Best on the box James Croot’s
Legend of the Gumboot, 10pm, Friday, Three
Originally posted as a five-part series on his YouTube channel, Jordan Watson’s (aka How to DAD) mockumentary finally screens as a half-hour special. It follows the Kiwi social media king as he attempts to become New Zealand’s best Gumboot Thrower, while hopefully making his kids proud in the process.
Love Actually, 8.30pm, Sunday, Three
Richard Curtis’ 2003 festive romcom features everyone from Emma Thompson and Billy Bob Thornton to Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant and Alan Rickman, who died in January 2016. Among the eight couples we encounter, Harry (Rickman) and Karen’s (Emma Thompson) tale is the most heartfelt and heartbreaking. ‘‘I felt cozy and charmed myself,’’ wrote Entertainment Weekly’s Owen Gleiberman.
Titanic: 20 Years Later with James Cameron, 9.30pm, Sunday, National Geographic
On the 20th Anniversary of this multi Oscar-winning movie, Cameron and a team of experts look at the evolution of knowledge since 1997. They will explore the accuracy of some of the movie’s most memorable scenes and give viewers an updated interpretation of what caused the ship to sink on April 14, 1912.
The New Sound of Country, 7.30pm, Monday, Prime
Welcome repeat of the 2016 documentary that follows a quartet of Kiwi country musicians as they travel the nation for the 2015 Church Tour. Joining the new-wave trio of Tami Neilson, Marlon Williams and Delaney Davidson is long-serving Warratahs frontman Barry Saunders.
Kim DotCom: Caught in the Web, 8.30pm, Wednesday, TVNZ1
Bond villain or generous giant? Whatever your opinion of the Germany-born Kim Schmitz, Annie Goldson’s 2017 investigation into the saga surrounding his filesharing websites and the US and New Zealand authorities’ response is fascinating viewing. Granted unprecedented access, she follows his story, from arriving at the former Crisco Mansion to the ‘‘Moment of Truth’’ that didn’t go as planned.
The Chase Celebrity Christmas, 7pm, Thursday, TVNZ1
Everyone’s favourite British quiz show gets supersized and hits prime-time as four celebrities (actor/writer Steve Pemberton, Coronation Street‘ s Paula Lane, Educating Yorkshire‘ s Mr Burton and comedian Ben Miller) have to work together to try to win thousands of pounds for charity. But can they outwit all four festive Chasers?