John Byrne's TV choices for the week ahead (Dates covered: Sat Oct 18 – Fri Oct 24)
In keeping with the weather, there's a deluge of new and returning shows so there's no need to go outside if you want to be entertained. Here goes . . .
Pick of the week
Outlander, Tuesday , RTÉ2
This looks like a very promising love story that also combines sci-fi elements of time travel and promises to be just the right side of bonkers. While on her second honeymoon, World War II combat nurse Claire Randall, played by Irish actress Caitriona Balfe, is mysteriously transported back in time to Scotland in 1743, a pivotal point in the history of the Highlands. Thrown into the middle of the Scottish rebellion against the British army and, forced by circumstance to marry an outlawed Highlander, she finds herself falling in love and torn between her loyalties to two men in different centuries. Sounds corny, eh? Give it a go and prepare to be surprised.
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Star of the week
Darren Kennedy
#TRENDING, Thursday , RTÉ2
Here's a new fashion show that boasts of being full of stylish insights and opinions. Presented by the dapper Darren Kennedy, it's filmed on location in a customised pop-up set and an urban studio in 'the heart of the city' (Dublin, I presume). The show promises insider tips on how to achieve the latest designer looks, with celebrities sharing their style secrets. This week's opener sees Darren Kennedy meeting with young fashion photographer Conor Clinch and – you've guessed it – 'internet sensation' and makeup guru, Michelle Phan.
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Starting this week
Life Story, Thursday, BBC One
This is the BBC's latest landmark series from the award-winning Natural History Unit. Presented by David Attenborough, it tells the remarkable and perpetually perilous story of the journey through life. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent. Episode one starts at the very beginning of life, where the first hurdle is infancy. Vulnerable, naïve but determined, some young animals face their biggest challenges in the first few days of life. How a creature fares at the very start is the foundation upon which their future success depends.
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The Taste of Success, Tuesday, RTÉ One
This brand new series offers one of the biggest prizes in Irish television history: €100,000 and the opportunity for the winner to get their new food product on the shelves of over 140 Lidl stores. In episode one, Catherine Fulvio showcases the best of Leinster, including wild forager Mary with her Beech Leaf Liquer, novice baker Eleanor and her gluten-free bread and Sharon's honey alternative with her Dandelion Flower Preserve. Now, where did I leave that apron?
How to Get Away with Murder, Wednesday, Universal
Created by Peter Nowalk and produced by the legend that is Shonda Rhimes (Grey's Anatomy, Scandal) this ensemble US legal drama stars Viola Davis (The Help) as Annalise Keating, a law professor at a prestigious Philadelphia university who, along with her students, becomes entangled in a murder plot. This could be another cracker, though hopefully a little less frantic than Scandal.
An Bronntanas, Thursday, TG4
A brand new five-part contemporary thriller set against the backdrop of the rugged Connemara coastline and the dramatic lives of a local lifeboat crew. Subtitled in English, so there's no excuse for missing it.
All Island School Choir Competition, Sunday, RTÉ One
Presented by Anne Cassin, this five-parter celebrates and encourages the tradition of choral music in second-level schools throughout Ireland.
Returning this week
Grey's Anatomy, Wednesday, Sky Living
It's up to season 11 of Shonda Rhimes' everlasting medical drama, beginning with a premiere episode directed by series star Kevin McKidd and featuring a guest appearance from Oscar-winner Geena Davis. Focus falls on the show's namesake in this new run, as Meredith comes to terms with best friend Cristina's departure, while dealing with Derek's impending move to Washington. She also struggles to find an escape in the usually reliable sanctuary of the operating theatre as she clashes with new doctor Maggie – who happens to be her half-sister, but Mer doesn't know that yet.
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The Jonathan Ross Show, Saturday, UTV
Joining Wossy in this season-opener are the legendary broadcaster David Attenborough; Cheryl Fernandez-Versini in her first interview since getting married; The X Factor judge, Mel B; and American comedy actor, Steve Carell. There's also music from Paolo Nutini.
Drifters, Thursday, E4
The original comedy drama from writer-performer Jessica Knappett is back for a second run. Best friends Meg (Jessica Knappett), Bunny (Lydia Rose Bewley) and Laura (Lauren O'Rourke) are still trying - and largely failing - to figure out love and life in Leeds.
Hawaii Five-0, Sunday, Sky 1
Season five of the rebooted cop show gets under way and there is some very good news for fans of Jerry Ortega (Jorge Garcia - Hurley in Lost) because the conspiracy theorist has been promoted from scene-stealing guest star to cast regular.
American Horror Story, Tuesday, FOX
After a poor third season here's hoping for a return to form. The fourth run is set in Florida in 1952, and centres around one of the few remaining freak shows at the time, as its members do anything to keep the business alive. Returning regulars include Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Denis O'Hare, Frances Conroy, Sarah Paulson and Kathy Bates.
