Talking Pictures TV Programme Schedule

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May 20th - 26th

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TPTV Schedule May 20th – 26th 2019

Mon 20 May 19 6:00 King of the Underworld 1952. Crime. Director: Victor M. Gover. Stars Tod Slaughter, Patrick Barr, Tucker McGuire & Ingeborg Von Kusserow. A crook is implicated in blackmail, greed for emeralds, a secret formula and murder.
Mon 20 May 19 7:35 June Allyson Moment of Fear. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E18)
Mon 20 May 19 8:05 Assignment Redhead 1956. Drama. Starring Hollywood's Richard Denning as the secret agent, Carole Mathews as the luscious nightclub vocalist and Ronald Adam as the chameleon-like criminal. A story of money and crime. (Subtitles Available)
Mon 20 May 19 9:40 The Two-Headed Spy 1958. Drama. Directed by Andre De Toth. Stars Jack Hawkins, Gia Scala & Erik Schumann. A British spy disguises himself as a Nazi to infiltrate the Gestapo and sabotage the war effort.
Mon 20 May 19 11:40 All Done By Electric 1968. Documentary. Director: Edith & Francis Williams. An award-winning film that outlines the potential dangers of electricity in the home. Part of the Women Amateur Filmmakers collection.
Mon 20 May 19 11:50 Eureka Stockade 1949. Drama. Directed by Harry Watt. Stars Chips Rafferty, Jane Barrett, Jack Lambert, Peter Illing & Gordon Jackson. In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights.
Mon 20 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Younger Generation. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & David Yelland. Rumpole successfully defends a teenager accused of robbery with violence. (S1, E01)
Mon 20 May 19 15:05 The Fallen Idol 1948. Thriller. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan and Jack Hawkins. A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife dies. (Subtitles Available)
Mon 20 May 19 17:05 Them Thar Hills 1934. Comedy. Director: Charley Rogers. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert & Mae Busch. Laurel and Hardy visit the mountains to relieve Ollie's gout, but local bootleggers disrupt the trip
Mon 20 May 19 17:30 Robin's Nest Anniversary Waltz. Stars Tony Britton, Tessa Wyatt & Richard O'Sullivan. Mr. Nicholls finds a few problems when he checks the bistro's expenses.
Mon 20 May 19 18:00 Albert R.N. 1953. Directed by Lewis Gilbert. Starring Jack Warner, Robert Beatty and Anthony Steel. With the help of a life-like dummy, Allied forces are escaping a POW camp. Based on a true story.
Mon 20 May 19 19:45 Life In Danger 1959. Crime thriller directed by Terry Bishop and stars Derren Nesbitt. A child murderer escapes from an asylum. (Subtitles Available)
Mon 20 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk The Professor. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. Van der Valk investigates the murder of a married university Professor who used a duel identity.
Mon 20 May 19 22:00 White Mischief 1988. Crime Drama. Director: Michael Radford. Stars: Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland & Greta Scacchi. In 1940s Kenya, a married couple join other affluent British expatriates in a lifestyle of recklessness.
Mon 20 May 19 0:15 100 Rifles 1969. War. Director: Tom Gries. Stars Raquel Welch, Burt Reynolds, Fernando Lamas & Jim Brown. In 1912 Sonora, Mexico, revolutionary, Yaqui Joe, arms his people but finds himself hunted by a US lawman
Mon 20 May 19 2:25 The Gentle Touch Menaces. 1980. Directed by Paul Annett. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Ivor Stocker, JP and successful businessman, is being blackmailed. (S2, E04)
Mon 20 May 19 3:25 Chase a Crooked Shadow 1958. Thriller. Director: Michael Anderson. Stars Anne Baxter, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom & Faith Brook. At Kimberley's villa, a stranger shows-up & claims he is her brother who she thought to be dead.
Mon 20 May 19 5:10 Great West End Theatres Piccadilly Theatre. Donald Sinden is joined by stage stars Gillian Flynn, Steven Berkoff and Simon Callow, and heads backstage at the Piccadilly Theatre, exploring the history of the West End venue.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Tue 21 May 19 6:00 Three Silent Men 1940. Crime. An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir James (Sebastian Shaw) saves his life but learns of his plot. Stars Derrick De Marney
Tue 21 May 19 7:25 June Allyson So Dim The Light. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E19)
Tue 21 May 19 7:55 What a Whopper 1960. Comedy. What a Whopper is a comedy from former documentarist Gilbert Gunn. Adam Faith stars in this tale about a struggling writer who fakes photographs of the Loch Ness monster. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 21 May 19 9:40 The Star That Couldn't Shine A short bio about constance smith a talented but troubled irish actress and her sad demise
Tue 21 May 19 9:50 The Old Curiosity Shop 1934. Drama. Director: Thomas Bentley. Stars Elaine Benson, Ben Webster & Hay Petrie. A kind shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop and evict him.
Tue 21 May 19 11:50 80,000 Suspects 1963. Drama. Directed by Val Guest. Stars: Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson & Yolande Donlan. A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.
Tue 21 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Alternative Society. Stars: Leo McKern, Jane Asher & Nigel Gregory. Rumpole is content to be defending a drugs case. However, the outcome is not pleasing. (S1, E02)
Tue 21 May 19 15:05 Geordie 1955. Comedy. Directed by Frank Launder. Stars Bill Travers, Alastair Sim, Miles Malleson & Raymond Huntley. A Scottish lad represents Britain in the Olympics but insists on wearing his kilt.
Tue 21 May 19 17:05 BFI: Night Mail 1936. Directors: Harry Watt & Basil Wright. Narrated by Pat Jackson. A critically acclaimed British documentary film about the operation of the 30s Royal Mail train delivery service.
Tue 21 May 19 17:30 Robin's Nest Wish you weren't here. Stars Tony Britton, Tessa Wyatt & Richard O'Sullivan. Robin struggles to get to grips with the complex art of changing a nappy.
Tue 21 May 19 18:00 Mr. Winkle Goes To War 1944. Comedy. Director: Alfred E. Green. Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Warrick and Ted Donaldson. Mr Winkle, a mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk finds himself in battle in the South Pacific.
Tue 21 May 19 19:35 Stormy Crossing 1958. Drama directed by CM Pennington-Richards. Stars John Ireland, Derek Bond & Joy Webster. A story of a fateful cross channel swim. Great shots of Dover in the 50s. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 21 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk In Hazard. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. A beautiful woman tells Van der Valk a story he finds hard to believe.
Tue 21 May 19 22:00 Richard's Things 1980. Starring Liv Ullman and Amanda Redman. Richard dies of a heart attack whilst away on business, when collecting his things his wife learns that he had been travelling with another woman. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 21 May 19 0:00 A Severed Head 1971. Comedy. Directed by Dick Clement. Starring Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Clive Revill & Claire Bloom. A pampered wife tells her husband that she is in love with their best friend.
Tue 21 May 19 2:05 The Gentle Touch Hammer. 1980. Directed by Tony Wharmby. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. After a series of robberies, Maggie must uncover if these were committed by a team or one person (S2, E05)
Tue 21 May 19 3:05 April Love 1957. Drama. Directed by Henry Levin. Stars Pat Boone, Shirley Jones, Dolores Michaels & Arthur O'Connell. A city boy moves to a Kentucky horse farm, where he courts a neighbour and races a sulky. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 21 May 19 5:05 Great West End Theatres Wyndham's Theatre. Donald Sinden heads backstage at the Wyndham's Theatre, and explores the history of the West End venue.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Wed 22 May 19 6:00 Variety Jubilee 1943. Musical. Kit (Ellis Irving) and Joe Swann (Reginald Purdell) are variety stars. Kits' son is killed in the First World War but the grandson revives the music hall and joins the RAF musical. (Subtitles Available)
Wed 22 May 19 7:50 June Allyson Trial By Fear. StarsJune Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E20)
Wed 22 May 19 8:20 Operation Diplomat 1953. Crime. Directed by John Guillermin. Stars Guy Rolfe, Lisa Daniely, Patricia Dainton. A surgeon is forced to operate on an injured man by a gang of smugglers. (Subtitles Available)
Wed 22 May 19 9:45 Can-Can 1960. Musical. Director: Walter Lang. Stars Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Louis Jourdan & Maurice Chevalier. Simone's Parisian nightclub performs the Can-Can every night, despite being outlawed.
Wed 22 May 19 12:25 Rose of Cimmaron 1952. Western. Director: Harry Keller. Stars Jack Buetel, Mala Powers, Bill Williams. Rose, a young girl fostered by a Cherokee family, seeks revenge after her foster parents are murdered by outlaws
Wed 22 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Honourable Member. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & David Yelland. An MP is accused of a serious crime and is reluctant to defend himself. (S1, E03)
Wed 22 May 19 15:05 Windom's Way 1957. Drama. Directed by Ronald Neame. Stars Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Natasha Parry, Robert Flemyng & Michael Hordern. A doctor's wife joins him at his remote practice to try and patch up their marriage
Wed 22 May 19 17:15 1964 in Church Street Market Vibrant colourful amateur footage of Church Street Market in the 60s just off the Edgeware Road. Wait till you see the price!
Wed 22 May 19 17:30 Robin's Nest The Headhunters of S.W.6. Stars Tony Britton, Tessa Wyatt & Richard O'Sullivan. Robin's offered a job with an international company that he can't refuse
Wed 22 May 19 18:00 The Four Feathers 1939. Adventure. Directed by Zoltan Korda. Starring John Clements, Ralph Richardson & C. Aubrey Smith. A British officer seeks to redeem his cowardice 'feathers' by secretly aiding his former comrades (Subtitles Available)
Wed 22 May 19 20:20 BFI: Waverley Steps 1948. Factual. Director: John Eldridge. With visual grace, and wit, the film entwines a coalman's working day with students' revels by night, the proceedings of a court with the rituals of a courtship
Wed 22 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk Gold Plated Delinquents. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. Two spoiled adolescent children hunting for new kicks add up to trouble for Van der Valk.
Wed 22 May 19 22:00 No Trees in the Street 1959. Drama. Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Stars Sylvia Syms, Herbert Lom, Melvyn Hayes& Stanley Holloway. Everyone is trying to escape from London slum life in Kennedy Street
Wed 22 May 19 0:00 Handgun 1984. Drama. Director: Tony Garnett. Stars Karen Young, Clayton Day & Larry Corwin. Kathleen is in no mood to take on a new boyfriend. Macho Larry, however, will not tolerate sexual rebuffs.
Wed 22 May 19 2:00 The Gentle Touch Chance. 1980. Directed by David Askey. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & John Gregg. Maggie finds a clue to a major crime in her paperwork. (S2, E06)
Wed 22 May 19 3:00 The Love Lottery 1954. Comedy. Directed by Charles Crichton. Starring David Niven, Peggy Cummins and Herbert Lom. After getting away from being a Hollywood star, Rex unwittingly becomes the prize in a lottery (Subtitles Available)
Wed 22 May 19 4:40 A Fire Has Been Arranged 1935. Directed Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Rob Wilton. Two robbers hide their loot before spending 10 years in jail, but upon release they realise things have changed quite a bit in 10 years.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Thu 23 May 19 6:00 Scrooge 1935. Family. Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways one Christmas by visitations from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Also stars Donald Calthrop.
Thu 23 May 19 7:35 June Allyson Threat By Evil. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E21)
Thu 23 May 19 8:05 Johnny On The Spot 1954. Crime directed by Maclean Rogers. Johnny (Hugh McDermott) returns from a prison sentence to get the man who framed him. (Subtitles Available)
Thu 23 May 19 9:35 Call Me Mister 1951. Musical. Director: Lloyd Bacon. Stars Betty Grable, Danny Thomas, Richard Boone & Dan Dailey. Former stage star, Shep, awaits discharge in post-war Tokyo when he meets his estranged love, Kay.
Thu 23 May 19 11:35 Who Goes There! 1952. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Nigel Patrick, Valerie Hobson & Peggy Cummins. A private in the Guards is forced to leave his girlfriend in the empty house of a civil servant.
Thu 23 May 19 13:15 Great West End Theatres St Martin's Theatre. Donald Sinden explores St Martin's Theatre, in which – The Mousetrap – has been staged since 1974.
Thu 23 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Married Lady. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & David Yelland. After a long spell without cases, Rumpole helps divorce his old friend and colleague George Frobisher (S1, E04)
Thu 23 May 19 15:05 Too Late For Tears 1949. Drama. Director: Byron Haskin. Stars Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea & Arthur Kennedy. A ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it. (Subtitles Available)
Thu 23 May 19 17:05 BFI: Elizabethan Express 1954. Factual. Directed by Tony Thompson. An account of the first journey by the new Elizabethan Express service from London to Edinburgh. The world's longest non-stop daily to average 60 mph.
