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TPTV Schedule December 21th to December 27th

Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 21 01:20 French Postcards 1979. Comedy. Director: Willard Huyck. Stars: Miles Chapin, Blanche Baker & David Marshall. Dec 20 An American group of exchange students come to Paris to study the language and culture for a year. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 21 03:10 The Rivals of The Case of Laker Absconded. Stars: , Ronald Hines, Jane Lapotaire. A Dec 20 junior bank clerk elopes with a fortune-but without his fiancee. Mon 21 04:00 Hannay Act of Riot. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. Hannay returns Dec 20 to Scotland to visit the village where he was born, but his arrival quickly brings him into danger (S1,E05) Mon 21 05:00 Burke's Law 1963. Who Killed Holly Howard? Directed by Hy Averback. Stars Gene Barry, Gary Conway & Dec 20 Regis Toomey. A Model is found murdered, and the only clues seem to link a trio of wealthy Texans to her death. Mon 21 06:00 Post Early for 1951. Animation. This delightful silhouette animation may not be the most logical argument Dec 20 Christmas for helping the Post Office out, but who cares when it's so charmingly packaged. Mon 21 06:05 Murder in Eden 1961. Thriller. Director: Max Varnel. Stars: Ray McAnally, Catherine Feller, Yvonne Dec 20 Buckingham. After discovering a famous painting is a forgery, a noted art critic is killed by a hit-and-run driver. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 21 07:25 Escape By Night 1953. Crime. Directed by John Gilling. Stars Bonar Colleano, Sid James, Andrew Ray, Ted Dec 20 Ray, Simone Silva. An ace reporter with a drinking problem tracks a gangster on the run. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 21 09:00 Stars, Cars & Singer Tony Hadley, legendary rock guitarist Jim Cregan and broadcaster Alex Dyke bring Dec 20 Guitars Talking their Stars Cars Guitars show to Talking Pictures TV for a Christmas special. Christmas Mon 21 10:00 Robin's Nest Just Desserts. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt & Tony Britton. Mr. Nicholls manages to Dec 20 persuade two pretty girls to dine in the bistro but Vicky jumps to the wrong conclusion Mon 21 10:30 Bang! You're Dead 1954. Drama. Directed by Lance Comfort. Stars Jack Warner, Derek Farr, Veronica Hurst and Dec 20 Michael Medwin. A tragic accident leads to man being wrongly accused of murder. Mon 21 12:15 Scrooge (1935) 1935. Family. Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways one Dec 20 Christmas by visitations from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Also stars Donald Calthrop. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 21 13:50 Upstairs and 1959. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars Michael Craig, Claudia Cardinale, Anne Dec 20 Downstairs Heywood & Sid James. British newlyweds discover hiring suitable home help is harder than they thought. Mon 21 15:55 Simon and Laura 1955. Comedy. Director: Muriel Box. Stars: Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Muriel Pavlow. A TV Dec 20 studio want to feature a famous couple in a new show. Will the couple maintain a happy facade? Mon 21 17:45 Christmas Under It's 1940 as the UK prepares for Christmas in this propaganda film intended for US Dec 20 Fire audiences. It's a Christmas of holly & barbed wire yet the British are determined to make it as cheerful as possible. Mon 21 18:00 Scotland Yard 1954. Late Night Final. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Colin Tapley, Terence Yorke & Dec 20 Frank Forsyth. An investigation into Joe Burrage unveils a thrilling tale of the man who died twice! (S1, E6) Mon 21 18:35 The Yangtse 1957. War. Director: Michael Anderson. Stars: , William Hartnell & Sam Kydd. Dec 20 Incident The British sloop HMS Amethyst caught up in the Chinese Civil War and involved in the 1949 Yangtse Incident. