SATURDAY 3RD NOVEMBER
3.00-4.20am - ITV1 - BEFORE SUNSET
Romantic drama (a sequel to Before Sunrise), starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Nine years after a brief but intense encounter in Vienna, American Jesse Wallace and Frenchwoman Céline meet again in a Paris bookshop. With only a few hours before Jesse's plane leaves, the pair wonder if there is still a spark between them.
3.15-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Science-fiction epic starring Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, the second adventure in the original Star Wars saga. While the rebel forces renew their battle against the evil Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker seeks further instruction in the use of "the Force".
SUNDAY 4TH NOVEMBER
2.45-5.20pm - C5 - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
Seminal science-fiction drama starring Richard Dreyfuss. While investigating an extensive power failure in Indiana, Roy Neary encounters a mysterious UFO - a phenomenon also witnessed by Jillian Guiler and her young son. When he is unable to convince anyone of his sighting, Neary's strange behaviour starts to worry his family.
5.35-7.25pm - C4 - X-MEN
Fantasy action adventure based on the Marvel Comics series, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Famke Janssen. In a world where humans live alongside mutants with extraordinary powers, there are some that see conflict between the two groups as inevitable. But Professor Charles Xavier and his team of X-Men are determined to stop those hellbent on confrontation.
11.30pm-1.25am - BBC2 - AMERICAN BEAUTY
Oscar-winning black comedy starring Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham, a disillusioned father who's suffering midlife meltdown and is increasingly alienated from grasping, estate-agent wife Carolyn (Annette Bening), sullen teenage daughter Jane and his neighbours. So when he loses his job, Lester's response is a return to an adolescent hedonism that throws his family and the all-American suburb into chaos.
MONDAY 5TH NOVEMBER
11.00pm-2.05am - ITV4 - APOCALYPSE NOW
Epic war drama starring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall. In Vietnam, war-weary Captain Willard is drawn into a nightmarish world when he is ordered to assassinate a rebel American officer, Colonel Kurtz, who has established his own private army deep in the Cambodian jungle.
TUESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER
12.05-2.30am - ITV2 - HANNIBAL
Horror thriller starring Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore. Ten years after her first encounter with cunning serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter and with her FBI career on the wane, agent Clarice Starling is once again lured into a deadly psychological game with the man they call "Hannibal the Cannibal".
9.00-11.55pm - FILM4 - A TIME TO KILL
Thriller based on John Grisham's bestselling novel, starring Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L Jackson, Sandra Bullock and Kevin Spacey. Carl Lee Hailey, a black Mississippi factory worker, shoots the two racist thugs who brutally assaulted his ten-year-old daughter. When white lawyer Jake Brigance takes on Hailey's case, long-standing tensions in the small town of Clanton come to the surface.
WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER
11.15pm-1.00am - BBC1 - THE RING
Hollywood remake of Japanese horror thriller Ringu, starring Naomi Watts. Investigating the mysterious death of a 16-year-old girl, reporter Rachel Keller discovers the existence of a haunted videotape - anyone who watches it will die within seven days. Is it an urban myth or will Keller suffer a gruesome fate?
THURSDAY 8TH NOVEMBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
FRIDAY 9TH NOVEMBER
9.00pm-12.20am - MORE4 - THE GODFATHER PART III
Francis Ford Coppola's finale to The Godfather saga, starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Andy Garcia. New York, 1979: Michael Corleone wants out of his criminal empire in a search for respectability. But it's difficult to break with the family tradition. Inevitably, the tentacles of the old business prove all-embracing and powerful, with fatal consequences.
9.00-11.15pm - ITV4 - THE KINGDOM
In the wake of the bombing of an American military facility in Saudi Arabia, an FBI agent is given five days to find the perpetrators. However, he encounters suspicion and obstruction from the local authorities, who do not take kindly to Westerners meddling in their affairs. The only person he can turn to is a Saudi police officer, who assists on tracking down an elusive terrorist cell. Thriller, with Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner and Chris Cooper.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Wednesday, 24 October 2012
SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBER - FRIDAY 2ND NOVEMBER
SATURDAY 27TH OCTOBER
8.30-9.45am - CBBC - WALLACE AND GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter. As the annual Giant Vegetable Competition approaches, enterprising Wallace and Gromit cash in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto". But business turns sour when a huge, mysterious beast begins destroying every garden in the area.
2.35-4.15pm - BBC2 - MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT
Comedy drama starrring Joan Plowright and featuring Rupert Friend. Elderly widow Mrs Palfrey takes up residence at the Claremont Hotel in London to gain independence from her daughter in Scotland. But the constant unavailability of her grandson Desmond, who works in the City, becomes an embarrassment to Mrs Palfrey, until she has a chance encounter with a young writer.
3.15-5.40pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE
Science-fiction fantasy adventure starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. In a galaxy far, far away, Princess Leia is captured by Darth Vader while trying to steal the plans of the evil Empire's new secret weapon. Meanwhile, on the desert planet of Tatooine, young Luke Skywalker discovers her plight and, in the company of two robots and former Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, sets off to rescue her.
4.30-6.15pm - C5 - MAN WITHOUT A STAR
Western starring Kirk Douglas and Jeanne Crain. Veteran Dempsey Rae sets about making a real cowboy out of youngster Jeff Jimson. They find work at the Big Triangle ranch, whose owner turns out to be a woman, the very determined Reed Bowman.
