There's Shane Meadows’ latest drama The Gallows Pole, tough viewing in A Paedophile in My Family: Surviving Dad, Ioan Gruffudd, stars in The Reunion, while Gaelic in the Joy comes to a conclusion . . .
Pick of the Day
The Gallows Pole, 9.00om, BBC Two
Shane Meadows’ latest drama, based on the book by Benjamin Myers, inspired by the rise of the Cragg Vale Coiners, a gang of counterfeiters in 18th-century Yorkshire.
It stars the likes of Michael Socha, Thomas Turgoose and Sophie McShera. It tells the story of David Hartley, who returns to his family's moor-top dwelling after seven years in Birmingham.
The area has declined during the time he has been away and while he is broken physically, he now has cash, and is determined to change his community for the better.
Don’t Miss
Mark Moriarty: Off Duty Chef, 8.00pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This week, Mark prepares a succulent porchetta perfect for a Sunday roast, shares his secrets for getting crispy pork crackling on the outside and juicy, tender meat on the inside.
He also makes a Dublin Bay prawn and scampi dish with a tangy tartare sauce, and demonstrates how to bake a classic Victoria sponge.
The Great British Sewing Bee, 9.00pm, BBC One
It’s week two and the sewers are tasked with making garments for a travel wardrobe, starting with a good sturdy rucksack.
For the transformation they head to the seaside to sculpt windbreakers into emergency rainwear before creating some made-to-measure swimsuits.
New or Returning Shows
A Paedophile in My Family: Surviving Dad, 9.00pm, Channel 4
This has got to make for grim viewing.
It’s a documentary following a successful businesswoman who carries the weight of a childhood of repeated sexual abuse by her father.
With his release from prison, Emily considers confronting the person who dominated her childhood as she seeks to find out if the time inside has changed him at all.
She reaches out to those from her formative years - teachers, family friends, and her mother, trying to understand how her abuse remained and reconnects with the police officers who dealt with her case, hidden for so long.
David Fuller: Monster in the Morgue, 9.00pm, Sky Documentaries
More human misery here.
First of a two-part documentary about the case of David Fuller, a murderer who also sexually abused the bodies of more than 100 women and girls in a hospital mortuary.
The Reunion, 10.45pm, RTÉ2
Mystery thriller, starring Ioan Gruffudd, which received mixed reviews but might be worth a look.
Thomas receives a threatening invitation to his school reunion, where a past disappearance plagues him and his old friends.
Tráma Teaghlaigh, 9.30pm, TG4
The fallout of the Irish Civil War seen though the lens of intergenerational trauma, looking at how it impacted on the state and subsequent generations of those involved.
The opening episode explores the atrocities of Ballyseedy and the assassination of Kevin O'Higgins.
These events had a profound impact on the families of the victims and left a lasting legacy of bitterness on the Irish political landscape.
Focusing on the Fullers, O'Connor and O'Higgins-O'Malley families, the film follows their path of reconciliation as they move beyond their trauma to use their experiences in the cause of peace.
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise, 8.00pm, BBC Four
This series explores the wildlife and culture of the Southeast Asian nation.
The first episode examines the south of the country, a popular tourist destination for Westerners, and examines the role of spirituality in daily life. Narrated by Sophie Okonedo.
New to Stream
Mixed by Erry, Netflix
Smuggling self-made mixtapes in 1980s Naples, an aspiring DJ and his two brothers become surprisingly powerful record producers wanted by the law.
Ending Today
Gaelic in the Joy, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
The pressure is on with the big game in just four weeks, as this series heads to a conclusion.
Philly McMahon and Rory O'Connor organise one last friendly in the prison, putting the lads up against a team of Oireachtas members.
Rory decides to put on a Christmas concert and invite the prisoners' families for an evening of music and comedy, before they end their 12-week journey at Croke Park.
