There's a drama based on the true story of a 12-year-old on trial for murder, Sticks and Stones is a new series from the writer behind Doctor Foster, while it's cheerio to The Young Offenders and Watchmen . . .
Pick of the Day
Responsible Child, 9.00pm, BBC Two
12-year-old Ray (Billy Barratt) and his 23 year-old brother Nathan (James Tarpey) are arrested after stabbing their mother's partner to death.
Whatever the circumstances that have led a child to kill, the law is clear: the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales is 10, and at 12 years old, Ray must stand trial in an adult court.
Based on a true story and told in two time frames, the film follows both the events that led up to the murder and the unfolding drama of the trial, and asking powerful questions about responsibility and redemption.
New or Returning Shows
Sticks and Stones, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One & UTV
This new drama starring Ken Nwosu, Ben Miller, Alexandra Roach, Sean Sagar and Susannah Fielding, is written by Mike Bartlett, the brains behind Doctor Foster. So it's got to be worth a watch.
Sales associate Thomas Benson faints during a presentation pitch, meaning his team doesn't get the contract or the lucrative bonus that would have been coming their way.
His life starts to spiral out of control when he feels his colleagues are now out to get him and his work and home life are threatened.
A Berry Royal Christmas, 8.30pm, BBC One
This one-off offers viewers a look at the charities English royal couple the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge support.
Joining forces with them is cookery legend Mary Berry, who's been invited to accompany the Cambridges on four special visits.
First up, they travel to Liverpool to visit The Brink, the UK’s first dry bar set up by Action On Addiction, that provides a safe space for people who are suffering from addiction.
Toy Empire: the British Force Behind Star Wars Toys, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Star Wars super-fan David Whiteley celebrates the unlikely toy heroes of the 1970s.
Palitoy, based in Coalville, Leicestershire, was chosen to make toys for the new Star Wars movie in the UK. The company was already successful with Action Man and Tiny Tears, but Star Wars toys would propel them into a toy galaxy far, far away.
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Cunk and Other Humans, 10.30pm, BBC Two
Mockumentary series starring Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk, who looks back at the year with a nightly run of five-minute shorts over the coming nights, culminating on Sunday, with a compilation.
Expect Brexit to pop up. A lot.
Ending Tonight
Watchmen, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Pretty much the best new show of 2019, Damon Lindelof's televisual remix of the seminal graphic novel by Alan Moore has been uncompromising, unconventional, and utterly unpredictable.
The follow up to the Hugo award-winning comic series – and the only graphic novel to appear in the Time Top 100 Novels list - continues as the story dig deep into the belly of America.
The Young Offenders, 9.30pm, RTÉ 2 & 10.35pm, BBC One
The baby is due soon, and Siobhán is upset that both families can’t stop arguing.
Meanwhile, Orla tries to come up with a solution, suggesting that both families go away for a weekend break to Cork’s neighbouring county Kerry and try to learn to get along, for Siobhán and the baby’s sake.
No one is convinced this is a good idea.
Save Well, Spend Better, 8.00pm, Channel 4
In an hour-long edition, the experts give advice to two sets of parents who are reluctant to allow their grown-up children an overview of their finances.
Don't Miss
Love & Friendship, 11.20pm, BBC Two
This is well worth recording and keeping for another night over the Christmas.
Director-writer Walt Stillman's hugely enjoyable period comedy is based Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan, and stars Kate Beckinsale and Chloe Sevigny.
A penniless widow trying to escape scandalous rumours resolves to find suitable - ie, wealthy - husbands for herself and her daughter.
