Tonight's top shows include a documentary about the national coronavirus vaccine campaign Called V Day, the return of quirky procedural Prodigal Son, and new arrivals such as Loki and In the Footsteps of Killers . . .
Pick of the Day
V Day, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Not to be confused with any war commemorations, here’s a documentary charting the national coronavirus vaccine campaign.
It begins in late February as the rollout to the over-85s gets under way and follows the stories of some of these senior citizens.
From the mass vaccination centre in Galway, to Drumalee GP surgery in Cavan to the Waterford Medical Centre, the film hears from delivery drivers and healthcare and administration staff as they work on the huge task of vaccinating the Irish public.
Don’t Miss
The Great British Sewing Bee, 9.00pm, BBC One
Joe Lycett (above, with the judges) hosts the semi-final, as the four remaining sewers go back in time to the 1940s.
First up, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young challenge the sewers to make the decade's most famous trousers, Oxford bags.
For the Transformation Challenge, the sewers are set a wartime task to turn old parachutes into glamorous dresses.
In the Made to Measure challenge, the sewers take on their final icon of 40s fashion, Dior's New Look.
by an hourglass silhouette and involving masses of fabric, the sewers must exaggerate their model's figure to create the iconic shape
New or Returning Shows
Prodigal Son, 9.00pm, Sky One
Streaming on NOW TV
Here’s the second season of the hit psychological drama starring Tom Payne and Michael Sheen as unlikely crime-solvers. Unfortunately for fans, it’s also the last.
Criminal profiler Malcolm Bright (Payne) helps solve the NYPD’s most vicious and puzzling murders, using his insight into a killer’s mind inherited from his father - notorious serial killer Dr Martin Whitly, played by Sheen.
After his sister’s shocking actions in the season one finale, Bright’s personal life is torn to pieces.
Now he must "take care" of her and protect his mother from a secret that could tear the family apart all over again.
In the Footsteps of Killers, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Emilia Fox and Professor David Wilson (above), one of Britain's leading criminologists, investigate famous unsolved murder cases.
Thirteen-year-old David Spencer and 11-year-old Patrick Warren went missing in Birmingham on December 26 in 1996.
To this day, no one has been charged with the double disappearance and murder of the two friends, and their bodies have never been found despite two major police investigations and a missing persons campaign that featured the boys' pictures on milk cartons.
But now, Emilia and David discover new evidence leading to a prime suspect.
Everything Is Connected - George Eliot's Life, 10.15pm, BBC Four
In this Arena special from, 2019, contemporary artist Gillian Wearing celebrates the legacy of Victorian novelist George Eliot.
Just as Eliot's novel Middlemarch explored the lives of ordinary men and women, this experimental film is made up of a diverse cast of people from different backgrounds, and features Jason Isaacs and Sheila Atim as the narrators.
New to Stream
Loki, Disney+
This could be really good fun. Tom Hiddleston and Owen Wilson?
Featuring the God of Mischief as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.
Tom Hiddleston returns as the title character, joined by Owen Wilson (told ya!), Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Wunmi Mosaku - plus the legend that is Richard E Grant.
Fresh, Fried & Crispy, Netflix
Passionate about food and ready for fun, critic Daym Drops drops in on America's smokin' hot spots for the best, freshest takes on fried food.
Awake, Netflix
Any time is movie time, and movie time is any time. And this looks good.
Chaos ensues after a global event wipes out all electronics and takes away humankind's ability to sleep.
But Jill (Gina Rodriguez), an ex-soldier with a troubled past, may hold the key to a cure in the form of her own daughter.
Ending Tonight
Bloods, 10.00pm, Sky One
Streaming on Sky One
It’s the season one finale of the comedy starring Jane Horrocks and Samson Kayo.
With the partnership in tatters, Maleek and Wendy are forced to deliver a baby together on the underground.
Lawrence sees Jo in a new light when they work a shift together, while Gary has to save Kareshma’s life - much to her annoyance.
Marú inár Measc, 9.30pm, TG4
It’s the last of the four-part true crime documentary series that shines a light on the impact unprovoked murder cases have on families and communities in Ireland.
This week’s story is about shopkeeper and mother of three, Joyce Quinn, who was murdered on the Curragh Plains not far from her shop in Milltown, Kildare.
Ray, Joyce's husband, and an officer in the Defence Forces, remembers vividly the moment he became concerned when Joyce didn't arrive home.