Thu 23 May 19 17:30 Hannay The Fellowship of the Black Stone. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. Hannay is recognised as an officer in military intelligence, an engineer & a prospector (S1, E01)
Thu 23 May 19 18:30 BFI: A City Reborn 1945. Docu-Drama. Director: John Eldridge. Scripted by poet Dylan Thomas. Recalling the incendiary bombing of Coventry. One of several 1940s films introducing cinemagoers to the good old 'prefab'
Thu 23 May 19 18:55 A French Mistress 1960. Comedy. Director: Roy Boulting. Stars Cecil Parker, James Robertson Justice & Irene Handl. Boys of Melbury Primary are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress!
Thu 23 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk Diane. Stars Barry Foster, Joanna Dunham & Nigel Stock. When a woman tries to bury her past, but it overtakes her in Amsterdam.
Thu 23 May 19 22:00 Jack The Ripper Part 1 of 2. 1988. Drama. Stars Michael Caine, Armand Assante & Ray McAnally. Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to investigate the murder of a prostitute in the East End of London.
Thu 23 May 19 0:00 Every Home Should Have One 1970. Comedy. Directed by Jim Clark. Stars Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell, Garry Miller & Shelley Berman. Teddy, working at an advertising agency, has to come up with a campaign for frozen porridge.
Thu 23 May 19 1:50 The Gentle Touch Loyalties . 1980. Directed by James Gatward. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. The wife of a wealthy businessman, is threatened with a knife by a masked figure. (S2, E07)
Thu 23 May 19 2:50 Waterfront 1950. Drama. Directed by Michael Anderson. Stars Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Avis Scott, Richard Burton & Susan Shaw. A sailor leaves his family to fend for themselves in the Liverpool slums
Thu 23 May 19 4:30 Up In The Air 1940. Comedy. Director: Howard Bretherton. Stars Frankie Darro, Marjorie Reynolds & Mantan Moreland. An unpopular radio singer is murdered on air. It is up to the radio page boy to solve the mystery.
Thu 23 May 19 5:45 The History Of The Movies Made in the 50s. A fascinating insight into the history of film making, from the early zoetrope to the introduction of perforated film and the early projectors. Then from silent to 'Talking Pictures'
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Fri 24 May 19 6:00 Carry On Admiral 1957. Comedy directed by Val Guest and starring David Tomlinson, Peggy Cummins & Alfie Bass. An MP is mistaken for his naval friend and put in charge of the fighting ship HMS Sherwood! (Subtitles Available)
Fri 24 May 19 7:40 June Allyson Escape. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E22)
Fri 24 May 19 8:10 Storing Vegetables Outdoors Made in 1941. Instructions on building an outside larder using soil and straw: this age-old method was a boon to home-front gardeners. Horticultural journalist and broadcaster Roy Hay narrates.
Fri 24 May 19 8:25 Impact 1963. Drama. Jack Moir (Conrad Phillips of 'William Tell' fame), a newspaper reporter, is framed by 'The Duke' (George Pastell), a Soho racketeer against whom he has written a series of articles. (Subtitles Available)
Fri 24 May 19 9:40 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers 1946. Drama. Directed by Lewis Milestone. Stars Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott & Kirk Douglas. The relationships formed in childhood by three friends lead to murder and obsessive love. (Subtitles Available)
Fri 24 May 19 12:00 The Detective (AKA Father Brown) 1954. Comedy. Director: Robert Hamer. Stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch & Cecil Parker. Works of art are being stolen by a master thief who Father Brown must catch!
Fri 24 May 19 13:45 Mine's a Terrier Made in 1945 by G.H Badcock, narrated by Brian Hession. A Delightful film looking at the nature, habits and characteristics of some of the famous terrier breeds in the 40s.
Fri 24 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Peter Bowles. Rumpole returns to bloodstains as he defends a mentally-challenged petty crook on a murder charge.
Fri 24 May 19 15:05 Don't Panic Chaps 1959. Comedy. Directed by George Pollock. Stars Dennis Price, George Cole, Thorley Walters & Terence Alexander. British and German soldiers peacefully share a little island until Elsa is cast ashore.
Fri 24 May 19 16:45 Berth 24 1950. Director: J.B Holmes. With William Devlin and Richard Huson. First production of the new British Transport Film Unit. In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo
Fri 24 May 19 17:30 Hannay A Point of Honour. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. An encounter with a young lady on a train leads to a strange weekend of mistaken identity and danger (S1,E02)
Fri 24 May 19 18:30 A Run For Your Money 1949. Comedy. Director: Charles Frend. Stars Alec Guinness, Donald Houston, Moira Lister & Hugh Griffith. Two Welsh brothers, Tom & Dai take an excursion to London for the first time and get separated
Fri 24 May 19 20:10 Great West End Theatres Prince of Wales Theatre. Cameron Mackintosh, Simon Callow, Roy Hudd and Griff Rhys Jones offer their memories of performing at the Prince of Wales Theatre. With Donald Sinden.
Fri 24 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk Doctor Hoffmann's Children. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. Van Der Valk investigates several murders, his daughter helps piece it all together.
Fri 24 May 19 23:10 Jack The Ripper Part 2 of 2. 1988. Drama. Stars Michael Caine, Armand Assante & Ray McAnally. The killer is nicknamed 'Jack the Ripper' after a letter is forwarded to Scotland Yard.
Fri 24 May 19 1:10 The Hellions 1961. Drama. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser & Marty Wilde. Luke and his sons ride into a small South African settlement in search of revenge
Fri 24 May 19 2:50 The Gentle Touch Maggie's Luck. 1980. Directed by Nic Phillips. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie is looking forward to a weekend break when help arrives from an unexpected source (S2, E08)
Fri 24 May 19 3:50 The Brinks Job 1978. Comedy. Directed by William Friedkin. Starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle and Allen Garfield. Crime story based on the real armed robbery of the Brink's Building in Boston
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Sat 25 May 19 6:00 Jack London 1943. Adventure. Directed by Alfred Santell. Stars Michael O'Shea, Susan Hayward and Virginia Mayo. Biopic of the thrill-seeking writer and his travels in the late 19th and early 20th Century. (Subtitles Available)
Sat 25 May 19 8:00 Viva Zapata 1952. Drama. Directed by Elia Kazan. Starring Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn. The story of Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against oppressive dictator Porfirio Diaz.
Sat 25 May 19 10:15 Burnt Evidence 1954. Drama starring Jane Hylton, Duncan Lamont and Donald Gray. Lamont plays the jealous husband of Hylton. When confronting her lover, he accidentally shoots the man and runs for the hills. (Subtitles Available)
Sat 25 May 19 11:30 Barnacle Bill 1957. Comedy. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Alec Guinness, Harry Locke, Frederick Piper & Donald Pleasence. A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. (Subtitles Available)
Sat 25 May 19 13:15 The Devil-Ship Pirates 1964. Drama. Directed by Don Sharp. Stars Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Suzan Farmer & John Cairney. A deserter of the Spanish Armada arrives on the British coast and terrorizes the local inhabitants.
Sat 25 May 19 15:00 Convoy (1940) 1940. Drama. Directed by Pen Tennyson. Stars Clive Brook, John Clements & Edward Chapman. A tale of the highs and lows of life protecting the vital convoys between America & England during WWII.
Sat 25 May 19 16:45 Cage Of Gold 1950. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars Jean Simmons, David Farrar, James Donald, Herbert Lom & Bernard Lee. A young widowed bride receives an unexpected visit when she remarries.
Sat 25 May 19 18:25 Two Way Stretch 1960. Comedy. Directed by Robert Day. Stars Peter Sellers, David Lodge & Bernard Cribbins. Dodger Lane intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison.
Sat 25 May 19 20:10 Georgy Girl 1966. Comedy. Director: Silvio Narizzano. Stars: James Mason, Alan Bates & Lynn Redgrave. A vivacious woman tries to capture some of the glamorous life of her roommate.
Sat 25 May 19 22:10 Psyche 59 1964. Drama. Directed by Alexandre Singer. Stars Patricia Neal, Curt Jurgens & Samantha Eggar. The blind wife of an industrialist begins to learn that her malady may not be the result of an injury.
Sat 25 May 19 0:10 The Culpepper Cattle Co 1972. Western. Director: Dick Richards. Stars Gary Grimes, Billy 'Green' Bush, Luke Askew & Bo Hopkins. Ben eagerly signs on to be an assistant on a cattle drive headed by the gruff Frank Culpepper.
Sat 25 May 19 2:00 Derby Day 1952. Drama. Directed by Herbert Wilcox. Stars Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Googie Withers & John McCallum. On the morning of the Epsom Derby, a disparate group of people prepare to go to the races. (Subtitles Available)
Sat 25 May 19 3:40 Shadow Of The Eagle 1950. Drama. Director: Sidney Salkow. Stars Richard Greene, Valentina Cortese & Greta Gynt. During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.
Sat 25 May 19 5:30 Flockton Flyer 1976. Drama. Director: Colin Nutley. Stars David Neal & Peter Duncan. After being evicted from the family car-repair business, the Carters get involved in the re-opening of the Flockton Railway (S1, E1)
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Sun 26 May 19 6:00 Time Lock 1957. Adventure. Director: Gerald Thomas. Stars Robert Beatty, Betty McDowall & Vincent Winter. It's a race against time to save six-year old, Stephen, after he locks himself in a time locked vault.
Sun 26 May 19 7:30 His Excellency 1952. Comedy. Directed by Robert Hamer. Stars Eric Portman, Cecil Parker, Helen Cherry & Susan Stephen. A former trade union leader is sent to become the Governor of a Mediterranean island.
Sun 26 May 19 9:10 Holiday Camp 1947. Adventure. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Flora Robson, Dennis Price. The Huggett family meet criminals, runaways, spinsters, and other unlikely holiday makers.
Sun 26 May 19 11:10 The Moonraker 1958. Drama. Directed by David Macdonald. Stars George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring & Peter Arne. After the battle of Worcester, Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth are to capture Charles Stuart.
Sun 26 May 19 12:50 Just My Luck 1957. Comedy. Director: John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Norman Wisdom, Jill Dixon, Leslie Phillips & Margaret Rutherford. Norman places a bet on the races so he can afford a diamond pendant.
Sun 26 May 19 14:35 Campbell's Kingdom 1957. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Barbara Murray & John Laurie. A Canadian Rockies landowner leads the fight against a dam builder.
Sun 26 May 19 16:40 The Card 1952. Comedy. Director: Ronald Neame. Stars Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns & Valerie Hobson. A charming man finds ways to raise through the ranks in business and social standing, some honest, some not.
Sun 26 May 19 18:30 For the Love of Ada Wedding Plans. Stars Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Needing more money for the wedding and honeymoon, Ada gets a job at the town hall, and Walter is expecting a rise. (S2, E01)
Sun 26 May 19 19:00 Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! 1962. Musical. Directed by Richard Lester. Stars Helen Shapiro, Craig Douglas & John Leyton. (AKA: It's Trad Dad) Teens put on a festival to demonstrate the merits of traditional jazz & rock 'n' roll.
Sun 26 May 19 20:35 Do You Know This Voice 1964. Drama. Directed by Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford & Peter Madden. In this great murder mystery, the only clue to the killer's identity is his shoes!
Sun 26 May 19 22:10 Steaming 1986. Drama. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors & Patti Love. Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.
Sun 26 May 19 0:10 House of Secrets 1956. Drama. Director: Guy Green. Stars Michael Craig, Anton Diffring, Brenda De Banzie, Julia Arnall, Gerard Oury. Due to his resemblance to a known criminal, a Seaman is recruited by law enforcement
Sun 26 May 19 2:10 Crosstrap 1962. Crime Drama. Directed by Robert Hartford-Davis. Starring Laurence Payne and Jill Adams. Husband and wife look forward to their vacation but get caught between rival jewel thieves.
Sun 26 May 19 3:25 Nine Men 1943. War. Director: Harry Watt. Stars Gordon Jackson, Jack Lambert & Frederick Piper. British soldiers are attacked when travelling across the desolate wastes of WW2 Libya in this Ealing Studios film
Sun 26 May 19 4:40 Colonel March Investigates 1953. Crime drama starring Boris Karloff, Joan Sims and Richard Wattis. Colonel March runs the Scotland Yard office for the Department of Queer Complaints and investigates 3 strange crimes. (Subtitles Available)

May 27th - Jun 2nd

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TPTV Schedule May 27th – Jun 2nd 2019

Mon 27 May 19 6:00 The Lost City 1997. Action. After surviving a helicopter crash in the uncharted South African wilderness, two young men, a girl and a renegade thief discover an ancient city unknown to civilization.