11.00pm-1.10am - BBC2 - KILL BILL VOL 2
The concluding part of Quentin Tarantino's bloody martial arts drama, starring Uma Thurman. The Bride tracks down the remaining members of the Deadly Vipers assassin squad that left her for dead, before finally coming face to face with their infamous leader Bill.
SUNDAY 28TH OCTOBER
6.45-9.00pm - ITV2 - ET THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi adventure, starring Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace, and featuring Drew Barrymore. Ten-year-old Elliott has a new friend, but he's from another planet and nobody must know he's here.
7.45-10.00pm - E4 - MARLEY & ME
Comedy drama based on a true story, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. Following their wedding, John Grogan buys his wife Jenny a cute, but irrepressible labrador puppy called Marley, little realising that their lives will never be quite the same again.
9.00-11.40pm - FILM4 - THE NEGOTIATOR
Action drama starring Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Police hostage negotiator Danny Roman is informed by his partner that some of their colleagues are embezzling funds. When his partner is murdered, suspicion falls on Roman and he realises that he must take drastic action to clear his name.
MONDAY 29TH OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
TUESDAY 30TH OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
WEDNESDAY 31ST OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
THURSDAY 1ST NOVEMBER
12.10-2.00am - BBC1 - NO WAY OUT
Thriller starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman and Sean Young. A Pentagon posting and a passionate woman put naval officer Tom Farrell out of his depth when the woman is murdered and a scapegoat is required - for Farrell is the prime suspect in the investigation that he himself heads.
10.00pm-12.15am - C5 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Period adventure inspired by James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe. Hawkeye and Uncas are the sons of Chingachgook. They fight as mercenaries in the power struggle between the French and British in the New World, but suddenly find themselves involved in bitter intrigue and betrayal, where far more than land is at stake.
FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER
12.20-2.10am - BBC2 - THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
Drama starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro. The life of happily married mother-of-two Audrey Burke is turned upside down when her loving husband Brian is killed in a random act of violence. As she tries to recover from the trauma, she invites Brian's best friend Jerry to come and stay with her, despite his ongoing struggle with heroin addiction.
9.00pm-12.55am - MORE4 - THE GODFATHER, PART II
Epic crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. Michael Corleone is determined to legitimise the family business, but struggles to escape its violent past. With his leadership challenged by rival factions, Michael becomes increasingly obsessed with family loyalty, as he remembers his late father's first, challenging days in America.
10.35pm-1.05am - ITV1 - PUBLIC ENEMIES
Historical crime drama starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Detailing the mission to catch public enemy No.1 John Dillinger, jailbreaker, bank robber and Depression-era folk hero, a pivotal moment in the history of the FBI.
8.30-9.45am - CBBC - WALLACE AND GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter. As the annual Giant Vegetable Competition approaches, enterprising Wallace and Gromit cash in with their humane pest-control outfit, "Anti-Pesto". But business turns sour when a huge, mysterious beast begins destroying every garden in the area.
2.35-4.15pm - BBC2 - MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT
Comedy drama starrring Joan Plowright and featuring Rupert Friend. Elderly widow Mrs Palfrey takes up residence at the Claremont Hotel in London to gain independence from her daughter in Scotland. But the constant unavailability of her grandson Desmond, who works in the City, becomes an embarrassment to Mrs Palfrey, until she has a chance encounter with a young writer.
3.15-5.40pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE
Science-fiction fantasy adventure starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher. In a galaxy far, far away, Princess Leia is captured by Darth Vader while trying to steal the plans of the evil Empire's new secret weapon. Meanwhile, on the desert planet of Tatooine, young Luke Skywalker discovers her plight and, in the company of two robots and former Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, sets off to rescue her.
4.30-6.15pm - C5 - MAN WITHOUT A STAR
Western starring Kirk Douglas and Jeanne Crain. Veteran Dempsey Rae sets about making a real cowboy out of youngster Jeff Jimson. They find work at the Big Triangle ranch, whose owner turns out to be a woman, the very determined Reed Bowman.
11.00pm-1.10am - BBC2 - KILL BILL VOL 2
The concluding part of Quentin Tarantino's bloody martial arts drama, starring Uma Thurman. The Bride tracks down the remaining members of the Deadly Vipers assassin squad that left her for dead, before finally coming face to face with their infamous leader Bill.
SUNDAY 28TH OCTOBER
6.45-9.00pm - ITV2 - ET THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Steven Spielberg's classic sci-fi adventure, starring Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace, and featuring Drew Barrymore. Ten-year-old Elliott has a new friend, but he's from another planet and nobody must know he's here.
7.45-10.00pm - E4 - MARLEY & ME
Comedy drama based on a true story, starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. Following their wedding, John Grogan buys his wife Jenny a cute, but irrepressible labrador puppy called Marley, little realising that their lives will never be quite the same again.
9.00-11.40pm - FILM4 - THE NEGOTIATOR
Action drama starring Samuel L Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Police hostage negotiator Danny Roman is informed by his partner that some of their colleagues are embezzling funds. When his partner is murdered, suspicion falls on Roman and he realises that he must take drastic action to clear his name.
MONDAY 29TH OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
TUESDAY 30TH OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
WEDNESDAY 31ST OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
THURSDAY 1ST NOVEMBER
12.10-2.00am - BBC1 - NO WAY OUT
Thriller starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman and Sean Young. A Pentagon posting and a passionate woman put naval officer Tom Farrell out of his depth when the woman is murdered and a scapegoat is required - for Farrell is the prime suspect in the investigation that he himself heads.
