One of the best Irish documentaries of recent years is on TV tonight

It’s about an Irish music legend and features a who’s who of Irish talent.

From his humble beginnings busking on Grafton Street, to fronting rock band The Mary Janes, to his acclaimed solo work with songs like ‘Heyday’, to his tragic death in 2001 at the age of 32.

Appearing in the documentary to discuss their relationship with Mic is an impressive line-up of Irish talent, including Bronagh Gallagher, Glen Hansard, Lisa Hannigan, Paddy Casey, Rónán Ó’Snodaigh and Sharon Horgan, as well as international artists such as Josh Ritter and Mike Scott of The Waterboys.

At the time of its release, JOE interviewed the makers of the documentary, who spoke about how they attracted so many major Irish artists to become involved in the project.

According to filmmakers, there was “so much goodwill” from the participants to be a part of continuing Mic’s legacy.

As for what made the singer-songwriter so special, director Alan Leonard said:

“I never met Mic. I didn’t know him but if you talk to his friends… Glen [Hansard] says it was the mix that made him so attractive to people.

“So, he was very humble, he was very down to earth. He was just the quintessential perfect nice guy.

“But he also had the rock-star charisma as well… He is that quintessential mix that I don’t think exists as commonly in this world as you might imagine and I think that just drew everyone to him.”

Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story is on TG4 tonight at 12.25am.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Outlander - Legend - 9pm

An alien crash-lands in eighth-century Norway and discovers the deadly creature he was transporting has escaped and decimated a village. 

The Card Counter - Channel 4 - 1am

Paul Schrader's crime thriller, starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan and Willem Dafoe.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum - E4 - 9pm

The seemingly invincible hero returns, this time with a $14million bounty on his head which rises each hour, and every underworld figure around the world desperate to cash in.

Deck the Halls - ITV2 - 6.15pm

Comedy, starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth.

Deathwatch - Legend Xtra - 11.05pm

A platoon of British soldiers becomes lost in no-man's-land during the First World War, and strikes camp in an uncharted and seemingly deserted enemy trench.