There's a new US drama called Condor, there's more Scandi-dram with Greyzone, The Real Marigold on Tour heads to Russia - and Skint Britain looks at benefits poverty across the pond . . .
Pick of the Day
Condor, 9.00pm, RTÉ 2
This new drama - based on the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor - follows CIA analyst Joe Turner who stumbles onto a plan that threatens the lives of millions.
Joe has always been conflicted about his work for the CIA. But when something he’s discovered gets his entire office killed, leaving him as sole survivor and on the run, the theoretical reservations he’s harboured turn into all-too-real moral dilemmas.
Max Irons (son of Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack and half-brother of Irish politician Richard Boyd Barrett) stars in the lead role, while the cast includes the likes of William Hurt and Brendan Frasier. WARNING! Double episode ahead . . .
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New or Returning Shows
Greyzone, 10.45pm, Channel 4
New Scand-drama. When the Swedish security police detain a suspicious truck heading from Denmark to Gothenburg in Sweden, Sapo officer Eva Forsberg discovers the warhead of a surface-to-air missile.
A Danish-Swedish anti-terror unit is formed, led by Eva and police officer Jesper Lassen from the Danish security police. Their job is to identify possible reasons for the presence of the missile and evaluate the potential threat.
Starring Birgitte Hjort Sorensen (you might remember her from Borgen).
No English subtitles in this trailer, but you'll get the drift:
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The Real Marigold on Tour, 9.00pm. BBC One
After experiencing what it is like to grow old in India, Marigold on Tour veterans Miriam Margolyes, Bobby George and Sheila Ferguson team up with new recruit Stanley Johnson.
For their new adventure the group explore retirement in the largest country in the world, Russia. First stop on their journey is the cultural capital of St Petersburg, where Miriam and Sheila quickly find themselves at odds with Stanley's pro-Russian standpoint.
Skint Britain: Friends with Benefits, 9.00pm, Channel 4
When the residents of Hartlepool became guinea pigs for the roll-out of Universal Credit - the new benefits system in the UK - a series of events were triggered that few predicted.
Spiralling crime, homelessness, loan sharks, hunger and evictions hit the town as claimants struggle to survive. Some of the stories here will truly shock.
This Farming Life, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Season three sees three new farming families - father-and-son team Raymond and Johnny Irvine, Shetland sisters Kirsty and Aimee Budge and the Rodgers family in Down - and buffalo farmer Stevie Mitchell returns.
The Fifteen Billion Pound Railway, 9.00pm, BBC Two
The first part of an exclusive series following the construction of Crossrail - one of Europe’s largest projects and one of the most ambitious in Britain since the railways first arrived.
Ending Tonight
90 Day Fiance, 8.00pm, TLC
Love is filled with ups and downs – as this clips special shows. From conflict about living arrangements to trust issues, these are the show's most memorable altercations.
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Just Another Immigrant, 10.00pm & 10.35pm, Sky One & NOW TV
Romesh’s big show at The Greek is just two weeks away, and he’s still got a long way to go.
It’s the final two chapters in the UK comic's attempt to crack America, but things haven’t really gone to plan so far.
Getting desperate, he opens himself up to any and all idea that could help sell out the show – even his mother and uncle’s bizarre ideas.
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Don't Miss
Pure, 100.00pm, Channel 4
This has been one of the better new dramedies on Channel 4 in recent years. It's engaging, different and amusing, while Charly Clive is a treat in the lead role as 24-year-old Marnie, plagued by disturbing sexual thoughts.
Tonight, Marnie is determined to make the most of being a single Londoner now she knows what is wrong with her. She jumps into bed with Benji, an earnest, clingy barista - but it has unintended consequences at her work.
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