10.00pm-12.15am - C5 - THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
Period adventure inspired by James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe. Hawkeye and Uncas are the sons of Chingachgook. They fight as mercenaries in the power struggle between the French and British in the New World, but suddenly find themselves involved in bitter intrigue and betrayal, where far more than land is at stake.
FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER
12.20-2.10am - BBC2 - THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
Drama starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro. The life of happily married mother-of-two Audrey Burke is turned upside down when her loving husband Brian is killed in a random act of violence. As she tries to recover from the trauma, she invites Brian's best friend Jerry to come and stay with her, despite his ongoing struggle with heroin addiction.
9.00pm-12.55am - MORE4 - THE GODFATHER, PART II
Epic crime drama starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton. Michael Corleone is determined to legitimise the family business, but struggles to escape its violent past. With his leadership challenged by rival factions, Michael becomes increasingly obsessed with family loyalty, as he remembers his late father's first, challenging days in America.
10.35pm-1.05am - ITV1 - PUBLIC ENEMIES
Historical crime drama starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Detailing the mission to catch public enemy No.1 John Dillinger, jailbreaker, bank robber and Depression-era folk hero, a pivotal moment in the history of the FBI.
Saturday, 20 October 2012
SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER - FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER
SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER
3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 3: REVENGE OF THE SITH
Sci-fi epic adventure starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman. As the war against the Republic continues, young Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker faces the ultimate conflict. Plagued by terrible dreams involving his beloved wife, Padmé, and embittered by the Jedi elders' apparent refusal to recognise his loyalty, he finds himself seduced by the lies of shadowy politician Chancellor Palpatine.
5.15-7.50pm - C5 - EL DORADO
Western from director Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan. Gunfighter Cole Thornton joins forces with old friend and sheriff JP Harrah to rid the town of El Dorado of a cattle baron's hired guns. As Thornton has a paralysed arm and Harrah has a drink problem, they face a stern test of their resolve.
10.45-12.30am - BBC2 - KILL BILL VOL 1
Martial arts drama starring Uma Thurman and directed by Quentin Tarantino. A deadly assassin known as "Black Mamba" swears revenge on the traitorous fellow killers who left her for dead on her wedding day.
11.35-1.45am - ITV1 - JARHEAD
War drama based on Anthony Swofford's memoir about his experiences as a marine sniper in the first Gulf War. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) impresses Staff Sgt Sykes (Jamie Foxx) during basic training and is invited to join his team where he is partnered with Troy (Peter Sarsgaard). They head to Saudi Arabia to fight but the heat of the desert and the long wait for battle pushes many of the marines to the brink of insanity.
SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBER
1.50-3.50pm - C4 - STAR TREK: INSURRECTION
Science-fiction adventure starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes. The planet Ba'ku holds magical properties that keep the population young and living in harmony. So when an alien race attempts to take over this paradise, it falls to Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet and its people.
10.00pm-12.30am - ITV3 - INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Horror based on the novel by Anne Rice, starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas. Present-day San Francisco: while being interviewed by journalist Daniel Malloy, vampire Louis tells of his life as a plantation owner in the 18th century, when, falling into depression after his wife and child die, he meets vampire Lestat who offers him the chance of eternal life.
MONDAY 22ND OCTOBER
11.05-12.55am - ITV1 - ENTER THE DRAGON
Classic martial arts adventure starring Bruce Lee. A master of martial arts is enlisted by British intelligence to help put an end to the traffic in opium and prostitutes organised from an island fortress by a criminal mastermind.
TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER
3.20-4.50am - C4 - THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES
Comedy starring Jean Arthur and Robert Cummings. A millionaire decides to pose as an employee in one of his own department stores to investigate complaints by the staff.
WEDNESDAY 24TH OCTOBER
11.30am-1.25pm - MORE4 - RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
Western starring Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea. Ex-lawman Gil Westrum, now working as a fairground sharpshooter, teams up with former colleague Steve Judd to accompany a gold shipment from a remote mining camp to a small-town bank. But, unknown to Judd, Westrum plans to steal the gold as soon as possible.
10.00-11.50pm - MORE4 - TAKEN
Action drama starring Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who calls upon his tried-and-tested skills in a race-against-time bid to rescue his daughter from the sex traffickers who have kidnapped her during a holiday in France.
11.20pm-1.10am - BBC2 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Period drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. 1950s Connecticut: young suburban couple Frank and April Wheeler have two children and a financially comfortable life. But while Frank works in the city, April has foregone her dream of becoming an actress to be a housewife. So when she announces one night that she wants the family to move to Paris where she can be the breadwinner, the cracks in their marriage soon begin to appear.
THURSDAY 25TH OCTOBER
10.35pm-2.05am - ITV4 - CASINO
Crime drama starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci. Las Vegas in the early 1970s: Sam "Ace" Rothstein runs the Tangiers casino for the Mob, a front for its money laundering operation, but the slick set up is threatened when Nicky Santoro, an unsavoury friend from Rothstein's past, arrives in town looking for trouble. With his business on the brink of disaster, Rothstein falls in love with hooker Ginger McKenna.
FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER
7.35-10.00pm - E4 - STARDUST
Fantasy adventure based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. In Victorian England, young Tristan Thorne goes in search of a fallen star to prove his love to the village beauty. His quest takes him to a magical parallel world, where he faces competition from cunning witch Lamia and an assortment of dastardly princes - some living, some dead.
