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TPTV Schedule August 6Th - 12Th 2018 TPTV Schedule August 6th - 12th 2018 DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS Mon 06 6:00 Scotland Yard 1959. The Unseeing Eye. Directed by Geoffrey Muller. Starring Russell Aug 18 Napier, John Stone and Denny Dayviss. A night worker returning home sees smoke and flames coming from a building. (S1, E30) Mon 06 6:35 Gelignite Gang 1955. Directed by Terence Fisher and starring Wayne Morris, Sandra Aug 18 Dorne and Patrick Holt. Set in London's Soho, a gang of ruthless safecrackers plan their next robbery. Mon 06 8:05 The Voice Of Merrill 1952. Crime Drama. Directed by John Gilling. Starring Valerie Hobson, Aug 18 James Robertson Justice & Sam Kydd. A dying author frames a radio narrator for killing his secretary. Mon 06 9:45 The Intelligence 1965. Comedy. Director: Robert Asher. Stars Eric Morecambe, Ernie Aug 18 Men Wise, William Franklyn & April Olrich. A humble coffee shop manager is forced into the world of spies in swinging London. Mon 06 11:45 Holiday Camp 1947. Adventure. Director: Ken Annakin. Stars Jack Warner, Kathleen Aug 18 Harrison, Flora Robson, Dennis Price. The Huggett family meet criminals, runaways, spinsters, and other unlikely holiday makers. Mon 06 13:45 Custer of the West 1968. Western. Directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Robert Shaw, Aug 18 Mary Ure and Ty Hardin. The story of U.S. Army commander George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant hero of the Civil War Mon 06 16:30 Burke's Law 1967. Who Killed Davidian Jones? The crime-solving adventures of Aug 18 dashing, debonair Amos Burke (Gene Barry ), an L.A.P.D. homicide captain who is also a millionaire. Mon 06 17:30 Scotland Yard 1954. Late Night Final. Director: Montgomery Tully. Stars Colin Tapley, Aug 18 Terence Yorke & Frank Forsyth. An investigation into Joe Burrage unveils a thrilling tale of the man who died twice! (S1, E6) Mon 06 18:05 The Night Has Eyes 1942. Thriller. Director: Leslie Arliss. Stars James Mason, Wilfrid Aug 18 Lawson, Joyce Howard & Mary Clare. Two school teachers take refuge in an isolated house in the Yorkshire Moors when a storm breaks. Mon 06 19:45 BFI: A Letter From 1954. Family. Directed by J.E. Ewins. This endearing travelogue takes Aug 18 Ayrshire the guise of a young lad's letter to his New York pen pal. Mon 06 20:00 The Human Jungle A Friend of the Sergeant Major. 1963. Director: Don Sharp. Stars Aug 18 Herbert Lom. A Doctor must write an assessment on a soldier who is being court-martialled. Guest stars Alfred Burke. (S1, E6) Mon 06 21:00 Hobson's Choice 1954. Drama. Director: David Lean. Stars: Charles Laughton, John Mills Aug 18 & Brenda de Banzie. Henry Hobson's three daughters want to marry, but he refuses as traditions require him to pay out settlements Mon 06 23:10 D.O.A. 1988. Thriller. Directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton. Starring Aug 18 Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan and Charlotte Rampling. Dexter Cornell, an English Professor, becomes embroiled in a series of murders Mon 06 1:15 The House Across 1954. Crime drama. Directed & written by Ken Hughes. Stars Alex Aug 18 the Lake Nicol, Hillary Brooke & Sidney James. An American living in England is enticed into a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her husband Mon 06 2:45 Can-Can 1960. Musical. Director: Walter Lang. Stars Frank Sinatra, Shirley Aug 18 MacLaine, Louis Jourdan & Maurice Chevalier. Simone's Parisian Nightclub performs the can-can every night, despite being outlawed. Mon 06 5:25 The Ideal Home A short Glimpse of The Ideal Home Exhibition in the 60s. Colour Aug 18 Exhibition March amateur footage, but a nice little insight. 1964 at Olympia - Glimpses Mon 06 5:30 Take Two: Angela Angela Douglas Interview. Our new series Take Two. Well-known faces Aug 18 Douglas from much loved British films and classic television shows talk about their lives and careers in the business. DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS Tue 07 6:00 Scotland Yard 1959. The Ghost Train Murder. Directed by Geoffrey Muller. Starring Aug 18 Russell Napier, Gorgon Needham and Mary Laura Wood. A Hungarian girl is found murdered; stabbed by knitting needles. (S1, E31) Tue 07 6:35 Tons of Trouble 1956. Comedy. Directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Starring Richard Hearne & Aug 18 William Hartnell. Mr Pastry names the apartment boilers he maintains 'Mavis and Ethel'. Trouble begins when he faces the sack. (Subtitles Available) Tue 07 8:10 The Six Men 1951. Drama. Directed by Michael Law. A story tracing the activities of Aug 18 a gang of crooks whose long run of successful coups has the police in a panic. Starring Harold Warrender & Olga Edwardes. Tue 07 9:30 