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What to watch on TV tonight: Christmas Eve
DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow. And it’s a bumper list given it’s Christmas Eve.
Sing Street (RTÉ 2, 10.20pm)
One to watch once you get the kids to bed. The 2016 comedy drama set in Dublin’s Synge Street secondary school. A boy growing up during the 1980s decides to set up a band to escape his strained family life, when his parents announce their divorce and his brother becomes more withdrawn and depressed. With a vast array of genres and bands to look to for inspiration, it takes the young man and his band a couple of tries before they can nail the right sound, and more importantly, the right look. But is it enough to impress the mysterious girl that he likes?
Jurassic World (RTÉ 2, 5.50pm)
If you haven’t seen the latest iteration of the Jurassic Park series, it’s time to change that. Decades after Jurassic Park was opened, a new and more futuristic theme park has been opened on the island. In order to draw more tourists and customers to Jurassic World, the park’s directors decide to genetically engineer an entirely new species of dinosaurs. Naturally, it goes all wrong.
Miracle on 34th Street (Channel 4, 6pm)
A woman raises her six-year-old daughter to believe that Santa Claus does not exist, but they both have a change of heart after meeting a department store Father Christmas who claims to be the man himself. When the kindly fellow is accused of being a charlatan, his new friends engage a lawyer to prove his true identity. Remake of the 1947 family drama, with Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Matilda star Mara Wilson and Dylan McDermott.
Click and Collect, starring Stephen Merchant and Asim Chaudhry. BBC BBC
Click and Collect (BBC One, 9pm)
It’s Christmas Eve and Andrew Bennett has already failed to buy his daughter’s main present – the elusive Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess. His over-friendly neighbour Dev D’Cruz manages to nab the last one in the UK online, by click and collect. The only problem? It’s 270 miles away. Andrew has little choice but to embark on a cross-country roadtrip with Dev as he attempts to save Christmas and redeem himself as a dad. For Andrew, it’s a nerve-fraying nightmare. For Dev? Well, it’s the beer they’ve never got round to having.
Father Ted Christmas Special (RTÉ 2, 8.05pm)
Wouldn’t be Christmas without it, would it? It’s a nightmare Christmas for Ted and Dougal when they get lost in a vast lingerie section at a department store. Only Ted’s quick thinking can save the church from another embarrassing scandal, but the incident still has far-reaching and dangerous consequences.
The Royal Family Christmas Special (BBC One, 10.30pm)
Festive special edition of the hit family sitcom. Inspired by Nigella Lawson, Denise decides to cook Christmas dinner for the family. Jim provides the yuletide log and, much to his dismay, Dave’s mum and dad are invited to join the festivities. What could possibly go wrong?
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