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 21 20:55 Christmas In Glimpses: Charming glimpse of Christmas in London in the 50s; the lights, famous shop Dec 20 London in 1957 - windows, the fashions and all the hustle and bustle. Glimpses Mon 21 21:00 Hazell Hazell and the Suffolk Ghost. 1979. Stars: Nicholas Ball, Peter Bourke, Meg Davies. A quiet Dec 20 time by the Suffolk Coast turns out to be anything but for Hazel Mon 21 22:00 Flame In The 1961. Drama. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Stars John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Brenda De Banzie. Dec 20 Streets Racial tensions manifest during Bonfire Night in the West Indian community of post-war Britain. Mon 21 00:00 Turn The Key Softly 1953. Drama. Director: Jack Lee. Stars Yvonne Mitchell, Joan Collins, Kathleen Harrison. Dec 20 Three women are released from Holloway prison on the same morning into the bustle of post-war London

Date Time Programme Synopsis Tue 22 01:35 The Sunshine 50s Bikini Girls! Meet Josephine & Louise, Angela & June and Hazel & Marjorie, the 50s Bikini Dec 20 Sweethearts- 50s girls! Bikini Girls! - Glimpses Tue 22 01:40 No Sex Please - 1973. Comedy. Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid & . A shop Dec 20 We're British owner's order is mixed up in transit and sent to Barclays Bank. Tue 22 03:25 Hawkeye & the Winter Passage. 1957. Directed by Sam Newfield. Stars John Hart, Lon Chaney Jr.& Kay Dec 20 Last of the Hawtrey. Frontier wives hope to join their husbands in time for Christmas. (SUBTITLES Mohicans AVAILABLE) Tue 22 03:55 Post Early for 1951. Animation. This delightful silhouette animation may not be the most logical argument Dec 20 Christmas for helping the Post Office out, but who cares when it's so charmingly packaged. Tue 22 04:00 Reilly: Ace of Spies Dreadnoughts and Crosses. 1983. Stars: Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Norman Rodway. Estranged Dec 20 from his British intelligence contacts, Reilly, works in his capacity as a German arms dealer Tue 22 05:00 The Rogues 1965. The Personal Touch. Gig Young, David Niven and Charles Boyer are The Rogues, Dec 20 members of two related families of international forgers and conmen. Tue 22 06:00 To Catch A Yeti 1995. Family. Directed by Bob Keen. Stars Meat Loaf, Chantellese Kent, Rick Howland & Jim Dec 20 Gordon. Big Jake is hired to catch the fabled Yeti. A chase starts in the Himalayas and ends up in the city. Tue 22 07:45 64-Day Hero: A 1985. Documentary. Gordon Williams on an investigation into the circumstances Dec 20 Boxer's Tale surrounding the life and death of Randolph Turpin, who held a world boxing title for 64 days. Tue 22 09:45 Christmas Carols Glimpses: Join us in a Christmas Carol sing along filmed in 1947. Dec 20 in 1947 Tue 22 10:00 Robin's Nest Away from All What? Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt & Tony Britton. The Tripps are Dec 20 invited to stay at a Cornish hotel owned by their friends Tue 22 10:30 Kipps 1941. Comedy. Director: Carol Reed. Starring Michael Redgrave, Phyllis Calvert & Philip Dec 20 Frost. Based on H.G Wells' novel, Kipps the draper's apprentice falls in love with a girl above his station. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 22 12:15 Men In War 1957. War. Director: Anthony Mann. Stars Robert Ryan, Robert Keith, Aldo Ray & Vic Morrow. Dec 20 During the Korean War, Lt. Benson and his troops find a colonel experiencing psychological combat trauma. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 22 14:20 Above Us The 1955. War Drama. Director: Ralph Thomas. Stars John Gregson, John Mills & . Dec 20 Waves War Drama about the British attack on the German battleship 'Tirpitz' in a Norwegian fjord during World War II. Tue 22 16:20 Man on the Run 1949. Crime Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Stars Valentine Dyall, Derek Farr & Dec 20 (1949) Leslie Perrins. Having deserted the army, Peter Burdon is continually on the run. Tue 22 18:00 Scotland Yard 1954. Fatal Journey. Director: Paul Gherzo. Stars Gordon Bell, Edward Forsyth, Jack Melford, Dec 20 Jane Welsh & Julian Somers. A husband returns home to find his wife collapsed on the floor. (S1, E7) Tue 22 18:35 Christmas Under It's 1940 as the UK prepares for Christmas in this propaganda film intended for US Dec 20 Fire audiences. It's a Christmas of holly & barbed wire yet the British are determined to make it as cheerful as possible. Tue 22 18:50 The Night My 1955. Mystery. Directed by Leslie Norman and starring Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Dec 20 Number Came Up and Alexander Knox. A military aircraft's fate may or may not depend on a prophetic nightmare. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 22 20:50 Christmas In Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past Dec 20 Britain were celebrated in London the great British countryside & a traditional British home. Tue 22 21:00 Shout At The Devil 1976. War. Directed by Peter R. Hunt. Stars Lee Marvin, Roger Moore & Barbara Parkins. A Dec 20 British aristocrat and US ex-military man join battle against a German Commander and his men. Tue 22 23:50 The Lovers! 1973. Comedy. Director: Herbert Wise. Stars Richard Beckinsale, Paula Wilcox, Joan Scott. Dec 20 Like everyone else since Adam & Eve, Geoffrey & Beryl want to fall in love. But this is Manchester in 1972

Date Time Programme Synopsis Wed 23 01:35 Up The Chastity 1971. Comedy. Director: Bob Kellett. Stars: Frankie Howerd, Eartha Kitt, Anna Quayle, Roy Dec 20 Belt Hudd. Lurkalot is a serf who sells chastity belts and love potions at the local market place. Wed 23 03:25 BFI: Terminus 1961. Drama. Directed by John Schlesinger. Iconic short of a day in the life of a London Dec 20 Railway Station. Wed 23 04:00 Budgie Could do better. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Budgie's new job in Dec 20 Charles' bookshop is proving profitable. A problem for Hazel leads him back to his old school and into trouble. Wed 23 05:00 Stagecoach West High Lonesome. Western starring Wayne Rogers, Richard Eyer & Robert Bray. Simon Kane Dec 20 drubs his supervisor Osgood for revealing that Kane's wife deserted him and his son. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 23 06:00 Christmas Charming Christmas film made in 1948 A small, lonely pine tree wishes to be chosen for Dec 20 Rhapsody Christmas and to be taken home. Wed 23 06:15 Sammy's Super T- 1978. Comedy. Directed by Jeremy Summers. Stars Reggie Winch, Lawrie Mark & Richard Dec 20 Shirt Vernon. Children's Film Foundation. A little boy stands up to his tormentors via the device of a magical T-shirt. Wed 23 07:25 The Flemish Farm 1943. War. Directed by Jeffery Dell. Stars Jane Baxter, Clifford Evans, Philip Friend. Based on Dec 20 a true story. A Belgian Pilot's daring attempt to retrieve the Colours from Nazi-occupied Belgium. Wed 23 09:05 Carols with 1983. With readings from Sir and carols including O Little Town of Dec 20 Michael Horden Bethlehem, The First Noel, Good King Wenceslas and Silent Night from the Royal Choral Society and friends. Wed 23 10:00 Robin's Nest England Expects. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt & Tony Britton. Robin wakes up his Dec 20 father-in-law with news of a possible parking ticket Wed 23 10:30 Miss Robin Hood 1952. Comedy. Henry is a mild man who writes adventure stories for his girls. All is fine until Dec 20 he meets Miss Honey! Starring Richard Hearne & Margaret Rutherford. Directed by John Guillermin. Wed 23 12:00 Doctor In Clover 1966. Comedy. Directed by Ralph Thomas. Stars James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Dec 20 Shirley Anne Field. Gaston Grimsdyke enrols on a medical course run by Sir Lancelot Spratt. Wed 23 14:00 Rooms Ron P1. 1975. Stars Sylvia Kay, Bryan Marshall and Dinsdale Landen. Poor Ron may have Dec 20 had one sherry too many last night, meanwhile downstairs Dorothy is finally giving Clive an ultimatum. Wed 23 14:30 Home For 1990. Drama. Directed by Peter McCubbin. Mickey Rooney is an old thief who befriends a Dec 20 Christmas child. Good performances and a touch of supernatural bring a solid sentimental journey. Starring Simon Richards. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 23 16:30 Stars, Cars & ...Talking Christmas. Singer Tony Hadley, legendary rock guitarist Jim Cregan and Dec 20 Guitars Talking broadcaster Alex Dyke bring their Stars Cars Guitars show to Talking Pictures TV for a Christmas Christmas special. Wed 23 17:30 Rooms Ron P2. 1975. Stars Sylvia Kay, Bryan Marshall and Dinsdale Landen. Ron has a day with his Dec 20 daughters and helps Clive with some advice, which turns out to be a case of do as I say and not as I do. Wed 23 18:00 Scotland Yard 1954. The Strange Case of Blonde. Directed by Ken Hughes. Stars Lee Sinclaire, Derek Dec 20 Alward, Cyril Smith & Russell Napier. A cat burglar adopts an unexpected disguise (S1, E8) Wed 23 18:35 The Holly and the 1952. Drama. A heart-warming tale of a minister and his family reunited at Christmas time Dec 20 Ivy recounting their trials. Directed by George More O'Ferrall. Stars Ralph Richardson & Celia Johnson. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 23 20:15 For the Love of Ada ... Special With Ada. Starring Irene Handl, Wilfred Pickles & Barbara Mitchell. A Christmas Dec 20 special of the gentle 70s sitcom about Ada and Walter, who find love. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 23 21:00 The Mind of Mr. J. 1971. The Treasure House. Stars Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard & Mona Bruce. A Dec 20 G. Reeder reformed safebreaker is coming to visit his friend Reader, when he is purposely knocked down by a passing car. Wed 23 22:00 Who Dares Wins 1982. Thriller. Directed by Ian Sharp. Stars Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark & Dec 20 Tony Doyle, An anti-nuclear group plan to kill the U.S. ambassador at the Iranian embassy, leading to a siege. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)

Date Time Programme Synopsis Thu 24 00:30 The Big Operator 1959. Drama. Directed by Charles F. Haasn. Stars Mickey Rooney. Steve Cochran, Mamie Dec 20 Van Doren & Ray Danton. A corrupt union boss and the mob silence all their witnesses. Thu 24 02:15 Home to Danger 1951. Crime. Directed by Terence Fisher. Stars Alan Wheatley, Guy Rolfe and . Dec 20 Barbara returns from abroad after her father's suicide. A changed will leaves Barbara in mortal danger. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Thu 24 03:35 Running for A look back to the 1970s when greyhound racing was popular and Private individuals trained Dec 20 Pleasure greyhounds to run at nonregulated tracks known as 'flapping tracks'. Thu 24 04:00 The Mind of Mr. J. 1969. The Troupe. Stars: Hugh Burden, Willoughby Goddard & Mona Bruce. A Canadian Dec 20 G. Reeder confidence man, along with his gang are in London to pull off a big swindle. Thu 24 05:00 Target: The The Million Dollar Dump. 1961. Stars Stephen McNally, Robert Harland & Harold J. Stone. Dec 20 Corruptors Investigative reporters Paul Marino & Jack Flood investigate various cases of political corruption. (S1, E1) Thu 24 06:00 Night Before A beautiful adaptation of the famous poem, with a mixture of animation and live action Dec 20 Christmas made in 1946. Thu 24 06:10 Scrooge (1935) 1935. Family. Ebenezer Scrooge (Seymour Hicks) is persuaded to change his ways one Dec 20 Christmas by visitations from the ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come. Also stars Donald Calthrop. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Thu 24 07:45 Get Some In! Christmas at the Camp. 1975. Stars: Tony Selby, , David Janson. C Flight Dec 20 must stay behind when they're picked for maintenance duty (Special) Thu 24 08:15 The Yellow Balloon 1953. Drama. Director: J. Lee Thompson. Stars: Andrew Ray, , Kathleen Ryan. Dec 20 A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly lead his friend to fall from a building. Thu 24 09:50 Christmas In Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past Dec 20 Britain were celebrated in London the great British countryside & a traditional British home. Thu 24 10:00 Robin's Nest Once Two is Three. Stars Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt & Tony Britton. Robin and Vicky Dec 20 are offered the chance to open a restaurant in Brighton Thu 24 10:30 Oliver Twist 1948. Drama. Directed by David Lean. Stars John Howard Davies, , Robert Dec 20 Newton & Kay Walsh. An orphaned boy in London joins a household of boys trained to steal for their master. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Thu 24 12:50 BFI: The Christmas 1966. Family. Starring Brian Blessed, William Burleigh, Anthony Honour & Kate Nicholls. Gary Dec 20 Tree determines to get a tree for children who will be in hospital for Christmas. Directed by Jim Clark. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Thu 24 14:00 Rooms Alan & Peter P1. 1975. Stars David Burke, Robert Gary, Shirley Cheriton & Elaine Donnely. Dec 20 Peter has just arrived from his homeland and is feeling lost, can the girls from across the way cheer him up? Thu 24 14:30 Trouble in Store 1953. Comedy. Director John Paddy Carstairs and stars Norman Wisdom, Moira Lister, Dec 20 Margaret Rutherford. The escapades of an employee of a London store, who has ambitions to become a window-dresser. Thu 24 16:15 Night Before A beautiful adaptation of the famous poem, with a mixture of animation and live action Dec 20 Christmas made in 1946. Thu 24 16:25 An Evening With 1967. Directed by Kenny Clayton. Lay unknown in his family's garage for nearly forty years, a Dec 20 Matt Monro film reel of Matt Monro performing live, is the only known film of Britain's greatest singer. Thu 24 17:30 Rooms Alan & Peter P2. 1975. David Burke, Robert Gary, Gillian Rhind, Shirley Cheriton & Elaine Dec 20 Donnely. Peter discovers the real reason behind Alan's mood last night. Thu 24 18:00 Scotland Yard 1954. The Silent Witness. Directed by Montgomery Tully. Stars Molly Weir, Ivan Craig & Dec 20 Kenneth Henry. The case of the self-confessed killer who almost escaped the full weight of the law. (S1, E9) Thu 24 18:35 The Edgar Wallace Locker Sixty-Nine. 1962. Directed by Norman Harrison. Stars Eddie Byrne, Paul Daneman & Dec 20 Mystery Theatre Penelope Horner. A private detective is knocked unconscious after finding the body of his employer. Thu 24 19:45 Christmas Under It's 1940 as the UK prepares for Christmas in this propaganda film intended for US Dec 20 Fire audiences. It's a Christmas of holly & barbed wire yet the British are determined to make it as cheerful as possible. Thu 24 20:00 Ooh - You Are 1972. Comedy. Directed by Cliff Owen. Stars Dick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Fraser, Dec 20 Awful Cheryl Kennedy, Pat Coombs & Liza Goddard. Charlie must find a bank account number to recover a fortune. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Thu 24 22:00 Girl on a 1968. Romantic Drama. Director: Jack Cardiff. Stars: Alain Delon, , Roger Dec 20 Motorcycle Mutton. Newly married Rebecca rides her motorbike to visit her lover Daniel in Heidelberg. Thu 24 23:50 Second Woman 1950. Drama. James V Kern. Stars Betsy Drake, Robert Young, John Sutton & Florence Dec 20 Bates. An architect's fiancee is killed in a mysterious car accident on the night before their wedding. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)

Date Time Programme Synopsis Fri 25 Dec 01:45 Christmas Under Made in 1947. The joys of living in Australia at Christmas time. Cool drinks have taken the 20 The Sun place of hot refreshments and much time is spent outdoors but the spirit of Christmas is unchanged! Fri 25 Dec 02:05 Final Appointment 1954. Crime. Directed by Terence Fisher and starring John Bentley. Reporters investigate 20 threats against a retired army officer and discover links to a series of murders that occurred during the war. