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What to watch on TV tonight: Sunday
Every lunchtime, DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.
The Gleneagle (RTE 1, 8.30 pm)
This new RTE series gives a behind the scenes look at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney – how the managers and staff deal with guests and the general hectic atmosphere of the service industry. Expect drama and a host of well-loved characters by the end of the series.
Ireland’s Wild River: The Mighty Shannon (BBC Two, 5.50pm)
BBC naturalist and cameraman Colin Stafford-Johnson canoes his way along Ireland’s longest river and discovers all sorts of wildlife and nature along its banks and in the water. It should be a fascinating look at Ireland’s countryside.
Dirty Dancing (TV3, 9pm)
It’s too iconic not to watch at this stage. I… had… the… etc.
Everyone is talking about… the Channel 4 reality show Lookalikes
The ‘structured reality show’ returned for a new series this week, and episode 2 is on tomorrow night. It’s set in a talent agency for lookalikes:
And some people aren’t looking forward to it much
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It’s one of those shows that you can’t look away from though – and the lookalikes range from Barack Obama to David Brent – and it’s being hailed as the moment reality shows got weird by The Guardian.
Or switch over for…
1864 (RTE 2, 11.20PM) This new Danish drama is set to be a gripping historical piece and potentially Scandinavia’s next big TV hit.
Room to Improve (RTE 1, 7pm) Not a new episode obviously, but would Sunday nights be the same without Dermot? It’s this generation’s Glenroe.
The Mafia with Trevor McDonald (UTV Ireland, 10PM) Former news broadcaster Trevor travels around Philly and explores the underbelly of the mafia.
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