CATCH-UP TV- IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope RTE Player, until Oct 19, episodes 1-3 RTE’s much-talked about new comedy drama was two episodes in before I got to it, so I caught up with a double dose on Player. Written by Stefanie Preissner and directed by Cathal Brady, this is the story of two young Cork women living in Dublin. One, Aisling, works in finance, the other, Danielle, is an art student. Really though, what they both do is party — hard. The drink flows — double vodkas, shots of tequila, flaming sambucas — the nights are long and, in Aisling’s case, often end up back at some guy’s. Hence her need for the morning-after pill for the second time in two weeks. “Wouldn’t you go on the

pill,” asks the chemist. “No,” says Aisling, “I’m not sexually active. I’m not in a relationship.” Except perhaps with booze. By the end of the first episode, it’s pretty obvious that for all the fun, the partying, the shouty dancefloor anthems and BFF hugs, there are bad things bubbling below the surface. Funny, smart, relatable, this is well worth a watch, both for the Millennials who will recognise themselves, and for the rest of us who watch with equal parts horror and nostalgia.

Trump V Clinton Live: US Presidential Debate

Channel4 OnDemand, until Oct 27 This was the first of what are three planned Presidential debates, a chance to watch Hillary and The Donald go headto-head, rather than the back-and-forth call-and-response of recent weeks. Divided into three clear segments — Achieving Prosperity, America’s Direction and Securing America — the debate was set up to minimise the potential for off-road tactics, keeping both candidates firmly to the point. It was a structure that ended by favouring Clinton over Trump, playing to the strengths of her experience and achievements. Despite a strong start, Trump quickly began working himself up into something of a frenzy, chasing the hares released by Hillary rather than staying on-message, and delivering out-of-place rants. On the evidence of this engagement, Trump is still the evil of two lessers.