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 03:25 Three Wise Boys - 1953. Family. When times get tough at their remote farm, three young brothers discover the 20 Glimpses real meaning of Christmas in this Christian Film. Fri 25 Dec 04:00 Public Eye 1969. Detective & Mystery Drama. The Comedian's Graveyard. Stars Alfred Burke, Peter 20 Badger & Mona Bruce. Frank is instructed to find a stage-struck teenager who has run away from home. Fri 25 Dec 05:00 Saints & Sinners 1965. Dear George, The Siamese Cat is Missing. Human stories uncovered by the reporters 20 of the New York City 'Record' newspaper. (S1, E1) Fri 25 Dec 06:00 John and Julie 1955. Comedy. Director William Fairchild. Stars Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley, Noelle 20 Middleton, Megs Jenkins, Sid James & Peter Sellers. Two children run away to London so they can visit the Queen. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 07:40 Christmas in 1942 Charming footage of a traditional Christmas party in war time - where handmade paper hats 20 are a must and everyone surprisingly gets a gift from Father Christmas. Fri 25 Dec 07:45 We Joined The 1962. Comedy. Director: Wendy Toye. Stars Kenneth More, Lloyd Nolan, Joan O'Brien & 20 Navy Mischa Auer. Lt Commander Badger, RN: has one besetting sin. The honesty to say the right thing at the wrong time! Fri 25 Dec 09:45 The Christmas Lest We Forget. With Alan Forbes, we visit the site where late on Christmas Eve 1914, our 20 Truce of 1914 boys heard German troops singing carols and on Christmas Day British and German soldiers - Lest We Forget met in no man's land. Fri 25 Dec 10:00 Robin's Nest Christmas at Robin's Nest. Stars Tony Britton, Tessa Wyatt & Richard O'Sullivan. Robin 20 grows tired as he attempts to put up the decorations (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 10:30 An Inspector Calls 1954. Crime. Director: Guy Hamilton. Stars: Alastair Sim, Olga Lindo, Eileen Moore. The 20 Birling family are rich, and complacent. It is 1912, and the impending war has yet to fall across their lives. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 12:05 Please Sir! 1971. Comedy. Directed by Mark Stuart. Stars John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, & Joan 20 Sanderson. Film version of the TV sitcom. Teacher Bernard Hedges takes his Fenn Street class to a holiday camp. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 14:10 Carols with 1983. With readings from Sir Michael Hordern and carols including O Little Town of 20 Michael Horden Bethlehem, The First Noel, Good King Wenceslas and Silent Night from the Royal Choral Society and friends. Fri 25 Dec 15:05 Scrooge: A 1951. Drama. Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Starring Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen 20 Christmas Carol Harrison & Sir Michael Hordern. Christmas is not a time of celebration for the tight-fisted Ebenezer Scrooge. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 16:50 Christmas In Join the festive cheer all over the country in this short film showing how Christmases past 20 Britain were celebrated in London the great British countryside & a traditional British home. Fri 25 Dec 17:00 Upstairs The Path of Duty. 1971. Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton & . Elizabeth 20 Downstairs returns from studying abroad and the household are in a frenzy, preparing for Elizabeth's entry into society. Fri 25 Dec 18:00 El Cid 1961. Epic. Directed by Anthony Mann. Stars Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren & Genevieve 20 Page. Spain is overrun by the Moors and the country's only hope rests in a heroic knight known as El Cid. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Fri 25 Dec 21:30 Without a Clue 1988. Comedy. Directed by Thom Eberhardt. Stars Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, & Lysette 20 Anthony. Could the world's greatest detective merely be the fictional creation of Dr Watson. Fri 25 Dec 23:40 The Best of The 1981. Comedy. Directed by Stanley Long. Stars Barry Evans, Harry H. Corbett & Diana Dors. 20 Adventures The funniest, naughtiest bits from the 1970s Adventures of series. Bawdy British fun at its cheekiest.

