tv & film highlights
Sunday
Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
ITV2, 7.25pm
Action-packed sequel, with Jeff Goldblum and Julianne Moore. Dr Ian Malcolm is talked into joining a team of researchers who are bound for a second dinosaurinfested island. He and his companions must now find a way to stop a shady corporation from stealing the creatures.
Celebrity Hunted
Channel 4, 9pm
Four teams of famous faces — made up of Gavin Henson and Martin Offiah, Aldo Zilli and Jean-Christophe Novelli, Georgia Toffolo and Stanley Johnson, and Lydia Bright and Lucy Mecklenburgh — go on the run, attempting to avoid a highlytrained team of expert trackers over 14 gruelling days.
Room to Improve
RTE1, 9.30pm
Dermot Bannon’s final outing takes him to Grace Park in Drumcondra where he helps homeowners Glenn Keating and Gustav van der Westhuizen fix up their Edwardian terraced three story house.
MONDAY
Brendan Grace: Thanks for the Memories
RTE1, 9.30pm
In the final part of the series, cameras follow the Grace family as they call in the help of Brendan’s famous friends to make sure that his dream goes ahead.
Good People (2014)
TG4, 9.30pm
Crime thriller, with James Franco, Kate Hudson and Tom Wilkinson. A couple struggling with debt find a large amount of money in their tenant’s apartment after he
dies. Desperate, they take it, only to find themselves pursued by a dangerous and mysterious figure.
Pulling with My Parents
RTE2, 9.30pm
Two singletons agree to let their parents take control of their love lives. This opener sees 28-yearold Sophie’s mum Andrea and nan Mary have a go, as 30-yearold Jason hands the reins over to mum Anne and dad Pat.
TUESDAY
Cobra (1986)
Virgin Media 2, 1am
Action-packed thriller, starring Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen and Reni Santoni. Tough street-smart cop Marion Cobretti finds himself pursued by a murderous cult after he is tasked with protecting the only surviving witness of a crime.
Line of Duty
RTE2, 10.20pm
The crime drama returns for a fifth season, as AC-12 attempt to take down a highly organised criminal unit with ties to corrupt officers. However, one rogue cop seems to have the better of them at every turn.
WEDNESDAY
Dublin Murders
RTE1, 9.35pm
This new eight-part crime drama follows homicide detective Rob Reilly and his partner Cassie Maddox as they investigate the murder of a child, only to uncover a wounded community.
In Bruges (2008)
Film4, 11.15pm
Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes. Two
hitmen are told to lie low in the Belgian town after their latest job goes wrong. However, this proves to be easier said than done.
THURSDAY
Transcendence (2014)
Film4, 6.30pm
Sci-fi, with Johnny Depp and Rebecca Hall (right). A scientist transfers his consciousness into a computer after a fatal attack. At first his partner is astonished by his work, but comes to suspect that something sinister is going on.
Neven’s Spanish Food Trails
RTE1, 8.30pm
Chef Neven Maguire concludes his journey with a trip to the south of the Galicia region. He gets to try his hand at clam fishing and samples wine from the prestigious Pazo de Rubianes estate.
Charlotte Church: My Family & Me
Channel 4, 9pm
The singer heads off to a remote part of Devon, where she hopes to bond with her mum and dad.
FRIDAY
Would I Lie To You?
BBC1, 9pm
Rob Brydon presents as Gabby Logan, Chris McCausland, Angela Scanlon and John Simm join Lee Mack and David Mitchell to see which team can outfox the other with a series of white lies.
The Circle
Channel 4, 10pm
Emma Willis presents the final of the reality competition, as we find out which participant walks away with the £100,000 prize.
Goodfellas (1990)
RTE2, 10.30pm
Martin Scorsese’s classic gangster drama, starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. Henry Hill plays with fire as he attempts to climb the criminal ladder, and then also starts informing to the FBI.
SATURDAY
The Wall
BBC1, 8.30pm
Danny Dyer hosts another thrilling instalment of the high-stakes gameshow.
Split (2016)
RTE2, 10pm
Thriller, starring James McAvoy and Anya TaylorJoy. Three teens are abducted by a man with multiple — and dangerous — personalities.