RTÉ Investigates returns to Ireland's Illegal Adoptions, Donal Skehan heads off to Waterford, noir thriller Nightmare Alley arrives on Disney+, and the true story of The Queen v Patrick O'Donnell . . .
Pick of the Day
RTÉ Investigates: Ireland's Illegal Adoptions - Still Searching, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
A year on from its initial documentary, RTÉ Investigates again turns the spotlight on Ireland's illegal adoptees.
It reveals that even now,12 months later, many are still searching for answers and struggling to discover their true identities.
The film observes as they attempt to trace and connect with biological family members, their ongoing fight to access the most basic personal information.
It also finds out whether or not they believe the promised legislative change will help their unique situations.
Don’t Miss
Donal's Road Trip, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
This week Donal Skehan heads to county Waterford, where he learns about crystal at Criostal na Rinne and takes a seaweed bath at Solas na Mara.
He also samples the famous Waterford Blaa, eats seafood in Tramore and tries paddleboarding in Dunmore East.
New or Returning Shows
Bloods, 10.00pm, Sky Comedy
Streaming on NOW
Season two of this comedy returns to the South Hill Ambulance Depot for a reunion with the show’s gang of eccentric paramedics.
Odd couple/dream team Wendy and Maleek find new sources of conflict when they’re involved in a malpractice investigation, and Wendy’s irritating son starts work at the depot.
Best friends Darrell and Darryl are faced with the prospect that their bromance might be at an end.
Kareshma has started to mellow under Gary’s watchful eye but will her investment in teenage cancer patient Tasha create new complications for the duo?
Meanwhile, team leader Jo continues to carry a flame for widower Lawrence and faces a new challenge to her authority in the form of counsellor George.
The Queen v Patrick O'Donnell, 9.30pm, TG4
Here's the true story behind one of the most compelling murder plots in Irish history, a thrilling tale of violence, courtroom drama, romance and political intrigue.
Containing evidence from British Home Office files kept secret for 100 years, it reveals shocking new information about the fate of the quiet-spoken Donegal man who killed the infamous informer James Carey on board a ship off the coast of South Africa in 1883.
It stars Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde, Stephen Jones and Bridin Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, and was directed by Tomás Seoighe.
Murdered at First Sight, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW
This brand new true crime series tells the shocking stories of people who were killed by someone they had never met before.
Each episode delves into a murder committed by a complete stranger.
We unpack the chilling events and moments leading up to that fatal day. What was the victim doing? What lead them down that deadly path?
As each story unravels, mystery surrounds the movements of the victim. Who else did they encounter that fateful day? Could it be the perpetrator?
This Is My House for Red Nose Day, 8.00pm, BBC One
Claudia Winkleman (above), Chris Eubank, Harry Hill and Nina Wadia make up the judging panel for this special Comic Relief edition.
They’ll be trying to work out which fellow celebrity is the owner of a luxury four-bedroom house - Ricky Hatton, Claire Richards, Deborah Meaden or Rob Rinder?
New to Stream
Nightmare Alley, Disney+
Nominated for four Academy Awards - Best Picture, Cinematography, Production Design and Costume Design – Guillermo del Toro's noir remake is impressive if a little on the long side.
Based on the 1946 novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham and a 1947 movie, Bradley Cooper stars as a charming and ambitious carnival worker with a mysterious past who takes big risks to boost his career.
The supporting cast – including Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn – is impressive.
Blanchett is mesmeric as psychologist Lilith Ritter, and the film’s worth watching just for her performance.
Grey’s Anatomy, Disney+
Season 17 of the longest-running prime time medical drama in US television history lands today.
The show that made Shonda Rhimes the queen of TV remains a beloved cultural touchstone that pushes boundaries with timely subjects and characters that break the mould.
Ellen Pompeo returns as Meredith Grey, the central character amongst the doctors at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, as they continually discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives, Netflix
From Chris Smith, the executive producer of Tiger King and director of Fyre: The Greatest Party that Never Happened, comes this wild, four-part documentary series.
It explores how Sarma Melngailis, the celebrity restaurateur behind the glittering New York hotspot Pure Food and Wine, went from being the queen of vegan cuisine to being known as the Vegan Fugitive.
Shortly after meeting a man named Shane Fox on Twitter in 2011, Melngailis begins draining her restaurant’s funds and funneling the money to Fox after he cons her into believing he could make her dreams a reality - but only if she continues to obey his every request without question.
A few years later the couple, now married and on the lam after stealing nearly $2 million from the restaurant and its staff, are found holed up in a Tennessee motel by law enforcement.
Their undoing? A charge made under Fox’s real name, Anthony Strangis, for a Domino’s pizza.
Hei$t: The Great Robbery of Brazil's Central Bank, Netflix
In 2005, thieves tunnel into a Fortaleza, Brazil, bank vault and steal over 160 million reais (around €30M). This docuseries explores that spectacular, historic heist.
