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Planning a night on the couch? Here are today’s stop TV and streaming picks: Scéalta na gCorn TG4, 8pm Gráinne McElwain begins the third series in Armagh, where GAA president Jarlath Burns tells her all about the McKillop Cup, and learns about the annual competition named after former county footballers Marie Hoye and Caitríona McKeag. Scéalta na gCorn The Apprentice BBC One, 9pm The finalists have one last opportunity to convince Alan Sugar he should invest in them, with help from previous contestants, who return to help them create brands and advertising campaigns. Stay tuned for The Apprentice: You’re Hired at 10pm, in which Tom Allen speaks to the winner.
Love My Face Love My Face Channel 4, 10pm New four-part series in which disability campaigner Jono Lancaster and a team of experts attempt to give confidence and practical help to those viewed differently by society because of the way they look. Easter Parade Easter Parade BBC Four, 7.50pm Timely showing for this evergreen musical.
A dancer decides to train up a chorus girl to be his new partner, but despite his best efforts to keep their relationship strictly professional, he begins to fall for her. Fred Astaire and Judy Garland star; listen out for such classic songs as A Couple of Swells and Steppin’ Out with My Baby . Ransom Canyon Netflix, streaming now This is not to be mistaken for Yellowstone in any way, shape, or form.
It ranks higher on the schmaltzometer for starters. Starring Josh Duhamel, Minka Kelly and James Brolin, it should be approached through the lens of The OC — but for cowboys. The Diamond Heist The Diamond Heist Netflix, streaming now T’was July of the year 2000.
Al Gore and George W Bush were running for the US presidency. Kylie made her comeback courtesy of those sparkly spinning shorts, Big Brother launched, as did Samantha Mumba, and the dreaded ‘Millennium bug’ didn’t turn out to be a thing after all. Oh, and Snatch was HUGE at the time.
So huge, in fact, that when news broke of a diamond heist at the beleaguered Millennium Dome, the general public thought it was a promotional stunt by Guy Ritchie, “or somebody”. So, who better to executive produce this recounting of events of the diamond heist in question than Guy Ritchie? There’s everything in this stranger-than-fiction crime caper: the aforementioned diamond worth £350m, a gangster doing “one last job” for the sake of his daughters, his affiliated gang members (who didn’t know anything about diamonds), and the police who were following their every move. Government Cheese Government Cheese AppleTV+, streaming now Things change when you’ve spent time in the clink — namely your family dynamic.
When Hampton Chambers finishes his stint serving time, he’s determined to stay on the straight and narrow. It’s a comedy, by the way. The Glass Dome Netflix, streaming now When Lejla returns to her Swedish village, she’s haunted by memories of being held captive there as a child — in a glass dome.
As another girl vanishes, Lejla confronts her trauma while investigating the eerie parallels between the disappearances. Another more wry foreign language offering is Polish Project UFO . A Real Pain A Real Pain Disney+, streaming now Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg’s raft of awards for this indie road movie encompassing the Holocaust were more than well-deserved.
Well worth your time, if only to marvel at writer, director and lead Eisenberg’s multitasking abilities and for Culkin’s chance to give Roman Roy a heart. Behind The Curtain — Stranger Things: The First Shadow Netflix, streaming now Last year, Stranger Things: The First Shadow made its West End debut. Now, before it makes its move to Broadway, here’s a chance to go behind the scenes of the epic production bringing The Upside Down to the stage.
G20 G20 Prime Video, streaming now Starring Oscar winner Viola Davis, this action thriller follows her as US President Danielle Sutton (if only), who becomes the number-one target after the G20 summit is attacked. Can she protect her family, her country, and safeguard other world leaders? Naaaw, the ‘before’ times. If you miss the status quo, this shoot-’em-up is for you.
Pets Disney+, streaming now Dogs, cats, pigs, goats and even cuddly birds of prey — this documentary promises to take you on a charming jaunt celebrating love, loss and all the questionable licks along the way. The Gardener The Gardener Netflix, streaming now So your son is unable to feel empathy, what do you do? Train him to be a hitman, of course! Things are going swimmingly for the underground murder-for-hire business — until the son goes and falls for one of his marks..