Mon 27 May 19 7:55 June Allyson Piano Man. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E23)
Mon 27 May 19 8:25 Street Corner 1953. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Stars Peggy Cummins, Anne Crawford, Rosamund John & Terence Morgan. A pseudo-docu-drama with an emphasis on the daily work and routine of female police.
Mon 27 May 19 10:20 Command Performance 1937. A renowned stage singer leaves the theatre to become a gypsy after his voice weakens. Arthur Tracy (The Street Singer) and Lilli Palmer star in this romantic musical. Also stars Finlay Currie. (Subtitles Available)
Mon 27 May 19 12:00 Frieda 1947. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling & Flora Robson. An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII marries a German woman who helps him escape.
Mon 27 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Man of God. Stars: Leo McKern, Rosemary Leach, Derek Farr. Rumpole defends a vicar accused of shoplifting.
Mon 27 May 19 15:05 Common Cause 1942 Propaganda film by Derrick De Marney, directed by Henry Cass & starring Hugh McDermott, about the profound similarities between the four chief members of the UN, despite their surface differences
Mon 27 May 19 15:20 Ring of Spies 1964. Drama. Directed by Robert Tronson. Stars Bernard Lee, William Sylvester, David Kossoff & Margaret Tyzack. A secret agent asks Henry Houghton to steal military secrets in exchange for a hefty fee (Subtitles Available)
Mon 27 May 19 17:05 BFI: Elizabethan Express 1954. Factual. Directed by Tony Thompson. An account of the first journey by the new Elizabethan Express service from London to Edinburgh. The world's longest non-stop daily to average 60 mph.
Mon 27 May 19 17:30 Hannay Voyage into Fear. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. The Government of Great Britain and Imperial Germany are in a race to arm themselves with modern battleships (S1,E03)
Mon 27 May 19 18:30 The Boys 1962. Crime drama starring Richard Todd, Robert Morley and Jess Conrad OBE. When a nightwatchman is murdered, four young men are put on trial. Cleverly directed by Sidney J. Furie. (Subtitles Available)
Mon 27 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk Dangerous Games. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. Van der Valk plays cat and mouse with a leak in police headquarters.
Mon 27 May 19 23:10 Machine Gun McCain 1969. Crime. Director: Giuliano Montaldo. Stars: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland & Peter Falk. A paroled armed robber and his son plan a Las Vegas casino heist.
Mon 27 May 19 1:10 Don't Talk To Strange Men 1962. Thriller. Christina Gregg, Cyril Raymond, Gillian Lind & Dandy Nichols star in this tense and suspenseful British thriller. A serial killer is at large in the British countryside.
Mon 27 May 19 2:30 The Gentle Touch Shame. 1980. Directed by Peter Moffatt. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie investigates when a badly beaten boy refuses to name his attackers. (S2, E09)
Mon 27 May 19 3:30 Meet Mr Lucifer 1954. Comedy. Director: Anthony Pelissier. Starring Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins & Jack Watling. A television given as a retirement present is sold on to different houses, causing misery each time
Mon 27 May 19 5:10 It Happened In Soho 1948. Drama. Director: Frank Chisnell. Stars Richard Murdoch, Patricia Raine & Henry Oscar. Murder drama set in Soho involving a police inspector, a newspaper reporter and a country girl.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Tue 28 May 19 6:00 Calling Paul Temple 1948. Crime Drama starring John Bentley & Dinah Sheridan. Scotland Yard is unable to unravel the 'Rex' murders and cannot manage without the help of Paul Temple and his sidekick 'Steve'. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 28 May 19 7:50 1920s Windsor – Glimpses A Glimpse at 1920s Windsor
Tue 28 May 19 7:55 June Allyson Sister Mary Slugger. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E24)
Tue 28 May 19 8:25 The Fallen Idol 1948. Thriller. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan and Jack Hawkins. A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife dies. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 28 May 19 10:25 1920s Chester – Glimpses A Glimpse at 1920s Chester
Tue 28 May 19 10:30 The Devil-Ship Pirates 1964. Drama. Directed by Don Sharp. Stars Christopher Lee, Andrew Keir, Suzan Farmer & John Cairney. A deserter of the Spanish Armada arrives on the British coast and terrorizes the local inhabitants.
Tue 28 May 19 12:15 Emergency Call 1952. Drama. A young child must have a blood transfusion, but she has a rare blood group. Can a donor be found? Starring Jack Warner and Anthony Steel. (Subtitles Available)
Tue 28 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Case of Identity. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Peter Bowles. Marital infidelity is at the root of Rumpole’s current case involving a liquor store robbery
Tue 28 May 19 15:05 Cage Of Gold 1950. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars Jean Simmons, David Farrar, James Donald, Herbert Lom & Bernard Lee. A young widowed bride receives an unexpected visit when she remarries.
Tue 28 May 19 16:45 Talking Pictures With Tyler Butterworth In this exclusive interview Tyler celebrates the life and career of his parents, Peter Butterworth and Janet Brown, and shares tales of his own career from children's television to film and theatre
Tue 28 May 19 17:30 Hannay Death with Due Notice. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. A quiet break in the country turns into a weekend of murder when Hannay is targeted by a killer. (S1, E04)
Tue 28 May 19 18:30 Crooks Anonymous 1962. Comedy. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter & Wilfrid Hyde-White. Petty thief, Dandy Forsdyke, joins an unofficial organisation for reforming criminals.
Tue 28 May 19 20:20 Laughing Gravy 1930. Comedy. Directed by James W Horne. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy & Charlie Hall. On a snowy winter's night, Laurel & Hardy try to keep their pet dog 'Laughing Gravy' hidden from their landlord
Tue 28 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk A Sudden Silence. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. The Dutch detective investigates the shooting of a government minister.
Tue 28 May 19 23:10 The Small World of Sammy Lee 1963. Drama. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Anthony Newley, Julia Foster, Robert Stephens & Wilfrid Brambell. Sammy Lee owe £300 to a bookie, Conner, whose muscle men are coming to collect.
Tue 28 May 19 1:20 Campbell's Kingdom 1957. Drama. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Baker, Michael Craig, Barbara Murray & John Laurie. A Canadian Rockies landowner leads the fight against a dam builder.
Tue 28 May 19 3:20 The Gentle Touch The Ring. 1980, Directed by Paul Annett. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & George Sewell. Maggie's delight at being courted by the rich Dave Connolly soon changes to suspicion. (S2, E10)
Tue 28 May 19 4:20 Who Goes There! 1952. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Nigel Patrick, Valerie Hobson & Peggy Cummins. A private in the Guards is forced to leave his girlfriend in the empty house of a civil servant.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Wed 29 May 19 6:00 Second Best Bed 1938. Comedy. Directed by Tom Walls. Stars Jane Baxter, Tom Walls, Veronica Rose & Carl Jaffe. A Newly married couple run into difficulty when the wife refuses to obey her husband.
Wed 29 May 19 7:30 June Allyson The Blue Goose. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E25)
Wed 29 May 19 8:00 Forces' Sweetheart 1953. Comedy directed by Maclean Rogers. Three goofy soldiers played by Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine and Freddie Frinton vie for the affections of the lovely Judy, the ENSA-tainer.
Wed 29 May 19 9:30 Corridor Of Mirrors 1948. Drama. Directed by Terence Young. Starring Eric Portman, Edana Romney, Barbara Mullen & Christopher Lee. A man falls in love with a beautiful woman, whom he thinks he loved in a previous life. (Subtitles Available)
Wed 29 May 19 11:30 Great West End Theatres Wyndham's Theatre. Donald Sinden heads backstage at the Wyndham's Theatre, and explores the history of the West End venue.
Wed 29 May 19 12:30 The Spaniard's Curse 1958. Thriller. Director: Ralph Kemplen. Stars Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern & Susan Beaumont. A man of Spanish heritage is convicted of murder and places a curse on the judge & jury.
Wed 29 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Show Folk. Stars: Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, John Wells. Rumpole goes to the north, where an actor and theatre manager has been shot with a stage prop.
Wed 29 May 19 15:05 Barnacle Bill 1957. Comedy. Directed by Charles Frend. Stars Alec Guinness, Harry Locke, Frederick Piper & Donald Pleasence. A seasick sea captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition. (Subtitles Available)
Wed 29 May 19 16:50 The Music Box 1932. Comedy. Director: James Parrott. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, Gladys Gale & Charlie Hall. Laurel and Hardy deliver a piano, but struggle to carry it up a flight of stairs.
Wed 29 May 19 17:30 Hannay Act of Riot. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. Hannay returns to Scotland to visit the village where he was born, but his arrival quickly brings him into danger (S1,E05)
Wed 29 May 19 18:30 West Country Gazette (1948) 1948. We take a look at a speedway track outside St Austell where Vic Duggan makes an appearance, the Port Of Bristol Centenary, the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, and we meet Mr Elliott O'Donnell.
Wed 29 May 19 18:40 The Saint – The Fiction-Makers 1968. Adventure. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars: Roger Moore, Sylvia Syms & Justine Lord. The Saint is asked to act as a bodyguard to a best-selling author Amos Klein, who is secretly a young woman
Wed 29 May 19 20:50 The Stray 1966. Drama. Director: Marjorie Martin. A woman attempts to reconcile with her estranged husband after having an affair. Part of the Women Amateur Filmmakers collection.
Wed 29 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk The Little Rascals. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. The murder of a hippy, who achieved a cult following in amsterdam with his comedy act, triggers a chain of events.
Wed 29 May 19 23:10 Steaming 1986. Drama. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, Diana Dors & Patti Love. Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.
Wed 29 May 19 1:10 The Hellions 1961. Drama. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser & Marty Wilde. Luke and his sons ride into a small South African settlement in search of revenge
Wed 29 May 19 2:50 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Gifts. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie and Steve are puzzled when they begin to receive mysterious gifts in the post. (S3, E01)
Wed 29 May 19 3:50 The Captain's Paradise 1953. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson & Miles Malleson. The Captain of a ferry boat between Gibraltar & Morocco has a woman in each port.
Wed 29 May 19 5:35 County Hospital 1932. Comedy. Director: James Parrott. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert & Dorothy Layton. Laurel and Hardy bring their antics to the hospital when Ollie is bed-ridden with a broken leg.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Thu 30 May 19 6:00 Very Important Person 1961. Comedy. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter & Eric Sykes. British POWs find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must escape
Thu 30 May 19 8:00 June Allyson Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E26)
Thu 30 May 19 8:30 Robbery Under Arms 1957. Action. Directed by Jack Lee and starring Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis and Maureen Swanson. Two brothers join their father in Captain Starlight's (Finch) bushranger gang in 19th century Australia.
Thu 30 May 19 10:35 The Detective (AKA Father Brown) 1954. Comedy. Director: Robert Hamer. Stars Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch & Cecil Parker. Works of art are being stolen by a master thief who Father Brown must catch!
Thu 30 May 19 12:20 Daybreak 1948. Drama. Directed by Compton Bennett. Stars Ann Todd, Eric Portman & Maxwell Reed. Tragedy strikes when a hangman's assistant gets into a fight after he tries to seduce his boss's wife.
Thu 30 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Age for Retirement. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Peter Bowles. Rumpole is urged to retire by the criminal clan.
Thu 30 May 19 15:05 Two Way Stretch 1960. Comedy. Directed by Robert Day. Stars Peter Sellers, David Lodge & Bernard Cribbins. Dodger Lane intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison.
Thu 30 May 19 16:50 Laurel-Hardy Murder Case 1930. Comedy. Director: James Parrott. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Frank Austin, Stanley Blystone. Laurel & Hardy get involved in a murder case after the death of Stan's rich uncle Ebenezer.
Thu 30 May 19 17:30 Hannay The Hazard of the Die. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. Hannay saves the life of a desperate woman, not knowing this act of bravery will bring him to his enemy (S1,E06)
Thu 30 May 19 18:30 BFI: Waverley Steps 1948. Factual. Director: John Eldridge. With visual grace, and wit, the film entwines a coalman's working day with students' revels by night, the proceedings of a court with the rituals of a courtship
Thu 30 May 19 19:10 The Man Upstairs 1958. Drama. Directed by Don Chaffey. Starring Bernard Lee & Richard Attenborough. After accidentally killing his fiancée's brother, Peter Watson tries to escape his guilt and changes his name.
Thu 30 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk The Ties That Bind. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. A former judge is shot dead and Van der Valk is brought in to solve the case.
Thu 30 May 19 23:10 Georgy Girl 1966. Comedy. Director: Silvio Narizzano. Stars: James Mason, Alan Bates & Lynn Redgrave. A vivacious woman tries to capture some of the glamorous life of her roommate.
