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TPTV Schedule Jul 22Nd– 28Th 2019 TPTV Schedule Jul 22nd– 28th 2019 Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 22 06:00 Gert & Daisy's 1942. Comedy. Gert and Daisy are put in charge of a group of tearaway evacuee Jul 19 Weekend children. Starring Elsie Waters and Doris Waters. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 22 07:35 The Detectives Conspiracy Of Silence. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave Jul 19 and tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West Mon 22 08:05 Send For Paul 1946. Crime drama directed by John Argyle and starring Anthony Hulme and Joy Jul 19 Temple Shelton. Scotland Yard calls in novelist and amateur detective Paul Temple to help track down a gang of diamond robbers. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 22 09:45 Lost 1956. Thriller. Director: Guy Green. Stars David Farrar, David Knight & Julia Arnall. U.S. Jul 19 Embassy employee & his wife discover that their 18 month old baby has disappeared in London. Mon 22 11:35 Take Two: Nanette Newman Interview. Take Two. Well-known faces from much loved British Jul 19 Nanette films and classic television shows talk about their lives and careers in the business. Newman Mon 22 12:00 Saraband for 1948. Biography. Directed by Basil Dearden. Starring Granger, Joan Greenwood & Jul 19 Dead Lovers Flora Robson. A young woman marries Prince George but it's far from a love match. Then she falls for a Swedish Count. Mon 22 14:00 Scotland Yard 1953. The Drayton Case. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Victor Platt & Vincent Ball. Jul 19 The aftermath of a wartime air raid reveals the body of a murdered woman. (S1, E1) Mon 22 14:35 Glimpses Rode Made in 1955 by motorcycle experts, featuring International Six Days Trial winner Eric Jul 19 Safety Wilson and legendary mechanic Nobby Clark. We see how motorcyclists deal with a with a variety of hazards. Mon 22 15:10 Pandora and 1951. Drama. Directed by Albert Lewin. Starring James Mason, Ava Gardner, Nigel Jul 19 the Flying Patrick & Shelia Sim. Hendrick - the Flying Dutchman, has been cursed by god to Dutchman wander over the sea until Doomsday. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 22 17:40 Glimpses Kent Made in 1976, we look at the architecture of Kent along with its styles, shops, high Jul 19 in the 1970s streets featuring superb aerial shots and a very young Prince Charles himself stars in this fascinating documentary Mon 22 18:00 Get Some In! Erks. Stars: Tony Selby, David Janson, Gerard Ryder. Marsh is promised promotion if C Jul 19 Flight win the Inter-Flight Competition. (S3, EP01) Mon 22 18:30 Orders Are 1954. Comedy. An American film crew are making a film in a British army camp, but Jul 19 Orders the soldiers chase the film unit's girls. Starring Tony Hancock, Sid James & Peter Sellers. Mon 22 20:05 Busy Bodies 1933. Comedy. Directed by Lloyd French. Stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Stan & Jul 19 Ollie do battle with inanimate objects & their co-workers during a routine work day at the saw mill. Mon 22 20:30 Public Eye 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. How About a Cup of Tea? Stars Alfred Burke, Ray Jul 19 Smith & Peter Childs. Bruised & battered during his last case, Marker receives a surprise visitor to his hospital bed. Mon 22 21:30 Custer of the 1968. Western. Directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Robert Shaw, Mary Ure and Jul 19 West Ty Hardin. The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War Mon 22 00:15 Hoodlum 1951. Crime drama. Directed by Max Nosseck and starring Lawrence Tierney, Allene Jul 19 Roberts and Marjorie Riordan. Career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust.(SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 22 01:30 The Gentle 1984. Crime Drama. Exit Laughing. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Paul Jul 19 Touch Moriarty. A minor civil servant is found dead in rather exotic. (S5, E13) Mon 22 02:30 The Most 1932. Horror. Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Irving Pichel. Stars Fay Wray, Joel Jul 19 Dangerous McCrea, Leslie Banks & Robert Armstrong. Shipwrecked on an island, a hunter Game becomes the guest of Count Zaroff (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 22 03:45 Couple of 1972. Directed by Francis Searle. With Bunny Lewis, Tim Barrett, James Beck. A Jul 19 Beauties barman witnesses a shooting and is pursued by gunmen. He joins a drag act to hide from the villains Mon 22 04:15 Dance Little 1954. Drama. The story of a successful dancer who fights with her husband for the Jul 19 Lady attention of their daughter. Starring Terence Morgan, Mai Zetterling and Guy Rolfe. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Date Time Programme Synopsis Tue 23 06:00 Say It With 1934. Drama musical. Directed by John Baxter. Two well-loved market flower sellers Jul 19 Flowers (Mary Clare and Ben Field) fall on hard times. The locals put on a benefit show to raise funds for them. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 23 07:25 The Detectives 12 Hours To live. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and Jul 19 tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West Tue 23 07:55 The Golden 1950. Drama. Directed by Ronald Neame. Stars Trevor Howard, Anouk Aimee & Jul 19 Salamander Herbert Lom. A British archaeologist is torn between tackling a sinister crime syndicate or turning a blind eye. Tue 23 09:50 Never Let Go 1960. Crime. Director: John Guillermin. Stars Peter Sellers, Adam Faith & Richard Jul 19 Todd. A London garage owner who makes extra cash dealing in stolen cars, asks Tommy Towers to steal a 1959 Ford Anglia Tue 23 11:40 BFI: Holiday 1957. Documentary. Directed by John Taylor. Charming music-driven documentary Jul 19 about Blackpool. Tue 23 12:00 Fathom 1967. Adventure. Directed by Leslie H. Martinson. Stars Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Jul 19 Welch & Ronald Fraser. In Spain, an American is recruited by intelligence agents to recover a H bomb detonator. Tue 23 14:00 Scotland Yard 1953. The Missing Man. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Tristan Rawson & Evelyn Jul 19 Moore. The Dream of a Retired Vicar's wife sets police on the trail of a man who has been missing since 1938. (S1, E2) Tue 23 14:35 Whistle Down 1961. Drama. Directed by Bryan Forbes and starring Bernard Lee, Alan Bates and Jul 19 the Wind Hayley Mills. Three young children encounter a murderer on the run. Tue 23 16:35 Home to 1951. Crime. Directed by Terence Fisher. Stars Alan Wheatley, Guy Rolfe and Stanley Jul 19 Danger Baker. Barbara returns from abroad after her father's suicide. A changed will leaves Barbara in mortal danger. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 23 18:00 Get Some In! End of Basic Training. Stars: Tony Selby, David Janson, Gerard Ryder. Alice threatens Jul 19 to walk out on Marsh when he's busted back to corporal (S3, EP02) Tue 23 18:30 Farewell A beautifull film about the last voyages of Topsail boats in British industry. Jul 19 Topsails 1937 Tue 23 18:45 Kipps 1941. Comedy. Director: Carol Reed. Starring Michael Redgrave, Phyllis Calvert & Jul 19 Philip Frost. Based on H.G Wells' novel, Kipps the draper's apprentice falls in love with a girl above his station. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 23 20:30 Public Eye 1975. Detective & Mystery Drama. How About It, Frank? Stars Alfred Burke, Peter Jul 19 Childs & Ray McAnally. Ron Gash wants Marker as his new partner. But are Gash's methods compatible with Marker's? Tue 23 21:30 Another Man's 1951. Drama. Directed by Irving Rapper. Stars Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Emlyn Jul 19 Poison Williams, Anthony Steel & Barbara Murray. A mystery writer gets involved in potentially murderous relationships. Tue 23 23:20 The Brain 1955. Thriller. Director: Ken Hughes. Stars Maxwell Reed, Patrick Barr, Elizabeth Allen Jul 19 Machine & Russell Napier. Dr Philippa uses 'The Brain Machine' to reveal abnormalities within the brain of a murderer. Tue 23 01:00 Salt Of The 1954. Drama. Director: Herbert J. Biberman. Stars Juan Chacon, Rosaura Revueltas & Jul 19 Earth Will Geer. Mexican workers at a Zinc mine call a general strike. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 23 02:50 Mix Me A 1962. Drama. Director: Leslie Norman. Stars Anne Baxter, Donald Sinden, Carole Ann Jul 19 Person Ford & Adam Faith. A barrister's wife, who is a psychiatrist, takes on one of the cases that he has failed to win. Tue 23 04:50 Men Against 1952. Adventure. Stars John Bentley, Zena Marshall & Liam O'Leary. An engineer Jul 19 the Sun undertakes to oversee the building of a railway from Mombasa to Uganda. A Kenya- Britain coproduction, the first in fact. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Date Time Programme Synopsis Wed 24 06:00 Hangman Waits 1947. Thriller. Director: A. Barr-Smith. Stars John Turnbull & Hylton Allen. This 1947 Jul 19 semi-documentary style featurette is a story of grisly murders by a cinema organist. Wed 24 07:15 The Detectives Anatomy Of Fear. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and Jul 19 tough detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West Wed 24 07:45 The Final Test 1954. Comedy. Director: Anthony Asquith. Stars Jack Warner, Robert Morley & George Jul 19 Relph. A cricketer looks forward to his last test match, but his son would rather write poetry than watch his innings Wed 24 09:35 The Southern 1969. Comedy. Directed by Sidney Hayers. Stars George Segal, Ursula Andress & Jul 19 Star Orson Welles. Jules Verne's classic story of the world's largest diamond and the motley crew suspected of stealing it.
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