What’s new ? 10 best TV and streaming tips for Sunday
There’s a new six-part documentary about the people who live or work around The Liffey, the return of Das Boot and SWAT, and the Fight School finals of Idris Elba and SAS: Who Dares Wins. . .
Take the day
The Liffey, 7:30 p.m., RTÉ One
This documentary series promises to be an intimate portrait of a river and the men it meets on its way to the sea.
All six parts capture the lives and stories of a diverse group of people unified by the River Liffey, and are written by Joseph O’ Connor and narrated by Angeline Ball.
For some the Liffey is a workplace, for many it is a playground but for others it has defined and inspired their lives. There are artists and engineers, kayakers and dockers, swimmers and boat builders, navy and firefighters.
Rising in an unnamed bog in the Wicklow Mountains, the Liffey flows through Kildare before becoming the heart and soul of Dublin. This documentary series goes on a journey with a river steeped in history and overflowing with stories.
The opening episode focuses on protection and defense and we see the work of the Dublin Fire Brigade and the Irish Navy.
Don’t miss
Ordinary Love, 10:00 p.m., BBC Two
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The critically acclaimed drama from Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn is based on a screenplay by playwright Owen McCafferty and stars Lesley Manville, Liam Neeson and Esh Alladi.
When beloved wife Joan (Manville) feels a lump in her breast, she and her husband Tom (Neeson) try to navigate the world of serious illnesses, including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
New or returning shows
Das Boot, 9:00 p.m., Sky Atlantic
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The award-winning German drama returns, following the tense struggles of a submarine crew as they engage in the Battle of the Atlantic while being hunted down by a Royal Navy commander.
They are sent on a dangerous mission to the southern hemisphere under the command of Robert Ehrenberg who finds redemption and family ties he thought he had lost forever.
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Meanwhile, in the neutral city of Lisbon, where exiles, spies and criminals rub shoulders with allies and enemies, Hagen Forster uncovers a plot to steal the looted gold.
This discovery and experiences on the Eastern Front cause him to question his actions and his moral course and lead him to a shadowy figure caught in a plot that could change the tide of the war.
SWAT, 9:00 p.m., Sky Max
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Locally born and raised former Marine and SWAT sergeant, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Shemar Moore) is back as the last stop for law enforcement in Los Angeles.
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Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he struggles to bridge the gap between his two worlds and acclimatize to his new duties as the legal guardian of a teenager.
As the fifth season opens, Hondo is reeling from his decision to speak to the press and moves to a quiet town in Mexico to reassess his life and professional future, only to find himself reluctantly drawn into the fight of a local family for justice. .
NCIS: LA, 10:00 p.m., Sky Max
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We’re back in the high-stakes world of NCIS: Los Angeles, tasked with apprehending dangerous and elusive criminals and threatening the security of the United States.
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As Callen suspects Hetty of keeping secrets about his past and Joelle surfaces in her quest to capture Katya, NCIS must track down an informant whose life is in danger.
Also, Kensi and Deeks work to expand their family.
New to feed
The Survivor, Sky Cinema and NOW
Directed by Barry Levinson and based on a true story, this drama stars Ben Foster as Harry Haft, who is sent to Auschwitz concentration camp.
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There, he not only survives the indescribable horrors of the camp, but also the gladiatorial boxing spectacle he is forced to put on with his fellow inmates for the amusement of his captors.
Unknown to those who attempt to destroy it, Haft’s will to survive is driven by his quest to find the woman he loves.
ending today
SAS: Who dares wins, 9 p.m., Channel 4
In the finale, two teams of rookies are forcibly captured by the hunters and subjected to a variety of punitive interrogation techniques by a team of specialists.
They endure being buried alive and thrown into tanks of water, to force a confession, and struggle to maintain the cover story they use to hide their true mission.
Idris Elba’s Fight School, 9:00 p.m., BBC Two
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It is then that Idris Elba finally reveals to his team who they will be facing in their official amateur fights.
As the big night approaches, he hosts a training session with former convict-turned-world-record rower John McAvoy, who inspires with his own heroic story.
Back at the fight school, trainer Greg discovers that there has been a massive drop in the students’ physical condition and the intensity of the training is taking a toll on some members of the group, jeopardizing a number of their places.
Sunday cinema
Official Secrets, 9.30pm, RTÉ One
This fact-based drama starring Keira Knightley and Matt Smith concerns the release of a leaked GCHQ memo in the run-up to the war in Iraq.
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The film reveals the devastating consequences for whistleblower Katharine Gun, who was tried for breaking Britain’s Official Secrets Act, and journalists determined to uncover a conspiracy.
On the Town, 1:30 p.m., BBC Two
One of MGM’s great musicals, this particular gem stars Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Jules Munshin.
They play three wide-eyed sailors having a good time on a day off ashore in post-war New York. It’s worth watching just for the iconic opening scene.
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As the singing and dancing trio make their way through the Big Apple, one sailor first tries to fend off the advances of a female taxi driver, another is brought in to take part in an anthropologist’s study of prehistoric man.
Meanwhile, the third searches for the face behind a famous ad campaign – only to find she’s not quite what he expected.