If you're going no further than the sofa - and even if you are - here are some tips on what's worth watching on the box between Friday and Sunday...
Pick of the Weekend
Taken Down, 9.30pm Sunday, RTÉ One
Switching from the gangsters of Love/Hate to asylum-seekers in Taken Down was a brave move for Stuart Carolan and co - and it seems to be working too.
In this second episode, the investigation into the murder of Esme, a young Nigerian found close to a Direct Provision Centre, continues and suspicion falls on Wayne and his contradictory evidence.
When Wayne meets Gar it's discovered that Wayne may be involved with something illicit. Meanwhile, Jen finds Flora and brings her to a place of safety, and we discover that Abeni has a job at the brothel where Esme worked.
New or Returning Shows
Dynasties, 8.30pm Sunday, BBC Two
Presented by David Attenborough, this latest nature series from the folks who do it best follows the true stories of five of the world's most celebrated, yet endangered, animals.
In Senegal, West Africa, lives a group of chimpanzees led by an alpha male named David. He has been the alpha for three years - a time when leaders are usually overthrown.
As the dry season sets in, scarce resources mean the group is forced closer together to survive. David is now surrounded by rivals who all want his crown - and are prepared to kill him for it.
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead, 10.00pm Saturday, Sky Arts & NOW TV
Long-ignored pioneers of punk, The Damned started out as trailblazers on London's punk rock scene when it exploded to life way back in 1976.
They were the first British punk band to release a single, the first to release an album and the first to tour the US. But the critical adoration lavished on contemporaries such as The Clash and Sex Pistols always eluded them.
Shot around the globe over three years and featuring contributions from Chrissie Hynde, The Clash's Mick Jones, the late Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, Depeche Mode, Sex Pistols, Blondie and The Buzzcocks, this film charts the band's complex and combustible history.
The Heist, 9.00pm Friday, Sky One & NOW TV
Ten people team up to nab a life-changing stash of hard cash in this pretty preposterous new reality show.
The heist is just the beginning as they'll then have to hide their share of the loot from a crack team of determined detectives. And if they can hang on to it for two weeks, it's theirs to keep. For real.
The heist is on in the first episode as the team plans and executes the audacious raid on a cash-in-transit van. It's parked in Thirsk, the town where they all live and work, and they've just 20 minutes to get the money.
Alone at Home, 8.00pm Friday, Channel 4
Yet another new reality show on Channel 4, this one sees four UK families taking part in a unique and pretty daft experiment.
Across four episodes - featuring a different family each week - parents leave their kids alone at home for four days to look after themselves.
In this opening episode, three Surrey teens are home alone. With the house to themselves and complete freedom to do whatever they want, will they do the right thing, or will the parents come home to complete uproar?
Escape to the Chateau, 8.30pm Sunday, Channel 4
Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angel throw open the shutters of their French chateau for a new season.
It's the couple's fourth year in France and they're keen to bring the interior magic of the 19th-century chateau outside, by creating a luxurious glamping experience, complete with outdoor kitchen and bathroom, wood-fired hot tub, and an enormous, seven-metre glamping dome.
Extreme Everest with Ant Middleton, 9.30pm Sunday, Channel 4
This documentary is promising to provide an adrenaline-fuelled account of Ant Middleton's attempt to climb the Earth's highest mountain.
It documents the raw emotion and the impact on Ant's body and mind at every stage as he attempts to reach the 8848-metre summit and gets trapped in an unexpected and life-threatening storm.
The National Lottery Good Causes, 9.30pm Sunday, Virgin Media One
After over 30 years the National Lottery has raised over €5.3 billion for good causes all over Ireland. Karen Koster hosts this event celebrating the extraordinary work of those involved in various activities, showing how funding has enabled people, projects and organisations to improve the lives of others.
New to Download
Outlaw King, from Friday, Netflix
There's been a lot of talk about this new historical drama - most of it focused on the fact that it includes a full-frontal scene of Chris Pine, who plays the lead role.
As for the tale itself, it's set in 14th-century Scotland, at a time when Robert the Bruce claims the crown and leads a fierce uprising to win back the country's independence from English rule.
Darkest Hour, from Friday, Sky Cinema
An Oscar-winning Gary Oldman stars as Winston Churchill, the cigar-chomping, whiskey-swilling eccentric handed the poisoned chalice of power in Britain with Hitler on the march and Europe on the brink of collapse.
The situation isn't much better at home. King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) doesn’t trust him and senior party members - most notably Halifax (Stephen Dillane) and Chamberlain (Ronald Pickup) - are conspiring against him.
Don't Miss
They Shall Not Grow Old, 9.30pm Sunday, BBC Two
Created to mark the centenary of the First World War Armistice, the internationally renowned director Peter Jackson (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings) brings the First World War to life in a way never seen before.
Using the voices of the veterans, combined with original archival footage, They Shall Not Grow Old brings to life the reality of war on the front line for a whole new generation. Footage has been colourised, converted to 3-D and transformed with modern production techniques to present unrivalled detail.
Weekend Movies
I, Robot, 10.15pm Saturday, Channel 4
Set in 2035, Alex Proyas's all-action science-fiction film is inspired by Isaac Asimov's story of the same name.
The science of robotics is so advanced that humanoid-looking servants have been developed, ready to obey any command from a human.
When the chief designer of US Robotics, the biggest manufacturer of this new brand, is found dead, Chicago cop Del Spooner (Will Smith) is assigned to the case. And it's not long before he unearths a terrifying conspiracy.
Love is Strange, 12.45am Sunday/Monday, Channel 4
Music teacher George Garea (Alfred Molina) and painter Ben Hull (John Lithgow) have lived happily together in New York for almost 40 years.
When the law finally allows it, they grab the opportunity to marry. But it creates new problems as George gets sacked from his job at a Catholic school for being openly homosexual.
Box Set Binge
Hunderby, Sky Box Sets
Julia Davis deservedly won a BAFTA award for Best Comedy Writing for this potty-mouthed period comedy in which she co-starred with Alexandra Roach, Alex Macqueen and Rufus Jones.
Set in the 1830s, Roach plays Helene, a woman who is washed ashore after her ship is wrecked off the English coast. She marries Edmund (Macqueen), whose housekeeper Dorothy (Davis) is obsessed with his dead first wife, Arabelle. And bubbly milk.
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