The Late Late Show features a trio of Grand Slam winners, Yellowjackets is back for what's expected to be a crazy second season, Greg Davies returns as The Cleaner, and there’s a couple of new country music shows . . .
Pick of the Day
The Late Late Show, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Ryan Tubridy will be joined in studio on Friday night by a trio of Ireland's Grand Slam Heroes, player of the match Dan Sheehan, Josh van der Flier and Andrew Porter.
They'll fill him in on the days of celebrations that followed last Saturday’s historic victory and why the night before the game was one of the most surreal experiences they’ve ever had as a team.
Andrew will also be supporting Daffodil Day and the great work of the Irish Cancer Society.
As they celebrate the 100th episode of their hit podcast, I'm Grand Mam's PJ Kirby and Kevin Twomey will be on the couch to chat about how Paul Mescal begged to be on their show, Irish boys and their undying love for their mammies, and why they are fairly certain Michael Collins is a fan!
Laura DeBarra (above) is back for The Late Late Big Repair Challenge! Five passion projects were carefully selected and will be unveiled on the show ahead of their beautiful restoration which will be revealed in the coming weeks.
Plus, we will have music from English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings will perform her newest single Weekends and Louth artist David Keenan will sing his viral hit El Paso.
Don't Miss
Yellowjackets, Paramount+
Season 2 of the saga of a team of wildly talented US high school girls’ football players who survive a plane crash deep in the remote wilderness of northern Canada.
The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, as they did what they felt was necessary to stay alive for nineteen months before being discovered.
Using time-switching, it also tracks the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years after returning to what passes for civilisation.
Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci are reprising their Emmy-nominated roles as Shauna and Misty, while both Juliette Lewis (as Natalie) and Tawny Cypress (Tai) are also back, as are the younger versions of their characters.
Already renewed for a third run, this season Elijah Wood joins the cast in a season-long guest arc playing Walter, a citizen detective who will challenge Misty in ways she won't see coming.
According to Christina Ricci, "The first couple scripts had the entire cast gasping. So it's even wilder: more crazy, more shocking, and really compelling and fun."
Beyond Paradise, 8.00pm, BBC One
The watchable whodunit sequel set in rural Devon, starring Kris Marshall and Sally Bretton, continues.
Reports of strange lights in the sky above North Farm lead ramblers to a newly appeared crop circle where they find an unidentified man's body.
Humphrey finds himself at pains to suppress conspiracy theorists speculating alien involvement while methodically pursuing the case.
Meanwhile, Martha's restaurant is reviewed by an influential food critic as she misses an important IVF appointment and makes an important decision regarding plans to start a family.
Finding Jack Charlton, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One
Another chance to see this moving documentary.
Gabriel Clarke presents a profile of the World Cup-winning footballer, looking at his special relationship with Ireland after becoming the national team's manager, his complicated relationship with brother Bobby, and his final battle with dementia.
With contributions from his wife Pat and son John, alongside celebrated Irish players, musicians, writers and politicians, including Larry Mullen, Roddy Doyle, Brendan O'Carroll, Paul McGrath, Niall Quinn, Mick McCarthy, David O'Leary and Andy Townsend.
New or Returning Shows
The Cleaner, 9.30pm, BBC One
The dark comedy, starring Greg Davies, returns for a second run, with Harriet Walter and Charlie Rawes.
Crime scene cleanser Wicky faces the ultimate test of self-control - a job in a pub just after he's promised his new girlfriend to stay off the booze.
But this proves to be the least of his problems when he is called upon to handle the devastation left by a lethal barroom brawl.
As a web of romantic and criminal intrigue slowly unravels around him, he realises there's more to this job than just cleaning up blood and gore.
Keepin' 'Er Country: On the Road Again, 10.40pm, BBC One
Documentary featuring Irish country music stars as they go out on tour in the wake of the pandemic.
The opening episode focuses on Derek Ryan and Lisa McHugh (below) as they get ready to take to the stage for the annual Farmers' Bash - a sold-out show at a major venue.
Derek is one of the biggest names on the country music scene and his string of hits and number one albums means he is a massive draw for fans of all ages.
Lisa raised her new-born son during the cessation of live music but is now getting used to juggling childcare and her touring schedule.
Drift: Partners in Crime, 9.00pm, Sky Atlantic
Streaming on NOW
Ken Duken and Fabian Busch lead the cast of this German drama, playing an unequal pair of brothers and unexpected detective duo.
Ali Zeller (Duken) and Leo Zeller (Busch) find themselves in their exhaustive search for the truth, travelling from remote valleys of the Bavarian Alps, to the narrow street canyons of Athens, to the dry dirt tracks of the Peloponnese.
Ali and Leo could not be more opposite. They rarely agree and think completely differently – despite this, the brothers share their childhood and work side by side.
After a disastrous police operation, the siblings, who have been estranged for decades, find themselves at the centre of an international conspiracy and are forced to work as a team.
There are no English subtitles on the trauiler (above), but you'll get the drift.
Farm to Feast: Best Menu Wins, 7.30pm, BBC One
Eamonn Holmes (below) returns with the cookery competition in which seven amateur cooks move into a castle in Fermanagh, where they live with and compete against each other.
The first round begins with a reveal of two key ingredients - the distinctive Bramley apple from Armagh and award-winning Dexter beef from county Down.
From these, the contestants must create a menu for one small and one large dish.
Michelin star chef Danni Barry and food critic Joris Minne blind select their favourite three menus - determining the three cooks who will battle it out in the kitchen for a place in the semi-final.
New to Stream
My Kind of Country, Apple TV+
This promises to be a fresh take on a competition series, breaking down barriers in country music by providing an opportunity to diverse and innovative artists from around the world.
Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves join Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton, and Orville Peck together on a global search for country music's next big star.
Scouts Allen, Guyton and Peck each hand-pick a roster of exceptional up-and-coming artists and invite them to the home of country music in Nashville, Tennessee, to showcase their unique sound.
The competition winner will receive a life-changing prize from Apple Music, receiving unprecedented support and exposure on the platform.
The Black Phone, Sky Cinema & NOW
Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and James Ransone star in director Scott Derrickson’s horror movie.
Finney, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use.
When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer's previous victims.
And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn't happen to Finney
Up Here, Disney+
From the screenwriter of the excellent musical Tick, Tick... Boom!, director of Hamilton, and the songwriters of The Book of Mormon comes this musical romantic comedy series.
And the cast is pretty good too, with the likes of Mae Whitman, Carlos Valdes and Katie Finneran in lead roles.
It follows the extraordinary story of one ordinary couple, as they fall in love and discover that the single greatest obstacle to finding happiness together might just be themselves.
