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TPTV Schedule July 27Thto August 2Nd 2020 TPTV Schedule July 27th to August 2nd 2020 Date Time Programme Synopsis Mon 27 00:55 The Deadly 1966. Thriller. Directed by Sidney Lumet Stars: James Mason, Simone Signoret. A British Jul 20 Affair secret agent is puzzled by the sudden suicide of a man he's recently investigated. Mon 27 03:10 Shoulder 1918. Comedy. Directed by Charles Chaplin. Stars Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance & Syd Jul 20 Arms Chaplin. Charlie is a boot camp private, with a dream of being a hero, who goes on a daring mission. Mon 27 04:00 The Rivals of Madame Sara. Stars: John Fraser, George Murcell, Marianne Benet. While investigating Jul 20 Sherlock death threats against two sisters, Dixon Druce falls under the charms of the mysterious Holmes Madame Sara. Mon 27 05:00 Bognor 1981. Deadline - They Don't Make Them Like That Anymore. Stars: David Horovitch, Joanna Jul 20 McCallum & Ewan Roberts. Lord Wharfdale sends for Bognor to try to find the murder of Samuel Pepys. Mon 27 05:30 Overseas Santa Claus in a Jeep. 1957. Stars Ralph Bellamy, Robert Arden, Martin Benson. Ralph Jul 20 Press Club - Bellamy plays a UN officer determined to help people in the Greek countryside with relief Exclusive! aid. Mon 27 06:00 Front Line 1942. Crime drama directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Leslie Fuller, Marion Gerth and Jul 20 Kids Anthony Holles. A gang of street urchins are given jobs by a Head Porter to help his crooked plans succeed. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 27 07:30 Dateline 1965. Directed By Jeremy Summers. Comedy musical stars The Small Faces, The Jul 20 Diamonds Chantelles and Kiki Dee. Lester Benson (Kenneth Cope) the manager of top rock band The Small Faces, is hiding a secret. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 27 09:00 Sir Francis Boy Jack. 1961. Stars: Clive Morton, Victor Maddern & Michael Anderson. Elizabeth sends Jul 20 Drake her godson on a mission as an emissary to deliver a message to a Portuguese ambassador. Mon 27 09:30 The Night We 1959. A Wing Commander (Brian Rix) is on a mission to find out about the flying bomb. Jul 20 Dropped a Stars William Hartnell, Leslie Phillips, Leo Franklyn & Liz Fraser. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Clanger Mon 27 11:15 Stolen 1955. Comedy. Director: Terence Fisher. Stars: John Bentley, Hy Hazell, Eddie Byrne. A Jul 20 Assignment young female reporter, tired of the lightweight stories her editor assigns her, is looking for something more. Mon 27 12:30 Convoy 1940. Drama. Directed by Pen Tennyson. Stars Clive Brook, John Clements & Edward Jul 20 (1940) Chapman. A tale of the highs and lows of life protecting the vital convoys between America & England during WWII. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 27 14:15 West Riding A Merton Park production directed by Ken Annakin. Beautifully shot by Peter Hennessey Jul 20 1945 Exploring the daily life of a large family in Yorkshire, at work in the textile mills and at play. Mon 27 14:30 Night Boat to 1946. Drama. Directed by Lawrence Huntington. Robert Newton stars as Captain David Jul 20 Dublin Grant, a British secret agent who leads an attempt to save scientist Professor Hansen (Martin Miller) from the Nazis Mon 27 16:20 Love on the 1941. Drama. Director John Baxter. Stars Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans & George Carney. In Jul 20 Dole 1930s Salford, Harry Hardcastle and his sister, Sally, both, in their different ways, fall victim to poverty. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Mon 27 18:20 So Long at the 1950. Mystery. Director Antony Darnborough & Terence Fisher. Stars Jean Simmons, Dirk Jul 20 Fair Bogarde, David Tomlinson. Two siblings visit Paris for the Great Exhibition of 1889 when one of them goes missing. Mon 27 20:00 Hannay The Hazard of the Die. 1988. Stars Robert Powell, Christopher Scoular & Gavin Richards. Jul 20 Hannay saves the life of a desperate woman, not knowing this act of bravery will bring him to his enemy (S1,E06) Mon 27 21:00 Special Date of Birth. 1974. Stars: Derren Nesbitt, George Sewell & Moriss Perry. A spy is killed in Jul 20 Branch Canada and Craven must find out what connection he had with a young au-pair working in London. Mon 27 22:00 The Gentle Something Blue. 1980. Directed by John Reardon. Stars Jill Gascoine, William Marlowe & Jul 20 Touch Derek Thompson. Maggie is in a dilemma when she overhears her son talk about watching a 'Dirty' movie. (S2, E01) Mon 27 23:05 And Soon the 1970. Horror. Director: Robert Fuest. Stars Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice & Sandor Eles. Jul 20 Darkness Two young women go cycling in the French countryside, but one goes missing... Date Time Programme Synopsis Tue 28 01:05 The Kitchen 1961. Drama. Directed by James Hill. Carl Mohner, Mary Yeomans & Eric Pohlmann star in Jul 20 this adaptation of Arnold Wesker's celebrated play, where a kitchen's staff strive to cope with a superhuman task Tue 28 02:40 Undercover 1958. Crime Drama. A reporter on the verge of exposing a drugs ring is killed before he can Jul 20 Girl write the story. Stars Paul Carpenter and Jackie Collins. