Irish Blood<\/p>\n
9pm, Sky Witness<\/p>\n
A romanticised yet sinister version of rural Ireland is the co-star of this murder mystery. It shares top billing with Alicia Silverstone\u2019s brilliant, aggressive lawyer Fiona. When she receives an enigmatic message from her father, she\u2019s drawn back to Ireland where a gripping story of crime, intrigue and rage begins to emerge. The Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd plays fiery cop R\u00f3is\u00edn. Phil Harrison<\/p>\n
Kingdom<\/p>\n
BBC One, 6.55pm<\/p>\n
Would you get a good night\u2019s sleep with hippos and leopards sniffing outside your tent? The last episode takes us behind the scenes of the five tough years that went into making this remarkable look at animal families. As well as the production team, it follows their anti-poaching squad that risks lives to protect the animals in Zambia. Hollie Richardson<\/p>\n
Game of Wool: Britain\u2019s Best Knitter<\/p>\n
8pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all about refashioning in this episode of Tom Daley\u2019s jolly knitting competition, as the remaining contestants form teams to turn classic Aran jumpers into chic wool dresses. Then, for the last solo challenge before next Sunday\u2019s final, it\u2019s time for the knitters to repurpose fabric into yarn for some uniquely stunning bags. Nicole Vassell<\/p>\n
The War Between the Land and the Sea<\/p>\n
8.30pm, BBC One<\/p>\n
Russell T Davies\u2019s Doctor Who spin-off continues its heartfelt ecological message. Humanity\u2019s best hope, Barclay (Russell Tovey), descends into the world of disgruntled sea people Homo Aqua, while back on land Kate (Jemma Redgrave) tries to stop the government changing course. Jack Seale<\/p>\n
Accidental Tourist<\/p>\n
9pm, ITV1<\/p>\n
Double trouble \u2026 Accidental Tourist. Photograph: ITV<\/p>\n
Stephen Mulhern isn\u2019t a particularly adventurous man. According to his friend Anthony McPartlin, \u201che won\u2019t even try hummus\u201d. But for the purposes of this show, his pals Ant and Dec are sending him on holiday to South Korea to react hysterically to fancy foreign food, customs and other challenges. Out of his comfort zone, will he thrive? PH<\/p>\n
Say Nothing<\/p>\n
11pm, Channel 4<\/p>\n
As we rejoin Dolours and Marian, they\u2019ve served their time. But the prison sentence has started to reveal cracks in their relationship, particularly around their attitude to the continuation of the republican struggle. However, Dolours has made a friend who could offer a way out. Intelligent and involving. PH<\/p>\n
Film choices<\/p>\n
The Wedding Banquet, 9.25am, 6.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere<\/p>\n
This remake of Ang Lee\u2019s 1993 comedy drama covers the same hiding-sexuality-for-a-green-card theme but in these more open times has to double down on its premise. So we get Seattle lesbian couple Angela and Lee (Kelly Marie Tran and Lily Gladstone), who are in the expensive midst of IVF, and their friends, Chris (Bowen Yang) and Min (Han Gi-Chan), who hasn\u2019t come out to his rich Korean grandmother. The partner-swapping is nicely farcical if lacking in real jeopardy, but it\u2019s an interesting LGBTQ take on marriage and motherhood. Simon Wardell<\/p>\n
The Holiday, 8.30pm, BBC Two<\/p>\n
Swoon \u2026 The Holiday on BBC Two. Photograph: RGR Collection\/Alamy<\/p>\n
The Winslet clan will be making several appearances on your telly this Christmas (see also Goodbye June and The Phoenician Scheme). Kicking us off is Mum, AKA Kate, as one quarter of a film that strives to prove that love on the rebound can work out. She plays Iris, who briefly quits snowy England for LA, with Cameron Diaz\u2019s Amanda swapping homes with her after a breakup. The love interest comes from Iris\u2019s brother Graham (Jude Law) and, rather less swooningly, Jack Black\u2019s composer Miles. SW<\/p>\n
Live sport<\/p>\n
Premier League Football: Sunderland v Newcastle, 1pm, Sky Sports Main Event Brentford v Leeds is at 4.25pm.<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Super League Football: Man United v Tottenham, 2.15pm, BBC Two From Leigh Sports Village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Irish Blood 9pm, Sky Witness A romanticised yet sinister version of rural Ireland is the co-star of this…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348699,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[88,92],"class_list":{"0":"post-348698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=348698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/348698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/348699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=348698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=348698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=348698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}