What's on - TV highlights for Saturday
Drama: Girlbands Forever
Written and directed by Ciaran Creagh and filmed in Boyle, County Roscommon, this drama follows a day in the life of a 15-year-old girl in a small Irish town. Though fictional, it closely mirrors the life and tragic death of Ann Lovett, who passed away on January 31, 1984, shortly after delivering her stillborn son near a church in Granard, County Longford. Zara Devlin stars in the lead role.
Girlbands Forever, BBC Two, 9.00pm
The final episode explores talent show winners Little Mix as they navigate social media pressures. The series also covers Sugababes’ evolving line-ups and features familiar faces returning. BBC Two continues the girl power theme throughout the evening with:
- The Spice Girls at the BBC, 10pm
- Sugababes at Glastonbury 2024
- Top of the Pops: Eternal Special
- Ronnie Spector at the BBC
T2 Trainspotting, Channel 4, 11.30pm
Twenty years after the original British cult film, director Danny Boyle reunites the cast for this 2017 sequel, which, despite some missteps, remains an entertaining continuation of the story.
“The film is fiction but closely based on the life and death of Ann Lovett, who died on the 31st of January 1984; some hours after giving birth to her stillborn son in an area close to a church in her home town of Granard in County Longford.”
Author's summary: Saturday’s top TV includes a poignant Irish drama, a music-packed girlband special, and Danny Boyle’s much-anticipated Trainspotting sequel.