Thu 30 May 19 1:10 The Legend of Hell House 1973. Horror. Director: John Hough. Stars Roddy McDowall, Gayle Hunnicutt & Pamela Franklin. A psychiatrist and his wife take mediums into the Belasco House, which is haunted by its past victims (Subtitles Available)
Thu 30 May 19 3:00 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Doubt. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie and Jimmy take a severe beating during a robbery. (S3, E02)
Thu 30 May 19 4:00 The Huggetts Abroad 1949. Comedy. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison & Dinah Sheridan. When Jimmy gets work in South Africa, the family decide to all go with Jimmy and travel there by truck. (Subtitles Available)
Thu 30 May 19 5:45 Common Cause 1942 Propaganda film by Derrick De Marney, directed by Henry Cass & starring Hugh McDermott, about the profound similarities between the four chief members of the UN, despite their surface differences
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Fri 31 May 19 6:00 Do You Know This Voice 1964. Drama. Directed by Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Isa Miranda, Gwen Watford & Peter Madden. In this great murder mystery, the only clue to the killer's identity is his shoes!
Fri 31 May 19 7:35 June Allyson Slip Of The Tongue. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series, from light comedy to melodrama with incredible support from other stars. (S1, E27)
Fri 31 May 19 8:05 The Card 1952. Comedy. Director: Ronald Neame. Stars Alec Guinness, Glynis Johns & Valerie Hobson. A charming man finds ways to raise through the ranks in business and social standing, some honest, some not.
Fri 31 May 19 9:55 Scarlet Thread 1951. Crime drama directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kathleen Byron, Laurence Harvey and Sydney Tafler. Two high flying crooks take part in a robbery that goes very wrong. (Subtitles Available)
Fri 31 May 19 11:25 Krakatoa East Of Java 1968. Drama. Directed by Bernard L Kowalski. Stars Diane Baker, Maximilian Schell, Brian Keith, John Leyton & Sal Mineo. A ship captain Hanson plans a salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies.
Fri 31 May 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Genuine Article. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & Emlyn Williams. Rumpole defends an eccentric artist in a forgery case.
Fri 31 May 19 15:05 The Lady Vanishes (1979) 1979. Thriller. Directed by Anthony Page. Stars Herbert Lom, Elliott Gould, Angela Lansbury & Cybill Shepherd. A diverse group of people are forced to unite when one of their passengers disappears.
Fri 31 May 19 17:05 BFI: To The Rescue 1952. Family. CFF. Director: Jacques Brunius. When George's poodle is stolen by a thief, he & his sister enlist eccentric dog-lover and village grocer Mr Polly to help them get the pooch back
Fri 31 May 19 17:30 Hannay Coup de Grace. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Anthony Valentine & Joanna David. Hannay becomes ensnared by a web of lies when he meets the beautiful Sybil Verney at a race meeting. (S2, E01)
Fri 31 May 19 18:30 Meet Mr Lucifer 1954. Comedy. Director: Anthony Pelissier. Starring Stanley Holloway, Peggy Cummins & Jack Watling. A television given as a retirement present is sold on to different houses, causing misery each time
Fri 31 May 19 20:10 Talking Pictures With Anita Harris Anita Harris discusses her love of film, theatre & music. What working with the 'Carry On Team' was like & her memories of Harry Secombe, Frankie Howerd & Phil Silvers. Presented by Robert Ross.
Fri 31 May 19 21:00 Van der Valk Proof of Life. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. When a businessman and his son are kidnapped, Van der Valk must establish whether the man's wife is involved.
Fri 31 May 19 23:10 Hard Times 1975. Crime. Director: Walter Hill. Stars Charles Bronson, James Coburn & Jill Ireland. A depression era streetfighter joins with a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts in New Orleans.
Fri 31 May 19 1:10 West 11 1963. Drama. Directed by Michael Winner. Starring Alfred Lynch, Eric Portman & Kathleen Harrison. A down on his luck Joe Beckett is recruited into crime by Richard Dyce.
Fri 31 May 19 3:00 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. The Hit. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie discovers that she has a marksman with a high-powered rifle loose on her patch. (S3, E03)
Fri 31 May 19 4:00 Eyewitness 1956. Drama. Directed by Muriel Box. Stars Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Belinda Lee & Michael Craig. Lucy becomes the eyewitness to a robbery at a cinema shortly before being hospitalised.
Fri 31 May 19 5:40 The Tale of a Dog (1915) Early silent film, charming tale of a dog looking for the right home. Made around 1915, we follow him from New York to the countryside. Where will he finally make his home?
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Sat 01 Jun 19 6:00 Live It Up 1963. Featuring music from the likes of Kenny Ball, Gene Vincent and Heinz. A pop film classic from the golden era. Dave (David Hemmings) and his mates are GPO riders who dream of becoming stars. (Subtitles Available)
Sat 01 Jun 19 7:25 80,000 Suspects 1963. Drama. Directed by Val Guest. Stars: Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson & Yolande Donlan. A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.
Sat 01 Jun 19 9:40 West Country Gazette (1948) 1948. We take a look at a speedway track outside St Austell where Vic Duggan makes an appearance, the Port Of Bristol Centenary, the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show, and we meet Mr Elliott O'Donnell.
Sat 01 Jun 19 9:50 Holiday Camp 1947. Adventure. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Flora Robson, Dennis Price. The Huggett family meet criminals, runaways, spinsters, and other unlikely holiday makers.
Sat 01 Jun 19 11:50 The Telephone at Work Made in the 1970s a host of familiar faces warn us of the excessive use of telephones and how to react appropriately when conducting business over the telephone. Which faces can you recognise?
Sat 01 Jun 19 12:05 Cat & Mouse 1958. Crime Thriller. Directed by Paul Rotha with Lee Patterson. The daughter of a convicted and executed killer believes she has murdered blackmailer Hilton Edwards. (Subtitles Available)
Sat 01 Jun 19 13:35 The Captain's Paradise 1953. Comedy. Directed by Anthony Kimmins. Stars Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson & Miles Malleson. The Captain of a ferry boat between Gibraltar & Morocco has a woman in each port.
Sat 01 Jun 19 15:20 Noose for a Lady 1953. Crime. Director: Wolf Rilla. Stars: Dennis Price, Rona Anderson & Ronald Howard. A woman has been sentenced to death by hanging. Her cousin works against time to prove her innocent.
Sat 01 Jun 19 16:50 The 39 Steps 1978. Crime. Director: Don Sharp. Stars Robert Powell, Karen Dotrice, David Warner, John Mills & Timothy West. An engineer attempts to prevent Prussian agents from executing a political assassination.
Sat 01 Jun 19 19:00 Clockwise (1986) 1986. Comedy. Director: Christopher Morahan. Stars John Cleese, Penelope Wilton & Alison Steadman. A headmaster runs his school by the clock – until one little slip destroyed his schedule.
Sat 01 Jun 19 21:00 Remember My Name 1978. Drama. Director: Alan Rudolph. Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins & Moses Gunn. Just released from prison, a woman arrives in town to start a new life. Soon starting trouble.
Sat 01 Jun 19 23:00 White Mischief 1988. Crime Drama. Director: Michael Radford. Stars: Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland & Greta Scacchi. In 1940s Kenya, a married couple join other affluent British expatriates in a lifestyle of recklessness.
Sat 01 Jun 19 1:15 Frieda 1947. Drama. Directed by Basil Dearden. Stars David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling & Flora Robson. An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII marries a German woman who helps him escape.
Sat 01 Jun 19 3:15 The Two-Headed Spy 1958. Drama. Directed by Andre De Toth. Stars Jack Hawkins, Gia Scala & Erik Schumann. A British spy disguises himself as a Nazi to infiltrate the Gestapo and sabotage the war effort.
Sat 01 Jun 19 5:15 Great West End Theatres Piccadilly Theatre. Donald Sinden is joined by stage stars Gillian Flynn, Steven Berkoff and Simon Callow, and heads backstage at the Piccadilly Theatre, exploring the history of the West End venue.
DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Sun 02 Jun 19 6:00 The Tale of a Dog (1915) Early silent film, charming tale of a dog looking for the right home. Made around 1915, we follow him from New York to the countryside. Where will he finally make his home?
Sun 02 Jun 19 6:20 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike 1949. Comedy. Director: Ralph Smart. Stars John McCallum, Honor Blackman, Diana Dors & Patrick Holt. A bike club invites new members to join who will soon be mixed into a world of illegal dealings.
Sun 02 Jun 19 8:10 The Case of Charles Peace 1949. Drama. Made at Merton Park Studios, based on a true story, directed by Norman Lee. The film recounts the exploits through the trial of Charles Peace. Starring Michael Martin-Harvey. (Subtitles Available)
Sun 02 Jun 19 9:55 Six-Five Special 1958. Musical. Director: Alfred Shaughnessy. Stars Lonnie Donegan, Dickie Valentine, Jim Dale, Petula Clark & a host of stars. A singer boards a train & finds stars on their way to record a show. (Subtitles Available)
Sun 02 Jun 19 11:35 Flying Deuces 1939. Comedy. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy join the foreign legion to get over Ollie's broken heart. (Subtitles Available)
Sun 02 Jun 19 12:55 All For Mary 1955. Comedy. Director: Wendy Toye. Stars Nigel Patrick, Kathleen Harrison & David Tomlinson. In an Alpine resort, an officer & upper-class Humpy Miller set their sights on the landlord's daughter.
Sun 02 Jun 19 14:30 The Chairman 1969. Action. Director: J Lee Thompson. Stars Gregory Peck, Anne Haywood and Conrad Yama. A scientist goes to China to steal a formula for an experimental enzyme with enormous practical benefits.
Sun 02 Jun 19 16:30 For the Love of Ada Divorce? Stars Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Following a bit of interfering on Ada's part, Walter encourages Leslie to assert his masculinity. (S2, E02)
Sun 02 Jun 19 17:00 Hand in Hand 1962. Drama. Director: Philip Leacock. Stars John Gregson, Sybil Thorndike & Loretta Parry. A Roman Catholic boy and a Jewish girl become best friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.
Sun 02 Jun 19 18:35 Noose for a Lady 1953. Crime. Director: Wolf Rilla. Stars: Dennis Price, Rona Anderson & Ronald Howard. A woman has been sentenced to death by hanging. Her cousin works against time to prove her innocent.
Sun 02 Jun 19 20:05 No Sex Please – We're British 1973. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid & Arthur Lowe. A shop owner's order is mixed up in transit and sent to Barclays Bank.
Sun 02 Jun 19 21:50 The Small World of Sammy Lee 1963. Drama. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Anthony Newley, Julia Foster, Robert Stephens & Wilfrid Brambell. Sammy Lee owe £300 to a bookie, Conner, whose muscle men are coming to collect.
Sun 02 Jun 19 0:00 The Saint – The Fiction-Makers 1968. Adventure. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars: Roger Moore, Sylvia Syms & Justine Lord. The Saint is asked to act as a bodyguard to a best-selling author Amos Klein, who is secretly a young woman
Sun 02 Jun 19 2:10 Riddle Of The Sands 1978. Adventure. Director: Tony Maylam. Stars Michael York, Jenny Agutter & Simon MacCorkindale. Set in 1901, a pair of British yachtsmen discover a German plot to invade England.
Sun 02 Jun 19 4:15 The Man Upstairs 1958. Drama. Directed by Don Chaffey. Starring Bernard Lee & Richard Attenborough. After accidentally killing his fiancée's brother, Peter Watson tries to escape his guilt and changes his name.

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DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Mon 03 Jun 19 6:00 Master Spy 1964. Drama. Directed By Montgomery Tully. Starring Stephen Murray. A Russian scientist working for the British is suspected of being a 'plant', sent to monitor nuclear secrets for the Communists. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Mon 03 Jun 19 7:25 June Allyson Surprise Party. Stars: June Allyson, Myrna Loy, Shepperd Strudwick. A New Yorker is delayed on her way home by an ardent old-flame.
Mon 03 Jun 19 7:55 Crooks Anonymous 1962. Comedy. Directed by Ken Annakin. Stars Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter & Wilfrid Hyde-White. Petty thief, Dandy Forsdyke, joins an unofficial organisation for reforming criminals.
Mon 03 Jun 19 9:40 Noose for a Lady 1953. Crime. Director: Wolf Rilla. Stars: Dennis Price, Rona Anderson & Ronald Howard. A woman has been sentenced to death by hanging. Her cousin works against time to prove her innocent.
Mon 03 Jun 19 11:10 Great West End Theatres Haymarket Theatre Royal. Ian McKellen, Steven Berkoff and Martin Shaw are among the famous faces sharing their memories of the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Donald Sinden presents.
