There's a strong Irish supporting cast in The Inheritance, Zara McDermott investigates The Idaho Murders: Trial by TikTok, Big Life Fix continues and Bring the Drama reaches its penultimate stage . . .
Pick of the Day
The Inheritance, 10.35pm, RTÉ2
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Here’s a pretty good four-part drama from the UK’s Channel 5.
It stars Gaynor Faye, Robert James-Collier, Jemima Rooper, Larry Lamb and Samantha Bond.
There’s also a strong Irish contingent involved, including Pauline McLynn, Rory Fleck Byrne and Risteard Cooper.
Siblings Sian, Daniel and Chloe are stunned when their father Dennis dies unexpectedly and it is revealed he has left everything in his will, including the family home, to a woman they've never heard of.
As they begin to question everything they thought they knew about their father, they become increasingly suspicious that this woman had something to do with his death.
New or Returning Shows
The Idaho Murders: Trial by TikTok, 9.00pm, BBC Three
This looks fascinating.
Zara McDermott (below) visits Moscow, Idaho to uncover the story of the social media frenzy that followed the murders of four Idaho University students.
She meets with online true crime sleuths building their own theories about the murders and those who were personally affected by the social media storm.
Also, she reflects on her own role in the tragedy and learns more about obsessive online consumption of true crime
Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, 9.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
This four-part series spotlights the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the lead up to the opening night of their 2023/2024 season.
It follows LPO Principal Conductor Edward Gardner (above), plus key characters from the percussion, woodwind, string and brass sections, through rehearsals to their first performance.
The anatomy of the piece, Mahler’s 2nd Symphony (Resurrection), is played out from the perspectives of the orchestra’s different component parts, which finally come together to capture the entirety of the piece.
Each episode will follow one section of the orchestra through rehearsals and into the opening night at the Royal Festival Hall, and a fourth episode will capture the full performance, broadcast as a standalone episode.
Don’t Miss
Bring the Drama, 9.00pm, BBC Two
While it’s not exactly The Traitors, this series has been fun. Bill Bailey (below) on presenting duties certainly helps.
The actors face one of Downton Abbey's most famous dance scenes between Lady Mary and Matthew Crawley, with guidance from Downton star Ed Speleers.
This is the contestants’ last opportunity to impress and land a place in the final industry showcase.
The Card Counter, 9.00pm, Film4
Paul Schrader is probably best known for writing the Martin Scorsese-directed Taxi Driver, but he’s got a hefty CV.
Here’s a 2021 thriller he wrote and directed that’s well worth a watch. It stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe.
A gambler and former serviceman's spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by a vulnerable and angry young man.
The latter is seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a retired military Major - a mutual enemy from their past.
Home Grown, 8.30pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
This week Colm travels to the National Biodiversity Data Centre in Waterford, learning how to deal with nature's unwanted guests.
Kitty meanwhile returns to North Dublin to meet the McNally family in Balrickard. They’re one of the country's longest established organic growers, and she discovers how one company has reduced the food supply chain.
Big Life Fix, 9.35pm, RTÉ One
Streaming on RTÉ Player
Expert Niamh meets three-year-old Evie Purdy, who was born with an extremely rare condition called microcephaly with pontine cerebellar hypoplasia.
Her parents are keen to find a communication device that will grow with their daughter.
Téacs Taistil, 9.30pm, TG4
This time around, the three intrepid travellers head off on a road trip to Inverness and the Isle of Skye, where they encounter picturesque fishing villages and medieval castles.
Séaghan gets an opportunity to put his Scots Gaelic to the test, Proinsias takes to farming in the Highlands, while Louise shows her skills as a deck hand on the world's last remaining turntable ferry.
All three are set a task to find the illusive Lough Ness Monster.
New to Stream
Bandidos, Netflix
Here’s a new action/adventure series from Mexico. If subtitles aren't your thing, it does come dubbed.
It’s about a quirky hustler who recruits a gang of skilled misfits who are working to find the Snake King's treasure in the Maya Riviera.
Sport
Live UEFA Champions League, 7.00pm, Virgin Media Two
Tonight’s life Champions League game sees Atletico Madrid host Inter Milan (KO 8.00pm) in the last-16 second-leg match at Civitas Metropolitano.
Last season's runners-up Inter claimed a deserved 1-0 win at the San Siro thanks to a goal by substitute Marko Arnautovic, but Atletico will have high hopes of turning the tie around on home territory.
