Special K, Maud the muse and a lovable Baby Yoda
The Guards: Inside The K 9PM, VIRGIN MEDIA ONE
THE policing of The K, Ireland’s busiest policing district, is the focus of this eye-opening series. This episode looks at how young people in the area are lured into criminal gangs and highlights the importance of community engagement in tackling antisocial behaviour in the locality. Viewers follow Sergeant John O’Reilly, Sergeant Selina Proudfoot and Garda Dwayne O’Brien as they interact with the youth of The K, forging relationships on a daily basis in a bid to stop a life of crime taking root at a young age.
Castle Rock 9PM, RTÉ2
SISSY Spacek takes centre stage in this episode which focuses on Ruth Deaver. The plot flits back and forth throughout her life to fill in her backstory, from her abusive marriage to her battle with dementia.
Máthair 9.30PM, TG4
A PROFILE of Maud Gonne, who served as a muse to the poet WB Yeats. But as the film recalls, she was also a republican politician who worked for the disenfranchised and was a lifelong supporter of prisoners’ rights.
The Sinner 10.20PM, TG4
HARRY revisits Carmen Bell in the psychiatric institution, but discovers she has been placed in isolation. Also, Vera tells Harry that Julian is being medicated at the juvenile detention centre. Gripping crime drama, starring Bill Pullman and Carrie Coon.
Double Indemnity 3.30PM, TCM SKY 315, VIRGIN MEDIA 327
THE pedigree of this 1944 classic is impeccable – screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler based on James M Cain’s novel, direction by Wilder, music by Miklós Rózsa, and a cast led by Fred MacMurray, Edward G Robinson and Barbara Stanwyck (pictured with MacMurray) in an Oscarnominated turn. A tale of lust that leads to a murder plot and insurance fraud, it led to a slew of imitators in the film noir genre.
Logan (2017) 15, 9PM, FILM4
HUGH Jackman’s Wolverine has seen better days in this mighty and final outing for the hero – and for his ailing X-Men colleague Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart). The movie follows the pair as they defend a young mutant named Laura from the villains who are out to get her. This is the tenth film in the X-Men series, and as well as conspiracy, threat and action, it manages to reflect on ageing and youth in an impressively powerful and heartfelt way.