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TVNZ 1, 7pm Another surefire hanky-dampener tonight with this drama based on a true story. Saroo is adopted from India as a boy by an Australian family. As an adult, he is determined to find his birth family and turns to Google Earth to aid him in his search. Dev Patel (
Slumdog Millionaire) stars as Saroo, employing an Aussie accent that is arguably more convincing than his co-star and native Australian, Nicole Kidman.
Des David Tennant (
Deadwater Fell) takes a spooky turn as serial killer Dennis Nilsen in this drama based on real events. Nilsen spent five years murdering young men he met on the streets of Soho, London. This mini-series follows the investigation after Nilsen was arrested and the hunt to get justice for his victims, many of whom were unidentified. Also Monday at 8.45pm.
Streaming show is a Nicorette patch for live theatre
Robin Ince and Josie Long are to host a live virtual gig on Christmas Day.
They say they hope the stream ‘might be nice way of connecting with people who may be alone or looking after loved ones’.
It follows the success of last weekend’s Nine Lessons And Carols For Socially Distance People which Ince hosted for more than 24 hours.
He said: ‘One of the lovelier things that we’ve seen during lockdown is how audiences have connected from a distance.
‘Throughout our 25-hour show, the comments’ section was busy with people who had never met but had found the common ground of enjoying nights mixing The Cure and quantum cosmology.
11 shows and movies on RTE, BBC and others you won t want to miss during Christmas week
There s plenty to get stuck into this Christmas week with some great titles on your TV
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