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

The Personal History of David Copperfield tops a night of truly great movies, Scandi drama Beck returns for an 8th season, Britain’s Got Talent and Romeo & Duet continue to entertain, and Neil Oliver explores the history of the Vikings . . .

Pick of the Day

The Personal History of David Copperfield, 9.20pm, Channel 4

Armando Iannucci's clever adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel, starring Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton and Ben Whishaw, is an absolute joy.

As well as having a great cast, the film is full of life and everyone is on top form – including the director, who has created a modern classic here.

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As for the story - a young man is driven from his once idyllic home by his cruel stepfather, and sets out to find his place in the strange world of 1840s London.

Discovering a love of language, he yearns to become a writer, and his pursuit of this goal leads him to cross paths with an assortment of eccentric characters.

Don’t Miss

Romeo & Duet, 7.00pm, Virgin Media One

Every time you think a new show offers the ultimate in daft Saturday evening viewing, along comes another show that proves you wrong.

This is merely the latest. And you can enjoy it as either a bit of harmless fun to light up the evening, or the ultimate guilty pleasure.

Oti Mabuse (above) presents the dating show that uses the power of singing to help people find their ideal partners, with Michael, Liv, Callum and Sandy taking part this time.

Each of the singletons will be serenaded by up to four singers and if they like what they hear they make their way to the bottom of the stairs to choose their favourite, opening the door and locking in their choice before the performance comes to an end.

Each of the four new couples then compete to be crowned the winners by the studio audience and bag themselves a second date.

Once seen, this show can never be forgotten.

Britain's Got Talent, 8.00pm, Virgin Media One

The monolithic and manipulative talent show continues. 15 years on, it’s still a big hit with telly-watchers of all ages. Here's one reason why:

Ant and Dec host as more awe-inspiring and showstopping performers take to the stage at the London Palladium Theatre.

Their aim, as ever, is to try and impress judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams and secure their place in the live semi-finals.

New or Returning Shows

Beck, 9.00pm, BBC Four

Back for an eighth season, the popular feature-length Scandi drama stars Peter Haber as the hypochondriac detective Martin Beck.

Along with his handpicked team, he takes on macabre crime in the seedy Stockholm underworld.

As the new run begins, the detective is thrown into a case where the body of a notorious Danish criminal has been found in the water at Liljeholmen.

Vikings, 10.30pm, BBC Four

Neil Oliver explores the history of the Norse warriors, delving into their customs and searching for the truth behind their fearsome reputation.

He begins by telling the story of their origins, and investigates the world of their ancient ancestors.

The programme charts Scandinavia's prehistoric landscape, from the Baltic Sea to Norway's Atlantic coast, and Neil examines archaeological evidence to create a portrait of the society from which the Vikings emerged.

New to Stream

Deadlock, Sky Cinema & NOW

Bruce Willis stars as Ron Whitlock, a wanted criminal leading a team of mercenaries on a mission of vengeance.

Convinced that the government is working against them, the merciless group brutally seizes an energy plant and holds everyone inside hostage.

With a nearby town on the brink of massive flooding and destruction, it's up to one retired elite army ranger Mack Karr (Patrick Muldoon) to save thousands of innocent lives before it's too late.

Saturday Cinema

The Shape of Water, 9.45pm, RTÉ One

Here’s Guillermo del Toro's Oscar and Bafta-winning fantasy, starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer and Doug Jones.

Elisa Esposito is a mute singleton who lives above a cinema. Although friends with Giles, a neighbouring artist, she lives a lonely existence.

While he has designs on the cafe worker nearby, Elisa cleans up at top-secret government lab, a bus ride away in Baltimore, Maryland.

One day in 1962, she makes a life-changing discovery when Elisa finds an amphibious humanoid creature who is being held captive, and they embark on an extraordinary relationship.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 9.15pm, RTÉ2

Eighth – and hugely enjoyable - instalment in the by-now overwhelming blockbusting fantasy adventure franchise, starring Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac.

With the Resistance cornered, aspiring warrior Rey tries to recruit a reluctant Luke Skywalker in her battle against Kylo Ren and his evil forces.

Meanwhile, Finn, grieving mechanic Rose, and faithful droid BB-8 are sent on a covert mission to disengage the First Order's tracking device.

Network, 9.20pm, TG4

Sidney Lumet's satirical drama, starring Peter Finch, William Holden, Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall, is one of the 1970s’ greatest movies.

And the 1970s was a fantastic time for Hollywood, before it completely embraced the blockbuster and franchise approach to film-making.

Finch puts in a powerhouse performance as a newsreader who has a breakdown on air and begins denouncing the hypocrisy of American society, becoming a cult figure as a result.

Seeing this as an opportunity to boost ratings, the TV network exploits the situation to the full.

Family Flick

Coco, 6.35pm, RTÉ One

Here’s a marvelous, life-affirming, multi-generational animated fantasy, with the voices of Anthony Gonzalez and Gael Garcia Bernal.

A Mexican boy longs to be a guitarist, despite his family hating music. During the Day of the Dead festivities, he gets transported to the land of the dead.

With the help of a cunning skeleton, he hopes to find his ancestor and learn the secrets of his family's history.

Anyone who thinks 'cartoons are only for kids’ should do themselves a major favour and take a look at this.