Pick of the day
The Sunday Game Live
RTÉ2, 1.30pm & 3.50pm
The Munster Senior Hurling Championship match between Cork and Limerick (throw-in 2pm). That’s followed by the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final between Mayo and Roscommon (4pm).
The Great Escapers
Virgin Media One, 7pm
It’s I’m a Celebrity in the Algarve, as former campmates Oti Mabuse, Dean McCullough and Barry McGuigan try to host the best holiday possible in Portugal.
The Cage
The Cage
BBC One, 9pm
The incredibly versatile Sheridan Smith has delivered a number of unforgettable performances, both on screen and stage, in recent years. But there is talk that The Cage could well be her most entertaining small screen series yet.
In the Liverpool-set crime drama, which she describes as “like one giant poker game”, the actor plays Leanne, who discovers that she and her colleague Matty (This Is England and Summer’s Michael Socha) are both stealing from the safe at the casino for which they work. And it isn’t long before their lives are set on a collision course – with each other, the local gangster and the police.
The series also stars Barry Sloane, Geraldine James, Anton Bibby and Freya Jones and was written by Bafta-nominated Tony Schumacher, the man behind the hit BBC series The Responder.
He is hoping viewers will find it “funny, dark, but most of all full of love, life and entertainment.”
If they do, The Cage may indeed prove to be another high point in Smith’s already stellar career.
Dermot Bannon’s Celeb Super Spaces
Dermot Bannon’s Celebrity Super Spaces
RTÉ One, 9.30pm
The ‘starchitect’ heads inside the homes of celebrities. He begins in Howth, as he visits the beautiful property of Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews. He also makes his way around the houses of jewellery designer Chupi Sweetman and rugby player Andrew Porter.
Cara sa Cheol
TG4, 10.30pm
Zimbabwean-Irish rapper God Knows meets electro-Celtic traditional musician and producer Caoimhín Mac Uaid to embark on a musical collaboration.
Goldfinger
Goldfinger
RTÉ2, 6.20pm
Sean Connery makes his third outing as James Bond in one of the spy franchise’s strongest instalments. Agent 007 investigates criminal Auric Goldfinger (Gert Fröbe), a man with an insatiable appetite for gold.
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2
BBC One, 3.30pm
The Anti-Villain League recruits Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) to find the person responsible for stealing a secret Arctic laboratory.
Supernova Strikers: Genesis
Netflix
Mexico is so far ahead of the US in a lot of respects. Behold this annual live event, where influencers, celebrities, YouTube stars and comedians all face off in boxing matches.
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85
Netflix, streaming now
If, like me, you’ve avoided Stranger Things because of the Demogorgons, this animated take is a far gentler entry point. Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max are enjoying a quiet routine until something stirs beneath the ice, pulling them back into saving Hawkins once more.
Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders
Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders
Prime Video, streaming now
From 1996 to 2011, 11 bodies were found along Gilgo Beach, a case that baffled investigators for years. This series tracks how the long‑stalled investigation finally began to shift. For more mysterious true crime, Prime also offers Murdered or Missing: The Millionaire’s Babies, following the disappearance of three generations of the Chohan family.
Apex
Apex
Netflix, streaming now
A grieving woman (Charlize Theron) pushing herself to the edge in the Australian wilderness is forced into a deadly chase when a relentless hunter (Taron Egerton), armed with a crossbow, begins stalking her through the outback. Why? Because they had the bants at a petrol station.
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