Date Time Programme Synopsis Sat 26 01:20 The Hand of Night 1968. Fantasy Horror. Directed by Frederic Goode Stars William Sylvester, Diane Clare, Dec 20 (1968) William Dexter & Terrence De Marney. Visiting Morocco, Paul attends a party, where he meets the mysterious Marisa Sat 26 03:05 Carols with 1983. With readings from Sir Michael Hordern and carols including O Little Town of Dec 20 Michael Horden Bethlehem, The First Noel, Good King Wenceslas and Silent Night from the Royal Choral Society and friends. Sat 26 04:00 Van der Valk The Adventurer. Stars Barry Foster, Michael Latimer & Susan Travers. A deadly car crash has Dec 20 Van der Valk flummoxed and fearful. Why was the victim carrying a gun? Sat 26 05:00 The Brack Report 1982. Chapter 1. Stars Donald Sumpter, Neil Nisbet, Patricia Garwood. Paul Brack is working Dec 20 on a project at one Britain's nuclear power stations. Unprecedented events disrupt his future career Sat 26 06:00 Jim's Gift 1996. Stars Jean Boht, Chris Jury & Robert Llewellyn. A mysterious stranger presents a boy Dec 20 with a VCR that can play the future. Sat 26 08:00 BFI: Skid Kids 1953. Drama. Director: Don Chaffey. Stars Peter Neil, Barry MacGregor, Anthony Lang & A E Dec 20 Matthews. 'Swanky' and his chums take on bike thieves in this Bermondsey-shot Children's Film Foundation short Sat 26 09:00 Runaround 1979. Classic children's gameshow. Hosted by Mike Reid and featuring Barbara Dickson. Dec 20 Sat 26 09:30 Black Saddle 1959. Client: Starkey. Western with Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a Dec 20 gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer. Sat 26 10:00 Johnny Ringo The Hunters. Directed by Aaron Spelling and starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard. Ringo Dec 20 and Cully join a pair of guards from Yuma prison searching for three escaped convicts. Sat 26 10:30 Rogue's Rock Double Trouble! 1875. Stars Donald Hewlett, Royston Tickner & Harold Goodwin. The return Dec 20 of the hit 70s ITV series, Rogue's Rock! Where action & adventure await! (S2, E4) Sat 26 11:00 The Christmas Lest We Forget. With Alan Forbes, we visit the site where late on Christmas Eve 1914, our Dec 20 Truce of 1914 boys heard German troops singing carols and on Christmas Day British and German soldiers - Lest We Forget met in no man's land. Sat 26 11:15 The Likely Lads 1976. Comedy. Director: Michael Tuchner. Stars: Rodney Bewes, James Bolam & Brigit Dec 20 Forsyth. Bob, Thelma, Terry and his girlfriend Christina go on a touring caravan holiday. Sat 26 13:05 The Long & the 1961. War. Directed by Leslie Norman. Stars Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey & Richard Dec 20 Short & the Tall Harris. Based on the Willis Hall play. A British patrol in Burma are determined to avenge British prisoners. Sat 26 15:10 The Winslow Boy 1948. Drama. Directed by Anthony Asquith. Stars Robert Donat, & Basil Dec 20 Radford. Pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a theft. His parents demand a trial. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sat 26 17:30 The Adventures of Then Lesser Breed. 1957. Stars William Russell, Cyril Smith & Ronald Leigh-Hunt. A village is Dec 20 Sir Lancelot being terrorised; King Arthur sends Sir Lancelot who discovers the Vikings are doing the terrorizing. Sat 26 18:00 Hobson's Choice 1954. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars: Charles Laughton, John Mills & Brenda de Banzie. Dec 20 Henry Hobson's three daughters want to marry, but he refuses as traditions require him to pay out settlements (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sat 26 20:10 Went The Day Well 1942. War. Director: Cavalcanti. Stars: Leslie Banks, Mervyn Johns & Basil Sydney. English Dec 20 villagers stage a fight back when visited by a platoon of german troops. Sat 26 22:00 Personal Services 1987. Comedy. Director: Terry Jones. Stars Julie Walters, Alec McCowen, Shirley Stelfox. Dec 20 The story of the rise of a single mother from waitress to madam of a suburban brothel which caters to older men