9.00-11.20pm - ITV4 - LETHAL WEAPON 2
Action thriller starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci. The two offbeat Los Angeles detectives return in this sequel to the hugely successful 1987 film Lethal Weapon. Dismayed to be given a seemingly mundane protection assignment, the duo are soon back in action when the man they are ordered to protect reveals his involvement in a money-laundering racket.
9.00pm-12.25am - MORE4 - THE GODFATHER
Francis Ford Coppola's epic Oscar-winning crime drama, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan. In New York following the Second World War, Don Corleone is determined that his family should keep control of the American crime world. His daughter Connie is to be married, an occasion that draws guests pledging gifts to the couple in the hope that they will be granted favours by the "Godfather".
3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 3: REVENGE OF THE SITH
Sci-fi epic adventure starring Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor and Natalie Portman. As the war against the Republic continues, young Jedi knight Anakin Skywalker faces the ultimate conflict. Plagued by terrible dreams involving his beloved wife, Padmé, and embittered by the Jedi elders' apparent refusal to recognise his loyalty, he finds himself seduced by the lies of shadowy politician Chancellor Palpatine.
5.15-7.50pm - C5 - EL DORADO
Western from director Howard Hawks, starring John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and James Caan. Gunfighter Cole Thornton joins forces with old friend and sheriff JP Harrah to rid the town of El Dorado of a cattle baron's hired guns. As Thornton has a paralysed arm and Harrah has a drink problem, they face a stern test of their resolve.
10.45-12.30am - BBC2 - KILL BILL VOL 1
Martial arts drama starring Uma Thurman and directed by Quentin Tarantino. A deadly assassin known as "Black Mamba" swears revenge on the traitorous fellow killers who left her for dead on her wedding day.
11.35-1.45am - ITV1 - JARHEAD
War drama based on Anthony Swofford's memoir about his experiences as a marine sniper in the first Gulf War. Young recruit Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) impresses Staff Sgt Sykes (Jamie Foxx) during basic training and is invited to join his team where he is partnered with Troy (Peter Sarsgaard). They head to Saudi Arabia to fight but the heat of the desert and the long wait for battle pushes many of the marines to the brink of insanity.
SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBER
1.50-3.50pm - C4 - STAR TREK: INSURRECTION
Science-fiction adventure starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes. The planet Ba'ku holds magical properties that keep the population young and living in harmony. So when an alien race attempts to take over this paradise, it falls to Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet and its people.
10.00pm-12.30am - ITV3 - INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
Horror based on the novel by Anne Rice, starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Antonio Banderas. Present-day San Francisco: while being interviewed by journalist Daniel Malloy, vampire Louis tells of his life as a plantation owner in the 18th century, when, falling into depression after his wife and child die, he meets vampire Lestat who offers him the chance of eternal life.
MONDAY 22ND OCTOBER
11.05-12.55am - ITV1 - ENTER THE DRAGON
Classic martial arts adventure starring Bruce Lee. A master of martial arts is enlisted by British intelligence to help put an end to the traffic in opium and prostitutes organised from an island fortress by a criminal mastermind.
TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER
3.20-4.50am - C4 - THE DEVIL AND MISS JONES
Comedy starring Jean Arthur and Robert Cummings. A millionaire decides to pose as an employee in one of his own department stores to investigate complaints by the staff.
WEDNESDAY 24TH OCTOBER
11.30am-1.25pm - MORE4 - RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY
Western starring Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea. Ex-lawman Gil Westrum, now working as a fairground sharpshooter, teams up with former colleague Steve Judd to accompany a gold shipment from a remote mining camp to a small-town bank. But, unknown to Judd, Westrum plans to steal the gold as soon as possible.
10.00-11.50pm - MORE4 - TAKEN
Action drama starring Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who calls upon his tried-and-tested skills in a race-against-time bid to rescue his daughter from the sex traffickers who have kidnapped her during a holiday in France.
11.20pm-1.10am - BBC2 - REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
Period drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. 1950s Connecticut: young suburban couple Frank and April Wheeler have two children and a financially comfortable life. But while Frank works in the city, April has foregone her dream of becoming an actress to be a housewife. So when she announces one night that she wants the family to move to Paris where she can be the breadwinner, the cracks in their marriage soon begin to appear.
THURSDAY 25TH OCTOBER
10.35pm-2.05am - ITV4 - CASINO
Crime drama starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci. Las Vegas in the early 1970s: Sam "Ace" Rothstein runs the Tangiers casino for the Mob, a front for its money laundering operation, but the slick set up is threatened when Nicky Santoro, an unsavoury friend from Rothstein's past, arrives in town looking for trouble. With his business on the brink of disaster, Rothstein falls in love with hooker Ginger McKenna.
FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER
7.35-10.00pm - E4 - STARDUST
Fantasy adventure based on the graphic novel by Neil Gaiman, starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. In Victorian England, young Tristan Thorne goes in search of a fallen star to prove his love to the village beauty. His quest takes him to a magical parallel world, where he faces competition from cunning witch Lamia and an assortment of dastardly princes - some living, some dead.
9.00-11.20pm - ITV4 - LETHAL WEAPON 2
Action thriller starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci. The two offbeat Los Angeles detectives return in this sequel to the hugely successful 1987 film Lethal Weapon. Dismayed to be given a seemingly mundane protection assignment, the duo are soon back in action when the man they are ordered to protect reveals his involvement in a money-laundering racket.
9.00pm-12.25am - MORE4 - THE GODFATHER
Francis Ford Coppola's epic Oscar-winning crime drama, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan. In New York following the Second World War, Don Corleone is determined that his family should keep control of the American crime world. His daughter Connie is to be married, an occasion that draws guests pledging gifts to the couple in the hope that they will be granted favours by the "Godfather".
