Tonight the TV has a decent line up as Ulster take on Leicester, Nick Cage is Gone in 60 Seconds and US Marine Nicholas Brody returns home in the new man-drama Homeland.
Main Event: Homeland, RTÉ Two, 9.35pm
Now you might be thinking “I’m not watching a bloody drama”, but Homeland is more than that. It’s a man-drama. US Marine Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity in Afghanistan, eight years after going MIA. He returns home to a hero’s welcome – but CIA agent Carrie Mathison believes he’s not telling the whole tale, and suspects he is secretly working on behalf of a notorious terrorist. However, her shady past means few people are willing to trust her. Man Drama, starring Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, Mandy Patinkin and David Harewood.
Sporting Pick: Ulster v Leicester, Sky Sports 1, 7.30pm
Friday night Heineken Cup rugby with everything to play for – sure you can’t beat it. Tonight it’s Ulster v Leicester Tigers, kick-off is at 8.00pm. Coverage of the Heineken Cup Pool 4 fixture at Ravenhill, as the sides play the penultimate match of the round-robin stage. Both teams have won three and lost one of the fixtures so far, and victory for either would see them move into pole position for a place in the quarter-finals. The Tigers won 20-9 in round two when the sides met at Welford Road in November.
Movie Pick: Gone in 60 Seconds, Sky Movies Modern, 10pm
A veteran car thief is forced out of retirement to steal 50 top class cars including the illustrious Mustang Eleanor in exchange for his brother’s life. While his sibling is held hostage by a sadistic gangster, he asks his former cronies to help – but with the clock ticking and just a few days remaining to pull off the daunting task, their chances of success are hanging by a thread. Thriller, starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi and Robert Duvall.
