More canine connections on The Dog House, Derry Girls' Siobhan McSweeney stars in Spud, Reina Roja lands on Prime Video, Other Voices returns with CMAT, while it’s a wrap for Alice & Jack . . .
Pick of the Day
The Dog House, 8.00pm, Channel 4
This show really ought to be compulsory in these angry times.
At Woodgreen Pets Charity the team continue their mission to find homes for abandoned dogs as two teenage brothers are sceptical that Maggie, a cute Chihuahua cross, has quite the look they're after.
Barrie from south Wales, meanwhile, has brought his sister Carol for moral support. Although Barrie is often unlucky in love, could Bizzy the spaniel prove to be a great match?
And Nicola and Matt are a couple with very different dogs in mind - so it's down to Woodgreen to find the lucky pooch they can both agree on. Series Prod: Katie Brimblecombe; Series Dir: Jordan Maloy; Exec Prod: Nick Mirsky; Prod Co: Five Mile
The next brand-new episode of The Dog House is available to stream on Channel 4 directly after this one is broadcast.
New or Returning Shows
Spud, 10.00pm, BBC Three
Derry Girls star Siobhan McSweeney (below) - who also directs and exec-produces here - leads the cast in 'an average story of a very average woman'.
She's Spud, carer for her father, who cooks, cleans and serves badly and half-heartedly. A woman who is never seen or thanked. Ignored. A woman who, despite what society tells her, does not feel bad about herself.
And despite not being young or a mother, she is happy in herself, if not with her life.
Then, one day, everything changes, and Siobhan may have to come out of the shadows and be seen.
Rain Dogs, 9.00pm, RTÉ2
This is a BBC/HBO co-production dramedy series created, written, and executive produced by Cash Carraway.
Rain Dogs stars Daisy May Cooper, Jack Farthing, Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo and Fleur Tashjian in an unconventional love story between a working-class single mother, her young daughter, and a more privileged gay man.
It's well worth a look just for the presence of Daisy May Cooper as Costello.
The Head on Him, 11.00pm, Virgin Media One
Another short film screened at the Dublin International Film Festival, it's written and directed by Irish/Martinican artist Seán Gallen.
The film's about growing up in Clondalkin in the 1990s and encountering racism. Jamie's a young child from Nigeria who emigrates to Ireland in the and cuts off his afro to blend in a little more.
But the afro keeps getting bigger and traps him in his room.
Other Voices, 11.05pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Presented by Annie Macmanus, Huw Stephens and MayKay, here's the latest run of the series that showcases Irish and international artists on the current music scene.
The show returns with a performance by BRIT award nominee and reigning RTÉ Choice Music Prize winner CMAT (above), who brings her boundless presence to the Church for the very first time.
Cork musician Mick Flannery offers songs from his eighth studio album Goodtime Charlie after signing to John Prine’s record label, while South African group The Joy deliver their debut Irish show in Dingle.
Over in the IMRO Other Room, rising singer-songwriter Lucy McWilliams tugs on the heartstrings with a stripped-back performance.
Don’t Miss
First Dates Ireland, 9.35pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
More meet-ups for Matteo and co (below) at the restaurant where love is often on the menu.
Crazy for a smart dressed man, clerical officer Amy (55) meets stylish fellow Dubliner Tom (53), who’s hoping their date will be as effortlessly coordinated as he is.
Wellness coach Colm (32) from Dun Laoghaire meets impulsive Maria (32) from Clare, who signed up for a charity skydive and First Dates simultaneously. The question is: who’ll fall for who?
Chloe (21) from Cavan comes to the restaurant seeking a jive partner but will she dance a perfect two-step with self-proclaimed 'triple threat’ Craig (21) from Offaly?
Tired of being ghosted, student Alex (21) from Limerick hopes to find a kindred spirit in TEFL teacher Cillian (22) from Dublin.
New to Stream
A Round of Applause, Netflix
This drama series from Turkey features a mother, a father and a child.
A child who questions the nature of existence with a longing for his past life in an orange.
The story follows a nuclear family and their journey spanning decades, as we witness them confront and defy both one another and the society surrounding them.
Reina Roja, Prime Video
This new Spanish series is aTV adaptation of the first book in Juan Gómez-Jurado's hit trilogy (Reina Roja, Loba Negro, Rey Blanco), the best-selling book in Spain for a third year in a row.
With an IQ of 242, Antonia Scott is officially the smartest person on Earth. Her intelligence made her the Red Queen of a secret and experimental police project.
But what seemed like a gift became a curse, and she ended up losing everything.
When the son of a powerful tycoon is found gruesomely murdered and the daughter of Spain’s wealthiest man is kidnapped, the Red Queen organization is set in motion.
Mentor, Antonia’s former boss, turns to Jon Gutierrez, a hot-tempered Basque cop on the verge of being expelled from the force, to reactivate Antonia. Then the fun begins.
Ending Today
Alice & Jack, 10.00pm, Channel 4
Here’s the final episode of the One Day-ish drama starring Academy Award-nominated Andrea Riseborough and Domhnall Gleeson.
Over a decade since their great romance started, Jack (Gleeson) and Alice (Riseborough) face their greatest obstacle.
Their relationship has survived everything thrown their way but with the greatest battle ahead, can love overcome anything?
The Jury: Murder Trial, 9.00pm, Channel 4
In this final episode, the prosecution and defence give their closing speeches and the juries retire to decide their verdicts.
Both juries then start divided.
In the red jury, Ricky is sure it is manslaughter, and hopes he can persuade his fellow jurors that he's right. But two rival camps soon form.
In the blue jury, Sonia and Olly are convinced it is murder, and while some are swayed, others say they will never agree.
As the days pass, the debates become increasingly heated in both juries.
Finally, they reach their verdicts - but are they the same?