Thursday, 11 October 2012
SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER - FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER
SATURDAY 13TH OCTOBER
3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Second prequel to the original Star Wars, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Jedi knights are called upon to defend the Republic from the Separatist armies led by renegade Jedi Count Dooku. Anakin Skywalker is charged with protecting Senator Amidala, but his feelings for her prove more than professional. Meanwhile, full-scale war looms.
10.00-12.15am - BBC2 - GOSFORD PARK
Ensemble period murder mystery from the writer ofDownton Abbey and featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren. In 1930s rural England, a battery of well-to-do guests and their servants attend a weekend's shooting and socialising. But their reverie is shattered by a murder, after which everyone is a suspect.
SUNDAY 14TH OCTOBER
2.00-5.00pm - BBC2 - NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRIA
Historical drama starring Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman and Fiona Fullerton. An epic portrayal of the days leading up to the Russian Revolution and the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. When their first son is discovered to be a haemophiliac, Alexandra turns to the monk Rasputin for help. Meanwhile, the Russian people grow dissatisfied with Nicholas's rule and his inability to keep their country out of the First World War.
4.35-6.30pm - C5 - A BUGS LIFE
Animated adventure, featuring the voices of Dave Foley and Kevin Spacey. When daydreaming ant Flik accidentally puts his colony in peril from a swarm of warlike grasshoppers, led by the ruthless Hopper, he sets off for the big city to win even tougher bugs over to the ants' cause.
9.00-11.05pm - C5 - ROCKY BALBOA
Boxing drama sequel starring Sylvester Stallone. A TV sports show airs a computer-simulated fight between ex-heavyweight champ Rocky Balboa and current title holder Mason "The Line" Dixon. The interest the programme sparks sees Dixon's management entertain the idea of a real-life charity bout. But Rocky is long since retired and nearly twice the age of his prospective opponent, and the idea of a late shot at glory puts an extra strain on his already damaged relationship with his son.
10.55pm-12.55am - BBC1 - GOOD WILL HUNTING
Oscar-winning drama starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver. Will Hunting has the most brilliant mind at America's top university. The problem is, he's a headstrong and penniless cleaner. Faced with a jail sentence, his fate lies in the hands of a therapist who is brought in to help him realise his true potential.
MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER
2.25-4.25am - C4 - RUNNING SCARED
Crime thriller starring Paul Walker and Cameron Bright. Gangster Joey Gazelle is asked to dispose of a gun used in a drugs deal. But when the gun is stolen by his son's best friend, who uses it to kill his abusive stepfather, Joey finds that both the police and the mob are after him.
4.10-6.55pm - FILM4 - ALL ABOUT EVE
Oscar-winning drama starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders. Margo Channing is an ageing theatre actress charmed into employing a seemingly innocent young fan as her secretary. But her new assistant is not as naive as she appears and ruthlessly begins to undermine Margo's career in order to fulfil her own acting ambitions.
WEDNESDAY 17TH OCTOBER
9.00-11.10pm - FILM4 - THE KING OF COMEDY
Comedy drama starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis. Rupert Pupkin's cherished ambition is to become America's top stand-up comedian. He spends hours rehearsing his routines, oblivious to the fact that he has no talent, and remains determined to follow in the footsteps of comedian and talk-show host Jerry Langford.
THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER
9.00-11.10pm - C5 - PALE RIDER
Mystical western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. A small group of miners are continually intimidated by a ruthless mine owner who sends his henchmen to attack their homes. Then a mysterious preacher rides into the community and offers protection.
10.00-12midnight - ITV4 - BLAZING SADDLES
Spoof western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Sheriff Bart fights prejudice and corruption to save the little town of Rock Ridge from wicked speculator Hedley Lamarr, helped by the once legendary Waco Kid.
10.00-12.05am - E4 - FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
Black comedy action horror starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. Fleeing the law, two murderous brothers kidnap a priest and his family, driving the priest's Winnebago south for a rendezvous at a lowlife bar in Mexico. Little do they know that the bar's staff and regulars hide a blood-drenched secret.
10.45pm-1.05am - ITV2 - THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN
Comedy directed by Judd Apatow, starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener. When Andy Stitzer makes the mistake of admitting to his workmates that he is less than experienced in sexual matters, they set about helping him to remedy the situation. But for Andy the path to true manhood proves to be a bumpy one.
FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER
9.00-10.50pm - MORE4 - TAKEN
Action drama starring Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who calls upon his tried-and-tested skills in a race-against-time bid to rescue his daughter from the sex traffickers who have kidnapped her during a holiday in France.
10.35pm-1.35am - ITV1 - SCARFACE
Gangster drama starring Al Pacino. Having lied his way into the US from Cuba, two-bit criminal Tony Montana murders a political agitator in order to get a green card. From then on he pursues the American Dream with violent, ruthless efficiency - no matter what the cost.
3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 2: ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Second prequel to the original Star Wars, starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Jedi knights are called upon to defend the Republic from the Separatist armies led by renegade Jedi Count Dooku. Anakin Skywalker is charged with protecting Senator Amidala, but his feelings for her prove more than professional. Meanwhile, full-scale war looms.
10.00-12.15am - BBC2 - GOSFORD PARK
Ensemble period murder mystery from the writer ofDownton Abbey and featuring Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren. In 1930s rural England, a battery of well-to-do guests and their servants attend a weekend's shooting and socialising. But their reverie is shattered by a murder, after which everyone is a suspect.
