10 TV and streaming shows for March: Fargo, The Irish for Sex, and the Oscars
The Gentlemen, Ag Triall ar an Tobar, and Fargo are among the highlights this March.
The normalisation of Botox, fillers, etc, in Ireland has been under way for several years, and this episode looks at the fringes of the ‘beauty’ industry, where unlicensed individuals illegally sell Botox, weight-loss medicines, and other products.
Period drama set in the early 17th century based on the incredible true story of how an aristocratic English couple encouraged their son to seduce the monarch, James I. Julianne Moore plays the scheming mother Mary Villiers, while the Irish contingent in the cast includes Niamh Algar and Mark O’Halloran.
After a well-received opening season, the superhero comedy returns for a second run, with Ballinhassig actress Máiréad Tyers prominent as Jen, the costume shop worker who so far has had to muddle on without any special powers.
You might remember Theo James as a young American in series two of The White Lotus, and the British actor’s rise looks set to continue in this series from Guy Ritchie. He’s the posh boy who gets mixed up with the wrong crowd in a show that also includes the likes of Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone. It’s all a bit Ritchie-by-numbers, but still manages to be rather entertaining and enjoyable.
Irish-produced Poor Things has 11 nominations, but Corkonian eyes will be particularly focused on the Best Actor award to see whether Cillian Murphy can be the first Ballintemple man to take the prize. Red carpet strolls begin around 9.30pm, with the main ceremony due to start at 11pm. RTÉ will have their usual highlights show on Monday night.
Martin Beanz Warde will be joined by different hosts every week for a journey to various spots around the world to meet people who are doing their bit for the planet. Destinations include a dump in Kenya that takes textile waste from Ireland, and La Gomera in the Canaries where some people are living offgrid.
While the Irish language became associated with the Catholic conservatism that held sway after independence, Bláithín de Burca takes a lighthearted look at how our native tongue is very much in the groove when it comes to female sexuality. The Irish for clitoris is just one of the words you’ll learn on this one-hour documentary.
Manchán Magan presents a new six-part series on Ireland’s holy wells. He visits many of these wells, exploring their history and talking to the people who have kept up their associated rituals and traditions.
These standalone series inspired by the Coen brothers’ classic film have been a mixed bag but this fifth instalment is one of the best yet. Juno Temple (Keeley in Ted Lasso) is superb as the seemingly-normal Minnesota housewife trying to escape her dark past, while Jon Hamm plays a particularly nasty sheriff.
Bill Nighy and Tom Vaughan Lawlor (the former Nidge) are among the stars of this drama series based on the true story of England's homeless football team.
