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Mon 29th June 2020

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Monday 29th June 9:30amThe 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.

Monday 29th June 3:00pmThe Dawn Guard (1941)Home Guard volunteers Bernard Miles and Percy Walsh discuss the causes of war and their hopes for the peace. Directed by Roy Boulting.

Monday 29th June 3:10pmCounter-Attack (1945)Drama directed by Zoltan Korda. Stars: Paul Muni, Marguerite Chapman & Larry Parks. A Russian paratrooper is trapped with eight Nazi soldiers in the basement of a bombed-out building.

Monday 29th June Episode 1 at 2pm; Episode 2 at 8pm. Hannay (1988)Drama Stars: Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular, Jill Meager, Gavin Richards, Diane Bull.Continues every Monday at 8pm.Starring Robert Powell, this drama series featuring Edwardian adventurer Richard Hannay, was developed from John Buchan’s novel The Thirty-Nine Steps. With guest appearances from Martin Clunes, Alex Kingston, Iain Cuthbertson and Anthony Valentine and many more.

Tuesday 30th June 11:30amThe Man Inside (1958)Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Stars: Nigel Patrick, Anita Ekberg & Jack Palance. A detective and a beautiful jewel thief chase a stolen diamond from New York to Europe.

Tuesday 30th June 1:30pmThe 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.

Tuesday 30th June 5:30pmLoser Takes All (1956)Comedy. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars: Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, Tony Britton, Robert Morley. When Bertrand finds an accounting error at a London firm the boss sends him on a trip to Monte Carlo.

Tuesday 30th June 10:00pmCome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)Comedy Drama. Director: Robert Altman. Cast: Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Marta Heflin, Kathy Bates, Mark Patton. The Disciples of James Dean meet on the anniversary of his death and mull over their lives in the present and in flashback.

Wednesday 1st July 2:50pmBond Street (1948)Drama. Director: Gordon Parry. Stars: Jean Kent, Roland Young, Kathleen Harrison. A young British woman goes through her trousseau before her wedding, uncovering the stories behind her wedding items.

The Country Girl on Talking Pictures TV!Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden. Directed by George Seaton in 1955. The film is about an alcoholic has-been actor struggling with the one last chance he has been given to resurrect his career. Grace Kelly won an Academy Award for Best Actress for playing the alcoholic actor’s long-suffering wife. The film contains realistic, frank dialogue and honest treatment of alcoholism and divorce. Airs Sunday 5th July 6:00pm.

Wednesday 1st July 6:45pmThe Young Ones (1961)Musical. Director: Sidney J. Furie. Stars Cliff Richard Robert Morley Carole Gray & The Shadows. Cliff and his friends raise money to buy their youth club before Cliff’s dad can get it.

Wednesday 1st July 10:05pm The Snorkel (1958)Drama. Directed by Guy Green. Stars: Peter Van Eyck, Betta St John & Mandy Miller. A teenager suspects that her wealthy mother’s suicide was a cleverly planned murder by her diabolical stepfather.

Thursday 2nd July 2:50pm Love Story (1944)Romance, directed by: Leslie Arliss. Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Stewart Granger, Patricia Roc. Suffering from a potentially fatal heart condition, Margaret has one last fling with an RAF pilot who is slowly going blind.

Thursday 2nd July 9:15pm Out of Season (1975)Drama. Directed by Alan Bridges. Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Susan George, Cliff Robertson, Edward Evans. Ann and her daughter Joanna live in a small hotel on the English coast. When Joe arrives, all three are pulled into an intense relationship.

Friday 3rd July 2:50pm The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)Comedy Drama. Director: Sam Wood. Stars: Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn. A shoe-seller in a large department store, takes pity on an elderly new employee (Charles Coburn) who is really the owner of the store work-ing undercover in order to expose workers who want better pay and conditions. Coburn gives a masterly performance, changing from a cold-hearted tyrant to a champion of (his own) workers rights as the story progresses.

Friday 3rd July 5:30pm and Saturday 4th July 6:00pmCross Channel (1955)Drama. Director: RG Springsteen. Stars: Wayne Morris, Patrick Allen, Yvonne Furneaux, June Ashley. An American running a boat-charter becomes involved with smuggling and murder.

Friday 3rd July 10:00pm The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)Comedy. Director: Terence Young. Stars: Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders, Lilli Palmer. A young 18th century woman finds that losing her virtue is no handicap to a successful career.

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Mon 29th June 2020 continued

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders on Talking Pictures TV

Stars: Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders, Lilli Palmer. Directed by Terence Young in 1965. The film follows the adventures of an 18th century young woman who finds that losing her virtue is no handicap to a successful career. Based on the Daniel Defoe bawdy novel, Kim Novak is the penniless heroine who finds her way in the world through personal charm. Some of the best moments belong to its largely British supporting cast, including Leo McKern. Airs Friday 3rd July 10:00pm.

Saturday 4th July 8:00am Old Bill and Son (1940)Comedy. Director: Ian Dalrymple. Stars: Morland Graham, John Mills, Mary Clare. World War I veteran Bill is inspired to re-enlist in 1939 and ends up serving with his son.

Saturday 4th July 1:30pm Warlords of Atlantis (1978)Adventure. Director: Kevin Connor. Stars: Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore & Cyd Charisse. A professor of archaeology, his son and an engineer are on a quest to find the lost city of Atlantis.

Saturday 4th July 3:30pm Nate and Hayes (1983)Adventure. Director: Ferdinand Fairfax. Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O’Keefe, Max Phipps, Jenny Seagrove. A missionary vies with a sea captain for the affection of the same woman.

Saturday 4th July 7:15pm Blowing Wild (1953)Drama. Director: Hugo Fregonese. Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Ruth Roman, Anthony Quinn. A love triangle set in Mexico’s oilfields, where bandits are still active.

Saturday 4th July 9:00pm The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)Cold War film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom & Oskar Werner, directed by Martin Ritt. British spy Alec Leamas posing as a disgraced former MI5 agent in East Germany is caught in a sinister labyrinth of plots and counter-plots.

Sunday 5th July 10.30am Just William’s Luck (1948)Comedy. Director: Val Guest. Stars: William Graham, Garry Marsh, Jane Welsh. Based on the popular books written by Richmal Compton.

Sunday 5th July 3:50pm The Dummy Talks (1943)Crime. Director: Oswald Mitchell. Stars: Jack Warner, Beryl Orde, Claude Hulbert. Police must solve the mysterious murder of a ventriloquist in a music hall.

Sunday 5th July 6:00pmThe Country Girl (1955)Musical Drama. Director: George Seaton. Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, William Holden. An alcoholic actor struggles to resurrect his career.

Sunday 5th July 10:05pm Harlow (1965)Biography. Director: Gordon Douglas. Stars: Carroll Baker, Red Buttons, Raf Vallone, Angela Lansbury. Biopic inspired by the brief life of the 1930s platinum blonde bombshell, screen siren Jean Harlow. The film opens with Harlow as a struggling extra and bit actress dealing with her greedy stepfather and oblivious mother. She rises to fame, and makes an unfortunate marriage; but career stress and failed relationships result in her own final tragedy.

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The Dummy Talks on Talking Pictures TV Stars: Jack Warner, Beryl Orde, Claude Hulbert. Directed by Oswald Mitchell in 1943. The police must solve the mysterious murder of a ventriloquist in a music hall. The film features the film debut of Jack Warner playing a music-hall comedian and singer and a number of genuine variety acts add a flavour of the period. Airs Saturday 5th July 3:50pm.