SUNDAY 14TH OCTOBER
2.00-5.00pm - BBC2 - NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRIA
Historical drama starring Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman and Fiona Fullerton. An epic portrayal of the days leading up to the Russian Revolution and the downfall of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra. When their first son is discovered to be a haemophiliac, Alexandra turns to the monk Rasputin for help. Meanwhile, the Russian people grow dissatisfied with Nicholas's rule and his inability to keep their country out of the First World War.
4.35-6.30pm - C5 - A BUGS LIFE
Animated adventure, featuring the voices of Dave Foley and Kevin Spacey. When daydreaming ant Flik accidentally puts his colony in peril from a swarm of warlike grasshoppers, led by the ruthless Hopper, he sets off for the big city to win even tougher bugs over to the ants' cause.
9.00-11.05pm - C5 - ROCKY BALBOA
Boxing drama sequel starring Sylvester Stallone. A TV sports show airs a computer-simulated fight between ex-heavyweight champ Rocky Balboa and current title holder Mason "The Line" Dixon. The interest the programme sparks sees Dixon's management entertain the idea of a real-life charity bout. But Rocky is long since retired and nearly twice the age of his prospective opponent, and the idea of a late shot at glory puts an extra strain on his already damaged relationship with his son.
10.55pm-12.55am - BBC1 - GOOD WILL HUNTING
Oscar-winning drama starring Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck and Minnie Driver. Will Hunting has the most brilliant mind at America's top university. The problem is, he's a headstrong and penniless cleaner. Faced with a jail sentence, his fate lies in the hands of a therapist who is brought in to help him realise his true potential.
MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER
NO PICKS FOR TODAY
TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER
2.25-4.25am - C4 - RUNNING SCARED
Crime thriller starring Paul Walker and Cameron Bright. Gangster Joey Gazelle is asked to dispose of a gun used in a drugs deal. But when the gun is stolen by his son's best friend, who uses it to kill his abusive stepfather, Joey finds that both the police and the mob are after him.
4.10-6.55pm - FILM4 - ALL ABOUT EVE
Oscar-winning drama starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders. Margo Channing is an ageing theatre actress charmed into employing a seemingly innocent young fan as her secretary. But her new assistant is not as naive as she appears and ruthlessly begins to undermine Margo's career in order to fulfil her own acting ambitions.
WEDNESDAY 17TH OCTOBER
9.00-11.10pm - FILM4 - THE KING OF COMEDY
Comedy drama starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis. Rupert Pupkin's cherished ambition is to become America's top stand-up comedian. He spends hours rehearsing his routines, oblivious to the fact that he has no talent, and remains determined to follow in the footsteps of comedian and talk-show host Jerry Langford.
THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER
9.00-11.10pm - C5 - PALE RIDER
Mystical western directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. A small group of miners are continually intimidated by a ruthless mine owner who sends his henchmen to attack their homes. Then a mysterious preacher rides into the community and offers protection.
10.00-12midnight - ITV4 - BLAZING SADDLES
Spoof western starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. Sheriff Bart fights prejudice and corruption to save the little town of Rock Ridge from wicked speculator Hedley Lamarr, helped by the once legendary Waco Kid.
10.00-12.05am - E4 - FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
Black comedy action horror starring Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Juliette Lewis. Fleeing the law, two murderous brothers kidnap a priest and his family, driving the priest's Winnebago south for a rendezvous at a lowlife bar in Mexico. Little do they know that the bar's staff and regulars hide a blood-drenched secret.
10.45pm-1.05am - ITV2 - THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN
Comedy directed by Judd Apatow, starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener. When Andy Stitzer makes the mistake of admitting to his workmates that he is less than experienced in sexual matters, they set about helping him to remedy the situation. But for Andy the path to true manhood proves to be a bumpy one.
FRIDAY 19TH OCTOBER
9.00-10.50pm - MORE4 - TAKEN
Action drama starring Liam Neeson as former CIA operative Bryan Mills, who calls upon his tried-and-tested skills in a race-against-time bid to rescue his daughter from the sex traffickers who have kidnapped her during a holiday in France.
10.35pm-1.35am - ITV1 - SCARFACE
Gangster drama starring Al Pacino. Having lied his way into the US from Cuba, two-bit criminal Tony Montana murders a political agitator in order to get a green card. From then on he pursues the American Dream with violent, ruthless efficiency - no matter what the cost.
Friday, 5 October 2012
SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER - FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER
SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER
12.45-3.00pm - ITV1 - JURASSIC PARK
Steven Spielberg's blockbuster adventure, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. Billionaire tycoon John Hammond has built the ultimate theme park - an island populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs. A group of guests, including Hammond's grandchildren, are invited to preview the attraction, touring the park in remotely controlled cars. But, as a tropical storm gathers, an unscrupulous employee shuts down the elaborate security system, leaving the tour stranded - and mayhem about to break loose.
3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE
Epic sci-fi adventure starring Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor. When the evil Trade Federation blockades the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi are dispatched to mediate in the dispute. But events begin to overtake them and the situation becomes increasingly grave.
3.10-7.00pm - ITV4 - SPARTACUS
Historical epic starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Tony Curtis. Born into slavery, the gladiator Spartacus longs for freedom and soon finds himself at the head of an army of slaves in revolt against the might of the Romans.
