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TPTV Schedule August 16Th to August 22Nd Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 16 00:20 the Great Gatsby 1974 th nd TPTV Schedule August 16 to August 22 Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 16 00:20 The Great Gatsby 1974. Drama. Director: Jack Clayton. Stars: Robert Redford, Mia Farrow & Sam Aug Waterston. Jay Gatsby loved spoiled, beautiful, Daisy Buchanan but lost her. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 16 03:10 The Upturned Glass 1946. Thriller. Director: Lawrence Huntington. Stars: James Mason, Rosamund John, Aug Pamela Kellino. A leading brain surgeon believes himself responsible for the death of the woman he loves. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 16 04:55 Action Stations 1957. Drama. Directed by Cecil H. Williamson and starring Paul Carpenter and Mary Aug Martin. A forger flees to Spain but his daughter is kidnapped by a gang. Mon 16 06:00 The Second Mr. 1940. Comedy. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs. Stars Wallace Evennett, Evelyn Roberts Aug Bush & Kay Walsh. A writer poses as a shy butterfly hunter who has a fortune and is hounded by reporters. Mon 16 07:05 IWM: Worker's 1943. Documentary recording the efforts of workers to build a Wellington Bomber in 30 Aug Weekend (1943) hours, Second World War, directed by Ray Elton. Mon 16 07:25 Funny Face 1957. Musical Romance. Directed by Stanley Donen. Stars: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire Aug & Kay Thompson. A fashion photographer asks a girl to model for him after accidentally catching her on film. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 16 09:30 William Tell Voice in The Night. 1958. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Aug After a disagreement with Gessler, Judge Furst is thrown into a dungeon. Mon 16 10:00 Walk A Tightrope 1963. Drama. Director: Frank Nesbitt. Stars Dan Duryea, Patricia Owens, Terence Cooper. Aug Ellen finds perfect happiness in marriage, but things aren't what they seem. Mon 16 11:35 Venetian Bird 1952. Mystery. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars: Richard Todd, Eva Bartok, John Gregson. A Aug private detective travels to Venice to find an Italian veteran of the Second World War. Mon 16 13:35 Do Detectives 1927. Director: Fred Guiol. Starring: Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. An escaped convict is Aug Think? out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge. Mon 16 14:00 Enemy At The Door The Education of Nils Borg. 1980. Stars Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Antonia Aug Pemberton. Will a journalist from neutral Sweden get all sides of story or will there be a Propaganda missing in play. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 16 15:00 Doctor Syn 1937. Historical Drama. Directors: Maude T. Howell and Roy William Neill. Stars: George Aug Arliss, John Loder and Margaret Lockwood. A Royal Navy tax inspector seeks liquor smugglers on Romney Marsh. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 16 16:40 Colonel March 1953. Crime drama starring Boris Karloff, Joan Sims and Richard Wattis. Colonel March Aug Investigates runs the Scotland Yard office for the Department of Queer Complaints and investigates 3 strange crimes. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 16 18:00 Scotland Yard 1956. The Wall of Death. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Starring Cyril Chamberlain, Aug Vernon Greeves and Vanda Godsell. A murder at a fairground proves a puzzling case for the police. (S1, E15) Mon 16 18:35 Centenary Express 1980. Highlights of a gastronomic journey from Yorkshire to London on board a special Aug train-made up of vintage restaurant cars, and steam hauled, to celebrate a hundred years of train catering. Mon 16 18:45 Children Galore 1954. Comedy. Director: Terence Fisher. Stars: Eddie Byrne, June Thorburn and Betty Ann Aug Davies. A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren. Mon 16 20:00 The Main Chance The Best Legal System in the World. 1970. Director: Christopher Hudson. Starring: Peter Aug Bowles & Paul Massie. David faces two case involving powerful men who seek to control those around them. Mon 16 21:00 Flame In The Streets 1961. Drama. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Brenda De Aug Banzie. Racial tensions manifest during Bonfire Night in the West Indian community of post-war Britain. Mon 16 22:50 Portrait From Life 1948. Drama. Director: by Terence Fisher. Stars: Mai Zetterling, Robert Beatty, Guy Rolfe, Aug Herbert Lom. An Army Major attempts to find a girl after seeing her portrait in a London art gallery. Tue 17 00:35 The Desperate 1955. Thriller. Director: William Wyler. Stars Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Aug Hours Kennedy & Martha Scott. Escaped criminals hold a family hostage. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 02:50 The Great Smokey 1977. Drama. Directed by John Leone. Stars: Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan & Austin Aug Roadblock Pendleton. Ageing trucker named Elegant John Howard decides he and his truck Eleanor has one more good run in them. Tue 17 04:55 Honey West 1965. There's a Long, Long Fuse a'burning. Crime series produced by Aaron Spelling. Aug Starring Anne Francis. Honey tries to help a framed convict. Tue 17 05:25 Champion The Crossroad Trail. 1955. Stars Champion, Barry Curtis, & Jim Bannon. A young rancher Aug Wonderhorse nearly falls in with bad company and Ricky is blinded when fleeing two men. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 06:00 Farewell To Arms 1932. Drama. Directed by Frank Borzage. Stars Gary Cooper, Helen Hayes, Adolphe Aug Menjou & Mary Philips. An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 07:45 Tunnel of Fear 1956. A British Lord finds himself captive in a train compartment with an armed man who Aug intends to kill him. Starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke, David Niven, Walter Kingsford; Directed by Roy Kellino. Tue 17 08:15 Serena 1962. Drama. Directed by Peter Maxwell. Starring Patrick Holt, Emrys Jones & Honor Aug Blackman. An inspector strives to solve the mystery of an artist's dead wife. The artist becomes the main suspect. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 09:30 Sir Francis Drake The English Dragon. 1961. Delphi Lawrence, Henry Vidon & David McCallum. A favourite Aug of the Queen and a young fool, Lord Oakeshott turns into an even worse lovesick young fool. Tue 17 10:00 Going Ape! 1981. Comedy. Directed by Jeremy Joe Kronsberg. Stars Tony Danza, Jessica Walter & Aug Danny DeVito. Max Sabatini dies, leaving three orangutans to his son, Foster, who must take care of them. Tue 17 11:50 The Girl From 1948. Comedy. Director by Alfred E. Green. Stars Dorothy Lamour, George Montgomery & Aug Manhattan Charles Laughton. A model and a young reverend return to their hometown and to each other. Tue 17 13:30 Twice Two 1933. Comedy. Starring: Laurel & Hardy, Baldwin Cooke & Charlie Hall. Stan and Ollie are Aug married to each other's sisters and plan a dinner party to celebrate their mutual anniversaries. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 14:00 The Mind of Mr. J. 1971. Death of an Angel. Directed By Peter Dugid. Stars Hugh Burden, Willoughby Aug G. Reeder Goddard & Mona Bruce. An actress has been murdered but has a wrongful arrest taken place? Reeder investigates Tue 17 15:00 Battle of The Sexes 1960. Directed by Charles Crichton. Stars Peter Sellers, Robert Morley & Constance Aug Cummings. The demise of MacPherson allows Angela Barrows to contemporise a men only factory shaking it to the core. Tue 17 16:40 Blitz On Britain 1960. Doc. Director: Harry Booth. Stars: Alistair Cooke, Henning Skaarup. Archive footage Aug from both British and German sources to tell the story of the defence of Britain during World War II. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 18:00 One Step Beyond The Aerialist. 1959. Starring: John Newland, Mike Connors & Yvette Vickers. An argument Aug between trapeze artists results in an accident in which one is paralyzed, and the other is torn by guilt. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 18:35 Crooked Sky 1957. Crime drama directed by Henry Cass. An American detective & Scotland Yard must Aug work together to crack a counterfeit gang. Stars Wayne Morris, Karin Booth and Anton Diffring. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 20:00 Danger UXB The Pier. 1979. Stars Anthony Andrews, Judy Geeson & Jeremy Sinden. 347 Section is Aug moving to the coast in preparation for D-Day. Ash also has a Hidden Surprise. Tue 17 21:00 The Seventh Veil 1945. Oscar Winning Drama. Director: Compton Bennett. Stars James Mason, Ann Todd Aug & Herbert Lom. A celebrated pianist attempts suicide and, on the psychiatrist's couch, reveals what drove her to it. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 17 22:50 Red Line 7000 1965. Drama. Director: Howard Hawks. Stars: James Caan, Laura Devon, Gail Hire. The Aug lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 18 01:00 Best Pair Of Legs In 1974. Comedy. Director: Christopher Hodson. Stars Reg Varney, Diana Coupland, Lee Aug The Business Montague & Jean Harvey. A middle-aged compere and drag artiste is low on talent but high on ambition. Wed 18 03:00 Nor the Moon By 1958. Adventure. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Michael Craig, Belinda Lee, Patrick Aug Night McGoohan. After a the loss of her mother, a young women sets out to find her African pen pal. Wed 18 05:00 Stagecoach West The Renegades. Wayne Rogers & Robert Bray run a stagecoach line in the Old West, Aug where they come across a wide variety of killers, robbers and ladies in distress. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 18 06:00 Playground of Made in the 1930s a fascinating tour around Norway. Aug Giants Wed 18 06:05 They Met in the Dark 1943. Mystery.
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