Tonight's top TV tips include Frank of Ireland, new series Saved By a Stranger, as well as the return of The Rookie and Open for Business . . .
Due to operational difficulties, tonight's scheduled episode of First Dates Ireland on RTÉ2 will not be shown. It will be rescheduled for a later date.
Tonight's episode will take a look back at some of the hopeful daters who entered the First Dates restaurant looking for love.
Pick of the Day
Frank of Ireland, 10.00pm, Channel 4
This Dublin-set comedy starring Brian and Domhnall Gleeson (above) gets better by the episode. So this is the best one so far, with a great turn from Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
Aine tells Frank that things are getting serious between her and Peter-Brian (Vaughan-Lawlor), prompting him to join forces with Doofus to expose the object of her affection.
But in the process of collecting evidence against him, Frank starts to fall under Peter-Brian's spell - and Doofus worries that Frank has fallen for the `enemy".
Meanwhile, Mary takes on a tenant or two to help cover the mortgage.
Don't Miss
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall continue their quest to curry favour with omnipotent Taskmaster Greg Davies.
Lee attacks a toy vole and Sarah invents a sweet dressing for an unusual salad. Meanwhile, Charlotte provides surprising sound effects for a set of Russian dolls.
Greg's assistant Alex Horne takes notes, records times and offers the contestants some much-needed moral support.
New or Returning Shows
The Rookie, 9.00pm, Sky Witness & NOW TV
Nathan Fillion is back for a third season of this (frankly underwhelming) cop dramedy.
He plays John Nolan, the oldest rookie in the LAPD, has used his life experience, determination and sense of humour to keep up with rookies 20 years his junior.
Nearing the end of his training, Nolan now faces his biggest challenge as a police officer when he must come to terms with the choices he has made in pursuit of the truth.
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Saved By a Stranger, 9.00pm, BBC Two
The stories of ordinary people caught up in the biggest events in living memory, and the person who changed their lives, form the basis of this new series.
It begins with Karl, a trainee clinical psychologist who was a passenger on the first carriage of the Piccadilly Line London Underground train - one of the four targets of the 7/7 bombings.
After the bomb exploded, Karl was comforted by a woman who held his hand in the smoke-filled carriage as he feared for his life.
Cameras also follow Emina, an NHS researcher living in Nottingham. She and her younger sister Edina, who was diagnosed with Down Syndrome as a baby, were born in Sarajevo.
Edina is searching for the doctor who helped her family evacuate to safety, and gave Edina the chance of a better life.
Open for Business, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Richard Curran and Ella McSweeney (above) return with more information and advice about the pandemic, highlighting the big themes affecting both businesses and consumers over the past 12 months.
They begin by exploring what it takes to mass produce vaccines, looking at the Irish manufacturers playing their part in the fight against Covid-19.
New to Stream
Yasuke, Netflix
Here’s some anime set in 16th Century Japan. The tagline says it all . . .
‘He came from Africa and fought alongside a mighty feudal lord in brutal 16th century Japan. They called him the Black Samurai, and he became a legend.’
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Things Heard & Seen, Netflix
Amanda Sayfried stars in this horror film based on the acclaimed novel by Elizabeth Brundage.
A Manhattan couple moves to a historic hamlet in the Hudson Valley and come to discover that their marriage has a sinister darkness, one that rivals their new home’s history.
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Ending Tonight
This is My House, 9.00pm, BBC One
The omnipresent Stacey Dooley presents the last show in this run.
Four people claim to be an artist called Erica, living with partner Sam in a stylish property in south-east London.
Panellists Bill Bailey (above, in Strictly mode), Emily Atack, Judi Love, Jamali Maddix and guest Katie Piper are tasked with determining which is the true Erica, as each of the quartet airs their opinion on the real Erica's taste in fashion, her passion for Sam, the story of their wedding day and the name of their plumber.
Laochra Gael, 9.30pm, TG4
This final episode features the story of Wexford hurling legend Liam Griffin (below).
He was inspired by the Rackard brothers and their likes as he grew up, but Wexford hurling was in dire straits when Liam was made county manager in 1995.
It went from bad to worse from the start with heavy defeats and controversy. In his second year as manager, unbeknownst to anyone he would be stepping down as soon as Wexford were out of the championship because of his wife Mary's illness.
As it happened, they went all the way in 1996. He wasn't there for long but Liam Griffin's legacy will live forever.
