Ryan Gosling stars as The Gray Man, there’s a classic Eagles concert from 1973, Jane Austin’s Sanditon returns for a second season, while Frankie Boyle is among the guests on The Last Leg . . .
Pick of the Day
The Gray Man, Netflix
Ryan Gosling is The Gray Man and Chris Evans is his psychopathic adversary in this spy thriller directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.
CIA operative Court Gentry (Gosling), aka Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death.
But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out.
Agent Dani Miranda (Ana de Armas) has his back. He’ll need it.
Don’t Miss
In Concert: The Eagles, 10.00pm, BBC Four
A 1973 performance for the BBC by the American band whose blend of sophisticated country music epitomised the sound of California and took them to the top of the charts.
Featuring classic US hits including Peaceful Easy Feeling, Witchy Woman and their number-one single Take It Easy.
The Last Leg, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by guests including comedian Frankie Boyle (below) and peer Sayeeda Warsi for a comic review of the significant moments of the past seven days.
As usual, the hashtag #isitok paves the way for the gang to round up, examine and explain the leading and most entertaining news stories of the week.
Dunkirk, 10.35pm, RTÉ One
Christopher Nolan's wartime drama, which he wrote, directed and produced, starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Fionn Whitehead.
Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army, and face a tense wait for evacuation, during a fierce battle in northern France during the Second World War.
New or Returning Shows
FBI: International, 9.00pm, Sky Witness
Streaming on NOW
This fast-paced drama is the third and latest iteration of the FBI brand and follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team.
Headquartered in Budapest, they travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralising threats against American citizens wherever they may be.
Special Agent Scott Forrester and his FBI fly team head to Croatia, after Isobel Castille enlists their help to capture an American fugitive who escaped to Zagreb with a 14-year-old girl.
Europol agent Katrin Jaeger attempts to help the team secure the necessary support and access from the less-than-cooperative local authorities, in the conclusion of a three-part crossover event.
Josh Widdicombe: Bit Much, 11.05pm, Channel 4
At the London Palladium, Josh Widdicombe performs his stand-up show where he finally tackles the hot comedy topics of advent calendars, weddings and the closing time of his local park.
Jane Austin’s Sanditon, 9.00pm, UTV/ITV
Here’s the second season of the period drama, starring Rose Williams and Crystal Clarke.
Charlotte returns to Sanditon and makes an important decision. Meanwhile, Georgiana meets an intriguing artist and Esther Babington has an unwanted encounter with someone from her past.
New to Stream
Trying, Apple TV+
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall star in a comedy series that follows Nikki and Jason, a couple who really want to become parents but struggle with conceiving a child.
In order to have the baby they want they decide to adopt, only to face a whole list of new challenges and surprises that come with the adoption process.
Blown Away, Netflix
As season 3 begins, the hot shop welcomes 10 talented new glassblowers for captivating challenges inspired by outer space, the circus, the Seven Deadly Sins and more.
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, Sky Movies & NOW
In this animated adventure, a down-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's evil plot to wipe their village off the map.
With help from a reluctant trainer, the underdog must assume the role of fearsome samurai and team up with the felines to save the day. The only problem is - they all hate dogs.