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 28 04:00 The Rivals of The Case of The Dixon Torpedo. Stars: Ronald Hines, Derek Francis, Jacqueline Pearce & Jul 20 Sherlock James Bolam. Petty crime and international espionage intertwine when two agencies hire Holmes one man to do their work. Tue 28 05:00 Bognor 1981. Deadline - Who Goes Home? Stars: Glyn Jones, George Hilsdon & Benjamin Whitrow. Jul 20 Bognor begins to get to know his fellow journalists on the Samuel Pepys column. Tue 28 05:30 Overseas The Millionth Frenchman. 1957. Stars: Serge Reggiani, Eugene Deckers, Lionel Murton. A Jul 20 Press Club - national welcome is organised for the millionth Frenchman to be repatriated after the war. Exclusive! Tue 28 06:00 IWM: The Second World War short film stressing the importance of team work with George Allison of Jul 20 Team (1941) Arsenal Football Club. Tue 28 06:05 Circumstantial cleverly crafted crime drama - A woman seeks evidence that will give her grounds for Jul 20 Evidence divorce (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) (1952) Tue 28 07:15 Blood of The 1958. Horror. Directed by Henry Cass and starring Sir Donald Wolfit. In the late 19th Jul 20 Vampire Century, the anaemic Dr Callistratus is the governor of a brutal penal institution in a remote castle. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 28 09:00 William Tell The Assassins. Stars: Conrad Phillips, Willoughby Goddard & Jennifer Jayne. Two Swiss Jul 20 collaborators, arrested by Gessler for murder, are given a chance to save their necks from the hangman's noose. Tue 28 09:30 The Big Job 1965. Comedy. A gang of crooks are caught on a big job. 15 years later they find their loot Jul 20 is now buried under a police station. Stars Sidney James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery & Joan Sims. Tue 28 11:15 The Man in 1943. Drama. Director: Leslie Arliss. Stars: Margaret Lockwood, James Mason, Phyllis Jul 20 Grey Calvert. The story of a regency romance with a bitter outcome told retrospectively. Tue 28 13:30 Alive & 1958. Comedy. Directed by Cyril Frankel. Stars Sybil Thorndike, Kathleen Harrison & Estelle Jul 20 Kicking Winwood. Three elderly friends run away from their nursing home, looking for greener pastures. Tue 28 15:30 The Big 1956. Comedy. Directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Ian Carmichael, Belinda Lee Jul 20 Money and Leslie Philips. A petty thief gets more than he bargained for when he steals a briefcase full of money. Tue 28 17:15 Come Back 1952. Comedy. Director: Charles Saunders. Patrick Holt, Peter Hammond, Humphrey Jul 20 Peter Lestocq, Kathleen Boutall & Charles Lamb. Pandemonium is created in a country house when various relatives come to stay. Tue 28 18:50 Champion 1949. Drama. Directed by: Mark Robson. Stars: Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell & Arthur Jul 20 Kennedy. The struggles of a boxer fighting his own demons while trying to achieve success. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Tue 28 20:50 Bash and 1965. Director: Barry Rutherford. Narration by: Valentine Dyall. Stars: Michael Goldie & Tony Jul 20 Grab Taylor. Excellent 60s Public Information film on the crooks and how crime doesn't pay. Tue 28 21:00 Budgie Best Mates. Stars: Adam Faith, Iain Cuthbertson & Lynn Dalby. Budgie comes to the aid of Jul 20 his best friend Maguire, but this simply leads them both into further bother. Tue 28 22:00 Jack The Part 1 of 2. 1988. Drama. Stars Michael Caine, Armand Assante & Ray McAnally. Chief Jul 20 Ripper Inspector Frederick Abberline is assigned to investigate the murder of a prostitute in the East End of London. Tue 28 00:00 High Tide 1980. Thriller. A man just released from prison for manslaughter heads to the West Country Jul 20 to solve the mystery behind his victim's cryptic last words. Stars Ian McShane, Wendy Morgan & John Bird. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Date Time Programme Synopsis Wed 29 01:50 Scream of 1961. Drama. Directed by Seth Holt. Stars Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, Ann Todd & Jul 20 Fear Christopher Lee. After 10 years, Penny returns to her father's home and is convinced something is amiss. (SUBTITLES AVAILABLE) Wed 29 03:30 The Star and 1955. Directed by Peter Godfrey. Hosted by Henry Fonda. Stars Howard Duff, Carole Jul 20 The Story: Mathews, Randy Stuart. A trespasser gets involved with a heiress. Henry Pell Wed 29 04:00 The Rivals of The Woman in The Big Hat. Stars: Elvi Hale, Ann Beach, Una Stubbs & Peter Bowles. When Jul 20 Sherlock a customer falls dead in a tea shop, Lady Molly searches for the mystery woman who had Holmes been seated at his table.
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