The best of tonight’s television
■ BEST DRAMA Press
RTÉ One, 10.15pm
Duncan’s attempts to spend time with his son Fred are thwarted by his ex’s vindictive partner, and Holly struggles to square personal grievances with work ambitions.
■ PROGRAMME OF THE DAY
A Simply Delicious Christmas
RTÉ One, 8.30pm
In this two-part festive special, Darina Allen and her brother Rory O’Connell give lots of useful tips about how to liven up your Christmas fare. Tonight, Rory prepares an ingenious roasted pumpkin salad, Brussels sprouts with pumpkin seed praline, a rustic turkey and Swiss chard tart, and poached pears with chocolate and pistachio.
BEST DOCUMENTARY Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me BBC Two, 9pm
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the snowy wilderness of central Russia to help a pioneering family of biologists return six orphaned grizzly bear cubs to the wild.
■ MOVIE OF THE DAY The Shape of Water Sky Premiere, 8pm
Guillermo del Toro’s drama stars Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaner who makes a shocking discovery.
■ WATCH BACK Tidelands Netflix
When former criminal Cal McTeer (Charlotte Best) returns home to the Australian fishing village of Orphelin Bay, her arrival coincides with a murder.