There's new Steven Knight drama House of Guinness, Brassic returns for a seventh and final season, Mae Martin and Toni Collette star in Wayward, while this week’s Long Lost Family has an Irish connection . . .
Pick of the Day
House of Guinness, Netflix
This is basically Pinky Blinders with pints.
Created by Steven Knight, House of Guinness explores an epic story inspired by one of Europe's most famous and enduring dynasties - the Guinness Family.
Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, the story begins immediately after the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordinary success of the Guinness brewery.
Then there’s the far-reaching impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben, as well as on a group of Dublin characters who work and interact with the phenomenon that is Guinness.
Anthony Boyle stars as Arthur Guinness, alongside Louis Partridge as Edward Guinness, Emily Fairn as Anne Guinness and Fionn O'Shea as Benjamin Guinness.
There's also David Wilmot as Bonnie Champion, the always excellent James Norton as Sean Rafferty and Jack Gleeson as Byron Hughes - plus the likes of Dervla Kirwan, Michael McElhatton and Hilda Fay.
New or Returning Shows
Brassic, 10.00pm, Sky Max
Streaming on NOW
The seventh and final season will see the gang get an unmissable send-off, as Vinnie and the crew face their biggest challenge yet - clashing with old enemies, confronting long-lost family, and diving headfirst into chaos.
Joe Gilgun (Vinnie) is joined by returning cast Ryan Sampson (Tommo), Michelle Keegan (Erin), Aaron Heffernan (Ashley), Parth Thakerar (JJ), Joanna Higson (Sugar), Steve Evets (Jim) and Bhavna Limbachia (Meena) for another round of escapades, raucous adventure and mischief.
As he heads back to Hawley for the last hurrah, Vinnie is trying to lay low - in fact the whole gang seem to be taking a step back.
That is until a new, younger gang are spotted and appear to be rivalling Vinnie’s crew in local dodgy dealings.
And it’s led by Farmer Jim’s estranged daughter, Ally and her girlfriend Fay.
Novocaine, 8.00pm, Sky Cinema Premiere
Streaming on Paramount+
American action comedy film starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, and Jacob Batalon.
When the girl of his dreams (Amber Midthunder) is kidnapped, everyman Nate (Jack Quaid) turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
New to Stream
Wayward, Netflix
Mae Martin and Toni Collette star in this eight-part, Canadian thriller series.
In the picture-perfect town of Tall Pines, sinister secrets lurk behind every closed door.
Police officer Alex Dempsey (Mae Martin) and his pregnant wife Laura (Sarah Gadon) move into their new home.
He then connects with two students Abbie (Sydney Topliffe) and Leila (Alyvia Alyn Lind) from the local school for troubled teens who are desperate to escape and could be the key to unearthing everything rotten in the town.
As Alex begins investigating a series of unusual incidents, he suspects that Evelyn (Toni Collette), the school’s mysterious leader, might be at the center of all the problems.
Created by Mae Martin, Wayward is about the struggle between one generation and the next, what happens when friendship and loyalty are put to the ultimate test, and how buried truths always find a way of coming to the surface.
Cocaine Quarterback, Prime Video
A title that sounds like the name of an indie rock band, but its full title Cocaine Quarterback: Signal-Caller for the Cartel is less so.
It’s a three-part true crime docuseries produced by Mark Wahlberg’s Unrealistic Ideas, and traces the extraordinary journey of Owen Hanson - a Redondo Beach native and USC football walk-on who rose from athlete to cartel figurehead.
The series documents Hanson’s transformation into O-Dog, the architect of an international gambling and cocaine operation, and the FBI’s relentless pursuit that led to his downfall.
Featuring rare FBI materials, exclusive interviews, and firsthand accounts, it offers a raw look at ambition, betrayal, and the cost of chasing a lifestyle built on illusion.
Alice in Borderland, Netflix
Season 3 of this Japanese fantasy series.
After Usagi is abducted and left unconscious by a mysterious scholar obsessed with the afterlife, Alisu returns to the perilous Borderland to save her.
Teaming up with new players, they must face the yet-unseen Joker stage in a desperate bid to find a way back to their original world.
Don’t Miss
Saving Lives at Sea, 8.00pm, BBC Two
More life-or-death scenarios at sea – this time off the Plymouth coast.
The local rescue crew respond to a mayday call for a scuba diver who has lost consciousness during a 30-metre dive to a shipwreck.
When the lifeboat crews respond to a medical emergency, they know every second could make the difference between life and death.
Along the south coast, both of Hayling Island's lifeboats are launched to search for two jet skiers who have been reported missing.
Long Lost Family, 9.00pm, UTV
Paula's baby's father disappeared when she discovered she was pregnant in 1979.
Unable to support herself, Paula felt that adoption was the only option, but always questioned her choice.
The second case features Justus Augustin, who came to London from St Lucia in the 1960s. He fell in love with a white Irish girl who became pregnant.
Her father disapproved of the relationship, and insisted the baby must be put up for adoption.
Unsuccessful in his efforts to be allowed to raise his daughter, Justus has yearned to find her ever since.
Taskmaster, 9.00pm, Channel 4
The contestants have a tricky time identifying someone in the lab, leading Phil Ellis to ponder a 1980s’ pop group and Maisie Adam to rely on the lyrics to a 1990s dance tune.
Ania Magliano is unsure of the difference between snakes and worms, Sanjeev Bhaskar creates a disturbing tableau and Reece Shearsmith gets quite angry with a large yellow cube.
Taskmaster Greg Davies (above) issues the points, though assistant Alex Horne very often agrees with his decisions.
Glúin Z, 8.00pm, TG4
This week’s epuisode shines a spotlight on identity and how young people express themselves.
Sexy Tadhg discussers how writing music and performing on stage has helped shape their identity.
Franz talks about his upbringing in the Gaeltacht with a German father and Ghanaian mother. Cameras also visit university student Méin, who lives in Teach na Gaeilge at UCD.
It’s similar to her home in An Rinn, and she remains immersed in tradition through music and language.