11.40-1.00am - ITV1 - BEFORE SUNSET
Romantic drama (a sequel to Before Sunrise), starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Nine years after a brief but intense encounter in Vienna, American Jesse Wallace and Frenchwoman Céline meet again in a Paris bookshop. With only a few hours before Jesse's plane leaves, the pair wonder if there is still a spark between them.
SUNDAY 7TH OCTOBER
3.00-7.20pm - YESTERDAY - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Epic adventure starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn and Jack Hawkins. During the First World War, the enigmatic Lieutenant Lawrence yearns to escape his desk job in military intelligence and experience some action. His chance arrives when he is appointed British liaison officer to the Arab Revolt against the Turks.
5.35-7.20pm - C4 - ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary. Sid the sloth grows jealous of his mammoth friend Manny's impending fatherhood, and "adopts" three eggs that hatch into baby dinosaurs. The arrival of the mother - a T-rex - opens up a whole new world to Sid and his herd.
7.40-10.00pm - C5 - DUMB AND DUMBER
Comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. When limousine driver Lloyd Christmas gets the sack, he persuades his roommate Harry Dunne to drive him to Aspen in pursuit of an attractive woman passenger who left a briefcase behind. The daft duo embark on a variety of adventures before discovering the briefcase is full of dollar bills.
11.00-12.35am - BBC2 - THE QUIET AMERICAN
Political drama adapted from Graham Greene's classic novel, starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser. Against the backdrop of colonial tensions in French Indochina in the 1950s, a complex love triangle is played out between world-weary journalist Thomas Fowler, his Vietnamese mistress and a young American aid worker.
1.10-3.40am - ITV3 - SOPHIES CHOICE
Oscar-winning period drama starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Stingo, an aspiring novelist from Virginia, arrives in New York in 1947, his boyish ideals still intact. But brutal reality encroaches on his sheltered world when he befriends the beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie and her brilliant Jewish lover Nathan, only to discover that both are hiding dark and devastating secrets.
MONDAY 8TH OCTOBER
5.00-7.05pm - MORE4 - ANASTASIA
Oscar-winning period drama starring Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner. Impostor, or Grand Duchess of Russia? A destitute young exile in 1920s Paris claims to be Anastasia, daughter of the last Tsar.
11.00-1.40am - C5 - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Epic historical drama starring Orlando Bloom and Eva Green. Near the turn of the 12th century, dignified French noble Godfrey of Ibelin travels to the Holy Land accompanied by his illegitimate blacksmith son Balian. Balian later inherits his father's title and supports Jerusalem's kindly king, but he discovers that the city's fragile peace and atmosphere of religious tolerance are threatened by wayward, unprincipled Templar knights.
TUESDAY 9TH OCTOBER
9.00-11.10pm - ITV2 - SLEEPY HOLLOW
Eerie gothic horror fantasy starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. Unorthodox detective Ichabod Crane is sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow following a series of decapitations. However, his investigation is hampered by the locals' belief that the murders are being committed by the ghost of a headless horseman, and by his growing infatuation with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel.
11.35 - 1.20am - BBC1 - WONDER BOYS
Comedy drama starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire and Frances McDormand. Middle-aged college professor Grady Tripp has a lot on his mind - his wife has just left him, his lover is pregnant and he's struggling to complete his long overdue second novel. His life is further complicated by the arrival at a faculty party of James, a troubled but talented student who happens to be carrying a gun.
WEDNESDAY 10TH OCTOBER
11.25-1.30pm - MORE4 - HEAVEN KNOWS, MR ALLISON
Second World War drama starring Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum. Sister Angela, a Catholic nun, and US marine Allison find themselves stranded together on a South Pacific island occupied by the Japanese.
7.50-10.00pm - 5* - GHOST BUSTERS
Supernatural comedy starring Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Aykroyd. Three university professors researching parapsychology set up in business for themselves when their grant is withdrawn, and soon realise there's a burgeoning market for "ghost busters" in New York City.
11.50-1.15am - BBC2 - TABLOID: SEX IN CHAINS
Premiere. Errol Morris' documentary about former US beauty queen Joyce McKinney, who hit the headlines in 1977 for a strange kidnapping case. When her Mormon boyfriend was sent to England to act as a missionary, she abducted him and kept him chained up in a remote cabin, where she tried to seduce him into giving up his religion. Featuring interviews with McKinney and the journalists who covered the story.
THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER
9.00-10.25pm - BBC4 - MAN ON WIRE
Drama documentary that details the preparation for and execution of one of the most daring stunts of all time. On August 7 1974 Frenchman Philippe Petit took a tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center, incurring the wrath of the authorities. His outrageous feat was dubbed by some "the artistic crime of the century".
FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER
11.15-1.10am - ITV4 - THE JERK
Comedy starring Steve Martin. Navin Johnson, the white sheep in a poor black family of Mississippi sharecroppers, leaves home to seek his fortune in the big city. Navin's struggle for fame, his invention of the miraculous opti-grab device and the earth-shattering discovery of his "special purpose" are just a small part of the Johnson legend.
12.45-3.00pm - ITV1 - JURASSIC PARK
Steven Spielberg's blockbuster adventure, starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. Billionaire tycoon John Hammond has built the ultimate theme park - an island populated by genetically engineered dinosaurs. A group of guests, including Hammond's grandchildren, are invited to preview the attraction, touring the park in remotely controlled cars. But, as a tropical storm gathers, an unscrupulous employee shuts down the elaborate security system, leaving the tour stranded - and mayhem about to break loose.
