Renee Zellweger stars in new drama series The Thing About Pam, there’s the HBO horror-comedy The Baby, The Toys That Built the World, and the final episode of Ghislaine Maxwell: The Making of a Monster . . .
Pick of the Day
The Thing About Pam, 10.15pm, RTÉ One
Here’s a Fargo-esque, fact-based crime drama, starring an almost unreccognisable Renee Zellweger. It’s had mixed reviews Stateside, but it's got to be worth a look.
In this six-parter she plays Pam Hupp, a self-appointed 'businesswoman’ who gets arrested for murder.
On December 27, 2011, in Troy, Missouri, Betsy Faria, a former co-worker of Hupp who has terminal cancer, was found dead in her home.
The police immediately suspected her husband, Russ. Her friend, house-flipper Pam Hupp, was the last person to see Betsy that night, after insisting on driving her home.
She made several alibis by strategically calling her husband, Mark, and Betsy's mother, Janet, a few hours before Betsy was discovered.
While Russ tells the police that Pam was good friends with Betsy, Pam awkwardly tries to make them suspicious of Russ.
Don’t Miss
Live UEFA Women's Euro 2022, 7.30pm, RTÉ2 & BBC One
Former Derry City and Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels (below) - deffo one of the good guys - has led Northern Ireland’s women’s side to their first Euros. No mean achievement that.
Their opening game is tonight, against Norway (KO 8pm). Peter Collins presents all the action from both teams' opening Group A encounter, held at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton.
Northern Ireland defeated Ukraine 4-1 on aggregate in the qualifying play-offs to earn the right to take part in their first major women's football tournament.
The odds are stacked against them this evening given that they lost 6-0 to the Norwegians home and away in the group stage of qualifying.
Spearheaded by Ada Hegerberg and Caroline Graham Hansen, the Grasshoppers are looking to return to emulate their golden generation that won two European Championships and a World Cup between 1987 and 1995.
With analysis from Karen Duggan, and commentary by Darragh Maloney.
The Undeclared War, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The cyber spy thriller, starring Adrian Lester, Simon Pegg, Hannah Khalique-Brown and Mark Rylance, continues.
Tonight, Saara is put to work combing through the text in the virus, looking for passwords.
It's a monotonous job, but after many hours she finds a suspicious line of encrypted text within the code.
Her colleagues think it's unimportant, but Saara isn't convinced. She also gets more familiar with the players at GCHQ and makes some unlikely friends.
With their help, Saara unravels a dubious invitation to rendezvous - but is she closer to the truth or just willingly entering a carefully baited trap?
To Die For, 12.55am, Talking Pictures TV
Well worth staying up late for – though the red button is there to be used, so you can keep it for another time.
Nicole Kidman is superb in this 1995 black comedy directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Buck Henry, based on the novel by Joyce Maynard, which in turn was inspired by the story of Pamela Smart.
Kidman was nominated for a BAFTA, and won a Golden Globe Award and a Best Actress Award at the 1st Empire Awards for her performance as Suzanne Stone.
Stone is a narcissist who is obsessed with the world of television and celebrity, and no one is allowed to get in her way as she sets out to create a career for herself.
As well as Kidman, it stars Joaquin Phoenix, and Matt Dillon, with Illeana Douglas, Wayne Knight, Casey Affleck, Kurtwood Smith, Dan Hedaya, and Alison Folland.
Dangerous Liaisons, 9.00pm, BBC Four
Stephen Frears' Oscar-winning drama of sexual politics, based on Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' novel.
Its impressive cast includes John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves.
The tale revolves around a philandering aristocrat in 18th-century France who schemes with his manipulative former lover to seduce a virtuous young woman.
As their conspiracy becomes ever more tangled, events take an unexpected turn.
New or Returning Shows
The Baby, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
The latest HBO offering promises to be a darkly funny, raw examination of motherhood, from the perspective of a woman who doesn’t want to be one.
Michelle De Swarte stars as 38-year-old Natasha, who is furious that her closest friends are all having babies.
But when she is unexpectedly landed with a baby of her own, her life dramatically implodes.
Controlling, manipulative but incredibly cute, the baby twists Natasha’s life into a surreal horror show.
As she discovers the true extent of the Baby’s deadly nature, Natasha makes increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.
The Toys That Built the World, 10.00pm, Sky History
Streaming on NOW
This documentary showcases visionaries such as the Parker Brothers, Milton Bradley and Ruth Handler who transformed a small toy company into the billion-dollar empire now known as Mattel.
It reveals the little-known stories behind ground-breaking innovations such as the Frisbee (above), and accidental discoveries like how the Slinky was created.
Blending dramatic reenactments and archival footage with interviews from experts, biographers, and others, it brings to life the surprising tales of the men and women who created some of America’s most beloved and enduring toys.
Killer Siblings, 9.00pm, Sky Crime
Streaming on NOW
Back for a third season, Killer Siblings once again delves into the disturbing true stories of some of the deadliest siblings of all time.
Featuring exclusive interviews and first-hand accounts, the series explores the minds, upbringings and motivations of family members who were driven to kill.
Each hour-long episode profiles a different set of siblings and the brutal crimes they committed, offering insight into their murderous bond and what led them down a path to murder.
New to Stream
Karma's World: Season 3, Netflix
From making new friends to standing up for what's right: Karma grows as a daughter, sister, artist and more with new rhymes and lots of fun times!
Ending Today
Ghislaine Maxwell: The Making of a Monster, 10.00pm, Channel 4
This final instalment of the three-part documentary charts events in the steady demise of Ghislaine Maxwell.
The socialite narrowly escaped an initial police investigation into the sexual abuse of dozens of underage girls in Epstein's Florida mansion.
But her subsequent rehabilitation as an environmentalist was scuppered when she went on the offensive against an accuser.
Lawyers of survivors explain their innovative strategy that forced her into a corner.
It initiated a domino effect that eventually led to an ultimate reckoning - at the criminal trial that found her guilty in December 2021.
