Head for the couch and get yourself settled
Image via PixabayWe're slap bang in the middle of the no mans land between Christmas and New Years - time to get the telly on.
And in case you need a little bit of help with what to choose, here's some of the best films on today.
Hot Fuzz - 2:20pm - ITV2
An overly zealous, by-the-book London policeman is reassigned to a sleepy country village where the crime rate is virtually zero, and teamed up with an eager but dimwitted partner.
One of the best action-comedies out there!
Taken - 9pm - E4
The OG Liam Neeson thriller.
An American teenager travelling through Europe is abducted by a gang of sex traffickers. However, what the kidnappers do not realise is that the girl's father is a former CIA agent, who employs all his old skills as he searches for her.
Michael Collins - 10:25pm - RTE 1
Sticking with the Liam Neeson theme.
Fact-based drama focusing on the life of the Irish radical who rose to prominence after his involvement in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule.
Starring Neeson as well as Julia Roberts and Alan Rickman,
The BFG - 3.25pm - BBC1
An orphaned girl befriends a benevolent giant, who takes her off to a magical land, where they attempt to stop the man-eating creatures that are invading the human world.
The Spiderwick Chronicles - 11.20 - RTE 2
Life for identical twins Jared and Simon and their sister Mallory begins afresh when their mother inherits a spooky mansion.
But after moving in, strange things begin to happen, and as the youngsters investigate, they discover a book that opens up a mysterious world of amazing supernatural creatures.
