Florence Pugh stars in Emma Donoghue adaptation The Wonder, there's the last-ever episode of The Good Fight, a re-run of the original House of Cards, while Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer return with Location, location, Location . . .
Pick of the Day
The Wonder, Netflix
This film’s adapted from the bestselling novel by Emma Donoghue, and inspired by true stories of the "Fasting Girls" phenomenon.
The Wonder sees Florence Pugh head a largely Irish cast that includes Tom Burke, Kila Lord Cassidy, Elaine Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Toby Jones, Ciarán Hinds, Dermot Crowley, Brían F O'Byrne and David Wilmot.
It’s set in 1862, just 13 years after the Great Famine.
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An English Nightingale Nurse, Lib Wright (Florence Pugh), is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own.
Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy) is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months, surviving miraculously on what’s described as manna from heaven.
As Anna's health rapidly deteriorates, Lib is determined to unearth the truth, challenging the faith of a community that would prefer to stay believing.
Filmed in Ireland, the screenplay is co-written by Sebastian Lelio and Donoghue along with Alice Birch.
Don’t Miss
The Good Fight, 9.35pm, RTÉ2
The season six finale is also the last-ever episode of this Good Wife sequel, and comes with the apt title of The End of Everything.
As the show comes to a conclusion, Christine Baranski’s Diane decides that it’s time to retire to the South of France, but an offer from Liz to relocate to Washington DC may change her mind.
Build Your Own Home, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
This week master builder Harrison Gardner (below) helps Padraig and Laura McMorrow, who have relocated from Canada to renovate and extend an old farmhouse in architect Padraig's home village of Kilcornan, in county Limerick.
New or Returning Shows
Location, Location, Location, 8.00pm, Channel 4
As season 38 of the property show begins, Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer (below) go house-hunting on the Kent coast - Phil's home turf.
He’s on the hunt for a home with Ellen, who is moving out from her parents' in Hertfordshire and wants to live in the midst of Margate's vibrant LGBTQ+ community.
Meanwhile, Kirstie helps young parents Sophie and Matt, who need to get out of Sophie's mum's and find their own family home in Broadstairs.
Outsiders, 10.00pm, Dave
The comedy panel show where pairs of comedians compete in survival-themed tasks returns for a second run.
Maisie Adam, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Darren Harriott, Jessica Hynes, Phil Wang and Joe Wilkinson take on their first set of three challenges, including bug racing and creating holistic treatments.
Grand Designs: House of the Year, 9.00pm, Channel 4
It’s season 7 and Kevin McCloud (below) is back with more glorious gaffs gunning for glory.
He’s joined by architect Damion Burrows, design expert Michelle Ogundehin and conservation architect Natasha Huq to review the properties in the running for the 2022 Royal Institute of British Architects House of the Year award.
They begin with five hard-to-build houses, from a playful pink beach house built to withstand fierce winds to a meticulous renovation of a 1960s home in Derbyshire and a DIY eco-home in Stirlingshire.
They also visit a difficult-to-build reimagining of a redbrick house in Dorset and a London new-build that faced challenge after challenge.
Michael Dobbs Remembers House of Cards, 10.00pm, BBC Four
Ahead of a re-run (beginning at 10.15pm) of the original BBC political drama that inspired the big Netflix hit starring Kevin Spacey, author, politician and member of the House of Lords Michael Dobbs looks back on the 1990s’ TV drama based on his best-selling novel of the same name.
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Then, in episode one, chief whip Francis Urquhart struggles for promotion.
Episode two follows at 11.10pm, where Urquhart plots the downfall of the Prime Minister at a Conservative Party conference.
The series stars Ian Richardson, Diane Fletcher, Colin Jeavons, Michael Kitchen and Susannah Harker.
New to Stream
Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, Disney+
Chris Hemsworth is on an epic mission to discover how to live both better and for longer.
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With the help of world-class experts, family and friends, he’s embarking on a series of immense challenges to push himself to new limits and stop the diseases of old age before they take hold.
Chris will discover how we all can unlock our potential to stay fitter, healthier and happier throughout our lives.
Mind Your Manners, Netflix
Have you ever wondered how to elegantly cut a banana?
Mind Your Manners follows world-renowned etiquette teacher Sara Jane Ho as she helps her students become their best selves and put others at ease, using the language of manners and etiquette.
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Get ready to laugh, cry, and learn a thing or two as Sara transforms her students’ lives and helps them acquire the confidence to shine in any situation - starting with a sensible spot of afternoon tea.
One of Us Is Lying: Season 2, Netflix
Following the heart-pounding conclusion of the show's first season, the Bayview Four now share a very deadly secret.
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In Season Two we’ll see just how far they’ll go to protect their secret, themselves, and each other.
A new addition joins the Bayview Five as taunting texts pour in from Simon Says, a mysterious figure who knows exactly what they did.