Mon 03 Jun 19 12:10 Some People 1962. Drama. Directed by Clive Donner. Starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Anneke Wills and David Hemmings.The story of three teenaged tearaways who find themselves at odds with society (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Mon 03 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Golden Thread. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & Errol John. Rumpole agrees to defend a cabinet minister of a former British African colony accused of murder.
Mon 03 Jun 19 15:05 The Night Caller 1965. Sci-Fi directed by John Gilling and starring John Saxon, Maurice Denham and Patricia Haines. Aliens need to find mates from another world or they'll become extinct, they start with earth females (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Mon 03 Jun 19 16:45 Tufty Club Established in the 1960s this early animation by Bob Bura explains the perils of swimming at the seaside, broken glass bottles and the dangers of crossing the road for the ice cream van.
Mon 03 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows The Future Ghost. Stars: Bernadette McKenna, Daphne Slater & Jane Wymark. A young Victorian woman travels to London to pursue a career in nursing. (S1, E01)
Mon 03 Jun 19 17:30 Hannay The Terrors of the Earth. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Gavin Richards & Alex Kingston. As tension mounts in Europe, the British Government prepares antidotes against possible germ warfare. (S2, E02)
Mon 03 Jun 19 18:30 The Other Man 1956. Set in Camden. A road safety film where we visit the Metropolitan Police Motor Driving School. A warning that we must watch the hazards from the other 'man' or woman on the road.
Mon 03 Jun 19 18:50 The Shiralee 1957. Drama. Director: Leslie Norman. Stars Peter Finch, Dana Wilson, Elizabeth Sellars & Sid James. A swagman looking for work in 1940s Australia suddenly finds himself carrying an extra burden…
Mon 03 Jun 19 20:50 1964 in Church Street Market Vibrant colourful amateur footage of Church Street Market in the 60s just off the Edgeware Road. Wait till you see the prices!
Mon 03 Jun 19 21:00 Van der Valk Still Waters. Stars Barry Foster, Meg Davies & Ronald Hines. A new sea barrier causes a row between senior Dutch politicians and the radical Green Party.
Mon 03 Jun 19 23:10 The Big Gamble 1961. Comedy. Directed by Richard Fleischer & Elmo Williams. Stars Stephen Boyd, Juliette Greco, David Wayne & Sybil Thorndike. An Irishman goes on a trip in the hopes of starting a trucking business. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Mon 03 Jun 19 1:10 No Sex Please – We're British 1973. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid & Arthur Lowe. A shop owner's order is mixed up in transit and sent to Barclays Bank.
Mon 03 Jun 19 2:55 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Scapegoat. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Brian Gwaspari. Maggie investigates when a Jewish home is vandalised. (S3, E04)
Mon 03 Jun 19 3:55 The 39 Steps 1978. Crime. Director: Don Sharp. Stars Robert Powell, Karen Dotrice, David Warner, John Mills & Timothy West. An engineer attempts to prevent Prussian agents from executing a political assassination.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Tue 04 Jun 19 6:00 Clash By Night 1963. Drama. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring Terence Longdon, Jennifer Jayne & Harry Fowler. A prison bus enroute to jail is hijacked by a gang determined to free their leader. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Tue 04 Jun 19 7:30 June Allyson The Doctor & the Redhead. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series. This episode guest stars Dick Powell and Felicia Farr
Tue 04 Jun 19 8:00 Value For Money 1955. Romcom. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars John Gregson, Diana Dors, Joan Hickson & Susan Stephen. Chayley falls for a nightclub performer after inheriting a large sum of money from his father.
Tue 04 Jun 19 9:45 Sister Kenny 1946. Drama. Based on a true story. The struggle of a young nurse who discovers an effective treatment for Polio- but can't get official recognition. Starring Rosalind Russell and Alexander Knox.
Tue 04 Jun 19 11:55 Scarlet Street 1945. Drama. Director: Fritz Lang. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea. A banker in a dying marriage falls for a thug's girlfriend. They find a cruel way to cash in on his infatuation (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Tue 04 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Female of the Species. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & Patricia Hodge. Rumpole defends a petty thief on charges of armed robbery.
Tue 04 Jun 19 15:05 Brothers in Law 1957. Comedy. Directed by Roy Boulting. Stars Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael & Terry-Thomas. A newly-qualified barrister is thrown in the deep-end with a hot-tempered judge and a tricky case.
Tue 04 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows After School. Stars: Gareth Thomas, Rhys Powys, Lyn Jones. Two boys stranded at school after hours, something tries to contact them. (S1, E02)
Tue 04 Jun 19 17:30 Hannay Double Jeopardy. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Cathryn Harrison & Nigel Le Vaillant. When Hannay is entrusted with the a dozen diamonds, he little knows the danger and distress they will bring. (S2, E03)
Tue 04 Jun 19 18:30 Chaplin in Musical Bars A very early short where Charlie is billed as Charles Chaplin. Poor Charles is trying to earn a crust but ends up on a wild goose chase through the saloon bar doors.
Tue 04 Jun 19 18:35 A Man About the House 1947. Drama. Stars: Margaret Johnston, Dulcie Gray & Kieron Moore. Agnes and Ellen, two poor English sisters unexpectedly inherit from their uncle a rich estate near Naples.
Tue 04 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. Welcome To Brighton? Stars John Bindon, Alfred Burke & Heather Canning. A Private Inquiry Agent is released from prison on parole and attempts to build a new life.
Tue 04 Jun 19 21:30 A Place To Go 1963. Classic crime starring Bernard Lee, Rita Tushingham & Michael Sarne. Ricky finds that the East End that he knows and loves is being demolished. There seems just one possible solution.
Tue 04 Jun 19 23:15 Machine Gun McCain 1969. Crime. Director: Giuliano Montaldo. Stars: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland & Peter Falk. A paroled armed robber and his son plan a Las Vegas casino heist.
Tue 04 Jun 19 1:15 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Knife. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie must find a potentially violent teenager who has escaped from a top-security remand centre. (S3, E05)
Tue 04 Jun 19 2:15 Villain (1971) 1971. Drama. Director: Michael Tuchner. Stars Richard Burton, Ian McShane & Nigel Davenport. Your everyday London businessman and sadistic gang leader. Once you've met, you'll wish you hadn't.
Tue 04 Jun 19 4:15 The Lash 1934. Drama. A moral tale of a millionaire who has a weakling son (John Mills) who fails his father at every turn. One of John Mills' first films.
Tue 04 Jun 19 5:30 Blue Pullman 1960. Factual. Directed by James Ritchie. The 'Blue Pullman', a new diesel train liaising between Manchester and St. Pancras is prepared for its grand inaugural journey.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Wed 05 Jun 19 6:00 Colonel March Investigates 1953. Crime drama starring Boris Karloff, Joan Sims and Richard Wattis. Colonel March runs the Scotland Yard office for the Department of Queer Complaints and investigates 3 strange crimes. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Wed 05 Jun 19 7:20 June Allyson Intermission. Stars: June Allyson, Russell Johnson and Eugene Borden. Stranded at a remote hotel a woman helps a man confront his past, but she may not be what she seems.
Wed 05 Jun 19 7:50 Fort Algiers 1953. Drama. Director: Lesley Selander. Stars Yvonne De Carlo, Carlos Thompson & Raymond Burr. In northwest Africa, a tribal leader tries to stir up a rebellion against the ruling powers.
Wed 05 Jun 19 9:25 Great West End Theatres Palace Theatre. Donald Sinden is joined by stage stars Anthony Andrews, Michael Ball and Simon Callow, and heads backstage at the Palace Theatre, exploring the history of the West End venue.
Wed 05 Jun 19 10:25 The Loves of Joanna Godden 1947. Drama. Directed by Charles Frend & Robert Hamer. Stars Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCallum & Derek Bond. When her father dies, Joanna Godden decides to run his farm herself.
Wed 05 Jun 19 12:10 Night Boat to Dublin 1946. Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Robert Newton stars as Captain David Grant, a British secret agent who leads an attempt to save scientist Professor Hansen (Martin Miller) from the Nazis
Wed 05 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Sporting Life. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates & Roland Culver. Rumpole reluctantly agrees to defend Fiona's sister, who's accused of murder
Wed 05 Jun 19 15:05 Bring on Bing 1932. Drama. Directed by Leslie Pearce. Stars Bing Crosby, Marjorie Kane & Dick Stewart. Bing and a buddy drive to the college town where Bing's pen-pal, a billboard model, goes to school.
Wed 05 Jun 19 15:20 As Young As You Feel 1951. Comedy. Director: Harmon Jones. Stars: Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne & Marilyn Monroe. A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Wed 05 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows The Witches Bottle. Stars: Wendy Gifford, Neville Barber, Georgina Kean. Teenager Jill visits an old cottage once occupied by another named Jill three hundred years before. (S1, E03)
Wed 05 Jun 19 17:30 Hannay The Good Samaritan. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Sharon Maughan & Marc Zuber. The pleasures of travelling on the Trans Europe Express from Venice are often relished! But not for Hannay… (S2, E04)
Wed 05 Jun 19 18:30 Clockwise (1986) 1986. Comedy. Director: Christopher Morahan. Stars John Cleese, Penelope Wilton & Alison Steadman. A headmaster runs his school by the clock – until one little slip destroyed his schedule.
Wed 05 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. Divide and Conquer. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Cellier & Pauline Delaney. Old habits die hard when Frank intervenes seeing a crime take place.
Wed 05 Jun 19 21:30 I Walk the Line 1970. Drama. Director: John Frankenheimer. Stars: Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld and Estelle Parsons. A small town sheriff's world is turned upside down by a beautiful young woman. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Wed 05 Jun 19 23:30 Hard Times 1975. Crime. Director: Walter Hill. Stars Charles Bronson, James Coburn & Jill Ireland. A depression era streetfighter joins with a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts in New Orleans. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Wed 05 Jun 19 1:30 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Protection. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Gara Granda. Maggie investigates a protection racket. (S3, E06)
Wed 05 Jun 19 2:30 Age Of Consent 1969. Drama. Directed by Michael Powell. Stars James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran & Neva Carr-Glynn. An elderly artist rediscovers his muse in the form of a young girl.
Wed 05 Jun 19 4:40 Indiscretion of an American Wife 1953. Drama. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Stars Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift & Richard Beymer. A married woman gets into an affair in Rome and is torn between her old life and new romance.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Thu 06 Jun 19 6:00 The Secret Man 1958. Thriller. Director: Ronald Kinnoch. Stars Marshall Thompson, John Loder & Henry Oscar. A physicist finds himself drawn into an investigation to track down a spy at his research station. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Thu 06 Jun 19 7:30 June Allyson The Lie. Stars: June Allyson, Mark Damon, Judson Pratt. A handsome young beach-bum worms his way into a family on vacation, but is not all he seems.
Thu 06 Jun 19 8:00 Inner Sanctum 1948. Thriller. Director: Lew Landers. Stars Charles Russell, Mary Beth Hughes & Dale Belding. A man fleeing the police after having committed a murder hides out in a boarding house in a small town. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Thu 06 Jun 19 9:15 When The Bough Breaks 1947. Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Stars Patricia Roc, Rosamund John & Bill Owen. A young mother hands over her baby to foster parents, but struggles to let go emotionally.
Thu 06 Jun 19 10:55 No Lady 1931. Hen-pecked Mr. Pog (Lupino Lane) takes his wife and children to Blackpool but is mistaken for an international criminal. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Thu 06 Jun 19 12:15 The Lure of the Wilderness 1952. Adventure. Director: Jean Negulesco. Stars: Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter & Constance Smith. In a Georgia swamp, a hunter stumbles across a wanted fugitive and his daughter
Thu 06 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Last Resort. Stars: Leo McKern, Peggy Thorpe-Bates, Bill Fraser. Rumpole tries to collect an old debt from an elusive deadbeat solicitor
Thu 06 Jun 19 15:05 Hand in Hand 1962. Drama. Director: Philip Leacock. Stars John Gregson, Sybil Thorndike & Loretta Parry. A Roman Catholic boy and a Jewish girl become best friends despite the prejudice that surrounds them.
Thu 06 Jun 19 16:40 The Other Man 1956. Set in Camden. A road safety film where we visit the Metropolitan Police Motor Driving School. A warning that we must watch the hazards from the other 'man' or woman on the road.
