Gripping prison drama Time continues, the mystery deepens on The Girls Before, and there's a quirky Irish coming of age movie with a difference - here are your telly picks for tonight . . .
Time, RTÉ One, 10.10pm
One of the most acclaimed series of the year continues tonight as Mark (Sean Bean) suffers a tragic personal loss and is given the chance to leave prison for a day, while Eric (Stephen Graham) is forced to take greater risks to protect his family. Game of Thrones' Bean and Line of Duty's Graham excel in this taut and unnerving drama from Cracker writer Jimmy McGovern, which premiered on BBC One during the summer. Time also stars Siobhan Finneran, Sue Johnston, Hannah Walters, David Calder, Nadine Marshall, Michael Socha, Aneurin Barnard, Jack McMullen and James Nelson-Joyce.
Landscapers, Sky Atlantic/NOW TV, 9.00pm
Sneaking in at year's end, this is proving to be one of the best TV dramas for quite a while. A true crime miniseries, Landscapers is a black comedy drama revolving around the true story of the 1998 murders of Nottinghamshire residents William and Patricia Wycherley. In tonight’s episodes, as they narrow in on the likeliest scenarios from that tragic night, Lancing and Wilkie’s focus shifts to Christopher’s past. While they exploit his recurring tendency to go too far for those he loves, the couple’s relationship with Susan’s parents comes under the spotlight. Lancing and Wilkie have a breakthrough which calls the couple’s shared reality into question.
The Girl Before, BBC One, 9.00pm
The penultimate part of this new mystery drama sees a shocking personal discovery forcing Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) resolve to find out exactly what Edward (David Oyelowo) knows about Emma's (Jessica Plummer) story. Is his refusal to talk about his past simply reticence or something more sinister? Meanwhile, Emma’s world continues to collapse as the police comb through the story of her assault.
Catherine Celebrates Christmas, RTÉ One, 7.00pm
It’s a full-on crimbo smorgasbord on this yuletide special featuring beef carpaccio with mustard balsamic dressing followed by roast duck with apple walnut and chestnut stuffing and port and redcurrant sauce with glazed baby carrots and Brussels sprouts with hazelnuts. Catherine Fulvio serves up her favourite Christmas recipes and treats, whilst going nutty with an Irish nut farmer and learning more about Irish Whiskey. She first visits Powerscourt Estate Distillery where she meets founder and director Gerry Ginty, who brings us on a tour of the place and tells us how it all began. Catherine then meets in-house Food Historian and Food and Beverage specialist Santina Kennedy. Santina guides us on different flavours that are enhanced by having with different types of Whiskey from the distillery. Following her class in all things whiskey, Catherine will show viewers how to create 'Christmas in a glass’ with an Irish Manhattan Cocktail and also a Manhattan Mocktail
Dating Amber, RTÉ2, 9.35pm
Set in Ireland during the mid-90s, this Irish comedy-drama film directed by David Freyne follows Eddie and Amber as they decide to stage a relationship to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. Read our review.
