Classic Movies tells the story of Mel Brooks' The Producers, The Walking Dead: Dead City arrives, Paddy McGuinness is the subject of Who Do You Think You Are? - and there’s a super Hitchcock double-bill on the Beeb . . .
Pick of the Day
Classic Movies - The Story of The Producers, 8.00pm, Sky Arts
Streaming on NOW
This superb series continues with a deep burrow into the debut film by the great Mel Brooks, which - much later - led to a smash Broadway musical that itself led to a movie adaptation.
It's a hilarious film that mixes comedy and dark satire on the nature of art and showbiz, with fantastic performances from Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder and more.
It also sees Mel Brooks announce his gift for spoof as a desperate show producer and a naive accountant set out to make a fortune - through a Broadway flop.
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New or Returning Shows
The Walking Dead: Dead City, 9.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
Years have passed since Walking Dead fans last saw Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan).
This time around the old enemies must now form a tenuous alliance in order to carry out a dangerous mission.
Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland.
Can the pair work together, or will the traumas of their past prove as great a threat as the dangers of the present?
Don’t Miss
Strangers on a Train, 8.00pm, BBC Four
Two Hitchcock crackers bookend a fascinating interview with the great man from 1969.
First up, Strangers on a Train is based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith, and stars Robert Walker, Farley Granger and Ruth Roman.
A charming psychopath meets a tennis professional on a train and suggests that they each commit a murder on the other's behalf in what the latter thinks is a flight of fancy.
But when the deranged man goes through with his part of the deal, the sportsman faces a race against time to prove his innocence.
Then at 10.35pm there's the magnificent Psycho, starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh (above), Vera Miles, Martin Balsam, John Gavin and John McIntire. This one's also based on a book, this time by Robert Bloch.
A woman on the run after stealing from her boss ends up at an isolated motel, where the owner's curious relationship with his domineering mother results in murder.
In between at 9.35pm, there's Hitchcock at the NFT, where Alfred Hitchcock speaks to fellow director Bryan Forbes at the National Film Theatre in London and answers questions from an audience of film enthusiasts.
The conversation is intercut with scenes from Blackmail, The Lady Vanishes, Psycho, The Birds and Torn Curtain. First broadcast on June 30 December 1969.
Let the Wrong One In, 9.30pm, RTÉ2
Here’s an Irish horror-comedy movie from 2021.
Starring Karl Rice and Eoin Duffy, it’s about a young supermarket worker who discovers that his older brother is a vampire and must choose whether to help him or slay him.
Also on tonight is Alex Garland's horror Men (11.05pm, Film4), starring Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu and Gayle Rankin.
When her ex-husband dies, a woman decides to take a solo vacation to the countryside but suspects she is being stalked during her stay.
Celebrity MasterChef, 8.00pm, BBC One
Heat two gets underway, with the contenders facing the Pairs Challenge under the watchful eyes of John Torode and Greg Wallace (below).
Split into teams, each duo work individually to create a plate of food that must be identical, both in looks and taste.
But only one teammate has the basic instructions of how to get the job done, so strong communication is vital.
The second round sees the quartet let loose in a professional kitchen where Spanish and West African cuisine are on the menu.
Finally, they’ve to produce a dish they would serve from the hatch of their own food truck, guaranteed to draw in any crowds.
Who Do You Think You Are? 9.00pm, BBC One
TV presenter, actor and comedian Paddy McGuinness (below) meets up with genealogist and historian Michala Hulme to see if she can help him discover more about his family background.
He uncovers one grandfather's vital work in the Second World War and the other's involvement in the Boer War.
Plus, he learns about his family's journey from – where else? - Ireland to Bolton.
New to Stream
Europa League Play-Off, 6.30pm, LOITV
It's a momentous night for Irish football as it's the first time two of our clubs participate in the play-offs.
No matter what happens between tonight and next Thursday’s second leg in Tallaght, Shamrock Rovers are guaranteed group stage football as defeat here would parachute them into the Conference League.
The Hoops are also no strangers to PAOK’s Toumba Stadium, having played there during their groundbreaking Europa League run in 2011. Rovers lost 2-1.
But this version of PAOK is a lot stronger than back then as the Greek champions have spent many millions to build a squad capable to reaching the latter stages of European competition.
Twice in recent years they’ve reached the quarter-finals of the Conference League and this time round their target is the latter stages of the Europa League.
Also tonight: Europa Conference League Play-off (7.45pm, Solid Sport).
Tallaght Stadium is the venue as Saint Patrick’s Athletic host crack Turkish side Istanbul Başakşehir FK for a place in the Conference League group stages.
Stephen Kenny’s Saints have done extremely well to get to the play-offs, but they’ll up against it here as Başakşehir have beaten the likes of Manchester United and Fiorentina and hammered Hearts in recent years.
GG Precinct, Netflix
Here's what's promising to be a genre-blending crime comedy series from Taiwan.
It builds on the success of box office hit Marry My Dead Body, which was also Taiwan’s official selection for the 2024 Academy Awards.
Catch the motley cops of GG Precinct as they return for more mind-boggling and side-splitting crime investigations.
Secret Lives of Orangutans, Netflix
Orangutans are not just one of our closest relatives, they’re perhaps more relatable to us than any other great ape.
Narrated by David Attenborough (above), this film follows a remarkable group of orangutans in the pristine jungles of Sumatra.
At the centre of this story is 8-year-old Eden, who’s about to embark on the most challenging moment of her life.
That '90s Show, Netflix
Season 3 Part 3 picks up right back in the Forman kitchen – where Red and Kitty return from Paris to find a giant hole in the wall. And this isn’t even the biggest crisis Leia has to face.
New relationships are formed, old ones move to the next level. Friendships are tested and just when things seem to be working out, a blast from the past returns to blow it all up again.
With Summer break winding down, the gang must come to terms with Leia leaving them again, but this time she’s not going without a fight.
