Today's top TV and streaming choices: An Ghig Mhór, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Survivors
An Ghig Mhór RTÉ One, 8pm
New series in which a seasoned music scene veteran mentors an up-and-coming band or artist. First up, singer-songwriter John Spillane takes Kilkenny-based rockers The Donnys under his wing as they organise a gig in their hometown.
Hell for Leather: The Story of Gaelic Football RTÉ One, 9.35pm
A five-part documentary focusing on the important part that the sport plays in the nation's cultural and social history begins with Brian Fenton offering his emotional response to the game, before we get a glimpse of David Clifford's magical feet in slow motion.
BETH Channel 4, 10pm
Nicholas Pinnock and Abbey Lee star in a one-off sci-fi drama focusing on a couple who think all their dreams have come true when they have a longed-for baby — but the birth reveals a shocking secret.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall TG4, 9.30pm
Hit romantic comedy starring Jason Segel as a puppeteer who heads to Hawaii to mend a broken heart, only to find his ex-girlfriend there with her new rock star lover. Kristen Bell, Russell Brand and Mila Kunis co-star.
The Survivors Netflix, streaming now
We're mostly used to two types of Australian viewing: soaps and super-dry (to the point of cringe) comedy. This is different. The drama follows Kieran Elliott's life after two people drown in his hometown of Evelyn Bay, Australia. To top it off, a young girl also went missing. Returning with his family 15 years later, the simmering guilt resurfaces, especially when the body of a young woman is found on the beach…
K.O. Netflix, streaming now
No one does visceral city grit like the French. Bastien has lived as a recluse since accidentally killing his opponent Enzo in an MMA fight three years ago. Now, Enzo's widow tracks him down as, essentially, he owes her one. Her request? Find her missing teenage son.
Tyler Perry's Straw Netflix, streaming now
Between this and last month's release of She the People, Mr Tyler Perry is getting himself around. This offering, however, is far more stark than May's fare. Here, one mum's day unfurls as it goes from tricky to catastrophic. Pushed to the precipice by a world that seems indifferent to her plight (until they can livestream it), she soon gets attention when she unwittingly holds up a bank.
The Orkney Assassin Prime Video, streaming now
The Orkney Isles lie 130 miles north of Aberdeen. It's a peaceful place with a strong sense of community. In June 1994, however, Bangladeshi waiter Shamsuddin Mahmood was working at the lone curry house when a masked man fatally shot him. This documentary revisits one of Scotland's most extraordinary murder cases, examining racism, loyalty, and the impact of trauma decades later.
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