TV and Streaming Highlights: Will the new Frasier be a load of tossed salad and scrambled eggs?

Plus: Julia Bradbury journeys to Ireland on C4; TG4's Scéalta Grá na hÉireann concludes; Sun, Sea and Scalpels examines cosmetic treatments abroad; plus all of your week's live sport

Jack Cutmore-Scott as Freddy Crane and Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in the new series of Frasier, bowing Friday on Paramount+.

Saturday

Strictly Come Dancing

BBC One, 6.20pm

It’s movie week. Whose tribute to the silver screen will have judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and Anton Du Beke going wild in the aisles?

Julia Bradbury’s Irish Journey

Channel 4, 8.35pm

TV presenter Julia Bradbury grew up in Britain but was born in Ireland — and in this new series, she’s back here to learn more about the culture and history of her native land. 

She travels from the green fields of Tipp to the coastline of West Cork. Along the way, Julia calls in at Cashel and Kinsale — but there’s also a history lesson about the Famine waiting for her at Skibbereen. Finally, she ends this leg of her trip at Mizen Head.

Sport

Rugby World Cup: Wales v Georgia, 1.30pm; England v Samoa 4.45pm, both RTÉ2.

FAI Cup semi-final: Galway United v Bohemians, ko 2.40pm, RTÉ2.

AFLW: Sixth round, 4.25pm, TG4.

Women’s soccer: Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne FC, 7.15pm, TG4.

Sunday

The Money List

RTÉ One, 8pm

On the second show, the champions take on Paul from Glanmire in Cork and Laura from Sandyford in Dublin. But which team will get the chance to play for the top prize of €15,000? The winners take on a new set of challengers, Gerry from Cahir in Tipperary and Sarah from Athboy in Meath.

Junior Eurovision 2023

TG4, 8.30pm

It’s the finale of the search for Ireland’s entry for the 2023 Junior Eurovision. The three remaining singers will be aiming to impress judges Niamh Ní Chróinín and Aindriú de Paor, and tonight’s guest judge, Mickey Joe Harte, and viewers for a public vote. The winner will fly the flag for Ireland in France on November 26.

Big Brother: The Launch

UTV and Virgin Media One, 9pm

AJ Odudu and Will Best are the hosts as, after a five-year hiatus, Big Brother returns to our screens. Tonight we’ll be introduced to the housemates. And, there’ll be a nightly Late & Live spin-off show as well as a live feed available.

Sport

AFLW: sixth round 12.15pm, TG4.

GAA: club championships live, 2pm and 4.10pm, TG4.

English Premier League: Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool, 2pm; Arsenal v Manchester City, 4.30pm, both Sky Sports

FAI Cup semi-final: Cork City v St Patrick’s Athletic, from Turners Cross, ko 2.40pm, RTÉ2

Rugby World Cup: Romania v Tonga, ko 4.45pm; Fiji v Portugal, ko 8pm, both RTÉ2

Monday

The Reckoning

BBC One, 9pm

This drama about Jimmy Savile has already caused controversy, with questions raised about whether the BBC is the right broadcaster given its long association with the man who is now remembered as a predator, but was once one of the biggest stars of British TV. The series explores how Savile, played here by Steve Coogan, rose to fame.

Love in the Country

RTÉ2, 9.30pm

Dating series following six rural singletons looking for love. In episode two, Rob Murphy welcomes his daters to West Cork — they’ve brought the glam to Castletownbere, but Rob Murphy wants to put them to work first!

Tuesday

Obituary

RTÉ One, 10.15pm

Elvira finds herself blackmailed by a teenager who saw her murder her first victim. Ward goes to AA while Hughie catches a break when he locates the rifle used to kill Maria Riedle.

Sun, Sea and Scalpels.

Wednesday

Sun, Sea and Scalpels

RTÉ One, 9.35pm

Jen and Michelle jet off for a ‘mummy makeover’ in Lithuania. This makeover is in fact a combination of a number of serious surgeries in the form of breast implants, a breast lift, tummy tuck, and liposuction. A trip to Turkey for a brand-new hairline is organised for Ronan by an Irish medical tourism agent based on the beaches of Kusadasi. And HSE plastics consultant Dr Jamie Martin Smith discusses the implications botched surgery has on the HSE.

Scéalta Grá na hÉireann

TG4, 8.30pm

A love story spanning four continents and carrying with it the wild romance of The Quiet Man, the epic sweep of Ryan’s Daughter, and the incredible drama of Gone With The Wind. This real-life tale is one of elopement, insurgency, famine, dark dealings, and deportation, starring John Mitchel and Jenny Verner. Last in series.

Misneach

TG4, 9.30pm

Charles Self’s murder in 1982 was a brutal crime in a well-to-do Dublin suburb and a frenzied attack in the privacy of a man’s home. The Garda response stoked further unrest; during their investigation, they ‘rounded up’ 1,500 gay men, many of whom to this day feel aggrieved and humiliated. They are still looking for answers.

Avril Crotty and Robert Farrell in Cheap Irish Homes.

Thursday

Cheap Irish Homes

RTÉ One, 7pm

We meet couple Avril and Robert along with their daughter Abby, who made an agreement when they first met, that one day they would move close to Avril’s home in Cork. They are looking for a countryside location, not too far from Avril’s family in Glanmire.

Tarrthálaithe na hÉireann.

Tarrthálaithe na hÉireann

TG4, 8pm

Galway Mountain Rescue is on hand at Reek Sunday, Croagh Patrick’s busiest day of the year. Meet with members of SARDA and join the Mountain Rescue teams from across Ireland who are gathering for a national training day in Ballymacarbry village.

Viva Mary

RTÉ One, 10.15pm

Mary, a remarkable 90-year-old, defies norms with her zest for life. This documentary explores her journey through feminism, emigration, art, education, and sailing, highlighting the changing role of women in Ireland today.

Friday

The Graham Norton Show

BBC One, 10.40pm

Guests include Laura Linney, Dawn French, and London Hughes. Plus Sugababes take to the stage to perform their new single, ‘When the Rain Comes’.

Sport

European Qualifiers: Republic of Ireland v Greece, ko 7.45pm, RTÉ2.

England International Football: England v Australia, ko 7.45pm, Channel 4.

Kelsey Grammer and Nicholas Lyndhurst in Frasier.

Streaming

The Fall of the House of Usher

Netflix, from Thursday

8-part adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 1839 short story. Mike Flanagan's series has, at its stone-cold heart, the Usher family, led by siblings Roderick and Madeline, who have ruthlessly built a fortune via a pharmaceutical company run on less than honest grounds.

When their relatives are murdered one by one, a famous detective arrives to investigate. Bruce Greenwood, Mary McDonnell, and Carl Lumbly star.

Frasier

Paramount+, from Friday

Hey baby, we hear the blues a-callin' — yes, Frasier Crane is back, almost 20 years since we last saw him hosting his Seattle radio show. This reboot's showrunners, Joe Cristalli and Chris Harris, are introducing new faces we're apparently going to love, including Only Fools and Horses stalwart Nicholas Lyndhurst as an old friend of Frasier's and Jack Cutmore-Scott as the psychiatrist's estranged son Freddy. Frasier's relationship with the latter forms the crux of the comedy, which sees him return to Boston to forge a stronger bond with his offspring.