Thu 06 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows The Waiting Room. Stars: Jenny Agutter, Paul Henley, George Innes. A young woman and her brother are stranded in an old 1920s trains station. (S1, E04)
Thu 06 Jun 19 17:30 Hannay The Rough Music. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Diane Bull & Ron Pember. On the death of his friend, Hannay inherits a walking-stick, field glasses and the lighthouse on a Fenland marsh. (S2, E05)
Thu 06 Jun 19 18:30 We'll Meet Again 1943. Musical. Directed by Philip Brandon. Stars Vera Lynn, Patricia Roc & Donald Gray. A young dancer trying to make it in London during World War II discovers that people also like her singing voice
Thu 06 Jun 19 20:15 D-Day – 6th June 1944 Original newsreel footage of D-Day from the air, land and sea. We watch the troops landing and the first few hours of D-Day unfolding, for many of the troops this was their first experience of war.
Thu 06 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. Paid In Full. Stars John Baldwin, Alfred Burke & Peter Cellier. When money goes missing, the finger of suspicion is naturally pointed at the ex-convict.
Thu 06 Jun 19 21:30 The Best of Everything 1959. Drama. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Stars Joan Crawford, Louis Jourdan, Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd & Suzy Parker. A story about the lives of three women who share a small apartment in New York City (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Thu 06 Jun 19 23:50 Black Widow 1954. Mystery. Directed by Nunnally Johnson. Starring Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin and Gene Tierney. A young writer is found dead in a Broadway producer's apartment. But who is the real culprit?
Thu 06 Jun 19 1:50 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Paint It Black. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. A café proprietor is murdered and Maggie is on the case. (S3, E07)
Thu 06 Jun 19 2:50 I Walk the Line 1970. Drama. Director: John Frankenheimer. Stars: Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld and Estelle Parsons. A small town sheriff's world is turned upside down by a beautiful young woman. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Thu 06 Jun 19 4:50 Up With the Lark 1943. Musical. Directed by Phil Brandon. Starring Ethel Revnell, Gracie West & Adrienne Fancey. Ethel and Gracie pursue a gang of robbers to their secret headquarters in the countryside.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Fri 07 Jun 19 6:00 The Frightened Man 1952. Crime Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Starring Dermot Walsh, Barbara Murray & Thora Hird. Julius (Walsh) is sent down from Oxford to join a gang of jewel thieves who plan a foolhardy raid. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Fri 07 Jun 19 7:25 June Allyson The Dance Man. Stars: June Allyson, Anne Baxter, Dean Stockwell. A young man moves to a new town and starts a job as a dance instructor
Fri 07 Jun 19 7:55 The Good Die Young 1954. Thriller. Director: Lewis Gilbert. Stars Robert Morley, Joan Collins, Laurence Harvey & Margaret Leighton. A group of down-and-outs are holding up a post office van when things start to go wrong
Fri 07 Jun 19 10:00 Conflict of Wings 1954. Drama. Directed by John Eldridge. Starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow & Kieron Moore. Villagers take action when they find that a nearby RAF station is taking over a much loved bird sanctuary.
Fri 07 Jun 19 11:40 Raise the Titanic 1980. Drama. Directed by Jerry Jameson. Stars Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer & Alec Guinness. To obtain a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted on the Titanic. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Fri 07 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Old, Old Story. 1987. Stars Leo McKern, Marion Mathie & Peter Blythe. Rumpole stays with Erskine-Browns and finds that Portia is prosecuting one of his clients.
Fri 07 Jun 19 15:00 Nobody Runs Forever 1968. Action. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars Christopher Plummer, Rod Taylor & Lilli Palmer. An Australian detective arrives in London to arrest a top diplomat for the murder of his first wife. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Fri 07 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows Optical Illusion. Stars: Richard Willis, Susan Parriss, Pauline Quirke. Three teen-agers tour a spooky old Tudor mansion just before it's about to close for the night. (S1, E05)
Fri 07 Jun 19 17:30 Hannay The Confidence Man. 1989. Stars Robert Powell, Richard Pasco & Caroline Lee-Johnson An East End gang demand protection money for Sal Alford's music-hall, she turns to Hannay for help (S2, E06)
Fri 07 Jun 19 18:30 The Big Noise 1944. Comedy. Director: Mal St. Clair. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy & Doris Merrick. During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric bomb inventor. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Fri 07 Jun 19 20:00 Laurel & Hardy: This Is Your Life 1954. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy & Bob Warren. A tribute to the legendary comic duo on the American version of This Is Your Life, presented by Ralph Edwards.
Fri 07 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. My Life's My Own. Stars Alfred Burke, Stephanie Beacham & Katharine Blake. Frank is visited by a young lady who, for the next 36 hours, greatly upsets his life.
Fri 07 Jun 19 21:30 Villain (1971) 1971. Drama. Director: Michael Tuchner. Stars Richard Burton, Ian McShane & Nigel Davenport. Your everyday London businessman and sadistic gang leader. Once you've met, you'll wish you hadn't.
Fri 07 Jun 19 23:30 Age Of Consent 1969. Drama. Directed by Michael Powell. Stars James Mason, Helen Mirren, Jack MacGowran & Neva Carr-Glynn. An elderly artist rediscovers his muse in the form of a young girl.
Fri 07 Jun 19 1:40 The Gentle Touch 1981. Crime Drama. Affray. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. A WPC is in hospital after a riot. (S3, E08)
Fri 07 Jun 19 2:40 The Big Gamble 1961. Comedy. Directed by Richard Fleischer & Elmo Williams. Stars Stephen Boyd, Juliette Greco, David Wayne & Sybil Thorndike. An Irishman goes on a trip in the hopes of starting a trucking business. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Fri 07 Jun 19 4:40 Checkmate 1935. Crime drama starring Maurice Evans, Felix Aylmer, Evelyn Foster and Donald Wolfit. A Scotland Yard detective gets more than he bargained with a gang of London jewel thieves.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Sat 08 Jun 19 6:00 Hammer The Toff 1952. Crime Drama by Maclean Rogers. The Toff (John Bentley) tries to help Susan (Patricia Dainton) reunite with her missing uncle who's been targeted by criminals that are after his steel formula. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sat 08 Jun 19 7:30 Common Touch 1941. Drama. Directed by John Baxter. Starring Greta Gynt, Raymond Lovell, Percy Walsh and Bernard Miles. When his father dies, young Peter leaves school and takes over the family firm.
Sat 08 Jun 19 9:35 The Old Dark House 1963. Comedy. Directed by William Castle. Stars Fenella Fielding, Tom Poston, Robert Morley & Janette Scott. A car salesman finds himself in fatal mishaps when delivering a car to a secluded mansion.
Sat 08 Jun 19 11:20 At The Earth's Core 1976. Adventure. Directed by Kevin Connor. Stars Doug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline Munro & Cy Grant. A Victorian Scientist miscalculates his new machine and ends up in the Earth's core
Sat 08 Jun 19 13:10 Nowhere To Go 1958. Crime. Directors: Seth Holt, Basil Dearden. Stars George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee. Paul Gregory is released from jail following a stretch for robbing a woman who falls for his charms.
Sat 08 Jun 19 14:55 Duel In the Jungle 1954. Adventure. Director: George Marshall. Stars: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, David Farrar. In Rhodesia, the accidental death of a diamond broker raises suspicions with his American insurer.
Sat 08 Jun 19 16:55 Play It Cool 1962. Drama. Director: Michael Winner. Stars Billy Fury, Michael Anderson Jr. & Dennis Price. On their way to a song contest, a plane is forced to return to the airport.
Sat 08 Jun 19 18:35 Mr Denning Drives North 1951. Crime. Director: Anthony Kimmins. Stars John Mills, Phyllis Calvert & Eileen Moore. A British aircraft engineer accidentally kills his daughter's nasty boyfriend and then tries to it cover up…
Sat 08 Jun 19 20:25 The Go Between 1971. Drama. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton. A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.
Sat 08 Jun 19 22:45 Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon) 1957. Horror. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. A professor arrives in London to find himself investigating a devil worshipper
Sat 08 Jun 19 0:45 Black Widow 1954. Mystery. Directed by Nunnally Johnson. Starring Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin and Gene Tierney. A young writer is found dead in a Broadway producer's apartment. But who is the real culprit?
Sat 08 Jun 19 2:45 Scarlet Street 1945. Drama. Director: Fritz Lang. Stars Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett & Dan Duryea. A banker in a dying marriage falls for a thug's girlfriend. They find a cruel way to cash in on his infatuation (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sat 08 Jun 19 4:50 Landslide 1936. Crime. A landslide traps a group of actors in a small theatre in Wales. The cashier is killed, who will be next? Starring Jimmy Handley and Dinah Sheridan.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Sun 09 Jun 19 6:00 The Ghost Camera 1933. Crime drama with Henry Kendall, Ida Lupino (her first full feature) and one of John Mills' early films. A lost camera contains a photo of a murder. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sun 09 Jun 19 7:20 Love From A Stranger 1937. Drama. Stars Ann Harding, Basil Rathbone & Binnie Hale. A lottery winner breaks up with her fiancé and marries a fortune hunter who proves to be dangerous.
Sun 09 Jun 19 9:05 They Can't Hang Me 1955. Drama. Director: Val Guest. Stars Terence Morgan, Yolande Donlan & Anthony Oliver. A senior civil servant is condemned to hang for murder but he claims to have top secret security information.
Sun 09 Jun 19 10:35 Laurel & Hardy: This Is Your Life 1954. Stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy & Bob Warren. A tribute to the legendary comic duo on the American version of This Is Your Life, presented by Ralph Edwards.
Sun 09 Jun 19 11:05 The Big Noise 1944. Comedy. Director: Mal St. Clair. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy & Doris Merrick. During World War II Stan and Ollie find themselves as improbable bodyguards to an eccentric bomb inventor. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sun 09 Jun 19 12:35 Sussex Fortnight Made in 1950. By bicycle with Raymond Glendenning to Arundel, Littlehampton and a horse show, ending with the Goodwood Cup.
Sun 09 Jun 19 12:55 The Three Worlds of Gulliver 1960. Family adventure. Directed by Jack Sher. Starring Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow and June Thorburn. After being shipwrecked, a man finds himself in strange lands. (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sun 09 Jun 19 14:55 A Man About the House 1947. Drama. Stars: Margaret Johnston, Dulcie Gray & Kieron Moore. Agnes and Ellen, two poor English sisters unexpectedly inherit from their uncle a rich estate near Naples.
Sun 09 Jun 19 16:45 Passport To Pimlico 1949. Comedy. Director: Henry Cornelius. Stars Stanley Holloway, Irene Handl & Margaret Rutherford. London residents declare independence, causing them to need a new 'Passport to Pimlico' (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sun 09 Jun 19 18:30 For the Love of Ada Sent to Coventry. Stars Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. Leslie is offered a promotion, but it means he, Ada and Ruth would have to move to Coventry. (S2, E03)
Sun 09 Jun 19 19:00 The Other Man 1956. Set in Camden. A road safety film where we visit the Metropolitan Police Motor Driving School. A warning that we must watch the hazards from the other 'man' or woman on the road.
Sun 09 Jun 19 19:15 Nowhere To Go 1958. Crime. Directors: Seth Holt, Basil Dearden. Stars George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee. Paul Gregory is released from jail following a stretch for robbing a woman who falls for his charms.
Sun 09 Jun 19 21:00 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes A Message from The Deep Sea. Stars: John Neville, James Cossins, Bernard Archard. Dr. Thorndyke is asked by a former student to help on his first murder case.
Sun 09 Jun 19 22:00 A Touch of Love 1969. Drama. Director: Waris Hussein. Stars Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen & Eleanor Bron. Based on 'The Millstone'. A Philosophy student falls pregnant after a one night stand with a gay TV presenter.
Sun 09 Jun 19 0:05 Remember My Name 1978. Drama. Director: Alan Rudolph. Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Perkins & Moses Gunn. Just released from prison, a woman arrives in town to start a new life. Soon starting trouble.
Sun 09 Jun 19 2:05 Brothers in Law 1957. Comedy. Directed by Roy Boulting. Stars Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael & Terry-Thomas. A newly-qualified barrister is thrown in the deep-end with a hot-tempered judge and a tricky case.
Sun 09 Jun 19 4:00 Some People 1962. Drama. Directed by Clive Donner. Starring Kenneth More, Ray Brooks, Anneke Wills and David Hemmings.The story of three teenaged tearaways who find themselves at odds with society (SUBTITLES AVAILAVBLE)
Sun 09 Jun 19 5:50 Brickwork: Halfbrick Wall Early 1950s educational film on how to make a half brick wall, including how to make it straight.

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TPTV Schedule Jun 10th – Jun 16th 2019

DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS
Mon 10 Jun 19 06:00 I Thank You 1941. Comedy. Directed by Marcel Varnel. Stars Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Moore Marriott & Graham Moffatt. A London entertainer struggles to raise money for a variety show in poverty wartime.
Mon 10 Jun 19 07:40 King Solomon's Mines 1937. Adventure. Director Robert Stevenson. Stars Paul Robeson, Cedric Hardwicke & Anna Lee. Kathy's father is intrigued by the stories about Solomon's diamond mines. So he steals away in the night.
