There's new gangster drama A Town Called Malice, Aidan Turner stars in The Suspect, there’s a lot of Michael Caine on BBC Four, and there are highlights from the RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2023 . . .
Pick of the Day
A Town Called Malice, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Jack Rowan heads the cast in this new drama.
He plays Gene Lord – youngest son of a South London criminal family – and his fearless fiancée, Cindy (Tahirah Sharif), are forced to flee 1980s London.
On the Costa del Sol, Gene’s Uncle Tony (Dougray Scott) has a get-rich plan, but dangerous enemies are circling: can Cindy and Gene survive?
Things heat up even further when the rest of the Lords join them on the Costa del Sol and try to reclaim their halcyon day as criminal top dogs.
Don’t Miss
Cheap European Homes, 7.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This week, host Maggie Molloy helps British couple Terry and Samantha, who are hoping to move from their current home in Wexford to Spain for a change of lifestyle.
Their aim is to relocate to a property in a good location, with a garden, a terrace and maybe a pool would be their dream home. Can Maggie find it?
Dragons' Den, 8.00pm, BBC One
An Olympic athlete hopes for a podium finish for her figure skating clothing brand, and a vacuum attachment to combat dust from drilling aims to suck in the cash.
But will any of Dragons Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett be interested?
Plus, a coffee company couple hope they won't be on the receiving end of a roasting for their pitch.
The Apprentice, 9.00pm, BBC One
Some familiar faces return to interrogate the business plans of the final five and there are tears, turmoil and tough talking as the candidates battle to back their statements and ideas.
A deep dive into their proposals reveal fictitious figures, crazy concepts and absurd ambitions. For at least one hopeful it's the end of the road as a disgruntled Alan Sugar shows them the door.
Michael Caine: Acting in Film, 8.00pm, BBC Four
A bit of a Michael Caine night opens with this piece from 1987.
The Oscar-winner gives a masterclass on the craft of acting for the movie camera, conducting a workshop with five actors using scenes from some of his films.
Followed at 9pm by The Ipcress File, a spy thriller based on Len Deighton's novel, starring Michael Caine, Sue Lloyd, Gordon Jackson and Nigel Green.
An intelligence agent investigating the kidnap and brainwashing of Britain's most renowned scientists unpicks a complex chain of connections and high-level intrigue, while detecting evidence of double-dealing and counter-espionage.
Then at 10.45pm there’s Funeral in Berlin, a Cold War thriller and the second film to feature Len Deighton's character, starring Michael Caine, Eva Renzi, Oscar Homolka, Paul Hubschmid and Guy Doleman.
Former crook and disreputable spy Harry Palmer has to carefully engineer the defection of a Russian officer responsible for safeguarding vital military secrets - but the mission proves less than straightforward.
New or Returning Shows
The Suspect, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Here’s an ITV thriller, starring Aidan Turner, Shaun Parkes and Anjli Mohindra.
A recent life-changing medical diagnosis has thrown psychologist Joe O'Loughlin off-balance, and he is feeling reckless.
When a young woman is found murdered, the unusual manner of her death prompts DS Riya Devi to suggest asking Joe for a professional opinion.
Joe is shocked by the sight of the body - but is he just shaken by the brutality of the killing or is there something from his past he's not telling the police?
RTÉ Choice Music Prize 2023, 10.30pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Highlights of the annual RTÉ Choice Music Prize, which celebrates the best in Irish recorded music, held in Vicar Street, Dublin.
The Irish Album of the Year is chosen from a shortlist of 10 albums - including the debut from CMAT (above) by a panel of 11 Irish music media professionals and industry experts, with the winning act receiving a prize of €10,000.
Followed at 11.30pm by Other Voices, with performances by Gwenno, Stella Donnelly, Poppy Ajudha, Sage Todz and more, filmed in St Mary's Church in Cardigan, west Wales.
Nazanin, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Observational documentary about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian charity worker arrested at Tehran airport in 2016 and accused of spying.
Her husband Richard juggled a media and political campaign to free his wife while raising their daughter Gabriella alone.
He knew then that his wife's detention was deeply connected to the complicated and toxic diplomatic relationship between Britain and Iran and to an unpaid debt going back half a century.
Five years in the making, this film includes never-before-seen material captured by Nazanin herself.
New to Stream
Shadow & Bone: Season 2, Netflix
As the fantasy seriees returns, Alia Starkov is on the run.
A beacon of hope to some and a suspected traitor to others, she's determined to bring down the Shadow Fold and save Ravka from ruin.
But General Kirigan has returned to finish what he started.
Still Time, Netflix
Dante has a beautiful relationship with his girlfriend Alice, but he has a bad one with Time.
He is absorbed by the many commitments of his daily life, so he always arrives late and has the impression that his life is flowing too quickly.
