TV tonight: Alicia Silverstone’s Irish murder mystery drama

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Irish Blood

9pm, Sky Witness

A romanticised yet sinister version of rural Ireland is the co-star of this murder mystery. It shares top billing with Alicia Silverstone’s brilliant, aggressive lawyer Fiona. When she receives an enigmatic message from her father, she’s drawn back to Ireland where a gripping story of crime, intrigue and rage begins to emerge. The Celebrity Traitors star Ruth Codd plays fiery cop Róisín. Phil Harrison

Kingdom

BBC One, 6.55pm

Would you get a good night’s sleep with hippos and leopards sniffing outside your tent? The last episode takes us behind the scenes of the five tough years that went into making this remarkable look at animal families. As well as the production team, it follows their anti-poaching squad that risks lives to protect the animals in Zambia. Hollie Richardson

Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter

8pm, Channel 4

It’s all about refashioning in this episode of Tom Daley’s jolly knitting competition, as the remaining contestants form teams to turn classic Aran jumpers into chic wool dresses. Then, for the last solo challenge before next Sunday’s final, it’s time for the knitters to repurpose fabric into yarn for some uniquely stunning bags. Nicole Vassell

The War Between the Land and the Sea

8.30pm, BBC One

Russell T Davies’s Doctor Who spin-off continues its heartfelt ecological message. Humanity’s best hope, Barclay (Russell Tovey), descends into the world of disgruntled sea people Homo Aqua, while back on land Kate (Jemma Redgrave) tries to stop the government changing course. Jack Seale

Accidental Tourist

9pm, ITV1

Stephen Mulhern isn’t a particularly adventurous man. According to his friend Anthony McPartlin, “he won’t even try hummus”. But for the purposes of this show, his pals Ant and Dec are sending him on holiday to South Korea to react hysterically to fancy foreign food, customs and other challenges. Out of his comfort zone, will he thrive? PH

Say Nothing

11pm, Channel 4

As we rejoin Dolours and Marian, they’ve served their time. But the prison sentence has started to reveal cracks in their relationship, particularly around their attitude to the continuation of the republican struggle. However, Dolours has made a friend who could offer a way out. Intelligent and involving. PH

Film choices

The Wedding Banquet, 9.25am, 6.10pm, Sky Cinema Premiere

This remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 comedy drama covers the same hiding-sexuality-for-a-green-card theme but in these more open times has to double down on its premise. So we get Seattle lesbian couple Angela and Lee (Kelly Marie Tran and Lily Gladstone), who are in the expensive midst of IVF, and their friends, Chris (Bowen Yang) and Min (Han Gi-Chan), who hasn’t come out to his rich Korean grandmother. The partner-swapping is nicely farcical if lacking in real jeopardy, but it’s an interesting LGBTQ take on marriage and motherhood. Simon Wardell

The Holiday, 8.30pm, BBC Two

The Winslet clan will be making several appearances on your telly this Christmas (see also Goodbye June and The Phoenician Scheme). Kicking us off is Mum, AKA Kate, as one quarter of a film that strives to prove that love on the rebound can work out. She plays Iris, who briefly quits snowy England for LA, with Cameron Diaz’s Amanda swapping homes with her after a breakup. The love interest comes from Iris’s brother Graham (Jude Law) and, rather less swooningly, Jack Black’s composer Miles. SW