Mon 10 Jun 19 09:20 She 1965. Adventure. Director: Robert Day. Stars Ursula Andress, John Richardson, Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee. Archaeologists stumble across a lost city, run by a beautiful immortal Queen.
Mon 10 Jun 19 11:20 Rebecca 1940. Mystery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontanie and George Sanders. A self-conscious bride is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Mon 10 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Blind Tasting. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole defends criminal Hugh Timson for receiving a garage full of stolen wine.
Mon 10 Jun 19 15:05 Too Many Crooks 1959. Comedy. Directed by Mario Zampi and starring Terry-Thomas, George Cole and Sidney James. 'Fingers' runs an unsuccessful gang. When they decide to rob a wealthy man, things don't go to plan.
Mon 10 Jun 19 16:45 Against the Tide 1965. Directed by Robert Tronson. Stars John Collin, Michael Brennan, Ewen Solon & Jean Aubrey. A portrayal of The Royal Life Boats based in Teesmouth and an example of when they are really needed.
Mon 10 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows Dutch Schlitzs Shoes. Stars: Russell Hunter, Kenneth Caswell, Barry Stanton. An evil wizard burglarizes an old country mansion that houses a collection of strange magic items. (S1, E06)
Mon 10 Jun 19 17:30 Hannay The Bells of Shoreditch. 1989. Stars: Robert Powell, Paul Rogers & Karen Archer. When his goddaughter is jilted on her wedding day, Hannay finds himself searching for a missing bridegroom (S2, E07)
Mon 10 Jun 19 18:30 The Great Milk Bottle Mystery 1950s short film made by the British Milk association on the loss of 6.4 million milk bottles a week. It's time to do your bit before the coal runs out. Can you help Mrs Jones of 22 Acacia Grove?
Mon 10 Jun 19 18:40 Cairo Road 1950. Drama. Director: David Macdonald. Stars Eric Portman, Laurence Harvey & Maria Mauban. The Egyptian narcotics bureau unit investigate the murder of a rich colonel.
Mon 10 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. Case for the Defence. Stars Alfred Burke, William Lucas & Stanley Meadows. Frank joins an enquiry agency to find working for a firm is quite different to the old days.
Mon 10 Jun 19 21:30 A Man Called Sledge 1970. Western. Directors: Vic Morrow. Stars: James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins. In the Old West, a gunfighting outlaw plans his way into prison to steal a large shipment of gold. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Mon 10 Jun 19 23:20 Night of the Demon (AKA Curse of the Demon) 1957. Horror. Director: Jacques Tourneur. Stars Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. A professor arrives in London to find himself investigating a devil worshipper
Mon 10 Jun 19 01:20 The Gentle Touch 1982. Crime Drama. Black Fox, White Vixen. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie is assigned to protect a famous actress after she receives a series of death threats. (S3, E09)
Mon 10 Jun 19 02:20 Breaking Away 1979. Coming of age/comedy-drama. Directed by Peter Yates. Stars Dennis Quaid & Daniel Stern. A small town boy obsessed with the cycling team vies for the affections of his college sweetheart.
Mon 10 Jun 19 04:15 Value For Money 1955. Romcom. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars John Gregson, Diana Dors, Joan Hickson & Susan Stephen. Chayley falls for a nightclub performer after inheriting a large sum of money from his father.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Tue 11 Jun 19 06:00 Windbag The Sailor 1936. Comedy. Directed by William Beaudine. Stars Will Hay, Moore Marriott, Graham Moffatt & Norma Varden. A sea captain's tall tales are tested when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship.
Tue 11 Jun 19 07:40 June Allyson Dark Fear. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series. This episode guest stars Joseph Cotton and Juanita Moore
Tue 11 Jun 19 08:10 Green For Danger 1947. Thriller. Director. Sidney Gilliat. Stars Trevor Howard, Sally Gray, Rosamund John & Alastair Sim. Against a background of bombing raids, a series of murders take place in a hospital during WW2
Tue 11 Jun 19 10:00 Sleeping Tiger 1954. Drama. Directed by Joseph Losey. Stars Dirk Bogarde, Alexis Smith & Alexander Knox. After a convict breaks in a psychotherapist's home, he agrees to rehabilitation but there's a hidden twist.
Tue 11 Jun 19 11:45 This Happy Breed 1944. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, John Mills & Stanley Holloway. After WW1, a family lead an ordinary sort of life until the outbreak of WW2.
Tue 11 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Official Secret. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole defends an eccentric spinster accused of being a government whistleblower.
Tue 11 Jun 19 15:00 Alive & Kicking 1958. Comedy. Directed by Cyril Frankel. Stars Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison & Estelle Winwood. Three elderly friends run away from their nursing home, looking for greener pastures.
Tue 11 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows The Other Window. Stars: John Woodvine, Aimee Delamain, Sophie Ward. A scientist brings home a high-tech lens to amuse his children. (S1, E07)
Tue 11 Jun 19 17:30 The Release 1961. Western. Directed by Joseph H Lewis. Gary Merrill, Cesare Danova & Lee Kinsolving. A jailed gunslinger can win his freedom by making a deal with the governor of Texas.
Tue 11 Jun 19 18:00 I Live In Grosvenor Square 1945. Comedy. Director: Herbert Wilcox. Stars Robert Morley, Anna Neagle, Rex Harrison & Dean Jagger. Lady Patricia Fairfax soon finds herself falling for the charms of American flyer John Patterson.
Tue 11 Jun 19 20:15 BFI: The Hospital Nurse 1941. Factual. Director: Francis Searle. Recruitment film presenting an ideal view of the nursing profession, which is likely to have been in stark contrast with the daily experience of wartime nurses
Tue 11 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. The Comedian's Graveyard. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Badger & Mona Bruce. Frank is instructed to find a stage-struck teenager who has run away from home.
Tue 11 Jun 19 21:30 Take a Girl Like You 1970. Comedy. Director: Jonathan Miller. Stars Hayley Mills, Oliver Reed, Noel Harrison. Jenny heads to the South of England to start a new career where she runs into Patrick, one of the local 'lads'
Tue 11 Jun 19 23:30 Raise the Titanic 1980. Drama. Directed by Jerry Jameson. Stars Jason Robards, Richard Jordan, David Selby, Anne Archer & Alec Guinness. To obtain a rare mineral, a ship raising operation is conducted on the Titanic. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Tue 11 Jun 19 01:50 The Gentle Touch 1982. Crime Drama. One of Those Days. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. Maggie deals with a drunken bank robber. (S3, E10)
Tue 11 Jun 19 02:50 Shampoo 1975. Comedy. Directed by Hal Ashby. Stars Warren Beatty, Lee Grant, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn & Carrie Fisher. A Hairdresser runs into trouble when his habits begin to clash with his ambitions. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Tue 11 Jun 19 05:00 Great West End Theatres Her Majesty's Theatre. Michael Ball and Griff Rhys Jones join Donald Sinden for an entertaining look at the history of the theatre that has hosted premieres including Pygmalion.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Wed 12 Jun 19 06:00 Secret Mission 1942. War. Director: Harold French. Stars James Mason, Michael Wilding, Carla Lehmann & Hugh Williams. British intelligence are sent to assess the German defence of Nazi occupied France.
Wed 12 Jun 19 07:50 June Allyson The Test Play. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series. This episode guest stars Eduard Franz and Robert Knapp
Wed 12 Jun 19 08:20 Dance Hall 1950. Drama. Directed by Charles Crichton. Stars Diana Dors, Petula Clark, Jane Hylton & Natasha Parry. Four young female factory workers escape the monotony of their jobs at the the Chiswick Palais. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Wed 12 Jun 19 10:00 Seven Days to Noon 1950. Drama. Directors: John & Roy Boulting. Stars Barry Jones, Andre Morell, Joan Hickson & Olive Sloane. A scientist steals an atomic bomb and threatens to detonate it in London.
Wed 12 Jun 19 11:50 Spellbound 1945. Drama. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck & Michael Chekhov. A psychiatrist protects the identity of an amnesia patient accused of murder. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Wed 12 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Judges Elbow. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Blythe. Rumpole defends the owner of a string of alternative massage parlors.
Wed 12 Jun 19 15:05 The Big Job 1965. Comedy. A gang of crooks are caught on a big job. 15 years later they find their loot is now buried under a police station. Stars Sidney James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery & Joan Sims.
Wed 12 Jun 19 16:50 Centenary Express 1980. Highlights of a gastronomic journey from Yorkshire to London on board a special train-made up of vintage restaurant cars, and steam hauled, to celebrate a hundred years of train catering.
Wed 12 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows The Dark Streets of Kimball's Green. Stars: Alex McCrindle, Barbara Keogh, Hannah Isaacson. A foster child escapes her abusive foster mother by befriending an old man and a stray cat. (S2, E01)
Wed 12 Jun 19 17:30 Great West End Theatres Noel Coward Theatre. Donald Sinden is joined by stage stars Samuel West and Steven Berkoff and heads backstage at the Noel Coward Theatre, exploring the history of the West End venue.
Wed 12 Jun 19 18:30 The Long Memory 1953. Drama. Directed by Robert Hamer. Stars John Mills, Elizabeth Sellars, John McCallum & Geoffrey Keen. Released from prison after 12 years, a man seeks revenge on those who lied at his trial.
Wed 12 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. A Fixed Address. Stars Philip Brack, Alfred Burke & Pauline Delaney. Mrs Mortimer's ex-husband calls and disrupts the routine of the household.
Wed 12 Jun 19 21:30 The Family Way 1966. Drama. Directors: Roy & John Boulting. Stars Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, John Mills & Marjorie Rhodes. A look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, who's marriage has yet to be consummated.
Wed 12 Jun 19 23:45 Nobody Runs Forever 1968. Action. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars Christopher Plummer, Rod Taylor & Lilli Palmer. An Australian detective arrives in London to arrest a top diplomat for the murder of his first wife. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Wed 12 Jun 19 01:45 The Gentle Touch 1982. Crime Drama. Vigil. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Derek Thompson. A new WPC arrives at Seven Dials. (S3, E11)
Wed 12 Jun 19 02:45 Robbery Under Arms 1957. Action. Directed by Jack Lee and starring Peter Finch, Ronald Lewis and Maureen Swanson. Two brothers join their father in Captain Starlight's (Finch) bushranger gang in 19th century Australia.
Wed 12 Jun 19 04:50 A Gunman Has Escaped 1948. Drama. Stars John Harvey, John Fitzgerald, Robert Cartland. Written by John Gilling. Three armed robbers kill a passer-by in a robbery and flee the city.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Thu 13 Jun 19 06:00 The Siege of Pinchgut (AKA Four Desperate Men) 1959. Drama. Directed by Harry Watt. Stars Aldo Ray, Heather Sears and Neil McCallum. Matt Kirk escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence, but heads into trouble
Thu 13 Jun 19 08:05 June Allyson Acting. Stars: June Allyson, Steve Allen, Dennis Olivieri. Grade school psychologist Ben Ellison is given a tough case with Johnnie
Thu 13 Jun 19 08:35 Bottoms Up 1960. Comedy. Directed by Mario Zampi. Stars Jimmy Edwards, Arthur Howard and Martita Hunt. Jimmy Edwards reprises his TV and radio role as a Professor trying to control a school full of naughty boys (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Thu 13 Jun 19 10:15 Duel In the Jungle 1954. Adventure. Director: George Marshall. Stars: Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, David Farrar. In Rhodesia, the accidental death of a diamond broker raises suspicions with his American insurer.
Thu 13 Jun 19 12:15 Diamond City 1949. Drama. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars David Farrar, Honor Blackman & Diana Dors. Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, A lawman is trying to maintain a semblance of law and order. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Thu 13 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole and the Bright Seraphim. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Peter Jones. After an Soldiers death, Rumpole is assigned to defend the accused murderer.
Thu 13 Jun 19 15:00 I'm All Right Jack 1959. Comedy. Directed by John Boulting. Stars Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas & Ian Carmichael. After leaving the army, upper class Windrush takes a job in industry. He then inadvertently starts a strike (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Thu 13 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows Time Out of Mind. Stars: Coral Atkins, Sally Lahee, Neville Barber. Teenager Liz is unhappy at home and finds herself living in the past (S2, E02)
Thu 13 Jun 19 17:30 Play It Cool 1962. Drama. Director: Michael Winner. Stars Billy Fury, Michael Anderson Jr. & Dennis Price. On their way to a song contest, a plane is forced to return to the airport.
Thu 13 Jun 19 19:10 The Headless Ghost 1959. Comedy. Director Peter Graham Scott. Stars: Richard Lyon, Liliane Sottane, David Rose. Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head.
