion Detective Inspector Lindsay Denton.
It's all pretty tremendous telly though.