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Surprise Surprise, Wednesday, UTV
Back for a new run hosted by Holly Willoughby, who will be rewarding some of the country's most deserving people with spectacular surprises. First up, global pop superstar Pharrell Williams gives an amazing young lady the surprise of a lifetime.
George Clark's Amazing Spaces, Thursday, Channel 4
The series celebrating ingenious and eccentric small builds returns. In this opener, George meets a man who bought the wreck of a €25 million private jet for a fifth of its cost and plans to transform it into the ultimate, eh, crash pad for himself and his wife.
NCIS: Los Angeles, Sunday, Sky 1
Sam and Callen have squeezed out of plenty of tight spots in their time, but this season six opener is going to take some beating. Things pick up immediately where they left off, with the duo still stuck on board a submarine rigged to blow up.
Criminal Minds, Monday, Sky Living
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer) joins the cast at the start of this tenth season, which follows on from last time's shooting. Although Reid survived, the experience was too much for Blake, who decided to hand in her FBI badge. The action resumes with the BAU trying to recover some semblance of normality.
The Face USA, Thursday, Sky Living
Naomi Campbell is back for a second season. The super-stern, super-glam super supermodel is searching for a new face to front a campaign for a major brand and, this season, she's joined by two new coaches: Anne V and Lydia Hearst.
Ending this week
Sunday Night at the Palladium, Sunday, UTV & TV3
The reinvented variety show bows out with a finale hosted by Rob Brydon and features a strong line-up that includes Neil Diamond, Paloma Faith, Texas, and the cast of Jersey Boys. Comedy comes in the shape of Milton Jones.
Here's Neil Diamond from a few weeks ago on The Graham Norton Show:
Gomorrah, Monday, Sky Atlantic
The visceral Italian mob drama concludes in explosive fashion when war breaks out on the streets of Naples. Fearing for his life, Ciro flees to Rome with his wife and daughter as both clans barricade themselves in their apartment bunkers, entering into a lethal stalemate.
Our Girl, Sunday, BBC One
Back home from Afghanistan, difficult questions rain down on Molly Dawes. Who will live and who will die? Can she ever pick up the pieces? Brave choices beckon as she faces her biggest challenge yet, as she faces her own future.
New Tricks, Monday, BBC One
It's the fifth and final case for Tamzin Outhwaite's Sasha Miller and co. When a dug-up time capsule is found to contain a cassette tape made by murdered schoolgirl Amy Taskerland, UCOS are assigned to the case.
Dallas, Monday, TV3
After three seasons the sequel to the monster soap that was Dallas comes to an end. Bobby puts everything on the line after a devastating family kidnapping results in him being double-crossed.
Drama of the week
The Good Wife, Thursday, RTÉ One
The best TV show of the last few years is signing-off on its fifth season (season six's already underway in its native United States) after a year that saw the sensational killing-off of Josh Charles' character, the much-loved Will Gardner. Not only did The Good Wife survive Charles' departure, it hasn't even caused the slightest dip in terms of quality. In this finale, Alicia discovers - on Zach's graduation day - that David Lee and Louis Canning are coming hard after her and her firm. Meanwhile, governor Florrick gives Diane an offer to run for State's Attorney, with his support.
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Comedy of the week
The Big Bang Theory, Wednesday, RTÉ2
It's season eight of this much-loved US comedy, starring the inimitable Jim Parsons. Leonard and Amy take an unexpected road trip to Arizona to pick up Sheldon when his epic railway journey ends in chaos, Penny has an interview for a sales job at Bernadette's company, while Howard finds Stuart's increasingly friendly relationship with his mother downright weird - which is really saying something.
Here's the BBT cast talking about season:
On Demand
Ghost Whisperer, available now, Sky on Demand
She's making a return to mainstream US TV with her new role in Criminal Minds, but long before that Jennifer Love Hewitt enjoyed global success with this show, playing an antique shop owner with the ability to communicate with ghosts. You can catch all five seasons.
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Documentary of the week
Schama On Rembrandt: Masterpieces Of The Late Years, Saturday, BBC Two
For art historian Simon Schama, Rembrandt is the greatest artist of all time and he describes him as "not just a painter but a psychologist of the human condition". In this new film, Simon - one of the world's leading experts on Rembrandt - explores the tragic and personal stories behind the masterpieces of his late works.
Here's Five Minutes with: Simon Schama
Film of the Week
The Adjustment Bureau, Sunday, Channel 4
It's not every day you see a film that's a blend of sci-fi and romantic thriller, but that's exactly what you get with this adaptation of a Philip K Dick story. Starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, it's the tale of an affair between a politician and a ballerina that's affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart.
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