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What to watch on TV tonight: Tuesday

Here are the shows people will be talking about tomorrow.

DailyEdge.ie rounds up the TV shows that you’ll be tweeting about tonight and talking about tomorrow.

Motherland (BBC2, 11.15pm)

This one-off comedy from Graham Linehan (Father Ted, Black Books) and Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) follows the trials and tribulations of a group of middle class mums, and one stay at home dad. With such writing talent behind it, there’s bound to be laughs by the bucketload. #motherland

Ireland’s IVF Couples (TV3, 9.30pm)

Documentary meeting couples who have turned to IVF to help them conceive – would-be parents include a gay couple challenging the law to have a child, and a woman who was told as a teen that she would struggle to carry a baby. #IrelandsIVFCouples

Peter McVerry: A View from the Basement (RTÉ One, 10.15pm)

For 40 years, Fr Peter McVerry has lead the fight against homelessness and addiction in Ireland. This documentary takes a look back at his work, and meets some of the lives he has helped to save. #petermcverry

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Everybody’s talking about: The Fall

We have a brand new trailer for Season 3 which puts Jamie Dornan’s Paul Spector in a rather sticky situation:

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All that, but still no release date. Pull the finger out, RTÉ!

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Or flick over for…

  • The Hairy Bikers’ Chicken and Egg (BBC2, 8pm) The Bikers set off around the world to find recipes that involve chicken and eggs.
  • The Pet Surgeons (RTÉ One, 8.30pm) New series going behind the scenes at Gilabbey Veterinary Hospital in Cork.
  • Catch Me If You Can (RTÉ2, 9pm) Leo DiCaprio plays a teenage con man, and Tom Hanks is the FBI agent on his tail.
  • The Railway Man (Film4, 9pm) Colin Firth stars as a WWII soldier out to find the man who tormented him at a Japanese prisoner of war camp.
  • Celebs Go Dating (E4, 10pm) The ‘celebs’ may be questionable, but this dating show is damn watchable anyway.