There's the second part of Neven’s Christmas at Kylemore Abbey, finals week begins on MasterChef: The Professionals, The Restaurant Christmas Special, and more Landscapers . . .
Pick of the Day
Neven’s Christmas at Kylemore Abbey, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Neven Maguire concludes his two-part festive food special.
This week he prepares a smoked trout and crab starter with porridge bread, Connemara lamb meatballs, buttermilk brined turkey and cranberry sauce with port, and a festive sticky gingerbread with butterscotch sauce.
Neven also chats to abbey manager Eithne O'Halloran about food at Kylemore, before enjoying the Cantairi Chonamara Choir's performance in the Gothic church.
Don’t Miss
Landscapers, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
Last week’s opener was both quirky and enticing, with Olivia Colman and David Thewlis a mixture of the mundane and chilling as a devoted and mild-mannered couple of murderers.
As the pressure of police questions takes its toll on Susan and Christopher, the past comes back to haunt them and Susan ultimately reveals a deep secret.
MasterChef: The Professionals, 9.00pm, BBC One
Finals week gets under way with a themed dish dedicated to someone special.
The pressure is high, as only the four best go through to the next round, the Chefs Table.
This is where they cook for eight of the most respected chefs in the UK - including Gordon Ramsay (above), Matt Abé, Nieves Barragán Mohacho, Michael Caines, Lisa Goodwin-Allen and Daniel Clifford.
Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby, 8.00pm, BBC Two
Giles Coren and Monica Galetti (below) join the staff working in a glass-fronted hotel overlooking the historic Croatian town of Rovinj.
Giles explores a hidden art gallery deep inside the structure, and Monica cleans Europe's biggest single glass window.
Together they go truffle hunting with dogs in the Istrian landscape.
Comedy Playhouse: Where It All Began, 9.30pm, BBC Four
Here’s a must-see documentary for anyone interested in television history.
It looks back through the BBC archives to some of the best-loved programmes born out of Comedy Playhouse.
Launched in 1961 as a vehicle for Tony Hancock writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson to explore new ideas, it soon allowed others playwrights on board.
Over the next 13 years it produced the pilot episodes of several long-running comedies, from Steptoe and Son (above) and Till Death Us Do Part to The Liver Birds, Up Pompeii, Are You Being Served? and Last of the Summer Wine.
With contributions from June Whitfield, Paul Merton, Hugh Dennis and Galton and Simpson.
This is followed by two episodes of Comedy Playhouse.
New or Returning Shows
The Restaurant Christmas Special, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
Marco Pierre White is joined by Rachel Allen and JP McMahon for a festive edition of the show, which sees folk singer Mary Black (above) get put through her paces.
Naughty & Nice: Sex Toy Britain, 10.00pm, Channel 4
This is an investigation into how and why Britain has become a nation of sexual adventurers.
The documentary visits the headquarters of online retailer Lovehoney, where the sex toy developers and lingerie designers have their hands full in the run-up to Christmas, and features contributions from some of their customers.
New to Stream
The Future Diary, Netflix
In this reality series, complete strangers meet and receive a diary holding the script to their very own love story. Will true romance follow?
Russell Howard: Lubricant, Netflix
This two-part special features comic Russell Howard's delayed-yet-delighted return to the stage and a look at his life during an unexpected lockdown.
StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year, Netflix
Summersette's biggest baddies join forces on New Year’s Eve to battle Zoey and the Beam Team. But cool cousin Zara powers up to help save the day!