3.00-5.35pm - ITV1 - STAR WARS EPISODE 1: THE PHANTOM MENACE
Epic sci-fi adventure starring Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor. When the evil Trade Federation blockades the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi are dispatched to mediate in the dispute. But events begin to overtake them and the situation becomes increasingly grave.
3.10-7.00pm - ITV4 - SPARTACUS
Historical epic starring Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Tony Curtis. Born into slavery, the gladiator Spartacus longs for freedom and soon finds himself at the head of an army of slaves in revolt against the might of the Romans.
11.40-1.00am - ITV1 - BEFORE SUNSET
Romantic drama (a sequel to Before Sunrise), starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Nine years after a brief but intense encounter in Vienna, American Jesse Wallace and Frenchwoman Céline meet again in a Paris bookshop. With only a few hours before Jesse's plane leaves, the pair wonder if there is still a spark between them.
SUNDAY 7TH OCTOBER
3.00-7.20pm - YESTERDAY - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
Epic adventure starring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn and Jack Hawkins. During the First World War, the enigmatic Lieutenant Lawrence yearns to escape his desk job in military intelligence and experience some action. His chance arrives when he is appointed British liaison officer to the Arab Revolt against the Turks.
5.35-7.20pm - C4 - ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary. Sid the sloth grows jealous of his mammoth friend Manny's impending fatherhood, and "adopts" three eggs that hatch into baby dinosaurs. The arrival of the mother - a T-rex - opens up a whole new world to Sid and his herd.
7.40-10.00pm - C5 - DUMB AND DUMBER
Comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. When limousine driver Lloyd Christmas gets the sack, he persuades his roommate Harry Dunne to drive him to Aspen in pursuit of an attractive woman passenger who left a briefcase behind. The daft duo embark on a variety of adventures before discovering the briefcase is full of dollar bills.
11.00-12.35am - BBC2 - THE QUIET AMERICAN
Political drama adapted from Graham Greene's classic novel, starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser. Against the backdrop of colonial tensions in French Indochina in the 1950s, a complex love triangle is played out between world-weary journalist Thomas Fowler, his Vietnamese mistress and a young American aid worker.
1.10-3.40am - ITV3 - SOPHIES CHOICE
Oscar-winning period drama starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline. Stingo, an aspiring novelist from Virginia, arrives in New York in 1947, his boyish ideals still intact. But brutal reality encroaches on his sheltered world when he befriends the beautiful Polish immigrant Sophie and her brilliant Jewish lover Nathan, only to discover that both are hiding dark and devastating secrets.
MONDAY 8TH OCTOBER
5.00-7.05pm - MORE4 - ANASTASIA
Oscar-winning period drama starring Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner. Impostor, or Grand Duchess of Russia? A destitute young exile in 1920s Paris claims to be Anastasia, daughter of the last Tsar.
11.00-1.40am - C5 - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
Epic historical drama starring Orlando Bloom and Eva Green. Near the turn of the 12th century, dignified French noble Godfrey of Ibelin travels to the Holy Land accompanied by his illegitimate blacksmith son Balian. Balian later inherits his father's title and supports Jerusalem's kindly king, but he discovers that the city's fragile peace and atmosphere of religious tolerance are threatened by wayward, unprincipled Templar knights.
TUESDAY 9TH OCTOBER
9.00-11.10pm - ITV2 - SLEEPY HOLLOW
Eerie gothic horror fantasy starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. Unorthodox detective Ichabod Crane is sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow following a series of decapitations. However, his investigation is hampered by the locals' belief that the murders are being committed by the ghost of a headless horseman, and by his growing infatuation with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel.
11.35 - 1.20am - BBC1 - WONDER BOYS
Comedy drama starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire and Frances McDormand. Middle-aged college professor Grady Tripp has a lot on his mind - his wife has just left him, his lover is pregnant and he's struggling to complete his long overdue second novel. His life is further complicated by the arrival at a faculty party of James, a troubled but talented student who happens to be carrying a gun.
WEDNESDAY 10TH OCTOBER
11.25-1.30pm - MORE4 - HEAVEN KNOWS, MR ALLISON
Second World War drama starring Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum. Sister Angela, a Catholic nun, and US marine Allison find themselves stranded together on a South Pacific island occupied by the Japanese.
7.50-10.00pm - 5* - GHOST BUSTERS
Supernatural comedy starring Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Aykroyd. Three university professors researching parapsychology set up in business for themselves when their grant is withdrawn, and soon realise there's a burgeoning market for "ghost busters" in New York City.
11.50-1.15am - BBC2 - TABLOID: SEX IN CHAINS
Premiere. Errol Morris' documentary about former US beauty queen Joyce McKinney, who hit the headlines in 1977 for a strange kidnapping case. When her Mormon boyfriend was sent to England to act as a missionary, she abducted him and kept him chained up in a remote cabin, where she tried to seduce him into giving up his religion. Featuring interviews with McKinney and the journalists who covered the story.
THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER
9.00-10.25pm - BBC4 - MAN ON WIRE
Drama documentary that details the preparation for and execution of one of the most daring stunts of all time. On August 7 1974 Frenchman Philippe Petit took a tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center, incurring the wrath of the authorities. His outrageous feat was dubbed by some "the artistic crime of the century".
FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER
11.15-1.10am - ITV4 - THE JERK
Comedy starring Steve Martin. Navin Johnson, the white sheep in a poor black family of Mississippi sharecroppers, leaves home to seek his fortune in the big city. Navin's struggle for fame, his invention of the miraculous opti-grab device and the earth-shattering discovery of his "special purpose" are just a small part of the Johnson legend.
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