Hyde Park Corner 1935. Drama. Directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Gordon Harker, Aug 18 Binnie Hale and Eric Portman. A duel is destined to be repeated when the two descendants of the original duel meet. Tue 07 11:15 The Plough & The 1936. Drama. Starring Barbara Stanwyck. Nora attempts to lead a quiet Aug 18 Stars life away from the political chaos of the Easter Rebellion that has engulfed Ireland and her home city. Directed by John Ford. Tue 07 12:40 The Iron Maiden 1962. Comedy. Directed by Gerald Thomas. Starring Michael Craig & Aug 18 Joan Sims. An aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines, designs a new supersonic jet plane to sell to America. Tue 07 14:40 His Girl Friday 1940. Comedy. Director: Howard Hawks. Stars Cary Grant, Rosalind Aug 18 Russell & Ralph Bellamy. A newspaper editor tries everything to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Tue 07 16:30 Burke's Law 1967. Who Killed Mother Goose? The crime-solving adventures of Aug 18 dashing, debonair Amos Burke (Gene Barry ), an L.A.P.D. homicide captain who is also a millionaire. Tue 07 17:30 Scotland Yard 1954. Fatal Journey. Director: Paul Gherzo. Stars Gordon Bell, Edward Aug 18 Forsyth, Jack Melford, Jane Welsh & Julian Somers. A husband returns home to find his wife collapsed on the floor. (S1, E7) Tue 07 18:10 The Woman In 1950. Mystery. Directed by Anthony Asquith. Starring Dirk Bogarde and Aug 18 Question Jean Kent. Police interview the five principle suspects in the murder of Astra (Jean Kent), an enigmatic fortune teller. Tue 07 20:00 The Human Jungle 14 Ghosts. 1963. Stars Herbert Lom. Lady Shaw, wife of a high court Aug 18 judge, is caught stealing in a department store. Guest stars Andre Morrell and Avice Landon. (S1, E7) Tue 07 21:00 The Great Houdini 1976. Drama. Directed by Melville Shavelson and starring Peter Aug 18 Cushing and Paul Michael Glaser. A biography of the renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult. Tue 07 23:00 What Ever 1969. Drama. Directed by Lee H. Katzin. Stars Ruth Gordon, Geraldine Aug 18 Happened To Aunt Page & Robert Fuller. Alice applies for the job of housekeeper in order Alice to find out what happened to a missing widowed friend. Tue 07 1:00 During One Night 1961. Drama. Directed and written by Sidney J Furie. Starring Don Aug 18 Borisenko & Susan Hampshire. A sensitive story of two airmen. One with a terrible injury and one dealing with life. Tue 07 2:40 The Woman For 1955. Drama. Director: George More O'Ferrall. Stars Diane Cilento, Aug 18 Joe George Baker, Jimmy Karoubi & David Kossoff. A sideshow owner and his main attraction fall in love with the same woman. Tue 07 4:30 Time Lock 1957. Adventure. Director: Gerald Thomas. Stars Robert Beatty, Betty Aug 18 McDowall & Vincent Winter. It's a race against time to save six-year old, Stephen, after he locks himself in a time locked vault. DATE TIME PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS Wed 08 6:00 Scotland Yard 1960. The Dover Road Mystery. Directed by Gerard Bryant. Starring Aug 18 Geoffrey Keen, Edward Cast and Leonard Sachs. A stolen car used in a bank robbery proves too fast for the squad car. (S1, E32) Wed 08 6:35 The Screening Neil Jones discusses the premier of The Innocent Sinners (1958) and Aug 18 Room - Innocent takes a look at the script and the cast and crew behind it. Sinners Wed 08 6:45 Time Of His Life 1956. Comedy. A released prisoner (Richard Hearne) goes home to Aug 18 embarrass his social climbing daughter. Starring Richard Wattis. Wed 08 8:10 Innocent Sinners 1958. Drama. Directed by Philip Leacock. Stars Flora Robson, June Aug 18 Archer, David Kossoff & Christopher Hey. A girl finds expression of her sensitive side by creating a garden. Wed 08 10:00 The Big Trail 1930. Western. Director: Raoul Walsh. Stars John Wayne, Marguerite Aug 18 Churchill & Tyrone Power Sr. Breck Coleman agrees to lead & protect pioneers trying to make their way on the treacherous Oregon Trail Wed 08 12:20 Outcast of the 1951. Drama. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Ralph Richardson & Aug 18 Islands Trevor Howard. A clerk in a south sea trading post gets involved in a smuggling plot, eventually betraying his employer in the process. Wed 08 14:20 Make Mine Mink 1960. Comedy. Director: Robert Asher. Stars Terry-Thomas, Billie Aug 18 Whitelaw, Athene Seyler & Hattie Jacques. Boarding house residents find new excitement in life by stealing mink coats.​ (Subtitles Available) Wed 08 16:20 The Finale 1968 - A 1968 Documentary by Wilf Watters. We follow the demolition of one Aug 18 Glimpses of London's Greatest Music Halls, The Bedford Theatre, 93-95 Camden High Road. The Iconic Music hall was host to many stars and acts Wed 08 16:30 Burke's Law 1967.
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