Date Time Programme Synopsis Sun 27 00:10 The Boys From 1978. Drama. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. Stars Gregory Peck, & Dec 20 Brazil James Mason. A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 02:45 Dangerous Cargo 1954. Drama directed by John Harlow. Tim (Jack Watling) is tricked by a wartime friend Dec 20 (Terence Alexander) into revealing details of a gold shipment. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 04:00 Special Branch Catherine the Great. 1974. Stars George Sewell, Paul Eddington, Frederick Jaeger. Informed Dec 20 that Rehfuss, a dangerous assassin, has slipped into the country, Craven is ordered to bring him in. Sun 27 05:00 The Detectives Two Time Loser. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough Dec 20 detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West Sun 27 05:30 The Detectives House Call. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) leads a squad of brave and tough Dec 20 detectives tackling crime. Also Stars: Tige Andrews, Russell Thorson, Adam West Sun 27 06:00 Saints and Sinners 1949. Drama. Director: Leslie Arliss. Stars Kieron Moore, Christine Norden, Michael Dolan. Dec 20 Having served a prison sentence for stealing Church funds, Michael Kissane has lost his reputation and love. Sun 27 07:45 Man From Tangier 1957. Drama. Directed by Lance Comfort. Starring Robert Hutton, Lisa Gastoni & Martin Dec 20 Benson. Chuck Collins finds himself involved in a passport and forgery racket, just through taking the wrong coat! (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 09:00 Runaround Christmas On Ice. 1980. Classic children's gameshow. Hosted by Mike Reid and featuring Dec 20 Madness. Filmed at the Torquay Pavilion Sun 27 09:30 Black Saddle 1959. Client: Tagger. Western with Peter Breck. After his brothers are killed in a shootout, a Dec 20 gunfighter decides to hang up his guns and uphold the law by becoming a lawyer. Sun 27 10:00 Johnny Ringo Posse. Directed by Aaron Spelling and starring Don Durant. Jessie Mead rides into town and Dec 20 begs Johnny to put him in jail, going so far as to break a storefront window to provide an excuse. Sun 27 10:30 Rogue's Rock Taped. 1976. Stars Donald Hewlett, Royston Tickner & Harold Goodwin. The return of the hit Dec 20 70s ITV series, Rogue's Rock! Where action & adventure await! (S2, E5) Sun 27 11:00 The Way We Live 1946. Drama and documentary combine in this stylish and ambitious film in which 3,000 Dec 20 local people took part. The film delves into the complexities of rebuilding Plymouth after the Second World War. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 12:15 The Edgar Wallace Change Partners. 1965. Directed by Robert Lynn. Stars Zena Walker, Kenneth Cope, Basil Dec 20 Mystery Theatre Henson. A co-director in the firm of Arkwright and Gallen, is having an affair with is partner's wife. Sun 27 13:25 Railways For Ever! 11 August 1968 is a highly significant date in British railway history, marking the official end Dec 20 of regular mainline steam operation. As we see the last steam train crossing the Pennines. Sun 27 13:35 The Ghosts of 1947. Comedy. Director: Vernon Sewell. Stars: Robert Morley, Felix Aylmer, Yvonne Arnaud, Dec 20 Berkeley Square Claude Hulbert. At a court in the afterlife a pair of 18th century soldiers are sentenced to haunt a mansion. Sun 27 15:25 Please Sir! 1971. Comedy. Directed by Mark Stuart. Stars John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, & Joan Dec 20 Sanderson. Film version of the TV sitcom. Teacher Bernard Hedges takes his Fenn Street class to a holiday camp. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 17:30 The Adventures of The Brothers. 1956. Stars , Victor Wool & Archie Duncan. A poor young serf is Dec 20 Robin Hood helped into a monastery by Robin and Friar Tuck but flees when he discovers his brother is in prison. Sun 27 18:00 Upstairs A Suitable Marriage. 1971. Stars Gordon Jackson, David Langton & Jean Marsh. Deciding Dec 20 Downstairs not to marry Angus, Elizabeth becomes captivated by a German-baron visiting England at Christmas. Sun 27 19:00 Christmas In Glimpses: Charming glimpse of Christmas in London in the 50s; the lights, famous shop Dec 20 London in 1957 - windows, the fashions and all the hustle and bustle. Glimpses Sun 27 19:05 The Amazing Mr 1972. Fantasy. Director: Lionel Jeffries. Stars Laurence Naismith, Graham Crowden, Dorothy Dec 20 Blunden Alison & Diana Dors. Dickensian ghost story, two young children move into a haunted old mansion. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 21:00 Enemy At The Door No Quarter Given. 1980. Stars Alfred Burke, Bernard Horsfall & Antonia Pemberton. A Dec 20 continuing thorn in the Germans' sides Foster-Smythe complains that confiscation of civilian radios is illegal. Sun 27 22:00 Ten Little Indians 1965. Mystery. Directed by George Pollock. Stars Hugh O'Brian and Shirley Eaton. Film Dec 20 version of Agatha Christie's novel. Strangers invited to a party at a mansion each expecting entertainment. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Sun 27 23:50 Girl in the 1963. Drama. Director: Michael Truman. Stars: Ian Hendry, Ronald Fraser, Jeremy Brett & Dec 20 Headlines Jane Asher. A model is found dead. As the Chief Inspector searches for clues, everyone seems to have a motive.