Films on TV (6th September+)

[DB7]

A Kid for Two Farthings

13:35 on Monday 6th September on Channel 4.

Charming story of a young boy who buys a goat with only one horn and is convinced he has purchased a unicorn when magical things suddenly begin to happen. Set against the background of London's Petticoat Lane and based on the novel by Wolf Mankowitz.

Director: Carol Reed

Starring: Celia Johnson, Diana Dors, David Kossoff, Jonathan Ashmore, Brenda De Banzie, Primo Carnera

(Subtitles, 1955)



Sailor Beware!

13:45 on Tuesday 7th September on Channel 4.

Film version of a hugely successful stage farce in which a domineering mother attempts to take charge of every last detail of her daughter's impending wedding to a sailor. In the process, she succeeds in driving a wedge between the two previously happy lovers.

Director: Gordon Parry

Starring: Peggy Mount, Cyril Smith, Shirley Eaton, Ronald Lewis, Thora Hird, Gordon Jackson

(Black and White, Subtitles, 1957)



Tomorrow Never Dies

20:00 on Tuesday 7th September on ITV.

James Bond 007 action thriller in which a media baron sets about triggering World War III so that his 24-hour news network can profit from exclusive coverage of the conflict. As an international crisis looms, Bond is shaken from his extracurricular duties and stirred into action.

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Teri Hatcher, Jonathan Pryce, Desmond Llewelyn, Judi Dench, Michelle Yeoh

(Subtitles, 1997)



Jilting Joe

23:50 on Wednesday 8th September on BBC 2.

Drama charting the reunion of erstwhile childhood sweethearts who parted company at the altar. Ten years after their disastrous wedding day, the couple meet again as bridesmaid and best man. Their circumstances have changed - but will love get a second chance?

Director: Dan Zeff

Starring: Geraldine Somerville, James Purefoy, Patricia Hodge, Benjamin Whitrow, Matilda Zeigler, Angus Wright

(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1997)



That'll Be the Day

00:35 on Saturday 11th September on ITV1.

Swinging tale of a working-class lad through adolescence into manhood in the late 50s, as his frustrations find their release in the music of rock'n'roll. As he dreams of becoming a rock singer, he gets involved with a variety of characters, and abandons the chance of a university education to the despair of his mother.

Director: Claude Whatham

Starring: David Essex, Ringo Starr, Billy Fury, Keith Moon, Rosemary Leach, James Booth

(Subtitles, 1973)



Bunny Lake is Missing

01:30 on Saturday 11th September on five.

Compelling psychological suspense story concerning the kidnapping of a neurotic American woman's daughter by her brother. The police suspect that the child is merely a figment of her imagination, but could she actually be telling the truth?

Director: Otto Preminger

Starring: Laurence Olivier, Carol Lynley, Keir Dullea, Noel Coward, Martita Hunt, Finlay Currie

(Subtitles, Stereo, 1965)

The Day of the Jackal



Strictly Sinatra

23:30 on Saturday 11th September on BBC 2.

Atmospheric drama in which a small-time Scottish vocalist whose ailing career as a Frank Sinatra impersonator is given a much-needed boost when a notorious Glasgow mobster takes a liking to his performance. However, his pianist and closest friend warns the would-be star that he is out of his depth with his new and dangerous friends.

Director: Peter Capaldi

Starring: Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald, Brian Cox, Alun Armstrong, Tommy Flanagan

(Widescreen, Subtitles, 2001)



Dr Terror's House of Horrors

00:30 on Sunday 12th September on BBC 1.

Five chilling stories are linked by the character of a strange fortune-telling doctor who predicts the bizarre deaths of five fellow passengers on a train using a pack of tarot cards.

Director: Freddie Francis

Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Max Adrian, Michael Gough, Neil McCallum

(Widescreen, Subtitles, 1964)

[Wilfried Mueller]

Hello from Spain,

I read about "A Kid for Two Farthings" and it sounds that it is a very nice, interesting film with lots of scenes of the 50's London. So I tried to get an official DVD or videotape but couldn't find a seller (except in USA). So in short: Can anybody here tape this film on DVD or video for me and mail it to me to Spain?

[Russ]

It's always disappointing that each week I eagerly scan the TV listings in the vain hope that.....only to find the same Brit films on an apparent loop going round and round almost every 6 months.

Come on BBC2 & Channel 4 buy the rights to some different ones, if you feel that there isn't sufficient demand show them during the night, it must be better than South American football and baseball for god's sake

[DB7]

Recently it's been cricket and horse racing on CH4, and Aldo Ray seasons on BBC2.