18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Today's top TV and streaming picks: The Bombing of Pan AM 103, Belfast and The Wimbledon Killer
The Sunday Game Live RTÉ2, 1.30pm
Action from today's two Munster Senior Hurling Championship matches – Tipperary v Waterford, followed by Limerick's home clash with Cork.
Legacy RTÉ One, 6.30pm
Writers and collectors are the focus of the second episode. The properties featured, however, are all very different. They include Garinish, a small island in Bantry Bay, Co Cork, where Annan and Violet Bryce created a haven for their trees, plants and ornamental sculptures.
The affable adventurer spends three episodes exploring everything the region has to offer, from Arctic tundra to highly efficient urban conurbations. He begins in Svalbard before travelling along Nato's longest border with Russia.
The Bombing of Pan AM 103 BBC One, 9pm
Six-part drama retelling the 1988 Lockerbie disaster, in which 270 people died after a bomb exploded in a passenger plane as it travelled over the Scottish town; it also recalls the efforts of the authorities to bring those responsible to justice. Eddie Marsan and Peter Mullan star. The second episode can be seen on Monday.
A View to a Kill RTÉ2, 6.15pm
Roger Moore's final outing as James Bond sees the superspy locking horns with a computer tycoon who is planning to destroy Silicon Valley via a huge earthquake. Grace Jones and Christopher Walken play the villains, while Tanya Roberts co-stars.
Belfast RTÉ One, 9.30pm
Kenneth Branagh's Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical drama follows life for a family in the city during the difficult late-1960s, as seen through the eyes of nine-year-old Buddy. Judi Dench and Caitríona Balfe Star.
Bet Netflix, streaming now
At an elite boarding school where the kids of bad people use gambling to dictate status, a new student disrupts the hierarchy, challenging the student council while secretly plotting revenge for her parents' deaths. Think Descendants but with a dash of Monster High meets The Winx Saga and something far more salacious. If real-world drama ignites you more, there's a short film set in a maximum prison called The Quilers.
Based on The Murderbot Diaries, the series follows a rogue and wildly introverted Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgard), who hides its free will while tackling murderous missions. He's like Robocop but more into soap operas.
The Wimbledon Killer Prime Video, streaming now
Rachel Nickell was fatally stabbed on Wimbledon Common in July 1992, resulting in Colin Stagg's wrongful arrest. Despite years of searching, the real killer remained unknown, while Robert Napper continued his violent spree across south London.
Love Rat Netflix, streaming now
As a recent divorcee doing her best Shirley Valentine in Cyprus, Sally Lindsay finds herself in serious trouble — until her holiday romance devolves into theft, deceit and intimidation.