What's on? 10 top TV and streaming tips for Friday

There's an Irish music night on the Beeb, this year's Comic Relief night, the original West Side Story film and Knives Out, new German drama Funeral for a Dog, while Lily Collins and Jesse Plemons star in Windfall . . .

Pick of the Day

Saint Patrick’s Day at the BBC, 9.00pm, BBC Four

This night celebrating Irish music is happening a day late – but it’s the thought that counts, eh?

It all kicks-off with this collection of classic pop and rock performances by Irish acts that have been rooted out of the extensive BBC archives.

This selection reflects the huge impact that music from Ireland has made across the globe, with performances from U2, Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison, the Pogues, the Corrs, the Cranberries, Boyzone and Westlife.

It’s followed at 10pm by Other Voices: Ireland’s Greatest Small Music Festival, where Annie Macmanus - aka Annie Mac (above) - celebrates the 20th anniversary of Ireland's Other Voices Festival.

It features interviews with and intimate performances from Sam Fender, Sigrid, John Grant, Villagers, Dermot Kennedy and Kay Young.

Annie also opens the archives to showcase remarkable performances from the Fontaines DC, Little Simz and Arlo Parks.

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Then it’s a TOTP2: St Patrick’s Day Special (11pm), featuring archive performances by the Boomtown Rats, the Corrs, Enya, Shane MacGowan and Johnny Depp, Stiff Little Fingers, Thin Lizzy, Sinead O'Connor and U2.

Last but not least, there’s the self-explanatory Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane McGowan at 11.45pm.

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Comic Relief, 7.00pm, BBC One

Lenny Henry, Paddy McGuinness, Alesha Dixon, David Tennant and Zoe Ball head this comedy special direct from Media City UK, Salford.

The long-running charity event includes hilarious sketches, live performances, big surprises and stunning music acts.

As usual this celebration is intended to not just raise a smile, but also much-needed cash for good causes in the UK and across the world.

Highlights include a special edition of The Repair Shop with Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Judi Dench, Kylie Minogue joining forces with the cast of hit BBC sitcom Ghosts in a one-off sketch, and star-studded, adults-only bedtime stories featuring Stephen Fry, Sue Perkins, Alex Brooker and others.

Plus, the cast of the West End hit musical & Juliet take to the stage to perform not one but two massive hits and David Walliams and Matt Lucas showcase a host of new pop and rock stars recording this year's charity single.

Knives Out, 9.30pm, RTÉ One

Writer/director Rian Johnson's superb comedy crime thriller, starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas, is a marvelous piece of pastiche.

Wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey invites his kin to an 85th birthday party at his mansion, but festivities are cut short by arguments.

When the writer apparently commits suicide, Detective Lieutenant Elliott and Trooper Wagner attend the scene, while private detective Benoit Blanc hovers in the background, closely observing family members.

West Side Story, 3.10pm, RTÉ One

Recently revived in a glorious and colourful version directed by Steven Spielberg, here’s the superb original movie from six decades ago.

Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's Oscar-winning musical based on Romeo and Juliet, was adapted from the stage play.

It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno – who also featured in the Spielberg version - and George Chakiris.

The story is very much subservient to the singing and dancing as two teenagers from rival New York street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, fall in love - but it causes already simmering tensions to explode.

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Funeral for a Dog, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic

This German drama’s about love and loss and the hopes and dreams of a generation.

It stars award-winning German talents Albrecht Schuch, Friedrich Mücke and Daniel Sträßer alongside Finnish shooting star Alina Tomnikov,

When journalist Daniel tracks down novelist Mark Svensson at his hide-away home in Italy, he’s drawn into the mystery of Mark, his eternal love Tuuli and Felix, Tuuli’s missing partner.

Daniel becomes entangled in their love triangle, a story that goes from South-America, to the Arctic Circle to 9/11 New York, and a story that Daniel seems to know from Mark’s bestselling novel.

But something is wrong and as he digs deeper, he is about to make a shocking discovery.

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Michael (Ryder McLaughlin) attempts to answer the question every high school kid faces when they graduate: What's next?

His best friends already seem to have it figured out; one is going to college, and the other is going to work, but Michael is caught somewhere in between.

He's an aspiring professional skateboarder with the talent to back it up, but his blue-collar father, Oliver (Vince Vaughn), thinks it's a pipe dream.

Pulled in various directions, Michael takes steps to build relationships with professional skaters in an effort to forge his own path.

While this decision initially deepens the rifts in Michael's personal life, he ultimately gains the support and acceptance he needs from his loved ones - including his dad.

Top Boy, Netflix

This second season sees Dushane (Walters) on a roll. He won the war against the young pretender Jamie (Ward), leaving his Summerhouse crew unrivaled in the end and making more money than ever.

Life with Shelley (Ajikawo) is going well too and allows him to dream of a future away from the road. But then a problem from an unexpected quarter arises and threatens to bring it all crashing down.

Meanwhile, haunted by killing his friend Dris, Sully (Robinson) is trying to find peace and get his life back on track.

We Crashed, Apple TV+

If you enjoy seeing greedy narcissists crash and burn, this new drama’s just right for you.

It follows the rise and almost inevitable fall of WeWork, one of the world's most valuable startups, and the couple who made this rollercoaster ride possible.

Jared Leto plays WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann, while Anne Hathaway is his love interest, Rebekah Neumann.

WeWork is a commercial real estate company that provides "flexible spaces and solutions" for technology startups.

Cheaper By the Dozen, Disney+

A reimagining of the 2003 hit family comedy about the raucous exploits of a blended family of 12, the Bakers.

Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff star as Zoey and Paul, a husband and wife navigating a hectic home life while simultaneously managing their family business.

That’s Baker’s Breakfast, a local eatery that serves nothing but, well, breakfast.

Paul decides to move the family to a much bigger and more posh house, but the move across town and its effect on the kids is more stressful than Paul and Zoey anticipate.

Windfall, Netflix

Fans of Emily in Paris might want to check this out, as it stars Lily Collins.

She plays the wife of a billionaire (the always watchable Jesse Plemons) in what’s being described as a 'Hitchcockian thriller’

The couple arrive at their idyllic holiday home only to discover that it’s being robbed. Even worse the guy who’s broken in to their gaff is played by former How I Met Your Mother star Jason Segel.

Naturally enough, things escalate when the robber holds them captive and attempts to fill his pockets with their belongings.

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