Sunday TV Tips: Hidden Assets — new series starts this evening; and O'Brien family from Cork in Ireland's Fittest Family

Diamonds, greed, drugs and a political conspiracy in Hidden Assets
Sunday TV Tips: Hidden Assets — new series starts this evening; and O'Brien family from Cork in Ireland's Fittest Family

Hidden Assets — new series starts this evening; and O'Brien family from Cork in Ireland's Fittest Family

Ireland’s Fittest Family

RTÉ One, 6.30pm

Ireland's Fittest Family: Davy’s O’Sheas from his home county Clare, Anna’s O’ Brien’s from her home county Cork, Donncha’s Mooneys from Dublin and Derval’s Sextons from Kildare. 
Ireland's Fittest Family: Davy’s O’Sheas from his home county Clare, Anna’s O’ Brien’s from her home county Cork, Donncha’s Mooneys from Dublin and Derval’s Sextons from Kildare. 

It’s Davy’s O’Sheas from Clare, Anna’s O’Briens from Cork, Donncha’s Mooneys from Dublin and Derval’s Sextons from Kildare. Two of them will go home, and two go through to the next round.

Close to Me

Channel 4, 9pm

Close To Me starring Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston at 9pm
Close To Me starring Connie Nielsen and Christopher Eccleston at 9pm

Big-budget six-part psychological thriller based on the novel of the same name by Amanda Reynolds.

Married couple, Jo and Rob, appear to have everything — a couple of fantastic kids, are loving marriage and a beautiful home in the country.

But everything changes after Jo suffers a fall and awakes to find that an entire year of memories have been wiped from her mind.

While piecing together what has happened she starts to uncover cracks in her ‘perfect’ life.

Hidden Assets — new drama

RTÉ One, 9.30pm

Cathy Belton as Norah Dillon in Hidden Assets. Picture: AcornTV
Cathy Belton as Norah Dillon in Hidden Assets. Picture: AcornTV

A routine raid led by Criminal Assets Bureau detective, Emer Berry, reveals that a small-time drug dealer has been receiving substantial funding from a seemingly untraceable source — not in cash, but in rough diamonds.

When these diamonds are linked to a series of bombings in Belgium, Emer is forced to work with Police Commissioner Christian De Jong to unravel a political conspiracy fuelling domestic unrest for financial gain; caught up in this web of greed are the Brannigans, a wealthy Irish dynasty with ties to Antwerp.

The Deirdre O’Kane Show

Sky Max, 10pm

With Des Bishop and Reginal D. Hunter for some big laughs and the occasional funky beat.

Sport

GAA: Kilkenny Hurling Final, 1pm; Donegal Football Final, 3pm. TG4 Premier League: Arsenal v Watford, 2pm, Sky Sports; West Ham United v Liverpool, 4.30pm, Sky Go Extra.

Radio

Songs Beyond Borders. The Lyric Feature, Lyric FM, 6pm: Oskar Cox-Jensen tells the stories of five songs, from across three centuries, which have travelled around the world.

More in this section

Scene & Heard

Newsletter

Music, film art, culture, books and more from Munster and beyond.......curated weekly by the Irish Examiner Arts Editor.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited