The Box Set
The Ground We Won 9.30pm, Tuesday, Maori TV
The 2015 Kiwi documentary that took a fresh look at our national game. Filmmakers Christopher Pryor and Miriam Smith watch the Reporoa Rugby Club’s 2013 resurgence from the sidelines, inside the dressing room and at the aftermatch functions, creating a warts-and-all look at a fast disappearing way of life.
Delicious 9.30pm, Tuesday, UKTV
Dawn French, Emilia Fox and Ian Glen star in this four-part British drama series about food, love and infidelity in Cornwall. ‘‘Offers a visual feast but it’s the sure-footed storytelling and strong central performances that has got me hooked,’’ wrote Radio Times’ Ben Dowell.
The First Monday in May 8.30pm, Wednesday, Rialto
A fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the inner-workings of the New York Metropolitan Museum as it planned and prepared to launch its blockbusting 2015 exhibition China:
Through the Looking Glass. Naturally the camera is drawn to the fundraising, star-studded Met Gala and the controlling presence of museum board member Anna Wintour.
Chicago Justice 8.30pm, Wednesday, Prime
Chicago P.D spin-off which follows the State’s Attorney’s team of prosecutors and investigators in their pursuit of justice. Strike Back‘s Philip Winchester plays Assistant State’s Attorney Peter Stone, who must balance public opinion, power struggles within the system and an unwavering passion for the law. ‘‘It’s not going to change our notion of courtroom dramas, but for what it is, it’s solid, satisfying stuff,’’ wrote Variety‘s Sonia Saralya.
Under the Gun 8.30pm, Thursday, Rialto
Having taken on the US food industry in 2014’s Fed Up, and the makers of bottled water in 2009’s Tapped, director Stephanie Soechtig has set her sights on the National Rifle Association (NRA) and America’s gun ‘‘control’’ laws. Eyecatchingly entertainingly and frighteningly enlightening, this 2016 documentary is an engrossing mix of damning evidence and statistics, and first-person accounts of those left to deal with the fallout of the abuse of the ‘‘constitutional right to bear arms’’. The country regulates teddy bear manufacturing tighter than gun sales.
The Third Man 8.30pm, Sunday, Rialto
One of the greatest noir films ever made. Written by Graham Greene, this 1949 thriller is the story of pulp novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton) who travels to shadowy, post-war Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, black-market opportunist Harry Lime (Orson Welles). ‘‘Of all the movies I have seen, this one most completely embodies the romance of going to the movies, ‘‘ wrote Chicago Sun-Times’ Roger Ebert.
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