One of Olivia Colman’s best movies is on TV tonight

Also starring an Irish Oscar-winner, this 2024 mystery film is based on a shocking true story.

Released in Irish cinemas in 2024, the film opens with a title card stating: "This is more true than you'd think."

The story then follows free-spirited Irish immigrant Rose Gooding (Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley, Hamnet), and her former friend and neighbour, Edith Swan (Oscar-winner Olivia Colman, The Favourite), in 1920s Littlehampton in England.

The pair have fallen out after Edith accused Rose of sending her countless disparaging, obscenity-filled letters.

"Rose denies penning the messages — she’s already so outspoken in real life, what would be the point? — while the uptight Edith insists Rose is guilty," the plot synopsis adds.

"The scandal ignites chaos throughout their small town when Rose is put on trial, leading Edith’s nosy friends — and the town’s only woman police officer, Gladys (Anjana Vasan, Black Mirror) — to investigate who the real culprit is."

Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley in Wicked Little Letters

We believe the comedy mystery is well worth seeking out thanks to its very funny and sweary script, its two phenomenal central performances, and the way it sheds light on a strange true tale.

You can read more about the real-life basis for the movie at the UK Government's National Archives right here.

Holding an 80% critics score and a 92% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Wicked Little Letters is on TV tonight on Channel 4 at 9pm.

The film will also be streaming on the station's website after it airs.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day - ITV4 - 9pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator returns, and this time, he's a good guy.

Skyscraper - Sky One - 9pm

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson stars in this action thriller as a former FBI agent and U.S. war veteran who now works as a private security consultant.

He faces off against terrorists while on assignment at a massive skyscraper in Hong Kong.

xXx - Legend - 9pm

Vin Diesel plays Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast turned spy, in this action flick that launched a trilogy.

State of Play - Legend Xtra - 9pm

Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, and Russell Crowe headline this gripping political thriller based on a great BBC miniseries.

Nobody - RTÉ One - 10.05pm

Bob Odenkirk proved himself to be a great action man in this 2021 thriller.

Quartet - Sky Comedy - 10.15pm

This British comedy-drama with a cast of legends (including Billy Connolly, Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon) revolves around a retirement home for former professional musicians.

Steel Magnolias - TG4 - 10.30pm

The beloved, star-studded 1989 comedy drama about the bond a group of women share in a small town in the American South.

The Menu - Channel 4 - 10.55pm

This very fun thriller from some of the team behind the TV hit Succession follows a young couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) who travel to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant.

The chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu that includes some shocking surprises…

The Odyssey: The Making of an Epic - Sky One - 11pm

A 30-minute doc about the making of Christopher Nolan's latest epic, which we loved (our review is here).

Blind Fury - Legend - 11.35pm

Rutger Hauer stars as a blind, sword-wielding Vietnam War veteran in this ’80s action comedy.

Black Sunday - Legend Xtra - 11.35pm

A cult '70s thriller about a plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Super Bowl.

Dreamtown - RTÉ One - 11.50pm

A 2024 Irish drama about an ageing rocker (Anthony Murphy) who never realised his dreams.

Zola - Film4 - 12.15am

The first movie to be based entirely on a series of tweets, this crime comedy starring Riley Keough and Taylour Paige is highly entertaining.

Men - Channel 4 - 12.50am

The nerve-jangling, surrealist 2022 horror from writer-director Alex Garland (Civil War, Ex Machina).

Like Wicked Little Letters, Men also stars Jessie Buckley, this time as a young woman being terrorised by a group of males in the British countryside who all look the same (played by Rory Kinnear).

Trance - Film4 - 2am

Danny Boyle (28 Years Later, Trainspotting) directs this fun and lurid thriller about a hypnotherapist (Rosario Dawson) who gets employed by a gangster (Vincent Cassel).

This is to help an associate of the crime boss (James McAvoy), suffering from memory problems, remember where he stashed a valuable painting.