Wednesday TV tips: Brendan Gleeson as Trump in The Comey Rule, and Grayson Perry continues his travels – Irish Examiner

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RT One, 7pm

Includes a segment on the Izz Caf in Cork, which was opened by a Palestinian family after they had left the Direct Provision system.

The Comey Rule

Sky Atlantic, 9pm

Brendan Gleeson takes on the role of Donald Trump in this two-part adaptation of the memoir of former FBI director James Comey.

With Jeff Daniels in the title role, the plot mainly revolves around Comey's investigations into Hillary Clintons emails and the Trump campaigns contacts with Russia, until he was fired by the US president in 2017.

Grayson Perry's Big American Road Trip

Channel 4, 10pm

The British artist visits liberals in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, and a 'woke' part of Brooklyn, where people tell him about their anxieties in the Trump era.

It's probably not as effective as his exploration of black people's experiences in the opening episode of this enjoyable series, but it does show some of the failings of a group who tend to hold themselves in very high regard.

Streaming tips

The Boys In The Band (Netflix)

Zachary Quinto and Jim Parsons (Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory) star in a film adaptation of the New York play from the 1960s that was considered one of the first depictions of the lives of gay men.

American Murder: The Family Next Door (Netflix)

Another show for true-crime fans, with a look at the actions of Christopher Lee Watts in Colorado in 2018, when he killed his pregnant wife and their two young daughters.

Enola Holmes (Netflix)

Fiona Shaw and Helena Bonham Carter are part of the cast of a film following the fortunes of Sherlock Holmes' teenage sister, played by Millie Bobby Brown. Enjoyable family viewing.

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Wednesday TV tips: Brendan Gleeson as Trump in The Comey Rule, and Grayson Perry continues his travels - Irish Examiner