What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Sunday

John Byrne John Byrne | 10-20 16:15

Irish/New Zealand thriller The Gone returns for a second season, The Meaning of Life's back with The Meaning of Life, The Unreal continues - and there’s the Women's FAI Cup Final . . .

Pick of the Day

The thriller, starring Richard Flood (below), returns for a second season.

When Irish journalist Aileen Ryan goes missing, Irish detective Theo Richter and Kiwi detective Diana Huia are compelled to remain in the small town of Mt Affinity in New Zealand and lead the search.

After discovering that Aileen went missing while chasing a lead on the town's historical Mountain Murders, the detectives enter a game of cat and mouse with the 'Goatman'.

New or Returning Shows

Love Cheats, 9.00pm, Channel 4

The first of four documentaries exploring stories of romance fraud, exposing the love, lies and jaw-dropping tactics of heartless manipulators and the fight to bring them to justice.

Megan was swept off her feet by charming Lord Bertie Underwood, who arrived on the Isle of Wight and showered her with gifts and luxury trips away.

Before long, the pair were engaged. But her world started to fall apart when she found his wallet with numerous IDs under different names.

Worse was to come when she discovered he had taken out numerous business loans in her name - and even her engagement ring proved to be fake.

Joe Duffy kicks off the new season with an extended special episode, featuring CEO, broadcaster and disability advocate Sinead Burke.

She talks about love in its many forms, revealing the source of her drive and ambition. Sinead also discusses the challenges she faces navigating the world as a little person, in a career that has taken her from a teaching role to the cover of Vogue.

Don’t Miss

As this drama for all the family continues, no-one believes Kevin's story that the Pooka is to blame for everything going wrong – well, except for the park caretaker.

So, together they investigate the strange creature and where he came from, uncovering a strange supernatural mystery.

Meanwhile, mum wants everything to be perfect for the dinner with her new friends, but the Pooka is lurking around.

John Creedon is joined by Pogues bassist Cait O'Riordan, Horslips and Kevin Rowland (below), lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners, to learn how their Irish identity was crucial to their music.

John travels to Ballroom of Romance to learn about the demise of showbands and discovers how The Spark has taken Cork's Kabin Crew all over Europe.

Life Actually, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One

The Leannes continue to plan their big day, Aoife and Graham are back at the fertility clinic to see how their egg retrieval has gone. Meanwhile, Kate starts her cancer treatment.

New to Stream

Caddo Lake, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW

When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes, a series of past deaths and disappearances start to link together, forever altering a broken family's history.

Starring Dylan O'Brien (Love & Monsters), Eliza Scanlen (Little Women), Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under), Eric Lange (Wind River), Sam Hennings (The Aviator), Diana Hopper (Goliath) and produced by M Night Shyamalan.

Sunday Cinema

Very much of its time, this is still an enjoyable Sunday afternoon watch.

A comedy, based on Neil Simon's stage play, starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda (who are superb together), Mildred Natwick and Charles Boyer.

A newlywed couple of contrasts – she's a free spirit and he’s an uptight lawyer - move into a small flat in Greenwich Village, New York.

Their cosy nest fails to live up to expectations and the duo discover there is a hole in the roof, the lift is out of order, the heating doesn’t work and their neighbours are somewhat on the eccentric side.

Family Flick

The Secret Life of Pets 2, 3.35pm, BBC One

Animated sequel, featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart and Harrison Ford.

Max the terrier encounters canine-intolerant cows, hostile foxes and a scary turkey when he visits the countryside.

Luckily for the lovable dog, he soon catches a break when he meets Rooster, a gruff farm dog who tries to cure the pooch of his neuroses.

Sport

It’s the Big Day Out in women’s football as Athlone Town (below) face Shelbourne (KO 3pm).

Marie Crowe presents all the action from the showpiece match at Tallaght Stadium.

This is the third season in a row these teams have met in the final, with Shelbourne prevailing 2-0 in 2022, and Athlone avenging that loss last year by winning on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

This time around, of course, Ciarán Kilduff’s side go into the fame as champions and are looking to round off an aiming season with a league-cup double.

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