Thu 13 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1971. Detective & Mystery Drama. A Mug Named Frank. Stars Alfred Burke, Pauline Delaney & Ray Smith. Frank Marker is a private detective. Petty thefts & confidence tricks are his bread & butter.
Thu 13 Jun 19 21:30 The Go Between 1971. Drama. Director: Joseph Losey. Stars: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton. A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.
Thu 13 Jun 19 23:50 The Whole Truth 1958. Drama. Directed by John Guillermin & Dan Cohen. Stars Stewart Granger, Donna Reed & George Sanders. A film producer becomes a suspect to the stabbing of an actress after his recent affair.
Thu 13 Jun 19 01:30 The Gentle Touch 1982. Crime Drama. Damage. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Robert Longden. Maggie's progress on a case is stalled by a personal crisis. (S3, E12)
Thu 13 Jun 19 02:30 Not Tonight Darling 1971. Drama. Karen is a beautiful and intelligent housewife, but she is tired of her solicitor spouse and her empty, suburban lifestyle. She is lonely and wants something more.
Thu 13 Jun 19 04:15 A Place To Go 1963. Classic crime starring Bernard Lee, Rita Tushingham & Michael Sarne. Ricky finds that the East End that he knows and loves is being demolished. There seems just one possible solution.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Fri 14 Jun 19 06:00 Bell Bottom George 1944. Drama. Directed by Marcel Varnel. Starring George Formby, Anne Firth & Reginald Purdell. Rejected by the military 3 times, a hapless waiter gets a job on a ship but is mistaken for a real sailor
Fri 14 Jun 19 08:00 June Allyson The Women Who. Stars June Allyson as the regular hostess and occasional star of this dramatic anthology series. This episode guest stars Van Johnson and H.M. Wynant.
Fri 14 Jun 19 08:30 Six-Five Special 1958. Musical. Director: Alfred Shaughnessy. Stars Lonnie Donegan, Dickie Valentine, Jim Dale, Petula Clark & a host of stars. A singer boards a train & finds stars on their way to record a show. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Fri 14 Jun 19 10:10 One Million Years BC 1966. Action. Diretced by Don Chaffey and stars Raquel Welch, John Richardson and Percy Herbert. Prehistoric man, Tumak, fights for the affections of Loana.
Fri 14 Jun 19 12:10 Sparrows Can't Sing 1963. Comedy. Directed by Joan Littlewood. Stars James Booth, Barbara Windsor & Roy Kinnear. Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Fri 14 Jun 19 14:00 Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpoles Last Case. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Bill Fraser. While defending one of the Timson clan, Rumpole plans for his retirement.
Fri 14 Jun 19 15:05 BFI: Holiday 1957. Documentary. Directed by John Taylor. Charming music-driven documentary about Blackpool.
Fri 14 Jun 19 15:30 Ghost Ship 1953. Thriller. Directed by Vernon Sewell. Starring Hazel Court & Dermot Walsh. A young couple decide to buy a luxury steamboat for a romantic getaway and scoff at warnings that it's haunted.
Fri 14 Jun 19 17:00 Shadows The Inheritance. Stars: John Barrett, Priscilla Morgan, Dougal Rose. A dying gamekeeper teaches his teenage grandson about an ancient pagan dance. (S2, E03)
Fri 14 Jun 19 17:30 Passport To Pimlico 1949. Comedy. Director: Henry Cornelius. Stars Stanley Holloway, Irene Handl & Margaret Rutherford. London residents declare independence, causing them to need a new 'Passport to Pimlico' (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Fri 14 Jun 19 19:15 The Flying Squad 1940. Crime. Director: Herbert Brenon. Stars Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks, Jack Hawkins. Bradley of the C.I.D. Flying Squad is out to break a drug smuggling gang.
Fri 14 Jun 19 20:30 Public Eye 1971. Detective & Mystery Drama. Well, There Was This Girl, You See. Stars Susan Brodrick, Alfred Burke & Brenda Cavendish. Things are looking up when Marker is invited to join an enquiry agency.
Fri 14 Jun 19 21:30 Blood From Mummy's Tomb 1971. Horror. Directors: Seth Holt. Stars: Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers. An archaeological expedition brings the coffin of an Egyptian queen, known for her magical powers, to London
Fri 14 Jun 19 23:20 Dulcima 1971. Drama. Director: Frank Nesbitt. Stars John Mills, Carol White & Stuart Wilson. Dulcima, a girl treated as a drudge by her family, lifts herself from her environment by becoming a housekeeper.
Fri 14 Jun 19 01:20 The Gentle Touch 1982. Crime Drama. Solution. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Paul Moriarty. When confronted with tragedy, Maggie and Russell are forced to examine their feelings about mercy killings. (S3, E13)
Fri 14 Jun 19 02:20 Devil Girl From Mars 1954. Sci-Fi. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott & Hazel Court. A female alien, accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Fri 14 Jun 19 03:55 The Shiralee 1957. Drama. Director: Leslie Norman. Stars Peter Finch, Dana Wilson, Elizabeth Sellars & Sid James. A swagman looking for work in 1940s Australia suddenly finds himself carrying an extra burden…
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Sat 15 Jun 19 06:00 Oh, Mr Porter! 1937. Comedy. Directed by Marcel Varnel. Stars Will Hay, Graham Moffatt & Moore Marriott. A hopeless railway employee is made stationmaster of Buggleskelly.
Sat 15 Jun 19 07:40 The Lure of the Wilderness 1952. Adventure. Director: Jean Negulesco. Stars: Jean Peters, Jeffrey Hunter & Constance Smith. In a Georgia swamp, a hunter stumbles across a wanted fugitive and his daughter
Sat 15 Jun 19 09:30 All Done By Electricity 1968. Documentary. Director: Edith & Francis Williams. An award-winning film that outlines the potential dangers of electricity in the home. Part of the Women Amateur Filmmakers collection.
Sat 15 Jun 19 09:40 Devil Girl From Mars 1954. Sci-Fi. Directed by David MacDonald. Stars Patricia Laffan, Hugh McDermott & Hazel Court. A female alien, accompanied by a menacing robot, comes to Earth to collect Earth's men as breeding stock (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Sat 15 Jun 19 11:15 The Headless Ghost 1959. Comedy. Director Peter Graham Scott. Stars: Richard Lyon, Liliane Sottane, David Rose. Three teenagers encounter a ghost who is in limbo until he retrieves his lost head.
Sat 15 Jun 19 12:30 The Iron Maiden 1962. Comedy. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Starring Michael Craig & Joan Sims. An aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines, designs a new supersonic jet plane to sell to America.
Sat 15 Jun 19 14:30 Cairo Road 1950. Drama. Director: David Macdonald. Stars Eric Portman, Laurence Harvey & Maria Mauban. The Egyptian narcotics bureau unit investigate the murder of a rich colonel.
Sat 15 Jun 19 16:20 The Ghost of St. Michael's 1941. Comedy. Director Marcel Varnel. Stars Will Hay, Claude Hulbert, Felix Aylmer. A school has been evacuated to a remote Scottish castle, which, is reputedly haunted.
Sat 15 Jun 19 18:00 High Flight 1957. Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Stars Ray Milland, Bernard Lee, Kenneth Haigh & Anthony Newley. An R.A.F C.O must deal with a testing cadet, but the Cadet reminds the C.O of his younger self.
Sat 15 Jun 19 19:45 The Flying Squad 1940. Crime. Director: Herbert Brenon. Stars Sebastian Shaw, Phyllis Brooks, Jack Hawkins. Bradley of the C.I.D. Flying Squad is out to break a drug smuggling gang.
Sat 15 Jun 19 21:00 The Cotton Club 1984. Drama. Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Stars: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane & Nicholas Cage. The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem, famous for its visitors and Jazz music.
Sat 15 Jun 19 23:35 And Soon the Darkness 1970. Horror. Director: Robert Fuest. Stars Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice & Sandor Eles. Two young women go cycling in the French countryside, but one goes missing…
Sat 15 Jun 19 01:40 Morgan: A Suitable Case For… … Treatment. 1966. Comedy. Directed by Karel Reisz. Stars David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave & Robert Stephens. After his wife leaves him for his friend, a failed artist begins his descent into madness.
Sat 15 Jun 19 03:45 Dance Hall 1950. Drama. Directed by Charles Crichton. Stars Diana Dors, Petula Clark, Jane Hylton & Natasha Parry. Four young female factory workers escape the monotony of their jobs at the the Chiswick Palais. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Sat 15 Jun 19 05:25 1958 – S.G. Iron, Hull Interesting public information film made in 1958 on S.G. Iron and the difference between S.G. Iron and the future of Cast Iron, Great shots of 50s London and Hull.
Sat 15 Jun 19 05:45 Bring on Bing 1932. Drama. Directed by Leslie Pearce. Stars Bing Crosby, Marjorie Kane & Dick Stewart. Bing and a buddy drive to the college town where Bing's pen-pal, a billboard model, goes to school.
Date Time Programme Synopsis
Sun 16 Jun 19 06:00 As Young As You Feel 1951. Comedy. Director: Harmon Jones. Stars: Monty Woolley, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne & Marilyn Monroe. A 65-year-old printer hatches an elaborate scheme to avoid forced retirement. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Sun 16 Jun 19 07:40 Conflict of Wings 1954. Drama. Directed by John Eldridge. Starring John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow & Kieron Moore. Villagers take action when they find that a nearby RAF station is taking over a much loved bird sanctuary.
Sun 16 Jun 19 09:20 Left, Right and Centre 1959. Comedy. Director: Sidney Gilliat. Stars: Ian Carmichael, Alastair Sim & Patricia Bredin. The Tory candidate at the Earndale by-election inadvertently starts a friendship with his election rival.
Sun 16 Jun 19 11:10 The Guinea Pig 1948. Drama. Director: Roy Boulting. Stars Richard Attenborough, Bernard Miles & Sheila Sim. Set after WW2. Jack Read, a cockney boy, becomes a guinea pig in an educational experiment.
Sun 16 Jun 19 13:10 The Ghost Train 1941. Comedy horror. Directed by Walter Forde. Starring Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch & Kathleen Harrison. High jinks and chills ensue when a group of people become stranded at an isolated station.
Sun 16 Jun 19 14:55 Flight of the Doves 1971. Drama. Directed by Ralph Nelson. Stars Ron Moody, Jack Wild, Dorothy McGuire & Stanley Holloway. Two orphans are pursued by their villainous uncle, who is a master of disguises. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Sun 16 Jun 19 16:55 Saloon Bar 1940. Thriller. Director: Walter Forde. Stars: Gordon Harker, Elizabeth Allan & Mervyn Johns. A group of pub locals set out to prove that a local is not guilty of murder to prevent a hanging.
Sun 16 Jun 19 18:30 For the Love of Ada The Birthday. Stars: Wilfred Pickles, Irene Handl & Jack Smethurst. It's Ada's birthday, and there's a bit of a clash between Walter's plans, Ada's plans, and the interfering Freda Skinner! (S2, E04)
Sun 16 Jun 19 19:00 Home at Seven 1952. Drama. Director: Ralph Richardson. Stars Ralph Richardson, Jack Hawkins & Margaret Leighton. David Preston, a bank official goes missing for 24 hours and has no memory of the lost time.
Sun 16 Jun 19 20:45 The Other Man 1956. Set in Camden. A road safety film where we visit the Metropolitan Police Motor Driving School. A warning that we must watch the hazards from the other 'man' or woman on the road.
Sun 16 Jun 19 21:00 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes The Missing Witness Sensation. Stars Robert Stephens, George A. Cooper, John Wentworth. After a detective ruins the alibi of a militant accused of murder, the man's colleagues plot their revenge.
Sun 16 Jun 19 22:00 The Best of Everything 1959. Drama. Directed by Jean Negulesco. Stars Joan Crawford, Louis Jourdan, Hope Lange, Stephen Boyd & Suzy Parker. A story about the lives of three women who share a small apartment in New York City (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)
Sun 16 Jun 19 00:20 Convoy (1978) 1978. Action. Director: Sam Peckinpah. Stars Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw & Ernest Borgnine. Truckers form a mile long 'convoy' in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff…
Sun 16 Jun 19 02:30 The Siege of Pinchgut (AKA Four Desperate Men) 1959. Drama. Directed by Harry Watt. Stars Aldo Ray, Heather Sears and Neil McCallum. Matt Kirk escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence, but heads into trouble
Sun 16 Jun 19 04:40 Climb Up the Wall 1960. Musical & Variety. Directed by Michael Winner. Featuring performers such as George 'Calypso' Browne, Russ Conway and Frances Day.